#NitratesDerogation The Irish government are doing exactly the opposite of what the science is telling us to do.

Almost all (90%) of Ireland’s natural habitats are in a poor condition, including coastal & freshwater. This is 5% more than 6 yrs ago. 51% are declining while only 9% show signs of improvement. Rather than solutions, govt are adding problems e.g. derogation😞 www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

BREAKING: Ireland's nitrates derogation has been renewed.🗳️ This has no scientific basis & fails nature, the public, & farmers. “The evidence simply did not exist to justify renewing Ireland’s nitrates derogation" "Meanwhile, our precious water and wildlife suffer.” swanireland.ie/2025/12/rene...

Wow!

“There is still hope in the handwriting that refuses to be mass-produced for the world.” Leena Norms Let me recommend the Advent Poetry Calendar by @annierutherford.bsky.social raising funds for #MSF This year’s selection fits the world we live in like a glove mailchi.mp/posteo/poetr...

The price Ireland's ( & world's) native wildlife pay for our excessive gluttony of meat & dairy is truly horrific & barbaric. 🤷‍♂️ More plant based diet we can manage, the more wildlife survive. 💚🌳

The best Advent Calendar is back!

I know far too many people who have been knocked off their bikes, and not once has it happened because of poor visibility or because they were not lit up enough. In each case, it was the fault of dangerous driving and/or dangerous infrastructure.

This country is ridiculous www.independent.ie/irish-news/m...

The Govt flies to COP30 preaching climate leadership, but the glaring truth is this: There is no tangible domestic climate action. No credible pathway for emissions cuts. No health-centered climate planning. No transition for transport, agriculture, or energy at the scale science demands.

Absolutely gone at this story from Harris on FB, the last sentence is pure Atlantic coast magic.

Reducing car use in urban areas a “very significant road safety tool” — RSA-funded research Reducing car use in urban areas is a "very significant road safety tool", while pedestrian priority has "very significant potential" for safety in our villages, towns, and cities, according to TU Dublin…

"Intensive dairying is only wildly profitable as long as the sector is allowed a free ride to produce massive pollution impacts" The principle that the polluter should pay has long been central to environmental regulation but does not apply to dairy farming www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Ireland is one of the few European countries where road deaths have risen since 2019. That’s not a coincident, but rather the result of a transport system that prioritises cars and speed over people and safety, with weak enforcement and timid road-safety policy. Data from the European Commission.

✈️ This is irresponsible, head-in-the-sand journalism at its finest. ⁉️ One of the most polluting companies in Europe reports soaring profits, partly due to the company switching more capacity to regions “cutting aviation taxes and incentivising traffic growth”. 🔥 Yet, no mention of emissions.

Last week, new and complex guidelines for urban speed limits by local authorities were published by the Minister for Transport. These are a U-turn on a 30km/h default legislated for by the Green Party in government. The result will probably be the same — but add work and delay until March 2027.

If you cannot see children trick-or-treating, maybe consider not driving tonight?

It's terrifying to see how our politicians are so unwilling to listen to the science and experiences from other countries. A 30km/h default urban speed limit is a win-win for all!

Introducing ‘Egg Box Monsters’ . . . just in time for half-term and Halloween. One egg box, no leftovers, totally recyclable. What I call ‘Pure Making’. Full instructions are on the website here . . . www.darrellwakelam.com/news/egg-box... #edusky #halloween

For our cities, police and any other voices of authority. Just want to get ahead of the kid shaming content that's coming this Halloween. @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

Enough. Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver. Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.

By changing what we eat, we could see enormous benefits to both our own health and wellbeing as humans and that of our shared planet.

Not nearly enough is made of the incredibly impressive feat Indian Railways has made to electrify almost 100% of its 135,000km of track, while also growing renewable sourcing. Huge: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/ind...

See it. Say it. Sod off. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What we call things reveals a lot about our priorities and biases. Graphic via @reenamahajan.bsky.social

That’s 3 cyclists dead in one week. 😲😔 And our government continues to roll back on meaningful road safety measures like implementing a 30kph limit in urban zones, or using technology, all because it might upset some drivers. It’s a national disgrace.

In London, hate will never win.

Pollinator-friendly spring bulbs which you can be planting this autumn for spring flowers & bees, as recommended by the All Ireland Pollinator Plan pollinators.ie/wp-content/u...

😂 🐧

The finest response I've seen so far.

From what we've been told - its not a fish kill- its an everything kill for over 40 miles of river. Insects, birds, mammals also impacted. This should, by now, be a serious criminal matter.

…But it needn’t happen if Defra suspended all gamebird shooting during this Bid Flu outbreak. It has the legal authority to do this, but doesn’t appear to have the backbone.”

Looks like the new scheme to connect Hyde Road and Parnell St (which is very important!) repeats the mistakes of the Parnell street cycle lanes. Cycle lane is outside the parking and bus stop. On Parnell st this has led to the scourge of illegal parking, and all the safety issues that come with it

The Irish Government’s refusal to implement a default 30km/h speed limit in all urban areas is a betrayal of public safety. They are ignoring the evidence. They are ignoring our health and wellbeing. Any further delay is indefensible.

So, as expected, BBC Sounds is no longer available. But the promised workaround, using the BBC.com website to listen to Radio 3 live, is not available either. Very depressing.

There's a nice event on Sunday from the Limerick Cycling Campaign.

Cycling instead of driving has €1.40-€1.52 per km economic benefit in cities on island of Ireland irishcycle.com/2024/03/05/c...

In my job as a demographer and business consultant (yes, I do things beside sharing maps and charts) I constantly come across business owners that are convinced that the loss of some car parks would eat into their profits. Research from across the world suggests otherwise.

“Helsinki has not recorded a single traffic fatality in the past 12 months, city and police officials confirmed this week.” City engineer credits lower speed limits and smart design. I agree. #Helsinki #VisionZero

Lovely thread of the day ☂️🐾

#SuperSeabirdSunday we came across these Black Guillemots right by the roadside in Newcastle, Co Down yesterday.

"There’s a quiet persistence in how moss grows, no roots, no flowers, no fuss. Just green. Just presence. Just life. It flowers without flowers, sporing silently into the damp air. It climbs trees like a forest’s memory rising back through the bark" via Woodlarking Let it grow. Let it stay."

Thoughtful post by @daisychristo.bsky.social on learning to write in an era of AI: substack.nomoremarking.com/p/what-is-th...

No more Beewashing please! Why beekeeping doesn't help conserve bees. Pls RT if you agree. youtu.be/fiBYBmlKSYU

Build it and they will come.

This has been a long time coming and is very welcome. I can’t list all the people who have been involved over the decades but it has been a long slog. Pathetic bleating by the Countryside Alliance and BASC as usual. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"TD asks about making high-vis compulsory for “all pedestrians, cyclists and users of school transport” I cannot explain how rage making this is. WE ARE NOT THE PROBLEM. DRIVERS ARE. irishcycle.com/2025/07/05/t...

The use of the Terrorism Act to proscribe Palestine Action is disproportionate and sets a dangerous precedent.

Alternative headline: Dublin airport had its most polluting day ever on Sunday.