“Whale”
Why do you give me plastic?
How will I survive?
Am big.
Love to swim.
Endangered.
National Marine Creative Writing Competition 2025 – An Taisce, Green Schools Programme
Cathal Murphy, Kilmyshall N.S.

“Whale”
Why do you give me plastic?
How will I survive?
Am big.
Love to swim.
Endangered.
National Marine Creative Writing Competition 2025 – An Taisce, Green Schools Programme
Cathal Murphy, Kilmyshall N.S.

Coastwatch would love you to participate in their Annual Citizen Science Shore Survey and help generate a snapshot picture of our shores in autumn 2026. Just book 500m of shore

On 1 October 2026, the Irish Ocean Literacy Network gathered in Ballycastle for a day of conversation, storytelling, connection and reflection around “Marine Identity: The Sea Between Us”, exploring the