#COP30 - This will be our fourth year covering COP and seeing as there's not really that much new we can say, in order to avoid sounding like a broken record let's hear from YOU! Drop your questions, queries, concerns, criticisms, etc in the comments below! #SpeirGorm

A nice surprise this morning to hear that the @climatealarmclock.bsky.social gang are back dropping truth & pragmatic laughs about #ClimateChange. Maith sibh 👏 the-climate-alarm-clock.captivate.fm/episode/publ... #ClimateAction

During the episode we dig into Ireland’s hottest summer on record, and how many of us underestimate just how many people do want to see climate action. As always, the episode is available to listen to our the usual platforms.

Now that Oasis have played Croke Park, the nation's attention will turn to the exciting news that The Climate Alarm Clock team will host our first ever live podcast show! Find us at the @immaireland.bsky.social on Sunday, September 14th at 2.30pm at Earth Rising Festival. More details to come 👀

Alas, the last news round up episode of this season of The Climate Alarm Clock is upon us once more! Before recording we didn't think we'd have much to say but it turns out we were very wrong... Tune in to give it a listen: linktr.ee/ClimateAlarmClock Shares, thoughts and feedback all welcome!

We're hopping on the attention #metgala2025 has been getting to draw your attention to our Climate Question episodes which discuss the not-so-glamorous truths of climate change. Check out 'What Is Greenwashing?' to find out why this matters + how to spot the BS! Listen here: bit.ly/Climate-Alar...

We're hopping on the attention #metgala2025 has been getting to draw your attention to our Climate Question episodes which discuss the not-so-glamorous truths of climate change. Listen to 'How Can We Adapt To Climate Change?' here: bit.ly/Climate-Alar...

We're hopping on the attention #metgala2025 has been getting to draw your attention to our Climate Question episodes which discuss the not-so-glamorous truths of climate change. Listen to 'Why is eating meat and dairy bad for the planet?' at bit.ly/Climate-Alar....

We're hopping on the attention #metgala2025 has been getting to draw your attention to our Climate Question episodes which discuss the not-so-glamorous truths of climate change. Listen to 'Why is air travel so cheap?' at bit.ly/Climate-Alar...

We're hopping on the attention #metgala2025 has been getting to draw your attention to our Climate Question episodes which discuss the not-so-glamorous truths of climate change. Listen to 'Where are we now? Are we all fecked?" at bit.ly/Climate-Alar...

Climate Question: What is greenwashing? Listen to the latest episode of the Climate Alarm Clock Podcast where we discuss what greenwashing is, how prevalent it has become, and what you can do to avoid it: player.captivate.fm/episode/fe9c... #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #SpeirGorm #Ireland

Where to even start with all the climate chaos... dismantling democracy on one side of the Atlantic, delaying climate action on the other... Listen to our new episode wherever you get your podcasts! #SpeirGorm #GreenSky player.captivate.fm/episode/de1b...

We're back in your ears tomorrow morning through The @climatealarmclock.bsky.social podcast. God bless us everyone.

Wow-fuckin-wee!

Over the last year, the social media industry has become such a difficult one for me to operate in - for a multitude of reasons - but this article from @thejournal.ie is a great example of one of them!

Hundreds of asylum seekers from around the globe are being trapped by the US in a Panama hotel where they'll eventually be sent to a camp in the jungle. One Chinese man said “I thought: America is a free country with respect for human rights. I had no idea it was like a dictatorship.”

Trying very hard to build my community elsewhere so I can get rid of Twitter for once and for all, so any shares are very very appreciated – thanks guys :)

Art should be funded like science. To properly fund art, you fund failure. Funding failure will give you occasional excellence. Creating any art with the aim of it being popular enough to make money, will give you consistent mediocrity. Arists need funding to play and fail because that's the process

Lads, is there anything to be said for just a few more lanes?

Today, @investigates.thejournal.ie shines a spotlight on the women lost to violence in Ireland since 2020... These were young women at the start of their careers, mothers with young children, grandmothers well into their retirement:

Wrote about how 2024 represented a crescendo of Irish pop culture and art, Peak Ireland, and the irony that exists in the space between the global impact of Irish creativity and how the lived experience of those creating art in Ireland is often a struggle. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024...

Swap niece for brother (who is now also edging towards his 30’s) and bang on the money. Only hung them last week thinking they were kinda cute 😂

Food waste contributes to climate change. Making a conscious decision to reduce it is a positive climate action. Think before you throw it out #stopfoodwaste

Never, EVER accept the lie that this is somehow a 'forest', just because there are trees: it's not. A real forest is 1,000s of diverse species, all intricately connected. By contrast, what you're looking at here is one face of the death of nature, covering around 10% of Ireland.

Too many brandy’s I reckon

Doing everything in my power to avoid the last couple of hours work for 2024 it would seem... anyone else I can add to this? #SpeirGorm go.bsky.app/KDn3FP5

Well this is disappointing…

In a world obsessed with celebrating viral fame & billionaires, @unamullally.bsky.social reminds us that "just because something isn’t tangible doesn’t mean it isn’t valuable. And just because something doesn’t go on to become the next big thing doesn’t mean its creative expression isn’t of worth."

Last episode of @climatealarmclock.bsky.social for 2024 is out now and so I want to share it by saying what a privilege it is to be a part of this small but mighty team! 🥰 In this week's episode we talk about Cyclone Chido, Storm Darragh & Election Outcomes + take a moment to reflect on 2024.

What is a must-have on your Christmas grocery shopping list? #SpeirGorm

Data centres are in the news again this week for all the wrong reasons. In today's climate question episode we ask what data centres are all about and why are they so bad for climate? player.captivate.fm/episode/4a91...

A little lighthearted cat content from myself and Stewart for your Monday feed. #SpeirGorm

Can’t wait to see RTÉ’s remake of Interstellar, starring @philipb-h.bsky.social on Wednesday evening next (as described by the @irishtimes.bsky.social)

#StormDarragh #SpeirGorm 7pm versus 7am! Just in the door from the COPE Galway Sleep Out on Shop Street. A whopping €162K has been raised online so far by the 40+ participants of tonight's COPE Galway Sleep Out.

There's your Apple money well taken care of. Who is going to hold Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to account on climate, in the Dáil, but arguably more importantly, in the mainstream media? It won't be any of those eight Independents, anyway #GE24

Any newbies to #SpeirGorm from the #IrishFoodIndustry that I should add to this Starter Pack? go.bsky.app/KDn3FP5

New special episode today! Darragh goes to Cork to find out about climate justice in universities and has a great chat with the irrepressible @profjohnbarry.bsky.social and @jenniecstephens.bsky.social who are working to transform higher education! player.captivate.fm/episode/80d3...

Very good analysis from @grahamclifford.bsky.social in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social "The people voted emphatically to reject the far right...to reject hatred, intimidation, division, homophobia, and — above all — to reject racism." #SpeirGorm #GE24

"The media doesn't tell you what to think, but it tells you what to think about." There's no truer instance of this than during the recent general election. Despite only 6% of voters naming immigration as their top issue, it dominated the narrative. The critical issue of climate change? Sidelined.

Looked at Google Analytics for first time in a week. Bluesky is bringing 50% of user acquisition the other place now brings. My following here is obviously a lot smaller and I've only started posting consistently in the last month. The other place is dead for small business among other things...

#SpeirGorm On December 6th, I'm sleeping out on Shop Street to raise funds for Cope Galway's homeless services. Last year they supported: - 156 Families - 948 Adults - 330 Children If anyone had a few spare quid to donate a worthy cause, you can do so at www.copegalwaysleepout.ie/ciara-daly/

The defining issue of our time is #ClimateChange. Our three leading parties are failing on climate policies. www.thejournal.ie/three-leadin...

Listening to the @climatealarmclock.bsky.social's breakdown of the Irish political parties' promises about climate action in their manifestos. We need real ambition and leadership, and instead, it looks like we're going to get another bunch of hustlers who do business deals at the racecourse.

Excellent episode on how bad most of the #GE24 manifestos are on #ClimateAction. Make sure to listen to the end for some excellent rants that cut through the campaign bullshit. Maith sibh👏

We recommend the Irish garden bird survey, gazing out at birds in your garden is therapeutic and you can help a citizen science survey! birdwatchireland.ie/our-work/sur...

We got great feedback on last week's manifesto episode. This week we go international and look at WTF is going on with COPs. And we examine GE24# climate red lines. *RW (rant warning): certain RTE election debates get us wound up #SpeirGorm player.captivate.fm/episode/8588...

If you’re looking at the prospects for Ireland’s next government and you’re concerned about climate change (and wondering why why EVERYONE isn’t concerned), the outlook is pretty bleak, especially after COP and Trump. But we HAVE to keep talking about it. #GE24 www.littleisland.ie/products/sho...

Signing up to an art class has been one of my favourite things about 2024. More of this in life… #SpeirGorm #FreePalestine

The global health emergency due to #climate change & nature loss meant health gains over past centuries were threatened. “This is going to undo 500 years of progress”. My comments at yesterday’s RCSI conference, reported in the Irish Times www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Great episode from @annapr.bsky.social @tpspencer88.bsky.social + Darragh on this week’s ep of @climatealarmclock.bsky.social. They discuss #COP29 #GE2024 + #RTE giving precedence to issues like immigration over climate. That €8bn fine we’re potentially facing isn’t a problem I guess…#SpeirGorm