“…disabled people are actually less likely to drive than nondisabled people and more likely to get around by walking and rolling and taking transit. Car-heavy cities are also disproportionately dangerous for disabled folks…”— @nondriver.bsky.social Don’t use accessibility “as a political football.”

Thank-you Galway City Tribune for using my favorite photo from the Green Party Convention last weekend. And thank-you to all the other supporters in the photo. @greenparty.ie #galwaybyelection

Deputy @rodericogorman.bsky.social puts it to the Minister for Transport that while infrastructure takes time to build, the new BusConnects bus timetable for Galway already has many of the bus lanes - it just needs funding for buses and drivers. #galwaybusconnects

But we are still going to play them at soccer since they are obviously such good sports.

"The vast majority of residents across the State’s five main cities want increased investment in cycling infrastructure, even when that results in less road space for cars" share.google/YLe8AduqbGxw...

I will be one of the speakers at this event at 6pm today - please come out and show that Galway and Ireland do not support the continuing rampage of the US and Israeli military

By election candidates and the left are releasing this joint statement of solidarity with Cllr Helen Ogbu following disgraceful online abuse.

A winning team @niallgalway.bsky.social @greenparty.ie

@codohertynews.bsky.social gives a great summary of #climate politics in Ireland on the Irish Times political podcast. www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...

Then UK Green Party have just won a by-election in Manchester and Hannah Spencer is now an MP. Now if we could just make that happen here...

There are allotments in 7 locations in Galway City but Knocknacarra is not in that list. I urge anyone in Knocknacarra to submit your possible locations to the council - and let me know your ideas in a reply also. Deadline 2nd March www.galwaycity.ie/news/2026/ar...

@speediecelt.bsky.social had a full house to discuss the NTA's U turn on the plans to bring the Clifden Railway bridge back to life as a walking / cycling route. We need to pressure the council and NTA to make this happen. Full plans at www.galwaycity.ie/services/act... @galwaycycling.bsky.social

#galwayflooddefences #galwayplanning The Irish Times are looking at one of the root causes of flood damage - bad planning. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous... @codohertynews.bsky.social

Soft day in Galway, but great to be out on the canvass for @niallgalway.bsky.social our candidate in the upcoming Galway West bye-election 🗳️

I atended Prof. Cathal O'Donoghue of #galwayuniversity talk on "Decarbonisation – The Challenge of a #JustTransition" and the most interesting thing I heard was ... 1/2

An opportunity to express Climate Action through Art. Applicationsshlould be submitted to www.creativeireland.gov.ie #SharedIsland

I picked up a tip at yesterday's woodland clenup at the bird sanctuary beside Ruseen Bay. If you sort the bottles at source then it saves you loads of time at the recycle centre. I also noticed very few plastic bottles - maybe the Re-turn scheme means they ended up back in the shop.

This sounds like the Executive Orders that Trump is so fond of. They just added a line saying 'Those laws do not apply to the stuff I have decided to do' The government have decided to do Michael O'Leary's bidding, and remove the airport cap- another nail in the cofin of our climate action.

Is Galway Ready for the Rain??? Read my thoughts here: galwaygreens.ie/assets/pdfs/...

Birdwatch Ireland are looking for some people to help us to clean-up the bird sanctuary near Rusheen Bay on Saturday next. It is Valentine’s Day so feel free to bring your husband/wife/lover/other. 1/5

@patmcgrath.bsky.social in @news.rte.ie this week… the project would have "a permanent moderate adverse residual effect on climate" over its lifecycle.

My letter today in @galwayadvertiser.bsky.social on alternatives to military spending

This is counter-intuitive: "It is clear that the benefits of cycling outweigh the risks, with helmet legislation actually costing society more from lost health gains than saved from injury prevention." theconversation.com/ditching-bik...

💥 Big polluters and reckless politicians are coming for Europe’s water protections. For 25 years, the EU’s water law has kept our rivers and lakes alive — now they want to take it apart. 🪓 Help defend your water. Add your name to our petition. ✋💧 #HandsOffNature 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/idwqdgltoj

"The R332 links the N17 Tuam bypass with the N84 at Kilmaine in Co. Mayo. Traffic on the route has more than tripled since the Tuam bypass opened, rising from about 860 vehicles a day in 2017 to roughly 2,800 in 2018." That's a 226% increase. #InducedTraffic www.con-telegraph.ie/2026/02/04/c...

This is quite a big court decision. It could have implications for the #GCRR if the road were to increase CO2. However the applicant says that the road will reduce CO2 emissions by 48% and therefore it is a climate friendly project. The real question is whether ACP will blindly accept this figure.

Darragh While I appreciate the invitation, I am afraid I have to decline. I have family in the US and lived there for a short time myself and have a great affection for the country, but I feel that attending an event like this could be interpreted as support for the current White House. 1/3

Happy Green Party Bank Holiday to all who celebrate!

Ah. Finishing up a sunny bank holiday weekend in Galway.

The Climate Alarm Clock is a great podcast, but sometimes grim ( on account of the end of the world), but the episode, with Éanna Ní Lamhna, is totally uplifting - as she talked about biodiversity around Lough Derg and telling people to cop-on and enjoy nature. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/%...

I was delighted to be on GoCom radio today discussing flood defences and transport solutions. Full conversation at www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPPg...

Dr Mary Bourke @megafloods.bsky.social on Prime Time last night was the best bit of flood coverage so far. Team working on #Galway flood defences, take note. www.rte.ie/player/serie... #flood #naturebasedsolutions

Ireland's dangerous roads: When cars come first, everyone loses jrnl.ie/6933338

New grant will offer homeowners €5,600 to retrofit windows and doors

John Gibbons, author of The Lie of the Land: A Game Plan for Ireland in the Climate Crisis, will speak at a public meeting in the Marine Hotel, Sutton at 7.30pm on Wednesday 4th February.

@ctribune.bsky.social Thanks for highlighting the delays in public transport projects that are holding Galway back.

Report's lead author, Beatrice Petrovich, said: “If I were a policymaker or investor, I would seriously start questioning if plans for new gas plants are inflated – and act to avoid a burden for taxpayers and risk of stranded assets.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This Saturday marks the anniversary of #StormEowyn, the worst storm ever to hit the country. One year on and promised storm supports are still not in place This government has to do better greenparty.ie/news/green-p...

My thoughts on Grox/X and AI in today's @galwayadvertiser.bsky.social

NTA funding for Galway city public transport makes interesting reading. It is great to see €500K allocated to the cross city link. But the amount of €100k to the Dublin road BusConnects project, which already has planning permission, seems like a small sum for such a major project. 1/2

Great to see €50k for Scoile Einde and €50k for St John the Apostle Knocnacarra school in todays announced NTA funding. #activetravel #galway

Hobbs is a full-blown lunatic and shouldn't be taken seriously by anyone in any capacity.

With Trumps threats to Greenland’s independence growing every day, a strong EU response is vital. I’m calling on the Taoiseach to urgently brief Opposition leaders on the possible use of the EU Anti-Coercion Instrument and the impact on Ireland of the new tariffs threat 🇮🇪 🇬🇱 🇪🇺

You published a plan seven weeks ago which which ended the 2:1 public transport funding commitment and shelved several public transport projects.

Great radio piece on cool commuter bike tech ( subtle hint to anyone buying me an xmas present really early) www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...

Canvassing Oldfield in Knocknacarra. A good response. #byelection

Some, but not all, submissions on the Galway City Ring Road are avaialble on the ACP website at www.pleanala.ie/en-ie/case/3... If you made a submission and it is not on the website you should ask ACP why, or ask them to publish it as is normal practice.

I have a second place Mayo county medal in the under-14 100m hurdles. At a ceremony next week I will be presenting it to Dumbo the Elephant. Just try and stop me. I dare ya'

Thank-you @ctribune.bsky.social printed my letter today, highlighting the loss of funding and priority for public transport in #Galway under the current government