In many ways, the North Cork Creamery story is a microcosm of what is happening to our planet. Endless growth comes with a bill that just gets passed around. It’s not a long read 😉 open.substack.com/pub/grownotg...

Russian gas and Gulf Oil are both, by now, very largely replaceable by solar (and wind). We have to do this anyway to stop the planet from killing us. It is the most obvious solution to a problem.

The public are strong in their view that clean water should be a national priority Scientific evidence shows that the 6th NAP simply doesn't provide the level of protection required for water quality in Ireland and will likely lead to its further deterioration www.antaisce.org/news/water-q...

Because we have no food security in Ireland. We export milk powder and import everything we eat. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

A step towards Ireland's first Nature Restoration Plan - communities have their say on what must be done www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

I have a magical device in my driveway that protects me from oil price shocks, emasculates petrothugs, slows the rising seas, and powers my car. During times like these, worth considering!

Irish Farmer's Assoc want suspension of carbon tax but this tax funds a good chunk of agri-envt scheme funding. Where will that money come from otherwise? www.agriland.ie/farming-news...

"Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason." - Mark Twain #Truth

I thought after the Boaty McBoatface fiasco, we should know not to to allow the public to vote except in elections. #dwtsirl #speirgorm

Suppose it’s simply asking far too much to expect a senior RTÉ business journalist in 2026, as the #climate crisis deepens by the month, to have grasped that continuing to drill for fossils fuels is shooting ourselves in the head, never mind foot? www.independent.ie/business/iri...

Chucky our gloss !

A few thoughts on the idea of growing rather than growth. The start of a discussion. #Grownotgrowth open.substack.com/pub/grownotg...

OpenAI's head of robotics resigns following deal with the U.S. Department of Defense www.engadget.com/ai/openais-h...

So this mystery cargo plane with no destination or departure listed, left Ramstein airbase a couple of hours ago and is brazenly breezing over Dublin…. But of course we are still neutral, even when it breezes back, fully laden with bombs to blow up more schools… #Iran #us #neutral

Meanwhile, Irish agriculture system entirely incapable of meeting fundamental food needs of our population, with its export-based model predicated on massive fertiliser, animal feed imports. We are shockingly vulnerable yet nobody is even talking about it. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

#MadmanTrump is still gleefully kissing Putin's arse while Putin tells Iran where to target our military. Republicans are watching the devastation and death and doing nothing. And Zelenskyy is between a rock and a hard place in all of this. Ugh. @jayinkyiv.bsky.social

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"This rubble is of my first home. The home where my father also grew up. Where my husband and I said our marriage vows." What’s happening in Lebanon is a “human rights and humanitarian disaster in the making,” says HRW’s @lamafakih.bsky.social, whose family home in Beirut was struck.

And just like that we’re back to “Department of Defense”

EU spokesperson says EU wants to prioritise destruction of the climate over helping Ukraine because Orban should always be the voice of Europe. What is the EU even doing?

More free trees! #trees #cork #spéirgorm

To quote that UK spin doctor…. “It’s a good day to bury bad news.”

The US Justice Department published additional FBI documents describing interviews with a woman who said President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her after she was introduced to him by Jeffrey Epstein.

It’s frankly unbelievable that North Cork Creameries would close their Macroom plant rather than work within the EPA water quality laws that have always been attached to this plant. Surely, just reducing profit is an option? While it’s great news for the river it’s a disaster for the community.

Airports Overwhelmed By Dubai Influencers Filming 'Emotional Return Home' Videos https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2026/03/05/airports-overwhelmed-by-dubai-influencers-filming-emotional-return-home-videos/

www.iatp.org/poor-climate.... Why poor climate choices undermine a fair transition for Irish dairy and beef farming. Irish policy reluctance to tackle methane emissions fails everyone including farmers via @iatp.bsky.social

This is rather what we hoped that our politicians would say…

Sustainability officers for large organisations proudly posting their #aicaricatures and thanking ChatGpt is peak irony. But sadly, unintentional. #climateemergency #datacentres

Saw this horror of AI in the Dun Laoghaire shopping Center today…. (zoom in around the arc of “letters” around the main greeting)

A US submarine sinking a lonely, dinky Iranian surface ship an ocean away from the theater of the main conflict—and 9000 miles from North America—makes it pretty clear the US is fighting a general war, without the declaration required by the Constitution. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Hearing Hegseth gloating about the “silent death that took a warship, the first sunk by a torpedo since WW2”… Eighty seven souls lost at sea, in international waters, to satisfy the egos of men, drunk on power and more. A sickening day.

You would almost miss all those doughnut shops….

The fact that Isabel Oakeshott, economic migrant to the UAE may just turn into a refugee fleeing to the UK from a war zone will cause a level of schadenfreude in me that may just make me topple right over.

Russia confirmed an attack on its vessel in the Mediterranean. The Transport Ministry said the tanker Arctic Metagaz, sailing from Murmansk with properly documented cargo, was allegedly attacked by Ukrainian unmanned boats off Libya. The 30 Russian crew members were reportedly unharmed.

Cork city is moving toward a healthier, cleaner and more connected future. Our goal is ambitious but achievable: 50% of all journeys in Cork City by 2030 to be made by walking, cycling or public transport. Let’s keep building a city where sustainable travel is the easy choice.

At public meeting on offshore wind farms in Dublin last night, speaker’s Gotcha slide featured monstrously huge turbines looming over Dublin Bay (below, left). When I asked him to confirm this image is technically accurate, ie verifed by an engineer, turns out nah, Photoshop quickie.

The manufacturers of killing machinery will not be lobbying for peace…. #us #iran

I understand that Helen McEntee has confirmed that the first humanitarian flight out of Dubai will be for the elderly and those in need of medical assistance. Influencers will then be repatriated according to their follower numbers. Women and children next. And by then it should be grand.

Fair play to Spain for demonstrating more bottle than any Irish Govt ever did! “There is a deal with the US, but our understanding of the deal is that operations have to comply with international legal frameworks & there has to be international support for them,” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

As our Government continues to allow military flights use Shannon, refuses to condemn SOME illegal wars and rushes to play with the bigger kids…. Some of us still believe in neutrality.

Trump orders the US to cut all trade and "dealings" with Spain after it refused to all US jets to be refueled for Iran bombings on joint bases in the country "We're going to ⁠cut off all trade with ⁠Spain. We don't want anything ​to do with ‌Spain"

Weird photo choice, right? Story shows more people opting to cycle, photo shows e-scooter in flood. Positive story, negative picture. But climate-induced heatwave? Ice-cream. Dunno, lads.

This is a good moment for Europe & UK to remember that they can stick up wind and solar, insulates houses, far quicker than they can find new gas in e.g. North Sea If you're chasing more gas, it's now a case of which unreliable regime you prefer to depend on news.sky.com/story/market...

🚶‍♀️🚴‍♂️ Up to 82,000 cars are taken off Cork’s roads every day thanks to walking, wheeling & cycling. The 2025 Cork Walking & Cycling Index shows active travel is growing and Cork people want even more progress. 👇 🧵

" #Antarctica experienced a temperature spike of over 35°C above normal. Scientists are calling it unprecedented. This isn't just a weather anomaly, it could be a permanent shift in one of Earth's most critical #climate systems"

Energy security anyone? (as in we must build LNG infrastructure in Ireland to be ‘secure’) #SpeirGorm

As if Ireland needed another reason to remain outside of NATO. Watching Rutte rutting with Drumpf is that reason.

This may be blatantly opportunistic but the doors for IMMEDIATE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY HAVE BEEN BLOWN OPEN BY THIS FILTHY WAR! LFG! 🔥🌎💥☄️ www.cnbc.com/2026/03/02/q...

Did the Navy hospital boat make it to Greenland yet?