“All these traumas are the reason why the Irish took almost 150 years before they could memorialise what they experienced in the 1840s. Those who inflict starvation are aware of this, they know that what they’re doing is actually dismantling a society.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Every single state who is not imposing sanctions on Israel or stopping the sale of weapons to Israel is complicit in all of the atrocities & deaths happening in Gaza. Shame on us all. www.who.int/news/item/21...

This is a man-made disaster. Enough is enough. The United Nations must be allowed to deliver aid of all types at scale to families in Gaza, wherever they are.

The Israeli Authorities are starving civilians in #Gaza. Among them are 1 million children. Lift the siege: allow UNRWA to bring in food and medicines.

It is remarkable that the west is committing to spending 5% of GDP on defence, and almost no one has made the case that the most pressing threat to our security this century is climate change and we should be spending more on tackling that.

Together with our partners, we urge all #EU Member States & the @ec.europa.eu to: ❌halt arms transfers ❌sanction those responsible for ongoing atrocity crimes ❌suspend the trade agreement with Israel Under the Genocide Convention, EU states are bound to act. Learn more: bit.ly/4eapcyB

It is utterly unacceptable that Israel is continued to be allowed to slaughter innocent people without any consequences. International rule of law will soon mean nothing if countries do not stand up to the lies & tyranny of this Israeli government. www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

“This place could be beautiful, right? You could make this place beautiful.” (from Good Bones by Maggie Smith)

We urgently need higher motor taxes and parking charges for SUVs and other larger vehicles. They cause enormous damage to both human and our environment. This must be reflected in the cost of owning an SUV.

Let’s be clear: Israel, an occupier, has no authority under international law to board or divert the Madleen. This is a hijacking, plain and simple. A hijacking of a UK-registered ship, with multiple *European* citizens on board. Does the EU or UK government have anything to say? Anything??

#Madleen “Let the Madleen reach Gaza. Let this small ship carry the weight of global conscience. Let it land in peace.” Mary Robinson

#Madleen #GazaFlotilla

In the same vein as a post from @saoirsemc.bsky.social last year, I want to remind everyone how amazing our public libraries are. A public space where, counter to our consumer culture, you don’t have to buy anything, just enjoy the space & the shared resources ⭐️ The staff are also amazing. 📚 1/2

BREAKING: French dock workers in Fos-sur-Mer refused today to load machine gun ammo destined for Israel's army

Such courage & leadership being demonstrated by all on this boat, putting their lives on the line with this demonstration of humanity. This cannot end as another tragedy. Israel must be stopped from inflicting harm on civilians in Gaza & those trying to help them. www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

Gunning down people you are choosing to starve as they desperately seek food for their families shocks the conscience. States should urgently act, including imposing sanctions and an arms embargo, to press Israel to stop exterminating Palestinians.

Such a great few days at the #MaryRobinson conference in Ballina. Inspiring talks (particularly from @hannahdaly.ie & @elainemcgoff.bsky.social), engaging workshops & lots of good conversations. Feeling simultaneously overwhelmed & revived! Thank you sincerely to the organisers for a great meeting.

My companion for the train journey to Ballina for the Mary Robinson Climate & Nature Conference. I *highly* recommend it. Every time I’ve read a few pages these past few weeks my brain has fired off in different directions around our history, our current relationships with land & abiding traditions.

I am very much looking forward to presenting at the Mary Robinson Conference on Climate & Nature next week in Ballina. Will be sharing my learnings from the Citizens’ Assembly and hopes for Ireland’s Nature Restoration Plan. www.agriland.ie/farming-news...

When we discuss the genocide in Gaza, we must choose our words carefully. My letter in today's edition of the @irishtimes.com

The appeasement of Israel must stop now. This is outrageous. www.rte.ie/news/middle-...

Hi cannot cope with what Israel is doing right now. I don’t know what to do with my anger & sadness. It’s unbelievable what is happening. Can we stand up to the bullies & get food to families by air, by water? It’s unbearable to think children are dying of hunger.

Since 2 March 2025 Israel has prevented the entry of all humanitarian supplies and commercial goods including food, water, medicine and fuel into the occupied Gaza Strip.

Watch this. And Listen closely. UN security counvil, may 13 2025 youtube.com/watch?v=GqP4... And after you watched, reflect on the question He asks

Ireland says Israel is carrying out war crimes in Gaza. Now it must act www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

It has been over 9 weeks of siege on #Gaza, with the State of Israel banning the entry of all humanitarian aid, medical, and commercial supplies. UNRWA has thousands of trucks ready to enter and our teams in Gaza are ready to scale up the delivery. The siege must be lifted.

As I cuddle in my children this weekend my heart is sore for the parents in Gaza who cannot feed their babies, toddlers & children due to the Israeli blockade of supplies. I am so frustrated at political leaders across the EU doing nothing to stop it. Shame on us all.

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, says EU’s former top diplomat Josep Borrell also criticises EU response to what he calls largest ethnic cleansing operation since Second World War www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

🔴 Portugal joins the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain & Ireland in demanding a review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement: www.tsf.pt/3393729451/s... The tide is turning. How much longer will @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu continue to grant #Israel impunity for its intensifying atrocities in #Gaza?

Fabulous example of a pond in the Hare’s Corner - such a rich way to promote biodiversity - in Co Clare @commonknowledge.bsky.social Some county councils have funding for you to create your own pond with @burrenbeotrust.bsky.social 🌱🌾🕷️🐞

Such a pleasure to have visited @commonknowledge.bsky.social in Co Clare, see all of the fantastic heritage work they’re doing & speak to locals about nature restoration with Aine from @burrenbeotrust.bsky.social So much great community work around environment happening across the country! 🌳🐝🪶🙋🏻‍♀️

“We are breaking the bodies and the minds of the children of Gaza. We are starving the children of Gaza, because if we don’t do something about it, we are complicit in what is happening before our very eyes. We are complicit. We are causing this, you, us and everyone who does nothing about it.”

"I'm angry with everyone here. I'm angry with you. I'm angry with the world." Exactly. 'We are complicit': Irish WHO director calls for action on war in Gaza jrnl.ie/6695092

“With each passing day of the aid blockade, they face the growing risk of starvation, illness and death – nothing can justify this.” Full statement from UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the situation for children in the Gaza Strip after two months of aid blockade: unicef.link/3EBWsS5

Two months into Israel's full blockade on aid into Gaza, humanitarians described scenes of starving children and people fighting over water, with aid operations on the "verge of total collapse".

Tom Morello, Thurston Moore and Super Furry Animals have also added their names to the list. http://jrnl.ie/6693592

Highlight of the school Easter holidays (for me) was my 6yo making his own mancala game…and then beating me EVERY SINGLE TIME. I should, perhaps, be worried about his capacity for strategy, but I’m chuffed for him 😄

'How could any of them remain silent?': President calls out world leaders for 'indifference' on Gaza https://www.thejournal.ie/president-calls-out-world-leaders-on-silence-on-gaza-6688793-Apr2025/

To my shame I haven’t taken the time to read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for a long while. The environment one only recently declared & absent from this, but highly recommend the Hugh Lane Gallery for a wet afternoon!

Met a friend who got called “a paki” this week in a Dublin pub. He’s Irish and has dark features. We have got to call the racism out. On the bus, on the luas, on the train, in the playground, in the pub - if you hear it call it out. Be in solidarity with the person being othered. This is not us.

Fingal County Council is looking for resident associations to put forward their estate for a #biodiversity makeover @fingal.ie

Hoping #speirgorm can help me here as we’re about to start a push with the local council to enforce a developer bond to finish an estate (ten years on and a developer who is a millionaire but has zero intention of finishing the job). Any examples anywhere of a council/estate that has done this?

“Normally we are not at a loss for words and we are spokespeople, but sometimes we have difficulty finding them. This is one of those cases.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Closing date tomorrow! A survey on the future of rural development in Ireland. I’d urge you to fill it out. Especially if you have some ambition for rural areas beyond being full of empty houses, air bnbs, and cattle for export www.gov.ie/en/press-rel...

You can listen back here to the panel discussing Ireland’s Nature Restoration plan. Vincent Roddy (INHFA) missing from the photo as he was contributing remotely. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/c... #naturerestoration

About to go on Countrywide on RTE1 to discuss the Nature Restoration Plan with some of our core stakeholders #naturerestoration

Wildlife crime has devastating impacts for Nature, from illegally capturing birds of prey for sale to cutting hedgerows in these months. You can report any crime you see on this new app: wildlifecrime.ie/reporting-a-...

#NatureRestoration & stakeholder engagement 👇🏼

BFBI’s Head of Operations Iseult Sheehy is at the Leaders Forum in Dublin for the #NatureRestoration Plan for Ireland, being drawn up with National Parks & Wildlife under the EU Nature Restoration Law 🌿 Minister for Nature Chris O’Sullivan TD opened the event, chaired by @Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin