An environmental group based in Limerick City, working to ban the use of glyphosate by Limerick City and County Council.
“Our position on pesticides is that they are harmful to pollinators, biodiversity, and human health, and should be avoided entirely except if required to manage invasive species.”
- National Biodiversity Data Centre
Welcome to Beyond Pesticides Limerick!
ABOUT US
We are an environmental group based in Limerick City, though we have extensive membership in the county as well. Read more about us and what we stand for HERE.
Our main goal is eliminating the use of glyphosate-based herbicides by the LCCC in all public spaces
Glyphosate is being used regularly and freely on foot paths, edges of greens, tree bases etc and is a danger to public health and biodiversity
Let’s come together to end this out-dated practice!
Biodiversity in Ireland
Ireland has a brilliant National Biodiversity Data Centre who initiated the Pollinator Plan (https://pollinators.ie/) and other resources to end the liberal use of harmful pesticides in Ireland.
Their stance is that pesticides are harmful to everyone and should only be used to manage invasive species.
In 2019 the Limerick City and County Council signed up to the Pollinator Plan which asks government bodies to reduce pesticides with the goal to phase out completely. They are meant to report on this annually. They signed it, now let’s hold them accountable!
Our Limerick Biodiversity Officer is Sinead McDonnell, if you have any questions about this or if you’d like to voice your concerns you can email:
Our Main Campaigns
Residents of Limerick have come together to end the use of glyphosate based weedkiller by the City and County Council.
We envision our town a place where children can stop to pick a dandelion without fear that minutes ago it was sprayed with poison.
Glyphosate:
Causes cancer and Parkinson’s in humans (https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/another-3-common-pesticides-are-now-linked-to-parkinsons-disease-risk)
destroys biodiversity by killing insects and pollinators
destroys the health of soils and waterways
Read more about the dangers of glyphosate use HERE
and have a look at the scientific literature HERE
How can You help?
Head over to our GET INVOLVED page for a list of email addresses. Every email you send tells the LCCC that the public is aware of their dangerous practice and wants it to end. It’s been done in many counties across Ireland, we can do it in Limerick!