Nice to encounter these ducks off Parnell Street in the city centre after discussing the Nature Restoration Law.⤵️

How Ireland’s EU Presidency can lead on Nature and Climate: I’ll be chairing a discussion online with @oisinc.bsky.social Irish Environmental Network & @lnbdublin.bsky.social 7pm Thu. 14 May. Book here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/from-polic...

Dublin and the River Liffey: one people, one city and a river that brings us together. A lovely video from my colleague Janet Horner who is looking for your vote in the Dublin by-election on Friday 22nd May.

Moving Dublin City Council’s Civic Offices away from the Liffey Quays into a speculative office block is the wrong decision. A phased renovation is more appropriate, and doesn’t have to cost the earth, a letter to my council colleagues:

Thanks @phizzfest.bsky.social for another superb festival.

Yesterday we brought together @europeangreens.eu leaders from Austria to Ukraine. 76 years after the Schumann Declaration we called for a stronger, more united and more sovereign Europe that will: -End fossil fuels -Defend democracy -Welcome the UK back www.datocms-assets.com/87481/177823...

On a day of seismic shifts in UK politics, @EuropeanGreens.eu met in Brussels. We made it clear to our UK friends and freshly elected @greenparty.org.uk representatives: we’d love to have you back, anytime. europeangreens.eu/news/europea...

Adapting Buildings to Climate Change? A new report from Arup and Saint-Gobain. 🏚️Retrofitting is critical 🥵Urban heatwaves increasing 📚Building codes need updating www.saint-gobain.com/en/adapting-...

Little things, like a left-turn traffic light for cyclists on O’Connell Bridge, but they make a difference. Irish Cycle has a write-up here: irishcycle.com/2026/05/02/o...

In Cardiff over the weekend campaigning with @greenparty.org.uk Quite impressed with their stunning heritage arcades, but also their modern take on traffic cones.

No better time to break away from expensive fossil fuels. Ireland will be in the driving seat next year when @deptcee.bsky.social co-hosts a conference with Tuvalu on how we can move ahead. Here’s how it is looking: enb.iisd.org/transition-a...?

A lot of travel in the last few days. Quite envious of the fellah on the left.

Greens are surging in Wales! Pob lwc i Plaid Werdd! Best of luck to @Arildher.bsky.social and colleagues in this week's Senedd election to @greenpartywales.bsky.social from Mal O'Hara and Cllr. @Anthony-Flynn.bsky.social of @GreenPartyNI.org and of course from @europeangreens.eu

Great day in Manchester celebrating Workers’ Day together with @ZackPolanski.bsky.social, @vula.tsetsi.bsky.social @GreenPartyHan.bsky.social and @carladenyer.bsky.social Good luck for the elections, they will be amazing 💪🏼💪🏾🍀🍀

Reimagining George’s Dock? Got to a workshop in Dublin City Council’s Dockside offices this morning, what a view! Lots of ideas: water polo, beach, book fest, a café, and of course a new outdoor pool for the city centre. Thanks @contextstudio.bsky.social For facilitating.

European State of the Climate 2025 is out, and it’s clear: Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average. Hidden away on page 145: the laws that can help Europe take action. climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2025 Thanks @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social and @wmo-global.bsky.social for your work.

Simple plug-in solar is a reality in several European countries, and there you can buy them from Ikea. Minister Darragh O’Brien needs to cut the red tape and let Irish households save money on their bills. www.greenparty.ie/news/green-p...

And the healing has begun. observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

Finally got a few spuds planted. I know, a month late, terrible, really...

This October, Latvian voters will choose between a democratic, European future or one dominated by populists who could weaken democracy, and harm progress. Thanks @progresivie.lv for inviting @europeangreens.eu to address your congress in Riga. bit.ly/CufLPK

Good news for Ukraine: with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán voted out, EU money will now flow to Ukraine, and Russia will pick up the tab. euobserver.com/213191/eu-hi...

By-Election coming up in the heart of Dublin, let’s put @janetphorner.bsky.social to work!

A positive Earth Day message from Europe. Looks like support on the way from Brussels for heat pumps, EVs and solar for those most in need. Social leasing may be the key. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Wisteria season in Brussels

Took a night-train from Budapest Keleti to Stuttgart last night. They don’t make railway stations like they used to!

‘Serbia needs transparency, democracy and rule of law. That's what Europe offers.’ Thanks Zeleno Levi Front and Biljana Đorđević for inviting us to Belgrade. Video credit: beta.rs

'How did that call of yours for free and fair elections go down in Serbia?' 'Fine, yeh, fine.' n1info.rs/english/news...

Ouch! Looks like the Gulf Stream may be in trouble: more climate uncertainty ahead. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Hungarians living under Orbán chose Europe last weekend. Serbians living under the Vučić regime deserve the opportunity to decide the same #Serbia europeangreens.eu/news/europea...

Good to see Swim Ireland renew their call for investment in public swimming pools. Why not start with an outdoor pool in George’s Dock, in the heart of Dublin’s North Inner City? www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Thought-provoking piece from Sinead O’Sullivan. I wonder could directly-elected mayors and stronger local government bridge the huge divide between Leinster House representatives and the communities they are elected to serve? www.butthistime.com/p/mind-the-gap

Absolutely magical. Handel's Messiah on Dublin's Fishamble Street this lunchtime, 284 years after it was first performed. Proinnsías Ó Duinn, 85 years young conducting, a living legend.

Under Orbán, Hungary has suffered years of democratic backsliding, and as a result its civil society and media are fragile. Restoring media freedom, the independent judiciary and civil service, must now be the priority. europeangreens.eu/news/hungary...

A good day for Hungary, for Europe, for Ukraine, and above all for democracy. Not the best day for Donald Trump I suspect... hungarytoday.hu/viktor-orban...

An important election in Hungary this weekend. Here’s hoping democracy prevails.

Time for a European Declaration of Energy Independence that delivers stability, autonomy and protection for citizens. europeangreens.eu/news/renewab...

Remembering Seán O’Laoire: visionary, mentor and city lover. www.mola.ie

Tough times for many with high fuel costs, blockades and travel plans disrupted, but the freeing up of the Liffey Quays from heavy traffic for just a few hours gives us a glimpse of a different city.

Another Al Jazeera journalist slaughtered by Israel today, along with 254 others in Lebanon. The EU must call out Trump and Netanyahu for contravening the norms that our international community has been built on. europeangreens.eu/news/tempora...

Don’t forget. A fossil-friendly crypto-loving AI-boosting climate-skeptic green-bashing guy in the White House got us into this mess. Seems unlikely his policies will get us out of it.

A spontaneous memorial to Johnny Santos Xavier De Abreu, a 27-year-old Brazilian cyclist who tragically lost his life in a collision with a cement truck in Dublin last week. Way past time that we adopted London's Direct Vision Standard on all crowded city streets. tfl.gov.uk/info-for/del...

Beannachtaí na Cásca oraibh. A Happy Easter to all.

Well, that’s embarrassing.

Thanks @nasa.gov for reminding us once again that we all share one common home.

“Homegrown clean energy, electrification, modernised interconnections and energy efficiency: this is the only way forward.” Short, sharp, and to the point. Well said Commissioner Dan Jørgensen. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

📢 Trans rights are under attack in Europe and in other places including the US and the UK, but we say it loud and clear: trans rights are human rights and deserve protection and recognition. 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans rights are human rights. #transdayofvisibility

Reports from Serbia of intimidation, violence and serious irregularities in local elections are concerning. The European People's Party must take action on Vučić. europeangreens.eu/news/violenc...

Don’t forget, the war on Iran is a war on climate too. www.theinvadingsea.com/2026/03/26/i...

Two maps, one of Italy showing voting on a contentious referendum, the other the race for Mayor of Paris. Clear divisions: left/right, urban/rural, well-off/struggling, both reminders us of the importance of democracy in a fractured world.

The brutal Gaza playbook is being replicated on Lebanese soil: attack, destroy, occupy. Europe must respond. europeangreens.eu/news/lebanon...