'Good, good ... Let the hate flow through you' - Emperor Palpatine watching me trying to find the end of a Sellotape.

For starters - no Irish State/Gov agencies/politicians should be on Twitter. None. They could do this today and it would actually be more than just empty words.

One of the two men accused of plotting an attack on immigrants in Ireland is called Karolis Peckauskas and I have nothing to add to that

Taoiseach decries slump in #climate action…abroad, of course. Meanwhile, back home, Taoiseach opposes solar farms & 100% supports Ireland’s climate-destroying and water-polluting livestock sector. Go figure. www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

This spoiled vote thing is a Big Flashing Danger sign in the week of racist riots in Ireland - we're stumbling towards a crisis with no leadership or will to tackle misinformation, criminality, intimidation. And we've seen it coming since the Anti-Vaxx loons started screaming in chemists.

If you, like me, are the parent of a neuro-atypical child dreading this autism press conference, please remember: These are the people hurting our kids. Not us. They are the ones stigmatizing and pathologizing them. They are the ones peddling untested science. And we should be very, very angry.

10 years ago, there was only a single 'leathceann' (windswept) birch tree in the foreground. Now, there's a full-on exploding diverse native rainforest, none of which was planted. All it took was fencing out sheep. Let's rewild the world 🌏

Our new journal paper has hit the front pages and got wide coverage on the airwaves this morning. The paper critically assesses “temperature neutrality” as a basis for Ireland’s long-term climate target. We find it amounts to backsliding on climate ambition and locks in food system unfairness.

Loyalists topping a giant bonfire with effigies of refugees in a boat in Northern Ireland is yet another illustration of how deep, putrid racism can endure for centuries within societies whose origins are colonial. Whole identities are built on being superior to others. share.google/rn7DDK7kfReL...

Ten years ago nobody in their right mind gave a single crap where trans people went to the toilet and the only reason anyone does now is because they were radicalised by Facebook and a handful of insane newspaper columnists and that’s just embarrassing all round

Last night Russia attacked a European capital with ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones. Today the story barely registers in international news headlines. Western normalization and acceptance of Russian atrocities in Ukraine is what makes them possible.

At the root of most of Trumps policies and behaviours is a very deep seated racism.

This New Pope show is really dragging. Cut to the chase guys!

What has von der Leyen to say about devastating hourly attacks on Gaza? The devastating brutality in the Weat Bank? The devastating blockade of food & water on an entire population? Absolutely nothing, that’s what. But now EU’s supposed to show solidarity with the war criminals instead? For shame.

It's vital that Marjorie Farrelly and Minister Foley appear before the Disability Matters Committee to answer questions on why legal submissions filed by Grace’s legal team were not referenced in the final Commission report. www.socialdemocrats.ie/author-of-gr...

Great to meet residents in Midleton this morning. I really enjoyed canvassing this part of the town in the run up to the election & it was lovely to encounter some of the same people again. Not a lot of concerns raised today but I residents know where we are for support in the months & years ahead.

He’s got away with untold crimes, lies & offences. He’s achieved the highest office in the land. Twice. He’s lining his pockets on an industrial scale & persecuting his enemies for fun. But he’s still a miserable, bitter, humourless & furious man. Because deep inside, he knows *exactly* who he is.

Prints are available at www.ciaraioch.com/artprints, if you'd like to support a local doodler - they're about the price of a fancy Easter egg and take a LOT longer to eat. 🐣

About bloody time America #HandsOff

If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media. But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.

If this happened in Europe the equivalent of the White House would be burnt to the ground. Why are Americans so docile?

If housing is an emergency then where is the urgency? Vacated in 2022 this would make a great home in the city centre 'cos yes offices like this can easily become homes We urgently need a 'use it or lose it' policy to shake things up South Mall, Cork #DerelictIreland

The next Bond movie can't have an evil genius as the antagonist. We're all pretty clear now that it's the evil morons you have to watch out for.

A cost-of-living crisis isn't the easiest time to sell art, but: www.ciaraioch.com is where you can support my work, with each archival-quality print on textured heavy paper being produced here in Ireland, shipping internationally in eco-friendly packaging, with free mini-treats in every order 🎁

New houses being built in Midleton, Cork. Not a solar panel in sight. It’s madness and maddening that renewable energy is not standard on new buildings. #ClimateEmergency

"Israel Just Killed a Pregnant Palestinian Woman – And Western Media Doesn’t Care" My latest piece for Zeteo on the ongoing, brazen and shameful double standards in our media coverage of death and suffering in the Middle East. Read/share/subscribe:

Great advice. There’s just that pesky risk of life in prison if this regime doesn’t last forever. Or if they decide to throw you under the bus for any reason. And every foreign intelligence service will definitely be targeting you already. Plus a small chance you might get torn apart by an angry mob

I won't lie: after 3 weeks of experiencing almost unimaginably abundant and diverse Costa Rican nature, returning home to the Irish ecological moonscape is a visceral gut punch. But what Costa Rica shows is that it doesn't have to stay like this: nature CAN return. #Rewilding 🌍

Irish people: sign here!

Young, impressionable and easily controlled. Hopefully, they’ll spend a long time in jail at some point in the future.

Hopefully FF/FG are paying attention. We badly need these kinds of common sense policies in Ireland. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The six biggest banks in the U.S. have quit the Net Zero Banking Alliance just before Trump's inauguration. The alliance was formed with the goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Let this serve as another reminder that so-called “corporate social responsibility” is a sham.

In 2025 our love for this world has to become more ferocious. We cannot bottle up our righteous fury at forces who are knowing setting the world on fire and actually *want* it to burn because they think they will be safe. Whether in their palaces in the sky or their palaces down here on earth.

I'm asking for your help as we approach @ballynamona.bsky.social 10th anniversary in 2025. Over the past decade, we’ve removed tonnes of litter from Ireland’s shores and created vital spaces for biodiversity, while educating 000's of children about marine conservation. More here gofund.me/b5ec3e5f.

If we were *really* serious about tackling nature collapse in Ireland (a very big if, I know), what would we be doing? A thread...🧵

Superb piece by @patrickfreyne.bsky.social

It is expected that Ireland will generate more electricity from utility-scale solar PV than from coal this year 🌞 And PV installations are growing so quickly (from such a low base) that similar solar power was generated in October this year than June 2023. SEAI's "Energy in Ireland" is out today.

Since 1981, when Lough Hyne became Ireland's 1st (and still only) marine Nature Reserve, biodiversity has collapsed. Pollution from dairy farms, uncontrolled recreational activities and poaching have ruined it. jrnl.ie/6529406

Ireland, pay attention.

Very proud to part of Liam Quaide’s team. Thank you Cork East!

Democracy in action! #GE24

#Sneachta is general over Cork city. This is the view from the airport.

Capitalism is not, as its defenders insist, a system designed to distribute wealth, but one designed to capture and concentrate it. The story capitalism tells about itself – that you become rich through hard work and enterprise – is the greatest propaganda coup in human history.

Irish teams managed by no nonsense men from the north of England seems to a recipe for sporting success. #IRESCO #RugbyWorldCup

It feels like 2009 Twitter on here. Long may it last!