Here's something I wrote on the oxford real farming conference - @orfc.bsky.social - which I found to be a very full and fulfilling time www.arc2020.eu/uk-oxford-re...

One to keep an eye on, once the spotlight goes away...but, some actual good news from Palestine. edition.cnn.com/2026/01/21/s...

Mercosur delayed for years, which may mean it's scuppered altogether.

Here is our farm @cloughjordancommunityfarm.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy on mobilizion - a new events listing that isn't a big bad platform. And, this is an event you can come to and enjoy our food at! Bridget's weekend too.... #EatsAndBeats mobilizon.ie/events/e3681...

Latest feeding ourselves newsletter!check it out - full of fab tings. mailchi.mp/62c43c0e79f2...

European alternatives to US tech european-alternatives.eu/alternatives...

Quick sum of the last 50 years from a geopolitical perspective, showing how the petro dollar creates global realities and regimes changes - and, how that might be ending

Really solid new article by Paris Marx - @parismarx.com - on tech and other sovereignties. Its interesting to see how the US threatening Canada in recent times has radicalized many folks there. In a good way! disconnect.blog/the-united-s...

Delighted to discover this online mag today -

De Brits tying themselves up in knots over this still. Ffs. Meanwhile, right at the end - "This week, Maccabi Tel Aviv was fined €20,000 (£17,550) for "racist and/or discriminatory behaviour" by supporters during their game at Stuttgart in Germany on 11 December." www.bbc.com/news/article...

Join us on January 15th for our next EFFecting Change livestream as we break down how age verification laws work, who they exclude, and how these mandates threaten privacy and free expression for people of all ages. The conversation will be followed by a live Q&A. www.eff.org/event/effec...

Heavy rains in Gaza are flooding tents & makeshift shelters, making already difficult conditions even harder for displaced Palestinians. WCK teams are showing up—reaching families with hot meals when they need them most. When the weather turns and needs grow, we keep cooking. #ChefsForGaza

UN on the UK hunger strikes situation www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel....

Pat o Toole in the Farmers Journal and a village near Bethlehem www.farmersjournal.ie/news/news/fa...

Pãdraic gives his assessment of the state of us @whittledaway.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

A new article of mine, adapted for European readers of @arc2020.bsky.social from an earlier one. Its about Feeding Ourselves the Dublin event. It covers a lot of history - recent and old - as well as big steps forward for the wider good food, good farming movement. www.arc2020.eu/ireland-feed...

"What way the Government votes on the controversial Mercosur trade deal has to be seen “in the round” and take account of separate leeway the State was recently given on EU nitrates rules, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said" Wow. He said it out loud too. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Elaine tells us what's what with water in Ireland

Google Paid to Fete Key Lawmakers at a Secret Summit - via @jacobinmag.bsky.social jacobin.com/2025/12/goog...

Interesting co-operative-supporting initiative for Palestine palestiniansocialfund.com

BBC discovers hunger strikers' shocker! www.bbc.com/news/article...

A moving account by Ed Gardiner on his experience in the west bank, reflections on recent abhorrent attacks on fellow La Via Campesina workers there. Also the (lack of) response by the british media to hunger strikes for alleged offences relating to Palestine Action.

Ed from @landworkersuk.bsky.social describes his recent trip to the West Bank to visit and help farmers - and the recent brutal thuggish attacks on farmer orgs there. @talamhbeo.bsky.social landworkersalliance.org.uk/attacks-on-l...

bluesky (!) thinking from a FG TD www.finegael.ie/councils-fai...

Upcoming event on 16th Dec givebutter.com/pcTBvR

"the European Commission has committed to reviewing and revising the Water Framework Directive by the second quarter of 2026 under the RESourceEU Action Plan, in order to promote “access to critical raw materials in the EU” via @eeb.org eeb.org/en/reckless-...

If you think the gowls in power in Ireland are going to pass the Occupied Territories bill, I have some magic beans you might be interested in ...

ALERT! La Via Campesina strongly condemns attacks against its member organisation in Palestine and denounces the arbitrary arrests. viacampesina.org/en/2025/12/a... @viacampesinabe.bsky.social

Cabbages, Co-Ops and Decolonisation – Feeding Ourselves Hits the City. My personal take on our fab event in Dublin 30th October. #FeedingOurselves . A step forward & up for food sovereignty & other progressive ways to approach land, rural, farming, food and health. sustainable.ie/cabbages-co-...

The European Commission failed to follow proper lawmaking procedure when drafting its plan to cut red tape, the EU ombudsman said in a damaging assessment released today.  

Of course CAP simplification is being done with scant regard for democracy - and now its official. This has implications for EU Climate Law and for the CSDDD too. Thanks to @clienteartheur.bsky.social and @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social for taking this case. www.clientearth.org/latest/press...

"According to the researchers, this represents one of the most dramatic drops in life expectancy ever recorded, and reflects the unprecedented threat to life facing the entire population" Similar to what the lancet study found over a year ago too.

Great to see this.and and thanks to all who campaigned - back in 97 and now - to protect this precious place

Great to see some strong EPA enforcement against North Cork Creameries for continuing to breach their licence. They're not allowed to discharge again until the EPA are satisfied they'll be compliant with their licence, which, given their track record, won't be easy thecurrency.news/articles/208...

European Court of Justice ruling slams Ireland on water quality, a ‘national embarrassment’. How long more will the people of this country put up with our rivers being destroyed for private profit? share.google/xzTWNuALN6PE...

Worth a listen, long feature on the N derogation

Yup, I will be see you there!

Great global read - Rooted magazine rooted-magazine.org

Look at what we allow to happen to European citizens www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

#WATCH | The displaced people of Nour Shams refugee camp, north of the West Bank, hold a vigil at the Israeli checkpoint at the entrance to the camp demanding their return to their homes, from which they have been forcibly removed by Israeli forces since January of this year.

"Settler arson attack on vital West Bank agricultural hub is blow to Palestinian food security" via ISM (International Solidarity Movement) palsolidarity.org/2025/09/sett...

'Hijacked'? 'Pushing an agenda'? It's called EU law, namely the Habitats Directive, it's been in place for decades, & like most laws Ireland is failing to do that well, while our biodiversity pays the price. So, yes, eNGOs are pushing it. Unapologetically. www.farmersjournal.ie/news/news/wa...

via @foodrise-eu.bsky.social 5 per cent - international credits aka offsets Target reviewed every two years re competitiveness - aka the most important somehow ETS 2 postponed, ETS delayed, and biofuels are back. Fuk

Ok, EU #ENVI ministers agreed their 2040 #climate target. It is far from what science tells us is needed, and EP still missing. But what anyhow matters is measures that will be taken to achieve it (ETS/II, LULUCF, ICE, ..). When are we talking about reducing #livestock, when about taxing #kerosine?

This is insane -- 'According to the report, the top 0.1% in Ireland have an average carbon footprint of 286 tonnes of CO₂ per person per year — more than 100 times Ireland’s 2030 target of 2.5 tonnes per person.'

Thanks Róisín, I'm finding delving into this area is very revealing! Some of what's in my bit of the chat is similar to what's in this new-ish article I wrote - but I have a feeling we'll be going very live, me and Rupa! www.arc2020.eu/why-is-the-l...

Climate talks kick off in Brazil next week, and EU Ministers meet today to crunch the numbers. We need a loophole-free domestic 90% target, and fudging the numbers will come back to haunt us. www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...

#SpéirGorm Story from Journal.ie

Nenagh today

Lough Derg is drifting towards the fate of Lough Neagh, that once great lake now all but dead. Great article by @ellamcsweeney.bsky.social 👇 www.irishtimes.com/environment/...