2nd part to the @irishdocsenv.bsky.social climate story I wrote in the summer! In this, I imagine what life could be like in 2030 if we did everything we could for climate and social justice now, exploring heatwaves, agrifood and the next generation! 🤰🌍🍅 environmentalphysio.com/2026/01/27/w...

What If They Fixed It? Part 2: Seeds of Tomorrow. A brilliant, fictional, but not impossible, story based on a future that could be if current science and research-backed solutions to climate change were implemented by those in power. Written by our very own @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social 💚

The Irish Government's war with the environment continues.

Founded in 1948, @antaisce.bsky.social is Ireland’s oldest environmental charity, now says in all that time, it has never faced a threat to its ability to fulfill its legal functions regarding planning on a par with current government proposals. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

Public transport is a vessel for human connection. It is essential for our social wellbeing and education. We're not made to be boxed away from each other in cars, but to love and connect with the stranger we share the road with 🌍 Read my latest Substack here! open.substack.com/pub/orlaghga...

Ola is a dear friend and colleague who writes as a vehicle for justice and truth. In just a few months he has written so many excellent pieces highlighting Ireland's systemic negligence of our environment and health - something not discussed often in mainstream media. An absolute must-read! 🌍🌱

I dove into the world of climate storytelling this summer. It allowed me to paint a picture, an almost-tangible vision, of a world that could be, if we - our leadership - were only brave enough to act with boldness and integrity. Listen to my first story here! 🌍🩺

The world health community must acknowledge its responsibility: Restoring and protecting nature is crucial to restore and protect human health and the time for doing so is now. Very proud of this article recently published in the BMJ Leader! #PlanetaryHealth #OneHealth

Taoiseach decries slump in #climate action…abroad, of course. Meanwhile, back home, Taoiseach opposes solar farms & 100% supports Ireland’s climate-destroying and water-polluting livestock sector. Go figure. www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Talking about the benefits of active transport is as well and good, but what really makes the difference is the infrastructure. Build it and they will come! Let's get moving Dublin!

Dublin has all the ingredients to be a world-class cycling city, but we need a real shift in thinking, ambition, and action. We need to move from talking the talk to walking (and cycling) the walk. Because as is, this is what it feels like to cycle in Dublin 👎 #ReimagineDublin

What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible. Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.

I came back to Ireland this summer, full of hope and optimism that the climate crisis would be taken seriously here, and that I could serve the good of my country through Planetary Health. This blasé complacency flies in the face of everything I returned for.

"It’s vital that we put money behind the idea of ecological capital, which is the natural wealth of soils, water, and biodiversity that underpins our entire economy. Without acknowledging its value, we keep treating it as free and infinite, right up until it’s gone."

Imagine if getting around Dublin was as easy, and healthy, as it is in Copenhagen or Oslo. Our very own @olaln.bsky.social writes in @thejournal.ie on why Dublin needs a fully integrated integrated transport app to get us moving. 🚋🚲🚌

Astounding that the first substantive mention of #climate in entire Presidential election campaign should occur during Catherine Connolly’s acceptance speech, which she rightly labelled an “existential crisis”. Neither the main political parties nor our national media seem remotely interested.

Spoiler: Dublin is not as green as it appears at first glance! 🌳🇮🇪 Learn how Dublin's green space is inequitably shared, and why our health should be a key reason to protect one of our last urban farmlands! 🌱 A collaboration by our own @olaln.bsky.social and @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social ! #Dublin

🌱 Is Dublin really one of Europe’s greenest capitals? 🩺 The brilliant @olaln.bsky.social and I explore how Dublin’s green space is unequally shared, & why building on its last urban farmlands would be a short-term fix with long-term health costs. Read it here! 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/olanordr...

Dublin may look like a green city at first glance, but offers highly inequitable access to nature depending on the district. It is a myopic fix to merely build housing developments on every available plot - we must protect our essential urban nature! #ReimagineDublin

Between Grief and Nothing, I Will Take Grief. Powerful read from our very own @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social!

In the aftermath of two weeks of climate-health events, the emotional trajectory has been turbulent and the weight of responsibility to upend the status quo feels immense 🌍 My latest Substack! open.substack.com/pub/orlaghga...

Another major issue with this post is the claim that Dublin already has over 300 km of “good quality” active travel infrastructure. As far as we’re aware, that figure refers to a future target, not something that has actually been delivered or even come close to being delivered.

Forgive me if I’m wrong, but isn’t international best practice not to mix pedestrians and cyclists at crossings?

Meet TAPA — my vision for the fully integrated transport app Dublin should already have. Dublin may not have the world’s best transport system (yet), but we can absolutely build a world-class transport app. Would you use TAPA? #ReimagineDublin

As I attend the Planetary Health Alliance Annual Meeting, the message could not be clearer: we need urgent, brave, bold action NOW. For a government minister to say this is downright negligent.

This is up there with Leo Varadkar's statement about how climate change could be beneficial for Ireland as one of the most dangerous, illiterate, and ignorant comments from an Irish politician on climate change. They're playing Russian roulette with our future.

If you wonder why we are failing to reduce our transport emissions and why we have a dysfunctional car-centric transport system. This is why. This is who are invited to aa Oireachtas committee to discuss transport and climate targets... The mind boggles.

As is, with his continued push to not only lift the Dublin Airport passenger cap but also to significantly increase numbers, Minister O'Brien seems more like a minister for worsening climate change than one responsible for climate action and a sustainable transport system. Brilliant letter below!

In my latest Substack, I explore how time outdoors sharpens our clarity, why psychologists say we’re wired for nature, and how urban parks can cool cities, filter air, and strengthen communities. 🌳 open.substack.com/pub/aislinna...

To write bravely, to call out systemic failures and injustices for what they are, is a virtue that should be lauded. This blog is not a personal attack on anyone, and certainly not the volunteer work in question. The need for the said VW warrants criticism of local government who shapes it, and...

In light of comments surrounding this recent blog post, we would like to affirm we fully applaud volunteer efforts to work towards a safer, healthier city. However, we stand by the author's original point that Dublin's planning ambition is severely lacking and we need to dream bigger.

All too often we accept half-measures as major progress in Dublin's urban planning. When we are so far behind other cities worldwide, this is simply not an option. We must be brave enough to take bigger leaps, because our health is at stake if we don't 🌳🌍 open.substack.com/pub/olanordr...

Excellent letter in the Irish Times this morning! What we eat matters!

My follow-up letter on the #CarFreeDay in Dublin. Just to be clear, I'm FOR car-free days. In fact, I think they should be a weekly event, but I'm avidly against these token gestures. What happened this weekend was neither brave nor ambitious. We deserve so much better in Dublin. #ReimagineDublin

“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life. Common sense. Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.

Bluntly, passionately, persuasively, unrelentingly, & in much less boring ways. Facts, evidence, data, communicated clearly with fun & humour where possible, and always packaged with compelling story-telling. For examples see my entire social media history, where I’m constantly trying out new ways.

Tá brón orm nach raibh mé in ann dul ar an agóid seo inniubh - ag troid ar son ár gcearta teanga! Tá an teanga ag fás ar fud na tíre agus caithfimid an meas agus tacaíocht á thaispeáint dó! 🇮🇪

Delighted to be presenting this next month 🌍 come along to learn about the connection between nature and health, the upstream drivers and effects of climate and social injustice and the cross-system solutions we have available to us - if we only reach! 🌱 #environment #climatechange #health

Two weeks after its release, THE LIE OF THE LAND climbs six places to no.3 on national non-fiction bestseller list! Pleasantly surprised to see there is real public interest in a book about Ireland and the #climate emergency.

MSF a travaillé sans arrêt et avec toute courage pour cette cause. On le savait depuis deux ans que c'est un génocide en cours. Permettons que la crise de #Gaza soit le témoignage à notre échec en tant qu'humanité.

The government plans to renege on previous climate commitments by lifting the Dublin Airport passenger cap. In a worsening climate crisis, this is unacceptable.

Our latest statement on the Dublin Airport Passenger Cap. Lifting it would be a betrayal of climate commitments and public health. The choice is clear for our government: protect people, protect health, protect the planet—or protect polluters.

IDE and Galway Hospital GreenED support the urgent Connemara Greenway completion. Greenways are a proven, cost-effective intervention that improve physical and mental health, reduce air pollution and road danger, strengthen local economies, and expand sustainable tourism.

In my latest Substack, I wax lyrical about the Irish words for Green and Grey, their connection with nature, and what you may not have been taught in school about them. It's certainly no work of @manchanmagan.bsky.social , but you can read it here! 🌳🌱 open.substack.com/pub/orlaghga...

Pearse Street isn’t just dominated by cars — it’s designed to pull more cars into the city. So much space for cars, but NO space for safe cycling. The result? Congestion, pollution, and unsafe streets. It doesn’t have to be this way. Imagine a Dublin that puts people first. 🚲🌱✨ #ReimagineDublin

There needs to be a shift in Irish media away from labelling victims of road collisions merely by their mode of transport. Not "cyclist" but a human being. He didn't just "die" - he was killed, and in this case, left for dead. Reporting must reflect the human cost. RIP to the gentleman involved.

“Loneliness and isolation can lead to: 29% increased risk of heart disease; 32% increased risk of stroke; 50% increased risk of developing dementia among older adults; and 60% increased risk of premature death.” Surgeon General recommends designing cities to create more connections. #WalkableCities

The EU is dismantling environmental protections, today is the deadline to make your voice heard!!! #HandsOffNature You have until 10 September to tell the Commission what you think. Your voice matters: birdwatchireland.ie/our-work/adv...

We should aim to be the first generation to experience more nature, not less. A powerful, thought-provoking piece by our very own @olaln.bsky.social on reconnecting with the natural world for our health, the planet's and our shared future.

A must-read this morning, and a beautiful call to repair our broken relationship with nature ❤️🌱