This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/so... @uplift.ie

Apparently, according to Dr Lorcan Sirr, meeting housing targets would, in itself, mean emissions targets will not be met. We need some joined up thinking on this! And, of course, protecting and restoring nature is crucial.

Regulator’s Data Centre Proposals a ‘Kick to Touch’ on Climate | Friends of the Earth www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/regulat...

It would be wonderful to see this appreciation spread . It's so badly needed in Ireland. elflaw.org/news/histori...

"The evidence for Homo sapiens playing the dominant role in the global megafauna extinctions constitutes one of the clearest, most well-supported patterns in ecology." - @jcsvenning.bsky.social

It may well be that @npwsireland.bsky.social are finally turning a corner on rhododendron, but I would call on them to release the report on the issue that they commissioned some time back and to publish their methodologies and work programmes so we can be sure www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Here's one of the warnings I gave in an article before the US election. It's devastating to see it all happening. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Having weighed up various options, Norway opts to cancel fixed bottom and commits to developing floating offshore wind. Ireland should take note & truly examine our options to ensure best practice for Irish citizens. www.offshorewind.biz/2025/02/11/n...

www.rte.ie/news/ireland... The principal issue here is conservation of nature vs development. Last year the Irish government voted for the Nature Restoration Law. Adhering to that law must include protecting what has survived human impacts to date.

This money might facilitate more balanced reporting on such issues as how offshore wind infrastructure is sited and the vital need to protect the very ecosystems we will decimate with developer-led plans. @fiannafailparty.bsky.social @fine-gael.bsky.social @news.rte.ie @newstalkfm.bsky.social

Exploring the complex & concerning practical implications of the New Planning and Development Act with contributions from Dr Lorcan Sirr, @fplogue.bsky.social and An Taisce's Phoebe Duvall Listen back: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

This @pbresnihan.bsky.social podcast is essential listening for all who have an interest in the environment, energy, data centres and how the capitalist movement is embedding itself deeply & deviously, in such critical systems as Ireland's energy infrastructure.

It’s on my wish list - at the top. So delighted you got to go there.

Rebecca Hunter @irishtimes.com bemoans decline of wildlife in our seas. Beautifully written essay calls for honest & urgent response from @npwsireland.bsky.social @COSullivanTD. Areas designated must TRULY protect. No more paper parks or manipulated boundaries & please give us honest processes too.

Red = lowest ecological integrity. Ireland has the great honour of being probably *the* most ecologically trashed nation in all Europe. 🏆 🏆 🏆

Absolutely charming to hear @seanronayne.bsky.social with his Bird Songs on Lyric FM, a birdsong vignette to celebrate beginning of Spring! A perfect place to broadcast the music of birds…Today it was the starling. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? 🐦‍⬛

And an Irish non-fiction by Dermod Dwyer & his son, Denis. Copy just arrived & looks beautiful.

"A region of the Pacific Ocean that’s larger than Switzerland is now fully protected from fishing, thanks to the creation of a massive new marine sanctuary in the Marshall Islands" More fantastic news for your Friday! www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a....

So many of the impacts of wind energy remain inadequately understood. www.eurasiareview.com/27012025-off...

On January 28th, 2025, 14 Dolphins were stolen from their families Taiji, Japan to meet the demand for captive Dolphins. Don't forget that when you buy a ticket to a Dolphin show, or to swim with Dolphins, you supply the demand for captive Dolphins. Please #DontBuyATicket. Credit @OP_Society

Absolutely delighted @christopher_o_sullivan_TD to see your appointment this morning, having quietly hoped that you would get this job. We look forward to a new, straightforward approach to the protection of nature. Congratulations.

High levels of PFAS in Enniscorthy otters, revealed by WATERSHED, indepent journalists reporting on freshwater & marine environment. Fish in Irish rivers also impacted.

One thing I appreciate about Jonathan Cary's book, Scorched Earth, is how resolute he is in arguing that the 'internet complex' is beyond reform. The ideas of 'ethical AI' or 'green AI' are very much part of the problem.

Loved the first, that is about so much more than just rainforest, as it tells a personal story, so really look forward to this. Sure it will be an equal success!

Free Trees Ireland @freetrees.ie will give away 60,000 native Irish trees Opens Sat 25th Jan at 10 am 🌱 #spéirgorm 🌎 freetrees.ie/next

Hello new people & old friends! I'm Marc & this is Master Pippin. By day, I create Lego Duplo Marvel Apps for little kids. And yes, it IS the best job ever. By Dawn, we walk the shore & capture ireland's incredible sunrises. Come with us? Pls share & follow if you like what we do!

Don’t believe they would have ever opposed government policy, just had speaking time taken from opposition.?

Haven’t spoken to anyone who doesn’t hold the same view.

Women are really making headlines this week. The bishop & now Pamela! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Marine Protected Areas Bill is valuless unless it is based on honest science - the best available - not 'analyses' that pre-exclude the richest habitats, feeding & foraging areas of birds, reef, molluscs etc... mailchi.mp/ien/irelands...

pollution of water from septic tanks and millions of farm animals a serious threat to human health www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

DAA and the problem with PFAS contamination x.com/kemper_sabri...