2003: Michael D with Catherine Connolly (and her two sons out of pic) in a protest against the disastrous war on Iraq. 📸 Joe Shaughnessy #Áras25

Presidential candidate Catherine Connolly has said the latest EU report showing Ireland’s natural environment in “very poor” condition must be a serious wake-up call.

Anybody interested in active travel in Ireland, please consider helping out this wonderful site: irishcycle.com #speirgorm irishcycle.com/2025/09/18/h...

I posted this 7 months ago and it's only grown more relevant every day since. Which is, you know, annoying.

The EU wants to roll back vital environmental protections - and they're asking for your opinion. Today is the LAST DAY to speak up before it's too late. Almost 200k of us have signed, have you? It takes only seconds to tell them to keep their Hands OFF Nature!! handsoffnature.eu/take-action/...

Lol The Liberal, one of the worst Irish sites there is.

The first confirmed birth of a white-tailed eagle in Co Waterford for over 150 years has taken place

@techaltar.bsky.social I just spotted this, a European replacement for Starling: Swedish startup unveils Starlink alternative — that Musk can’t switch off share.google/dSw1HeIcp0dY...

Such a stark contrast.

The number of dead seals washing up along Irish coasts more than doubled between 2020 and 2023, The Journal Investigates can reveal. Read more: jrnl.ie/6786495

Irish nature is rapidly dying, and the reasons why are staring us in the face. Find your anger.

Comparing GHG intensity of economic agricultural output across all EU member states. – My charts via Eurostat and UNFCCC data. [Ireland has by far the least "climate efficient" agriculture of any MS. In other words, Irish agri output has by far the highest GHG emissions per euro in kgCO2e/€]

Golden eagles were reintroduced to Ireland, but are now struggling. How come? Severe ecosystem imbalance due to overgrazing and other factors, causing a lack of prey. Rewilding *must* take a holistic approach to restoring nature, or it won't work. theconversation.com/golden-eagle...

Kneecap is not the story. Genocide in Gaza is.

Bees in Ireland youtube.com/watch?v=A6vA...

For anyone interested in biodiversity in Ireland: youtube.com/watch?v=vCXP...

Shame, shame, *shame* on you, voting to kill Mac Tire (Son of the Land): the wolf, @fiannafailparty.bsky.social and @finegael.bsky.social www.thejournal.ie/wolves-vote-...

🙄 Let's go back and make all the same mistakes we made in the past - plant peatland, plant areas where we shouldn't plant trees, emit more stored carbon, make sure future generations pay more in fines

Congratulations to Rory McIlroy on winning The Masters and completing the career Grand Slam. A truly outstanding achievement

the rakuten and prime buttons on smart tv remotes should be scrapped and replaced with a big RTÉ Player button instead

Brilliant to see @npwsireland.bsky.social staff in Killarney feel they're now making serious progress re invasive rhododendron and sika deer in the park. But what about the feral goats?? The place is swarming with them, one of the world's *worst* invasive species. www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

A constant reminder that even if CO₂ emissions decreased annually as much as they did during the pandemic lockdown from now to 2030, we still wouldn't meet our emission target to keep global warming below 1.5°C.

If you eat fish, you eat plastic. That's where we're at.

The Joker meets The Penguin 🃏 🐧

All #AllianzLeagues Football Tables after this weekend's Round 1 games. Three games were postponed and are likely to be fixed for weekend 8/9 Feb: Kerry v Donegal, Leitrim v Laois, and Wicklow v Waterford #GAALeagueTables #LeagueSunday #GAA #TheSundayGame

Calls and text messages have flooded me in the last 72 hours from friends and colleagues in Sierra Leone and elsewhere: Are my meds going to be cut off? Am I going to die? I don't know what to tell them. I don't know what to tell anyone. Hope is my whole jam, but I feel very distant from it.

It's still January.

This is what’s on sale in my local DIY store, for “professional use as a herbicide”. By professional, we of course mean anyone who wanders in and buys this “100% biodegradable” deadly poison and probable carcinogen, aka glyphosate. Destroying the natural world, one spray at a time.

Public transport, including bus, tram and train services, will not be operating in areas where the Status Red Warning is in place, the National Transport Authority has said | Follow live

To note: Both Micheal Martin and Simon Harris said we would have “close to 40,000 houses built” in 2024. Before the election, govt repeatedly dismissed reports that house completions in 2024 would be closer to 30,000 .

The number of houses built last year DECREASED by 6.7% according to the CSO. A total of 30,330 homes were built in 2024.

I did it again! Jurassic Park with accurate raptors, a short part 2 #jurassicpark #blender3d

@holland-tom.bsky.social You sound very happy in the New Year ad for the second The Rest Is History book 😂

This sounds great: "2025 is set to be a major year for #space enthusiasts, with the largest digital camera ever constructed being switched on and aimed at the #stars." #astronomy youtu.be/zYs9IVgnPEg?...

Will Ferrell dressed up as Buddy the Elf for the Kings game 🏒🎄

🦊 Boxing Day: A Celebration of Cruelty Every year, hunts parade through our streets, flaunting their so-called "tradition." It’s a disgrace that this barbaric practice is still legal. We need a REAL ban on hunting NOW!

Hey England, I think you'll find the Euro has been fine the last few years #WinterWonderland #London #speirgorm

A very good piece on the history of #Assad in this #Channel4 piece. About 5 mins in for anyone interested in the #Syria war. youtube.com/watch?v=1F1r...

The real one was gone by the time I got there #latelatetoyshow

One remarkable stat - the number or landlords in possession of more than 100 tenancies increased from 81 to 115 over the past year. Consolidation of the market. Worrying

Nice place for a picnic #photography

For anyone interested in #ecology in #Ireland. Watch this very interesting and worrying video on water quality in #NorthernIreland. #environment youtube.com/watch?v=zf4U...

Irish people looking at the Greens this election #GE24 #Election24

The Healey-Raes have between them almost 35% of first preference votes in Kerry... #GE24 #Election24

If either Labour or Soc Dems enter into a coalition with FF and FG, they will jettison their green agenda to protect their social one. #GE24 #Election24

I'd love to know why people would vote for Green Party in 2020 and not this time around? How serious are you on Climate issues? #GE24

The bleak yet beautiful frozen lands of #Iceland #photography #landscape

#RTEUpfront I don't agree with Peadar Toibin on a lot of things, however I do admire his work ethic. He is a one man party who campaigns on almost all issues.

Behind the scenes of #Gladiator 1 & 2 ⚔️

The Dettifoss Waterfall #photography