Do you have 2 mins for Palestine? We need to put huge pressure on new Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee to show that public support for the #OccupiedTerritoriesBill is huge, and that passing it in full needs to be her top priority as she takes office. www.trocaire.org/petitions/mi...

As Helen McEntee takes up her new role as Minister for Foreign Affairs, the most urgent item in her in-tray must be passing the Occupied Territories Bill. This must be passed as a priority, urgently & in full. Spain passed their legislation in four weeks. Why has it taken Ireland over 7 years?

If you're unsure of whether to come join the climate march today in Dublin, and whether marching even makes any difference, please have a read of my article in the Journal today. (Oh and the rain is due to ease off by noon! 😎) www.thejournal.ie/readme/clima...

We will be marching with all these great people today for climate justice for all of us. Palestine is a climate justice issue. Israel’s regime of occupation and apartheid displaces Palestinians, takes over their land and denies them the right to manage resources, suffocating the development of

🔊One day to go until the National Climate March! Will you join us tomorrow to march for climate justice?🌍✊ www.friendsoftheearth.ie/events/join-...

Tomorrow is the day - the biggest National Climate Demo in years🌍Here's all the info you need, including the route and what organisations you'll be joining to stop climate chaos! ☀️Rain or shine, we'll be out demanding an end to the fossil fuel era and for the government to take climate action NOW!

For our planet, for justice, for our future - see you there 💪 📍Saturday 15 November, 1pm, Garden of Remembrance

Tomorrow's the day! Hope to see you on the streets tomorrow for the Climate March in Dublin. This is shaping up to be the biggest climate demo in years, but we need everyone to come out, to spread the word, to bring a friend or two. Where: Garden of Remembrance, Dublin 1 When: 1pm

📣This Saturday, come along at 1pm to the Garden of Remembrance and raise your voice for climate action! Those who have done the least to cause the climate crisis are suffering its worst impacts. Here's 5 ways you can make a real difference and stand up for a fairer, cleaner future for all of us ⬇️

The climate march in Dublin on Sat November 15th is shaping up to be the biggest climate march that we've seen in Ireland this decade. Will you be joining us?

✊ THIS NOVEMEBER WE MOBILISE 📣Join Trócaire, Stop Climate Chaos and other civil society organisations for the National Climate March in Dublin where we will be marching towards Leinster House to demand fairer and faster climate action. 🕐Saturday Nov 15th, 1pm 📍Assemble at Garden of Remembrance

Join us at the National Climate March! We’ll be marching for climate justice, urging the Government to put people before big polluters ✊ Learn more ➡️https://www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/lets-march-to-put-people-before-polluters/ 🧵1/

If anyone needs me for the next few weeks, I'll be out and about putting these posters and leaflets up around the city! Hope to see you all out on the streets on November 15th for the Climate March 🪧 📣 🌎

Delighted to see the @irishtimes.com published a letter I wrote on the #OccupiedTerritoriesBill this morning. The Occupied Territories Bill must not fall victim to Trump-style transaction politics!

📣 Urgent Action - Occupied Territories Bill 📣 TDs return to the Dáil today - please take this online action to urge them to pass the Occupied Territories Bill in full, without delay. What could be more urgent than genocide, famine & ethnic cleansing? www.trocaire.org/petitions/ac...

Today, Trócaire was proud to be among representatives of the 45 member organisations and groups of the Pass the Occupied Territories Bill Coalition outside Leinster House urging the Irish Government to fulfil their commitment and pass the bill in full, without further delay. Pass the #OTB today!

This is infuriating. What is the point of a Marine Protected Area if trawlers are allowed to keep ploughing it? Yet again, the government has succumbed to commercial lobbying. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Coal exits and renewables are picking up momentum in Europe! Following Ireland’s phaseout earlier this year, 15 countries are now coal free, with more exits expected later by the end of 2025. Here are some of the lesson’s learned from Europe’s coal collapse 👇 beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/07/29/l...

87% of Irish people consider climate change a serious problem - yet we're way off track still to meet our climate targets

“We need to support the people of Palestine. Stand in solidarity with them, as Gaza is starving for justice.” As the Foreign Affairs Committee concludes its pre-legislative scrutiny of the Occupied Territories Bill tomorrow, Trócaire’s Garry Walsh is urging the Gov to pass the OTB in full.

📣Pass the Occupied Territories Bill in full! Today we took to the streets as part of the National March For Palestine. We urge the Irish Government to pass the OTB in full, including services, without delay. Trócaire's Garry Walsh outlines what's at stake as Ireland stands at a crossroads.

📢 NEW Global Campaign Launched: #FillTheFund! Join Climate Action Network and allies as we demand wealthy nations and corporate polluters meet their historical responsibility to pay for addressing Loss and Damage. The time for promises is over! The time to pay up is now! 💰✊ Join us! 🧵

Mark the date: an incredible landmark as #solar power becomes EU's number one source of electricity in June 2025. Everything is impossible – until it's done. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

The Irish government is finally moving ahead with the #OTB which aims to end trade between Ireland and illegal Israeli settlements. This is huge- but the government intends to water down the bill. Here's what you need to know and how to take action: www.trocaire.org/news/what-yo...

This is what climate injustice looks like: those who do the least to cause climate change are paying the highest price. Children, women and the world's most vulnerable are losing everything. But there is hope. This World #Environment Day, let's stand together for climate justice and a just world.

Stop Climate Chaos calls @epaireland.bsky.social's new emissions projections "alarming and shocking" and says what @micheal-martin.bsky.social does next is the acid test of his commitment to delivering the Programme for Government and upholding the climate law www.stopclimatechaos.ie/news/2025/05...

Yes, it took a genocide for our government to finally act & yes, it is disappointingly watered down. Yet this is still historic. Thanks to relentless campaign pressure, Ireland is now poised to be the first Western country to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements www.rte.ie/news/2025/05...

Mr Foley seems to be saying that a habitable planet for our children is unrealistic and that short term corporate profits and tax revenues are more important: "Climate chaos is a price worth paying for corporate profits".

Over 350 barristers, solicitors and legal academics say Ireland is falling short of its international law obligations in relation to the Palestine crisis.

“Very close”? International Criminal Court arrest warrants, International Court of Justice proceedings, UN findings and countless Palestinian, Israeli and international civil society reports all point to international crimes having been committed by Israel not only for months, but decades.

Tropical rainforest equal in area to the Irish Republic was destroyed last year, breaking all records. This is a monstrous daily crime, and the main cause is, as always, clearing more land for livestock. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Exciting new climate video project on the way... watch this space! Was delighted to get to interview the inspirational Malawian climate advocate Martha Phiri from JCED Malawi today for this project

For 77 years, the Palestinian people have endured apartheid, dispossession, and displacement at the hands of the State of Israel. This Nakba Day, we call on the international community to fulfil its obligations under international law and end Israel’s occupation and control over 🇵🇸 land and lives.

Paris Respire (English: Paris Breathes) is a brilliant car-free scheme where certain districts or quartiers, are closed to motorised traffic on Sundays and public holidays between the hours of 10am and 6pm. We would love to see similar initiatives across Ireland! So simple, yet so powerful!

World’s wealthiest 10% are responsible for two-thirds of global heating since 1990, study finds - “Provides strong support for climate policies that target the reduction of their emissions” #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

ICYMI - powerful letter this weekend in the Irish Times from @caoimhedebarra.bsky.social on the government's failure to pass the #OccupiedTerritoriesBill within its first 100 days

❌100 days of broken promises. There has been no meaningful action on the Occupied Territories Bill since our new government took office. We cannot let another 100 days pass with no action. Sign our online action today to demand real leadership and #PassTheOTB: www.trocaire.org/petitions/yo...

“Ireland is harbouring a dirty fossil fuel secret, and it’s time we confronted it.” Read Trócaire’s Caoimhe de Barra and Karol Balfe of @actionaidie.bsky.social opinion piece in The Journal based on research from our new damning joint climate report. 🔗 www.thejournal.ie/prev/6689745...

Ireland has a 'dirty fossil fuel secret' While Ireland may not produce many fossil fuels, "Ireland has become a tax-friendly financial gateway for some of the most destructive industries on the planet, making us complicit in fuelling the global climate emergency" www.thejournal.ie/prev/6689745...

The top financial institutions for fossil fuel investment here in Ireland #Spéirghorm were BlackRock (€18.9 billion), State Street (€4.4 billion), and Crédit Agricole (€2.1 billion). Follow the money www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

The Irish government’s position on Palestine as a corporate social responsibility policy: ▫️Condemnation of atrocities and aspirational language on crisis resolution ▫️Outsource responsibility to external bodies (like international courts) ▫️Do nothing that may impact the bottom line

🚨NO FOOD OR WATER HAS ENTERED GAZA FOR ALMOST 8 WEEKS. 🚨 Denying humanitarian aid is an undeniable war crime. The international community must fulfil its obligations under international law and work to end Israel’s occupation and control over Palestinian land and lives. #CeasefireNow

Come work with the Stop Climate Chaos network! Fantastic role at the centre of a vibrant coalition. Please share and help spread the word

3 key tests for Climate Action Plan going to Cabinet on Tuesday. Gov of @micheal-martin.bsky.social and @simonharrisireland.bsky.social has promised 'decisive action to radically reduce our reliance on fossil fuels’. Will @darraghobrientd.bsky.social deliver? www.stopclimatechaos.ie/news/2025/04...

Really interesting - the rural ireland vs dublin eco-warriors narrative of recent years doesn't seem to be grounded in terms of actual rural and urban attitudes to climate. Have vested interests being making outsized noises to drum up a culture war issue?

Thousands and thousands marched today on the streets of Dublin in solidarity with #Palestine. Amazing energy! All parties promised to pass the #OccupiedTerritoriesBill before the election but nothing has happened. Why the delay? Don't break your promises! @trocaire.bsky.social @ipsc.bsky.social

The UN’s top expert on Palestine has made it crystal clear on her visit to Ireland this week - the Occupied Territories Bill is a *minimum requirement* to comply with international law. I hope the Taoiseach & Tánaiste were watching PrimeTime last night www.rte.ie/news/primeti...

This is what I needed this week. When oligarchs & authoritarian bullies are dominating the airwaves. When a brutal war on Gaza is resumed. Hearing directly from Francesca Albanese (UN special rapporteur on Palestine) speaking truth to power in Dublin today was inspiring and helps renew my activism.

“Ireland is emerging from winter, but maybe hold off mowing your lawn for now…” Great advice here👇 Stop ✋ or at the very least reduce 📉 mowing at this time of year until the autumn 🍂 to save time, energy and crucially… biodiversity 🐝🐞🦋 www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

The viral Czech beaver story is terrific because it’s a perfect distillation of the grand beaver narrative: the world’s most ingenious rodents, acting without our awareness or authorization, engineering wetlands whose ecological value far exceeds anything humans could dream up. We don’t deserve ‘em.