Delighted to be appointed Rapporteur of the Mercosur Opinion for the EU Environmental Committee. The public has a right to know the food safety risks and environmental damage that this trade deal will have if passed. #Mercosur

For years, research into the origins of cancer largely centered on two main factors: genetics and specific lifestyle choices. Today, scientists are scrutinizing the much broader set of environmental exposures people encounter over their lifetime.

Farmer fined £500 after inspectors found “pipe discharging effluent” into feeder stream of Crumlin River #pollution #environmentalcrime [Crumlin River feeds into Lough Neagh]

The minister is not telling the truth - to invoke SAF (“sustainable aviation fuel”) as a mitigant against climate emissions is misleading and dishonest. It is not possible to produce CO2-neutral aviation fuel at scale. The minister knows this.

Case against Jeffrey Donaldson and Eleanor Donaldson back at Newry Court for review on Oct 10. Prosecution told the court they await medical reports regarding Mrs Donaldson, expected in October. Trial still due to start November. Neither defendant appeared at #court this morning

In a major U-turn on @daera-ni.gov.uk proposals to reduce agricultural pollution in Lough Neagh, Sinn Fein has now backed a motion condemning calls to 'scrap the nap'. The party is also calling for North-South and UK action on the 'national crisis' theearthscorr.substack.com/p/sinn-fein-...

Blue-green algae linked toxins found in flesh of fish from Lough Neagh for the first time 👇 #pollution #health open.substack.com/pub/theearth...

A five-year-old girl has issued a plea to Stormont ‘bosses' Michelle O'Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly to come and help her fix ‘yucky’ Lough Neagh 🦠👇 Link to see 📹 open.substack.com/pub/theearth...

Ardboe farmer fined £1K for polluting Lough Neagh tributary: "Upstream of Mr Donnelly’s farm, the waterway was visually clean.. downstream it was grossly polluted, with the bed of the waterway covered in grey-coloured sewage fungus and significant accumulations of bloodworms"

700 people have been arrested under terrorism laws in the UK for protesting peacefully against the banning of Palestine Action. UK’s chief prosecutors must now decide whether to prosecute them. We need to urge them not to. Add your name to the letter. www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/end-...

Passenger info systems down at Dublin Connolly since last night = no information boards. I’m sure the conductors are scundered with all the questions 🧐

You may disagree with me on this... but I think both parties have a lot to answer for when it comes to the state of Lough Neagh. Their ministers were behind Going for Growth and both supported a (for show) motion against a public consultation on the NAP 👇 theearthscorr.substack.com/p/dup-and-si...

The National Trust has entered the Lough Neagh fray with £90,000 in grant funding from Stormont to develop the beginnings of a “roadmap to recovery” for the beleaguered lake. Read more here 👇 theearthscorr.substack.com/p/national-t...

Footage shared on social media shows Kitty O’Brien being punched in the face by police before being dragged away from the protest www.sundayworld.com/news/world-n...

More on Kitty O'Brien - Irish ambassador contacts German authorities after the Irish Palestine protestor was assaulted www.rte.ie/news/world/2...

West Cork beaches and inlets are being spoiled by masses of green algae as a result of dairy runoff www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

Irishwoman left bloodied by police at Berlin Gaza protest sparks outrage www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-n...

Berlin police ask watchdog to investigate after Irish pro-Palestine activist punched by officer www.thejournal.ie/irish-protes...

Irish protester ‘repeatedly punched in the face by police’ during Gaza protest in Berlin m.independent.ie/irish-news/i...

Polizei Berlin said in a statement it has reported the incident to its police watchdog, the Directorate for Police Offences, “to determine whether any aspects of the police response may be disproportionate or of criminal relevance” #Gaza m.independent.ie/irish-news/i...

AMOC collapse no longer “low likelihood” - well that’s not worrying at all. An Ireland as cold as Alaska is terrifying - bye bye food production if that happens 😵‍💫

Black mould in a property is not good news, especially when you have serious health conditions. Colin Geary told me months waiting for the issue to be fixed left him contemplating suicide. Read the full story here: www.sundayworld.com/news/irish-n...

£1,780 fine for farmer caught polluting Clady River three times with #slurry 💡The Clady runs into the Upper Bann, which flows into #LoughNeagh

Fossil fuel extractors bend the world to their will – help fund the journalism that exposes them, asks @georgemonbiot.bsky.social for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The amazing story of Ireland’s dolphin population captured by Ken O’Sullivan over 20 years. The footage mstches the great David Attenborough at times … but ultimately it’s a story of vulnerability. Recommend viewing. www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Residents of California, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey are hit the hardest.

The UK government has calculated that the loss to fishermen from a ban on bottom trawling in MPAs is £400 per vessel. Ecosystem recovery for the amount you might collect at a pub quiz! fishingnews.co.uk/news/nffo-ca...

Israeli unit tasked with smearing Gaza journalists as Hamas fighters – report

Several aid seekers killed in southern Gaza and several others killed in attacks on Gaza City, medical sources say.

I'm still reeling from the murder of @ajenglish.bsky.social journalists in Gaza. Who will report on Israel's planned takeover of Gaza now? If they have nothing to hide, they would let the world's media in #PalestineGenocide @nujofficial.bsky.social

Sending positive vibes to all the A-level students getting their results today. I didn’t smash mine… wound up in clearing but found a path forward. There’s always a way to attain your dreams… have a plan a, b and c and you’ll get where you want to go ☺️

'Irish fishing firms “do not want to pay” the minimum EUR 34,000 salary which is a condition of the permit' Allegations the fishing industry is working around migrant labour laws to man their factory trawlers www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-...

Health was supposed to be central to the UN plastics treaty. Now it’s up for debate. #Climate

More heatwaves, more wildfires, more drought = more food insecurity and higher food costs 👇 #climatecrisis (Pic: ECMWF)

Visited Lough Neagh on Friday to see how she’s faring… this is what I found at Toome canal, leading to the River Bann 👇 #bluegreenalgae

One thing that will never, ever disappoint is delusional power of economists in imagining that the worst we have to worry about in next 2 decades is a "disappointing" rate of economic growth. Even funnier, this guy used to chair Ireland's national #climate advisory council.

Our new journal paper has hit the front pages and got wide coverage on the airwaves this morning. The paper critically assesses “temperature neutrality” as a basis for Ireland’s long-term climate target. We find it amounts to backsliding on climate ambition and locks in food system unfairness.

Devastating news. My heart goes out to their families, friends and colleagues 💔 It’s long past time the world’s media deployed reporters en masse to Gaza

Stop printing the opinions of billionaires and calling it news

I know there's a risk of amplifying the fascist horror show, but I think we need to be aware of just how far things are going, especially as this man is a Republican candidate for governor of California. All the old safeguards are being deliberately torn down, and the unspeakable normalised.

The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.

Finally some good news for NI folks - @LizKimminsSF has announced a new grant scheme to help folks buy electric or hydrogen fuel cell cars. While the money is coming from @transportgovuk.bsky.social - grants of £3,750/ £1,500 are available for vehicles under RRP £37k #climate #transport

Moy Park fined £4,000 at court over multiple breaches of its permit contrary to ‘pollution prevention and control regulations’ says @daera_ni

Three lives lost in today's shooting in Maguiresbridge, Co Fermanagh - a woman in her 40s and two children, a boy and a girl - all from the same home as a man, who remains in serious condition in hospital. There are no words. My deepest condolences to those who loved them 💔

🔥BIG news today on states' obligations on #climatecrisis 🔥 The world's highest court [ICJ] has ruled countries are obligated to regulate businesses on the harm caused by their emissions regardless where it happens... 🧵

Our new paper out today: www.livescience.com/animals/land...

Tomorrow, the #ICJ rules on climate justice - and #FossilFuels are finally on trial. Why does it matter? Our new blog explains why naming and phasing out fossil fuels is a legal and moral necessity. Read more👉 bit.ly/4kPEEBU #ClimateJustice

"Ireland had the fourth highest emissions in Europe for dairy production ... 'The problem is that the dairy production that we have a lot of, is far beyond what the capacity of the ecosystems can carry in terms of water, in terms of energy ...'" jrnl.ie/6762380

Ex-CEO of cement giant CRH takes over as chair of…BP, with a specific mandate to accelerate its ecocidal business model. Yes, this is indeed the very same CRH who sponsor the ‘CRH Chair of Climate Science’ in TCD. 🤢🤮 www.theguardian.com/business/202...