If we were all dying of thirst in a desert, and three assholes were hoarding more freshwater than they could drink in 15 million lifetimes, we wouldn’t applaud their work ethic or ingenious gaming of the system. We’d take back our fucking water. No more billionaires.

👻Dig out your ghoulish fancy dress 🪩Light up your bike 🎃Join us for a 1 hour family friendly #IBIKEBop through Dublin to a Halloween inspired playlist 🗓️31 Oct 25 🕕6PM 📍Parnell Sq N @ibike.ie #IBIKEBoo #CriticalMass #CriticalMassDub #FreeTheCycleLanes

Two of my favourite community organisations combine here! @nearfm.ie interviewed Stephen from @connectingcabra.bsky.social about our Apple Press Festival and other activities. @hazelwoodlscapes.bsky.social listenagain.org?p=57747

Free 300-litre waterbutts available for residents on Leix, Fertualla, Erris, Annaly, Offaly & Bregia Roads. Help prevent flooding and provide free water for your plants. Can be installed in gardens, sheds or anywhere there’s a downpipe (not suitable for cast iron). Email [email protected]

Such a lovely community at event at our Apple Pressing Festival today! Thanks to Lord Mayor Ray McAdam for launching the day. Tks also to Seedsavers for the heritage apple tree and @communityfoundirl.bsky.social for funding this #CircularEconomy project.

Bicycle lights on and get ready for the music as Bike Disco returns to Phoenix Park tonight Get your bike lights on and head to the Phoenix Park tonight for the bicycle disco from 7.45pm today, Friday, October 10th. The event is being hosted again this year by Dublin City Council, Fingal County…

"We are in nature, and then we are humans in nature connected" Manchán Mangan - may he rest in nature - sad to part with both Jane Goodall and Manchán (far too young) this week - both powerful voices for our human relationship to nature and the environment www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...

There are emergency protests in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla called around the country tomorrow, keep an eye on social media. This is at the Dáil, 12.30pm. #LiftTheSiege #GazaGenocide

open.spotify.com/episode/3N3F... My eldest daughter had the privilege of interviewing Dr Jane Goodall a couple of years ago. A force of nature and an inspiration to many. A sad loss to the world. 💚

Ná déan iarracht lámh a chroitheadh le lacha mar níl aon lámha aici. #gaeilge

Apple Press Festival with Community Roots is here! Bring your apples to press into juice, swap Halloween costumes, and pick up apple-themed sourdough bakes (plus a free starter). A day of community, food, and fun.

I LOVE walking my dog (and children) around Cabra to look at all the lovely new art 💚

Thanks for the shout out for Connecting Cabra during the Book of Leaves podcast! Teamwork makes the dream work! @feljin.ie @cearacarney.bsky.social

One thought is always hungry. “I’m not being productive enough.” We must bundle these words in an old blanket and sit them by a fire on a crisp night. We must heal them with wordless wind and smoke. We must do the same for the culture that made their hunger terrible.

We know all of Cabra have lovely gardens. But our judges are on the hunt for the most biodiverse garden — one that’s beautiful, but also makes space for nature. They’ve got notebooks at the ready and the trusty cargo bike on hand. Good luck to all the entrants.

It all kicks off tomorrow. Join us at the Cabra Festival starting with a Bat Walk on Saturday at 9pm. And lots of events throughout next week with Family Fun Day on the 16th. See you there! 🦇

Please share! @caitrionalk.bsky.social @colmorourke1.bsky.social @feljin.ie @janetphorner.bsky.social @leafybatter.bsky.social @cosybatter.bsky.social @grangegormandev.bsky.social

For all Dublin 7 folk. @connectingcabra.bsky.social @cosybatter.bsky.social @leafybatter.bsky.social @caitrionalk.bsky.social

There’s Cabra in the @irishtimes.com magazine - Connecting Cabra and our good friends Community Roots get a nice mention! Thanks to @caitrionalk.bsky.social for the great publicity.

Want a warmer home and lower bills? Join us at the Cabra Warmer Homes Project Info Evening! Learn about retrofitting & insulation Discover grants and details on FREE upgrades Hear from local homeowners Get help with grant forms #CabraWarmerHomes #RetrofitIreland #SustainableLiving #ConnectingCabra

Who has the greenest green fingers? Enter the loveliest wild garden in Cabra competition. There are Mr Midleton vouchers up for grabs! More details and application form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We need to reclaim the word abundance from neoliberals who want it to mean deregulation. Here's an exploration of it. www.kqed.org/arts/1397915...

It’s nearly the last Friday of the month It’s nearly #IBIKEBop with @ibike.ie The tunes of the summer will weave their way through the streets of #Dublin 🗓️25 July 2025 🕕6PM 📍Parnell Sq N If you’re visiting grab a bikeshare @bleeperactive.bsky.social The more the merrier!

Well, well — caught red-handed. Who would've guessed DAA is greenwashing?

www.dublininquirer.com/hundreds-in-... This is one of the many reasons why Community Roots is so important! www.communityroots.ie

Some of my favourite people! 💚

Community Roots Impact Report 2024 was published recently and it captures the organisation perfectly and fills me with hope and optimism for the future 💚 give it a read! drive.google.com/file/d/1tKdP...

Connecting Cabra and LAWPRO are reducing flood risk in Cabra with rainwater harvesters, greenery to absorb water and permeable driveways that let rain soak into the ground. #connectingcabra #community #cabra #sustainability #floodalleviation #lawpro

open.spotify.com/episode/08vo... Very much missing my old job in @gapireland.bsky.social Brilliant episode featuring the wonderful children from Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna. 💚

Thanks to @irishtimes.com and @kosull.bsky.social for the lovely write-up in the Weekend section. Thanks also to our pals in Reilly’s Community Garden, D7 Womens shed, Finbarr’s BNS school, Cabra Parish and Community Roots garden-sharing project for joining us for a soggy photo-shoot!

"There's a lot of evidence that shows that the stronger a community's social cohesion is, the better chances they have of resilience from climate hazards," said Rishi Sugla, a  climate resilience scientist at the University of Washington. www.npr.org/2025/06/10/n...

A pilot “shared charging” scheme happening in our area - Stoneybatter/Cabra/Phibsboro - for those who actually have private car parking space. You can apply to find out more here: sharedcharging.easygo.ie/shared-charg...

D7 Play Streets are encouraging local communities in Dublin 7 to try a "play street" this month so that more children can enjoy playing on the streets where they live. Please share our flyer with any interested friends, neighbours or local WhatsApp groups!! talk to us: [email protected]

Caitríona Kenny from Connecting Cabra spoke to Claudia Geratz on her podcast Doing Hope about Connecting Cabra and taking climate action at a local level. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts! substack.com/home/post/p-...

So today I spent the afternoon with Bernie Sanders and Mary Robinson talking about the SPARK project in Bohemians FC where @cosybatter.bsky.social , @connectingcabra.bsky.social and @cosybatter.bsky.social are partners. Every day is different in this job!

It's 104 years since J.N. "Ding" Darling published this cartoon about situation people, and especially children, find themselves in while trying to cycle safely. Sadly the same attitudes persist today. Safe cycling infrastructure is better for everyone, whether you are cycling, driving or on foot.

Well done all for a brilliant day of community, nature, fun and ice-creams at the Cabra Biodiversity Festival yesterday. Blown away by the numbers attending and the fact that people stayed around for hours! @caitrionalk.bsky.social @hazelwoodlscapes.bsky.social

A preview of the Cabra Biodiversity Festival featured on Countrywide this morning! (36 min in) Lovely interviews with Father John Joe, @caitrionalk.bsky.social, Michelle and Dermot & Brid in the plant swap group. Festival is on today 17 May, 1-4pm - Church of Precious Blood, Faussagh Ave.

Some children in Cabra got annoyed with a driver who blocked the entire footpath! I like their vigilante style! I think he probably is a dick as well.

What’s on this weekend? Here’s some local events from our friends and partners - @connectingcabra.bsky.social have a Biodiversity Festival this Saturday 1pm-4pm

Cabra Biodiversity Festival. Saturday 17th May. Should be a great day for all the family. Seed & Plant swap; mini pond workshop; how to make your garden a nature reserve; face painting.

I am also a bit star-struck after getting the chance to talk to Derek Mooney and Eric Dempsey this morning about the @connectingcabra.bsky.social Dawn Chorus walk! (Sound on)

We had a fabulous Dawn Chorus walk at 5.30am this morning with @tolkabranchbwi.bsky.social. Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Long Tailed Tit, Goldfinch all on show. Followed by tea/coffee and vegan sausage rolls at the end of the walk. @rte.ie Mooney Goes Wild also gave us a call!

Thanks to @rte.ie Derek Mooney and his team for having us on at the end of the Dawn Chorus programme to talk about the walk. Eric Dempsey founded the Tolka Branch of Birdwatch Ireland @tolkabranchbwi.bsky.social so it was nice to acknowledge his massive contribution. (Sound on)

“Bicycles deliver the freedom that auto ads promise” Irish shirt spotted in Dublin post Critical Mass ride. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🍻 📸 @ibike.ie

Ireland's Climate Action Plan 2025 has finally been released, we take a look at it and at warnings that our offshore wind targets might already be 'dead in the water' (credit/blame to Businesspost.ie for the pun) #SpeirGorm #ClimateAction player.captivate.fm/episode/ff85...

Join us in welcoming in the Dawn Chorus and identifying birdsong. It will proceed rain or dry, except if an orange or red weather warning. Please wear appropriate footwear, warm clothing and rain gear. Meet at the Tolka Valley Pitch and Putt Club at 5.30am - maps.app.goo.gl/EkszLToEdcpA...

open.spotify.com/episode/3Tbp... Ecolution is back for a new season. Great episode!

“Together, our borrowers have saved more than £500,000, simply by borrowing instead of buying. And we’ve prevented over 220,000kg of CO₂ from entering the atmosphere. That’s the power of collective action — quietly reshaping the economy from the ground up.” theprogressplaybook.com/2025/04/05/h...

Want to make a real difference in Cabra? Come along to our AGM! Whether you are passionate about greening our community, providing more greener energy locally or just meeting like-minded neighbours, we'd love to have you there. Let's grow something great together! #ConnectingCabra