Because there's not enough infrastructure for electric vehicles across the country.

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Calls have been made for the government to introduce tobacco-free generation legislation, which will prohibit the sale of tobacco products to people born after a specified year. Would you support banning the sale of tobacco products to people born after the late 2000s? jrnl.ie/7057476

Ireland is on course to deliver only half the reductions of greenhouse gas emissions required by 2030. And when only existing government measures are taken into account, Ireland will reduce emissions by only 13% when compared to 2018 levels. jrnl.ie/7052024

Ireland is failing abysmally on climate, even as heat records are broken by huge margins. Why is rewilding almost never raised as crucial here? And not just for the climate, but collapsing nature, flooding, drought, clean air and water, rural economies, etc, etc... www.thejournal.ie/ireland-on-t...

Am gasping for air at the sheer recklessness and utter stupidity of this article. You wonder why we’re absolutely and totally fuc#ed as a species? This is why. www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026...

“Ireland being one of the lowest ranked countries in the world for intact biodiversity. "Nature has been in decline in Ireland for many decades" is among the opening words of the report.” www.rte.ie/news/environ... @irishrainforest.bsky.social

How Ireland’s war-driven fuel blockades revealed the true cost of Europe’s oil addiction

It is absolutely absurd that in the year 2026, there are emojis for no cycling and no pedestrians 🚳🚷 but no emoji for no cars 🚗. Never mind how there are emojis for fuel pumps ⛽ but none for solar panels or wind turbines... Madness.

This year, it might be worth taking a stand.

We need to stop killing dandelions and this is why

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto https://theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-cocktail-at-sam-altmans-home-claims-he-was-following-chatgpt-recipe-for-risotto/

Is Trump resurrecting Epstein?

Oh boy.

Some very creative accounting was used to deem the Galway ring road compliant with Ireland's climate plans, writes architect and transport planner Ciarán Ferrie. jrnl.ie/7009217t

An important piece from Ciarán Ferrie! More and wider roads are not compatible with our climate commitments and will not reduce traffic. They are an expensive non solution that increases emissions, fuels sprawl, and discourages active travel.

If there is any lesson to take from this moment, it is that the status quo is not neutral. It is actively producing the vulnerabilities we are now confronting, while at the same time benefiting those insulated from its consequences. That said, the answer is not more fossil fuel subsidies.

Trump wants $1,500,000,000,000.00 for his military budget. The largest spending increase since World War II. But affordable health care was too expensive.

Stop this. I subscribe to the Irish Times to get away from this kind of desperate clickbait nonsense which has made the Guardian unreadable. Nobody is interested in this grim failed reminder of the horror days of the recent past.

Seems like Hegseth is taking out more generals in the US than Iran.

Hegseth just fired the Army Chief Gen Randy George. Immediately. Gen George the most competent and experienced combat leaders I have ever encountered. Courage. Integrity. Takes care of soldiers. A government of gangsters.

Even countries with much bigger populations have managed to keep their countryside But in Ireland there are houses dotted everywhere The tentacles of urban sprawl and infrastructure is spreading into even the most remote areas This is what they call wild Ireland

A Brief History of People Have Lost Their Sense of Humour 🧵

Just to recap: Russia is currently helping Iranian forces try to kill US troops. In response, Trump is… lifting sanctions on Russia and threatening to pull out of NATO, which are the #1 and #2 items on Putin’s wishlist

RUBIO: “Imagine if Iran spent billions on its people instead of weapons... They’d have a much different country.”🤔😕 Unreal. @marcorubio Do you even hear yourselves? Your shameless hypocrisy is killing us

For the first time in recent memory, federal law enforcement personnel will be present at a Marine Corps graduation in South Carolina, conducting screening as families arrive to reunite with recruits. (no paywall). theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/ice-to-scr...

This man is despicable. Just vile.

Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States with the dumbest, most corrupt president ever in power is a bit like celebrating a wedding anniversary after your spouse murdered all your children and drained your bank accounts.

Denying promotions of individual officers based on their race or gender would betray every principle of merit-based service that military officers uphold. It would also violate federal law. I am demanding answers from SecDef Hegseth & the Pentagon.

Cork citys phone & vape quarter is coming on really well 😉

Cars are kings in Ireland. Another perfect example of our dysfunctional, unhealthy, car-centric transport system, where cars and drivers are prioritised above all else.

Not great when the only people in the free world who believe and trust Vladimir Putin’s word on critical things despite all evidence to the contrary are currently running the government of the United States.

Water quality in Ireland is worsening: ... provisions in the programme have 'repeatedly failed to protect water quality. It is therefore profoundly unscientific & shortsighted to just continue those provisions in hope of achieving a better outcome this time round' www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

I have literally watched something like 5 hours of this DOGE bro testimony. I'm completely obsessed, it's weirdly captivating. The circular arguments, the disdain from everyone involved, a true pleasure to watch Follow 404 Media on Instagram (www.instagram.com/404mediaco/) for more like this

A draft-dodger bringing back the draft would be sensational.

This isn’t about being a “purist”. It’s about public health. There is no safe level of air pollution. Promoting continued turf burning, even on a small scale, is the opposite of a just transition.

The footage appears to contradict President Donald Trump’s claim it was an Iranian missile that hit the school on Feb. 28. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

1. The European Parliament’s attempt to ban plant-based foods from being sold as “sausages”, “burgers” etc is a direct response to livestock industry lobbying. This is a short thread on how utterly bleeding ridiculous it is. 🧵1/6

This is the man who is now in charge of US Homeland Security.

U.S. forces likely bombed an Iranian elementary school on Feb. 28 during an operation targeting a nearby military base, a New York Times analysis suggests. It is the deadliest known episode of civilian casualties since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran — and no side has yet taken responsibility.

Assault charges. Now.

How many countries is the US bombing now?

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...