Grateful to colleagues across parties on Cork City Council standing behind our county colleagues in their submission on the proposed incinerator at Ringaskiddy. Cork Harbour is a shared resource between the two local authorities. Air pollution doesn't stop at the boundary between city and county.

Today is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Everyone has been affected, or knows someone who has been effected, by accidents on our roads. Sadly, the number of deaths on Irish roads has been rising for the past number of years.

Privileged to deputise for the Lord Mayor at today's International Men's Day cycle from Shandon to Tramore Valley Park. In particular, I wanted to highlight the role men have played in campaigns for dedicated cycle infrastructure, ensuring cycling is inclusive and safe for all. 👏👏

Newly re-imagined city centre park yesterday. More permeability than I expected and many of the trees more visible. In particular, I'm loving the access to the city walls and miniature amphitheatre. Some small works left to do including the restoration of the gates, but these will come.

Thanks to Amy Campbell and the Echo for reporting the public meeting on Monday at 7:30pm in Glanmire Community Centre. With my cross-party colleague, John Maher — I'll be available to advise residents on the (unusual) process being used by the Port of Cork for the proposed interchange at Tivoli.

Good to meet colleagues from across the country at yesterday's national conference for local authority Traveller accommodation committees. Here in Cork, we continue to experience issues with maintenance and delivery of our ambition to transform the conditions of many Travellers in the city.

I met @oliver.ie and Maria Dollard at the National Traveller Accommodation Committee conference yesterday. We're all members of our local committees. There was a lot of interesting discussion, largely about how to overcome the many obstacles standing in the way of proper housing for Travellers.

"The problem with targets is that we keep missing them, so we're moving to a vibe based estimate of the numbers of houses we need to build."

Government's new housing plan? 👇 Delivering homelessness, blaming communities. After a wasted year tinkering at the edges, we now have a plan with....no targets. @oliver.ie greenparty.ie/news/moran-g...

They are so desperate to get back to the Celtic Tiger, they cannot see that it's that sort of thinking that got us into this mess — and a generation is still paying for it 20 years later.

Last night Cork City Council adopted a €360m budget — not including capital projects, like new public realm. Budgets have progressed significantly since I joined in 2019 but housing maintenance remains a big gap. This year, we'll conduct a root-and-branch assessment of spending and processes there.

Hoping to see lots of people on the streets of Dublin this Saturday!

The only chart that matters when it comes to housing — Between 2019 and Q2 2025, planning permission for 329,637 units granted, but only 213,790 started. There’s no issue with zoning, no issue with planning. They are just not being built — except 2024, then the new government crashed that.

Awareness meeting for the proposed Glanmire/Tivoli interchange — being brought forward by the Port of Cork: 📍 Glanmire Community Centre 📆 7:30pm, Monday, 17 November In particular, that there will not be the usual rounds of public consultation like we've come to expect with projects of this scale.

Massively engaged discussion yesterday (after a very heated start) on the Blackpool North framework plan. A lesson in how "objection" is overplayed in the narrative. Here's a community embracing development — coming with lessons learned from experience and strong alternatives for specific sites.

Thanks Amy Campbell and the Echo for reporting the upgraded streaming service going live for the first time this evening at Cork City Council. Join from 5:00pm for debate on cost-rental housing for key workers, childcare facilities in city council developments, and more. 📺 corkcity.public-i.tv

Wikipedia HERO A guy discovered a faked photo of a rare blue gas on Wikipedia. So he SYNTHESIZED THE GAS HIMSELF so that he could photograph it. Yesterday he updated the article with this real photo of trifluoronitrosomethane:

Whatever your view on judicial review and NIMBY-ism, this is an appalling attack on the rule-of-law — If a person successfully (successfully!) proves wrongdoing by the state, the state will bankrupt them? Cui bono? Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael conies and the worst days of An Bord Pleanála corruption.

Great to catch up with Green Party chair and leader, Janet Horner and Roderic O'Gorman, at the Cork Greens AGM last night in Blackpool. New faces and a fresh energy evident in discussion about where our focus should be and working across parties for the common good. 🌻 👏👏

Last night, my fellow Council of State members got to hear one of President Higgins' final speeches. It was particularly emotional taking this photo in front of Irl's first Council of State, noting how times have changed for us ladies in particular!

Thanks to PJ Coogan and the team on the Opinion Line for having me on this morning — along with my cross-party colleague, John Maher. The Port of Cork propose to build a new multi-lane interchange in the city — supposedly for housing but without one house being included in their plans. 🤔

The Taoiseach is telling world leaders at COP30 that they need to speak honestly to the public about climate change. Meanwhile his government is sitting on the land use review because he has no intention of telling farmers about the scale of change needed share.google/7UFl4nDNHxip...

Thanks to Amy Nolan and the Echo for reporting the bombshell announcement by the Port of Cork. The plan for development of Tivoli was for 70% sustainable transport and an eastern access that is bus priority. Instead, what's proposed is a multi-lane interchange — and not a jot of housing!

Standing room only at a public meeting in Ringaskiddy this evening. The community gathers again to oppose an incinerator in the village. The fourth time in 25 years. The less reported side of planning observations and judicial review — when an applicant hopes to wear the system down.

I would pay money to see Simon Harris stand in front of a panel of multinationals and say he's restricting migration — either cutting work visas or limiting EU free movement. It's nothing but craven. How about this: build houses instead of punching down to distract from your own failures as usual?

Why take accountability for housing failures when you can blame Brussels and bats? 🦇 Watering down environmental and housing standards is not in the best interest of anybody - only developers! greenparty.ie/news/greens-... @oisinoconnor.bsky.social @oliver.ie

A government incapable of lowering a speed limit without a fudge. We could remove every regulation, crown king Martin and they'd still get fuck all done.

BREAKING: Green Party councillors have walked out of Belfast City Council’s meeting after the Lord Mayor blocked a member from speaking on the Gaza genocide and refused a recess to resolve it. This is a clear overreach of the Mayor’s duty to act impartially.

"While Mr Martin has pointed to these regulations as a barrier to building, the Government has still not published its own housing plan." Just wait, they'll soon start blaming snails, and bats, and otters for the reason their cronies are no longer allowed to build on flood plains.

This @airbus.com video on our Aer Corps glosses over how tough a job low level fisheries protection is. I flew several hours on a C235 back in the 90s and I assure you 'turbulence' takes on a new meaning. Well done all 👏. #Defence #speirgorm youtu.be/CxeaBdOXyho?...

An important demonstration of hope and welcome at Grand Parade this afternoon — especially after last night's cowardly attack in Drogheda. Thank you to the Lord Mayor, Fergal Dennehy, for representing the city so passionately, Laura Harmon for organising and everyone who spoke, sang and danced. 👏👏

Israel is preventing the chair of the EU's delegation for relations with Palestine from entering Palestine — a state that the United Nation's top court has said Israel illegally occupies. We should very clearly see this as an attempt to undermine the peaceful relations of both the EU and Palestine.

An objection due to energy security cited Germany’s vulnerability: ‘…They got rid of nuclear power plants, depended on Russia, and now they have to basically import gas and other fuels from America at a massively increased rate…’ Sounds like a reason to keep Ireland #LNGfree!

Being called a witch is the highest of compliments imo. Well done to Francesca Albanese. They’re really rattled by her.

The leader of a political party founded by an immigrant who was the son of two immigrants.

🚆 We celebrate 40 years of Schengen by sharing 40 000 travel passes! You could get a free travel pass with #DiscoverEU to explore Europe’s culture, history and diversity. 18 and ready to explore Europe? Don’t miss out! 👇 link.europa.eu/6xXcnd

Thanks to Liudmyla Bortok and the Cork Independent for reporting the debate on Cork's energy future. Ireland has an enormous sea area with more than enough energy to harvest — our focus should be steadfast on developing our own energy independence, above reliance on fossil fuel imports.

I inquired with officials about these mysterious markings appearing across the ward. Not a cosmic code — "almost certainly" surveyor's marking for BusConnects. A good sign. 🥳 ℹ️ www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

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.

More than 80 people killed by the IDF overnight in Gaza, including many children. This morning: "Oh the ceasefire is back on."

Completely normal website legitimised on the daily by politicos, hacks and people willing to turn a blind eye to what it is, and what its owner uses it for.

We’ve now crossed 7 of 9 planetary boundaries, the limits of a safe Earth. Yet profit still speaks louder than science. Listen to our new podcast episode with @juttapaulus.bsky.social & Virginijus Sinkevičius on why nature needs defenders, not lobbyists ⬇️ unfiltered.transistor.fm/episodes/nat...

Thanks John Bohane and the Irish Independent for reporting my comments on where responsibility lies for spoiled votes in #Áras25. The Taoiseach hand-picked a candidate who withdrew too late to be taken off the ballot. The Tánaiste directed Fine Gael councillors to not support any other nominations.

TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-... 🧵

This is disgusting - and it feels like we have gone backwards on homophobia, on hate crimes, on street violence.

This makes me apoplectic

"[Ireland] has the largest emissions per person in the EU for the sectors covered by the regulation." Fines could exceed the entire healthcare budget for a year. Meanwhile, Micheál Martin tells business events we cannot mitigate for climate change, reverting to form as the laggard of Europe.

This doesn't need a referendum to "fix". The perceived shortfall this year was a result of a government party interfering to prevent councils nominating additional candidates. They can change their own in-house policies to prevent this happening again. #spéirgorm

Comhghairdeas ó chroí lenár Uachtarán tofa Catherine Connolly! Congratulations to our newly elected utility cycling President elect, Catherine Connolly. #áras25

Saying that it's "too hard" to get on the Irish president ballot when an independent woman got the entire Irish left to back her, got the biggest vote ever and beat two historically dominant parties is not just wrong - it is breathtakingly offensive and outrageously dishonest. #Aras25 #Speirgorm