Many of you will have seen the pictures that we have put on our Facebook and Twitter pages about the rubbish swamp that we discovered in Whitestown Stream in Killinarden, Tallaght. Rubbish which would normally have been washed downriver collected behind a fallen tree and created a 1 metre high dam.

• https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2024/07/06/the-dodder-could-become-one-of-the-finest-city-rivers-in-europe-showing-whats-possible-when-we-clean-up-our-act/
• https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2024/04/22/community-shocked-and-confused-as-damaged-trees-dodder-valley-park-reported-to-gardai/
• https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/recycling-this-cant-go-on-we-want-refundable-
  deposits-on-bottles-and-cans-it-can-be-done-3345438-Apr2017/
• Dodder Action’s Chair, Kevin Dennehy, recently did an interview with Dublin South FM about Dodder Action’s work and it’s roots.
• The Irish Times reports on a successful Dodder Action Day (June 2021), all along the river, from Tallaght to Ringsend
• The latest Dodder Action submission (October 2018) on the Emerging Route Proposals for the Dodder Greenway from Sir John Rogerson’s Quay to Orwell Park is available to read here.
• The Echo reports on Dodder Action’s campaign for a cash incentive on the return of bottles and cans
• The Journal interviews Dodder Action Chairperson, Victoria White, on recycling, cash incentives for beverage cans and bottles and how other European cities are tackling the litter crisis
• The Irish Times reports on Dodder Action and the problem of illegal dumping in Ireland
• Catch of the Day: Keen amateur photographer Brian Tansey tells The Irish Times about spotting otters in the Dodder at Milltown
• Dodder Action wins Community Sustainability Award