'And so we get to the real crisis: Ireland’s land-use policy is a fragmented, siloed, splintered mess.' - Excellent, honest writing, as usual, from @ellamcsweeney.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

We are currently hiring for a range of #seabird jobs at @birdwatchireland.bsky.social , with a deadline of 22nd March. If you'd like to join our Seabird team this summer see birdwatchireland.ie/get-involved...

Weaknesses in policymaking: A challenge to the Convention on Education www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/c... The potential impacts of this deregulation effort are truly devestating.

@npwsireland.bsky.social now seeking tender submissions for #habitat #mapping and habitat condition assessments across the Blaskets Islands, Skelligs, and Puffin Island. Deadline for submissions is 21 October, 2025. www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/pre...

Mike Flippin' Murphy, indeed! Mike's cadence and distinctive tones lit up this interview. Always a class act, my parents had fond memories of him dining in the restaurant - several pictures adorned the walls in pride of place. Thank you, @roisiningle.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

‘It’s all over’: The uphill struggle to revive Europe’s shrinking rural populations www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

A lovely thread, with interesting snippets on the importance and values of trees in the Brehon laws, reflecting their cultural and practical significance to Irish society of the time

#booksky #dadjokes

At a time when the boom is even boomier, this statistic should mortify us www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Nature research paper: Warming accelerates global drought severity https://go.nature.com/45alUJe

Ireland to ratify high seas treaty and scale-up marine-protected areas, Taoiseach tells UN summit www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Where are Ireland’s ‘sitting ducks’ - the places most vulnerable to extreme weather? www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

The IUCN is launching a €2.1M EU-funded Rapid Response Fund to tackle invasive species across Europe. 💸 Grants of €10–50k for urgent action, plus training and expert support. First call opens June 2025. 🫰 👉 Find out more: iucnsos.org/funding-rapi... #Bioinvasions #EUGreenWeek #SavingOurSpecies

Ireland’s plan to weaken legal protections for waterways will push many of them beyond recovery www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Speaking rights for Michael Lowry would not be on my list of issues critical to our democracy www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

www.irishtimes.com/environment/... action does lead to change if implementation reaches critical mass - but change is only real if those actions are sustained and become ingrained

www.theguardian.com/environment/... The EU is on the wrong side in this one, both ecologically and ethically (and some might suggest economically 👉 2012 Lenfest Report)

How to do Managed Retreat, and how not to. First look at how the French are responding to flooding in the Pas de Calais. Houses built on flood wplains will be demolished and the area will absorb water during floods, protecting the higher density city of Blendecques. #Climate #Adaptation

Rewilding: A meaningful response to tackling the biodiversity crisis www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Political science must not trump climate science. Here are the key tests for the new government www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...