Thanks Donal O'Keeffe and the Irish Examiner for reporting my comments on new plans to revamp Patrick's Street. We tried robot trees and learned from it: very clearly planting and seating in demand for the city centre. The new trial will transform the area around the junction with Winthrop Street.

Richie on the ball

40 years since the EU flag was raised in front of our headquarters in Brussels for the very first time. Twelve stars. A single market. Four decades of standing together for unity, solidarity, and diversity. The symbol that fosters Europeans’ sense of community. 🇪🇺

Let's see the good ol' boys park their tractors on the motorway about this.

A consultation is open on traffic calming at 31 locations across the city. Nearly half of these are in the North East ward — reflecting priorities of councillors when allocating ward budgets. Make sure to have your say and show support before Monday, 15 June: consult.corkcity.ie/en/consultat...

Taoiseach: Faced with a choice between the law and FDI threats, Ireland must ignore the law and allow trading that rewards and enables Israel.

Just listened there — Love how it's unfair on motorists "to come around a bend and find someone wearing dark clothes". Never questions his speed — or being able to see around corners. Remember: Every journey begins and ends as a pedestrian. Mandatory for pedestrians means mandatory for motorists.

Heat records for May dropping like flies all over Western Europe. We’re going to have to burn a lot less stuff in future to escape the worst of this. www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

I see we're at the "sure, a change is as good as a break?"-phase of climate denial —

A free gift for my subscribers! 😅 Been playing with vibe coding (alongside the day job), so here's a Tetris clone — fruits of my labour — for you to enjoy. 🧵 (Unfortunately, no promises it works on iOS. Only tested very quickly on an iPad and it seems to kill Safari on a Mac.)

this is why I find climate dooming so frustrating there is no point - none - at which throwing up your hands and going “well we’re fucked” is the correct response every tenth of a degree matters and can make a big difference and is worth fighting for

My latest monthly newsletter is out now. This month, I've included updates on: 🚸 Traffic calming consultations across the city 🌻 Funding from the Community Climate Action Fund 🤝 The retirement of my ward colleague, Ted Tynan I've also included all my motions and questions to Cork City Council.

Solar power is generating 46.3% of the UK's electricity right now. Only 7.2% is from fossil fuels. And so many rooftops don't yet have solar panels on them - this is only going to get better. Balcony solar panels will also soon be available in the UK: no middle man between you & the sun. 🎉☀️😎

OK, #SpéirGorm, it's time to talk about "the midge" again, since this is a story we made together. I'm going to have to do a whirlwind of all the media reporting because... honestly, — the last week has been something else. 🧵

👏👏 Brilliant outcome for a fantastic and deserving candidate. Forget the narrative — progressive, fair and genuine politics wins over hateful, band wagon populism every time. 🌻

Thanks Amy Campbell and the Irish Examiner for reporting my comments on "consultation-by-doing" for Patrick's Street. Over the next 12-months, city officials will be given a freer hand to try things out, listen to feedback, and modify as necessary — greening, adding seating, and seeing what works.

Horner did end up beating Hutch on FPV, woah

Engaging and encouraging demonstration at Cork city centre today in support of action against diversity loss. Congratulations to all of the organizers and everyone who took part in an amazing show of solidarity with nature. 👏👏

My cartoon in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social

Absolutely fantastic result from Janet Horner in #DublinCentral. 👏👏 I see discussion already about the vote take for the far right — How about the progressive left of Green Party, Social Democrats and Labour taking over a third of votes? Include PBP and that's twice the far right vote share.

While certain European leaders talk about "shared values" with Israel.

Happy surprise to bump into the use of these "in the wild" by St John's Ambulance volunteers this week. An effective use of e-bikes at public events. 👏👏

A selection of events I was privileged to attend this week — from evidence for nature-based solutions to flooding, opportunities for local businesses from artificial intelligence, and a briefing on the Cork Commuter Rail Network.

Taken captive by Israel off the coast of Cyprus. Ben-Gvir disowned only because he made the mistake of boasting about it. This is how Israel treats European citizens in international waters, who endure this so you can imagine how they treat Palestinians in their own land.

Every time this guy does something it seems shocking because it’s so reasonable. When you elect extremists to high office, it makes common sense decency seem radical.

They are killing us. Each of the UK’s richest 0.1% produces more carbon pollution in eight days than someone in the bottom 50%. Since 1990 bottom 90% of population has cut carbon emissions by 26%. Top 0.1% increased theirs by 53%. Govts do little to curb harms by the super-rich.

Public lands should be put to public use❗ That's what @janetphorner.bsky.social says - and that includes some semi-aquatic aquatic areas too!

Behave accordingly

What would the Greens do on cost of living-follow up energy credits by bringing down childcare and electricity bills PERMANENTLY @janetphorner.bsky.social on the 6.1 last night youtu.be/G07x15TKpJw

"Israel ultimately decides how much will be let through, despite last year’s 'ceasefire'..." What can be said about this cruelty? How can one state be allowed to play with another people like sport?

This stuff has to be pointed out for the extremism it is — Wanting to live in places, rural and urban, where you are safe and free to go about daily life without depending on the expense of a car — or being terrorised by users of them — isn't wanting to "live like hobbits", it's freedom.

How far has Farage moved the Overton window? Decent, common sense, fair social policies are suddenly "radical left wing"? No matter... There are millions who can't, and won't, be bought or bribed or persuaded by false promises. We are up for the fight! 👍 @greenparty.org.uk

Sneaking a giant screen into the flagshagger march is one of the funniest things @ledbydonkeys.org have ever done. "STAY HYDRATED" 😂🤣😂

"Women's rights are best represented by women who have a record of delivering them..." Go @janetphorner.bsky.social !!! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

The rush to silence Black voters ahead of the 2026 election is stone cold racism. It's Jim Crow 2.0.

This really is quite something. In the 15 years @carbonbrief.org have tracked UK media, 2025 was first ever year where more newspaper editorials opposed #climate action than supported it. Meanwhile, the *actual* climate crisis deepens by the month. Go figure.

Glad to have been out canvassing for janetphorner.bsky.social, the Green Party's candidate for the bye-election in Dublin Central on May 22nd in Cabra yesterday evening. Janet would be a great TD. Please give her your Number 1 Vote!

Disappointing to see the SocDems and Sinn Fein ally with the Government last night to undermine the Climate Act. Now that FF and FG are clearly rowing back from our climate commitments and ambition on renewable energy, opposition parties should be scrutinizing their actions, not supporting them.

The sooner Ireland and the EU end all economic & political relations with this terrorist state, the better. Kudos to Haaretz, a rare voice of truth, for reporting on Gestapo-style Israeli policing.

The real price of Ireland’s toxic car culture: woefully poor infrastructure makes cycling dangerous as billions flood into road funding. Meanwhile, incidence of diabetes, asthma & heart disease largely due to car-centric sedentary lifestyle is a major killer. www.thejournal.ie/oireachtas-s...

Called into the Metropole this evening to observe the public consultation on the route for the Cork Luas. Vitally important the route connected with Kent Station — and symbolically important that it come northside to MacCurtain Street.

Productive workshop this afternoon between members of Cork City Council, the gardaí and the Local Community Safety Partnership on the working of Community Safety Forums. These are open door meetings held quarterly, where residents can raise any and all issues to do with safety in their local area.

An era came to a close in Cork City Council tonight — with the retiring of Ted Tynan. First elected in 1979. A socialist, a worker, a republican, able to be fierce, always genuine. A ward colleague and someone to resonate with. A city better for his being. Thanks, Ted 👏👏

Truly historic & moving scenes from the inaugural session of the Hungarian Parliament. A children’s tambura band from a tiny village playing a folk song often described as the unofficial Roma anthem. MPs were tearing up & so were many more of us watching. After all those years of hate. 🎥 telex.hu

“We need to have a grown up conversation about nuclear power.” “Ok, it’ll take 4 decades to build a working nuclear power plant in Ireland, and we could build a fully renewable grid for less money in less than a quarter of that time.” “Oh.” “We good?” /endconversation.

Hungary’s parliament sings “Ode to Joy” — the anthem of Europe — after Péter Magyar is sworn in as prime minister. Hungary is once again a proud member of the European Union.

The North East ward Local Area Committee that Ken was once a member of — is currently considering how to fund resurfacing of the car park for 15 vehicles at Mayfield Library. Costs are estimated to be €50,000. Those are the on-going costs of one small example car park that no-one talks about.

It's very, very hard to read something like this and not conclude that the Department of Justice are deliberately mismanaging this in order to make the process as miserable and disruptive for everyone

Cork North Central TD Ken O'Flynn on Drivetime today: "You go to Utrecht City...a fabulous city for cycling.. you'll see what they have provided there....which doesn't seem to come to €127k" www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... Utrecht spent €30m on an indoor bike parking facility in 2019.