Fintan O’Toole: Simon Harris is deliberately spreading disinformation on immigration

Bird flu is being painted as a problem wild birds are inflicting on the poultry industry, but it's precisely the reverse. Where do they think it developed in the first place, if not in the disease incubators that are mass battery farms? share.google/K4FBGkiuuUdc...

As family lore would have it, my great grandfather (a Monaghan McKenna), oft heard the banshee. The purveyor of cures… he also predicted the death of locals after hearing her wails. On the night of his untimely death, it was no different… but he declined to give his wife a name..

It's a no brainer youtu.be/4BG8CAd8W4M?...

An absolutely *brilliant* day for Ireland. Now the left needs to show it can, despite differences, work together to provide a numerically viable alternative to FF-FG business-as-usual at the next Dáil election. It could not be more needed, by people, nature, + climate. share.google/fJWMLLln1VXd...

Public to be advised how to survive 72 hours without services in plan for next Storm Éowyn www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

I wouldn't have believed it unless I saw it with my own eyes, but apparently it's still possible for experienced financial journalists to write long-ish articles about exploding home insurance prices and never mention the phrase "climate change." www.wsj.com/finance/regu...

“This is the largest increase since modern measurements started in 1957 and is well in excess of the 2022–2023 increase of 2.3 ppm.” Global carbon sinks buckling as pollution overwhelms Earth’s capacity to absorb our impacts. ☠️ www.newscientist.com/article/2500...

“From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy In Ireland data centres consume more than 20% of the country’s electricity… authorities have limited new data centers in the Dublin area because of “significant risk” to power supplies” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t...

Wild Belfast, Queen’s University planners and some in the council hope to make Belfast the first national park city on the island of Ireland… A series of public conversations kick off this evening in the city centre. Find out more here 👇 open.substack.com/pub/theearth...

It rained yesterday… and there’s a farmer round my neck of the woods out spraying slurry in the dark right now 🙄 Closed period for spreading starts at midnight, I believe. Maybe time to consider storage bigger tanks considering climate promises more rainfall?

What if politicians at all levels were chosen like the jury service - you serve five years and then go on about your business? Like a citizens' assembly - every section of society would be represented fairly and a majority vote gets new policy over the line? A real democracy?

Marine heatwaves to become more frequent off UK and Irish coasts, experts say #Climate

Thinking of all the victims and families devastated by the October 7 attack on #Israel. Also thinking of all the Palestinians caught up in the genocide that followed as the onslaught on Gaza continues despite ceasefire talks. Both sides need peace. #StopTheGenocide on #Palestine

Yet another reminder that the fight for #climate action is also the fight against fascism and genocide. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

A fee for requesting discharge of conditions on planning approvals is a great idea given the no of applications approved with conditions - many to protect the environment - which developers later request removal of in a long list of applications. It could even stop request splitting #Stormont

Agency investigating Blackwater fish kill says its powers ‘too weak’ to deter offenders www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

SDLP leader @clairehanna.bsky.social has called for a Northern Ireland exemption from @labourpartyireland.bsky.social 's 'Brit Card' scheme warning it would be 'unworkable and does not reflect the reality of people’s rights of identity and citizenship here'...

Lough Neagh eel among species found with algae-linked toxin in flesh for first time #environment #pollution #bluegreenalgae #TheEarthsCorr open.substack.com/pub/theearth...

The Brits have such a way with words. You know. Those things with letter that help you define and say stuff about things.

1. I've long contended that austerity doesn't save money. It merely transfers costs from one group (the very rich, who would otherwise pay more tax) to others. Last night was a powerful reminder of that. Before I go further, I should say I’m fine. Just a black eye, cuts & bruises, no serious harm. 🧵

We’ve had a great time with a special Postdocs Spotlight seminar earlier this week in Dublin’s MoLI. 🔔How to clearly communicate research? How to avoid sensationalizing science? How to make people care? - as discussed by our panel of scientists and journalists. #scicomm @ucddublin.bsky.social

We thank our panellists: Saule Akhmetkaliyeva, Ravikant Singh, @cjnicoson.bsky.social, @shaunacorr.bsky.social from @ucdearth.bsky.social, and our moderator, Jim Carroll from @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social. And of course, thank you to the audience who made the Q&A so engaging and thought-provoking!

Key evidence in trial of Soldier F can be used, judge rules #court #bloodysunday www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/courts/...

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/...

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