Too real

Listen back as I spoke to Matt Cooper on Today FM about the Government's new Drone Policy Framework yesterday. The new drone policy leaves communities exposed. No rules on noise. No protection for homes. No say for residents. We need safeguards before rollouts – not years later.

Very elegant solution, just need to ensure the ownership of the cable leading to it is appropriate lest we get people “claiming” public parking spots.

*falling into a bog* me: oh, for peat's sake

📣 Palm oil is a *terrible* climate solution! I don’t repeat topics in my column, but this month I made an exception. HVO is being marketed even more aggressively as a miracle “drop in” fuel for everything from homes to buses to data centres. www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

In-fact-ahhhh

All too real. The social contract in Ireland is in tatters. Both parents need to work to fund a modern lifestyle, including housing. Grandparents are young enough that they’re still in the workplace. So private services need to make up the difference. Yet the govt doesn’t fund those svcs enough.

My totally not Modest Proposal

They have decided to regulate the public, rather than the industry.

Don’t look up

Such a click baity title, which is on par for the IT. Other locals greatly welcome the improvements to the public realm that bus only sections & actual cycle lanes can bring.

Just as a wee excercise, look at how many articles this weekend use happy photos of people eating ice cream, at the beach etc etc Climate change is happening here, we are not prepared for it Public pressure is needed for action; stop emissions, rewilding, safe working conditions, building regs etc

They should just take those skyscrapers out of the middle of those orange and red junctions.

As an ex resident of Beacon South Quarter, I’ve a lot of affection for this neighbourhood - big opportunity now to influence how this area can thrive. And I find it mad that as Oisín points out, active businesses are zoned for Resi, and vacant sites are not zoned for resi…easy fix

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Spice World

Beggars belief in one of the wealthiest local authority areas in the country that the less ambitious of politicians vote to cut our nose off to spite our face. Thankfully the tide is turning in Dublin City, but DLRCC could have nicer things too, to enhance all our lives.

📢🌳🚶🚲 Have your say on DLR Connector! DLR Connector would see 6km of new segregated cycle lanes and walking facilities. I really like this project, but the Council want to hear what you think about it. More: evadowling.ie/dlrconnector Consultation closes on July 15th

New meme format just dropped.

Can’t believe this needs to be protested again - the college students of today have long memories

This is a bad move for the country, and disingenuous reporting from the IT too - it will take *energy* from the national *gas* grid, and will never get cleaner as time goes on as the national *electric* grid cleans up with renewables

I think they've cracked it. How do you get people out and actually protesting on the streets? Add ".... and pints". Genius.

Ea-nāṣir says he has excellent copper.

I saw this a couple of times while canvassing in the Irish general election last year - some doors would open to clearly very well off people, who don’t vote as they don’t have problems that political choices could solve. Weird existence to look in.

Looks fab - a destination to be proud of. Sunlight from the west is special there - imagine a sun dial or monument to capture it.

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Lorry driver saves man from burning building in Dublin by parking under window

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Before/after images show transformation of old Irish housing estate laneway The changed streetscape pictured is Pearse Drive, or The Gaps, in Sallynoggin, but it could be many laneways in old housing estates around Ireland. The images showing the transformation of the old Irish estate laneway were…

Not me last night, between reading the news of the EuroMillions win, and then realising I didn’t have a ticket

We launched our first motion in this Dáil term today - calling for better public transport for all. Here's what we are calling for: 💶 Extra 20% fare cut – and keep fares low 🚌 Passenger Experience Office 🌐 Local Link in every village, every hour 🏗️ €10bn more investment Read more 👇 bit.ly/3HGmSTF

Here I am stuck in the CoOp with you

I like to call it a pollinator friendly zone

The secret to my native gardening success

Some v valid points here - it’s hard to see how easing rent increases on properties (as harmoniously they are vacated) will do much to further greater supply of housing - I suspect the tolerable increases will just be a better margin for existing landlords. Gov simply needs to build, fast.

Best of luck in the Leaving Cert today to the one Irish person under the age of 20 on Bluesky who joined by accident and hasn't logged in since

Not many people know this, but pop music was actually invented by Irish woman, Samantha Mumba.

Well needed in South Dublin - the crowding can be a mare when trying to get into town in the mornings

Maybe now he can get a timer for the Christmas lights

John Le Carré's mum was the author of The Spy Who Had To Come In From The Cold Because He'd Worn His Coat In A Warm House Earlier And When He Went Out He Didn't Feel The Benefit.

This is the Ancient Greek philosophical paradox known as the Sip of Teaseus

i, uh, don't often share European Commission posts but I will when they are pollinator posting

lol. Enjoyed it though from Norway

As another poster put it, the Government tries to solve a housing crisis by creating a transport crisis

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There was an old tweet that stuck with me: "If you can easily walk to the coffee shop but your barista has a one hour commute, you don't live in a walkable 15 minute city; you live in a theme park"

Too right. Ridiculous that women are mandated to wear tight fitting clothes because of their gender - if they want sure, but why make people go through discomfort just because they want to play a sport

Wow, what a horrific typo. Right on the cover.