Fantastic to have a chat with Daithi Mc Gahon from Havin a Lovely Chat podcast about stonehouseforestschool, learning, nature, reconnecting with the natural world around us and exploring the great outdoors in our midst. Thanks very much for the opportunity! open.spotify.com/episode/22mg...

Many thanks to the @irishexaminer.bsky.social for running my oped on the rush to deregulation in the guise of simplifying rules. Rolling back environmental regulation is the ultimate act of self-harm. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Across the world, right-wing political forces are working to dismantle decades of environmental and social progress, but rolling back environmental regulation is the ultimate act of self-harm. Oped by @ciaranbrennan.bsky.social in @irishexaminer.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Thanks @rare-rostrevor.bsky.social!

Bored teenagers looking for something to do this mid-term? Why not take part in a forest school course? We’re holding a 2-day course for teenagers on Wed 18 and Thurs 19 Feb 10am-12.30pm Contact Ciaran on 086-0496518 or email [email protected] www.stonehouseforestschool.ie Cost €150

It was fabulous to have a chat with Margaret Roddy about Stonehouse Forest School, my lifelong love of nature & interest in the environment. Stonehouse Forest School is about reconnecting people with nature and inspiring them through positive outdoor experiences www.independent.ie/regionals/lo...

"Another sad milestone in a very long series of milestones…We have ever-increasing evidence that Ireland’s climate is changing in pretty profound ways...but there is a complete lack of political will to enact those solutions at the speed and scale required" www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

There are still a few places left on the Stonehouse Forest School for Adults Course taking place on Saturday 31 January. Contact Ciaran Brennan on 086-0496518 or email [email protected]

Want to take part in a Forest School course with your child? Stonehouse Forest School is providing a Parent and Child course over six weeks from Sunday 25 Jan - Sun 1 March 10am-12noon. Cost €200 Phone/Text Ciaran on 086-0496518 or email:[email protected]

We are hiring! @irishenvnet.bsky.social is recruiting a project manager for our new PEACEPLUS Programme funded project CORE (Cross-border Opportunities for a Resilient Environment) which we are delivering in partnership with Northern Ireland Environment Link www.sigmarrecruitment.com/job/project-...

Delighted to receive PEACEPLUS funding to deliver CORE (Cross-border Opportunities for a Resilient Environment) project with our colleagues in NIEL to enhance cross-border cooperation on the environment. CORE is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the @seupb.bsky.social

Reminder: We’re recruiting a Head of Finance and Operations Closing date for applications is 11 Dec 2025 at 17.00. This vacancy is being managed by our recruitment partner Sigmar Recruitment. Applications to Sam Breckon ([email protected]) before the closing date. www.ien.ie/were-hiring-...

I’m holding a 3-day forest school course on Sunday 23 & 30 November & Sunday 14 December from 10am-12 noon. For boys & girls aged 6-12 years. Cost is €90 Phone/Text Ciaran on 086-0496518 or email [email protected] More about forest school at www.stonehouseforestschool.ie

'Hijacked'? 'Pushing an agenda'? It's called EU law, namely the Habitats Directive, it's been in place for decades, & like most laws Ireland is failing to do that well, while our biodiversity pays the price. So, yes, eNGOs are pushing it. Unapologetically. www.farmersjournal.ie/news/news/wa...

Today I endeavoured to speak for the rivers, to provide a counter balance to the lobbyist's narrative on the polluting nitrates derogation. Our rivers, lakes and seas deserve a chance to run healthy, wild and free from pollution www.antaisce.org/news/an-tais...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe... @uplift.ie

A few places left on the Stonehouse Forest School Halloween course. 3 days: 28th, 29th & 30th October 10am-12noon For children 9-12 years, costs €100 per child Contact [email protected] or tel 086-0496518 Garda vetted, Children First Compliant, First Aid Trained

Reminder – just two weeks to go to Stonehouse Forest School’s Halloween course. 3 days: 28th, 29th & 30th October 10am-12noon For children 9-12 years, costs €100 per child, places still available, contact [email protected] or tel 086-0496518

No surprises here but will the rhetoric change? I doubt it. 'Despite all the rhetoric about saving our nitrates derogation and turning the tide on water quality in Ireland, there is still no evidence of the necessary improvement across the board in our waters.' www.antaisce.org/news/decade-...

Stonehouse Forest School is running a camp during the Halloween break: 3 days: 28th, 29th & 30th October 10am-12noon For children 9-12 years 8 places available Cost €100 per child Contact: Ciaran Brennan 086-0496518 Email: [email protected] Stonehouse, Dunleer, Co Louth A92 PV26

🔥The Amazon is burning. The world’s lungs are on the brink of collapse. The EU wants to pour fuel on the fire with the EU-Mercosur trade deal — but we can still put a STOP on it! Tell your Minister & MEPs to reject the EU-Mercosur deal www.environmentalpillar.ie/stopeumercos... #StopEUMercosur

The EU-Mercosur deal brings little economic benefit but huge social & climate damage. We need fair & green trade—not continuing climate-wrecking business as usual. #StopEUMercosur Join our call & say no to this toxic trade deal. Email your ministers & MEPs: www.environmentalpillar.ie/stopeumercos...

Environmental damage is putting European way of life at risk. The death of wildlife and breakdown of the climate are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy. Key reading, particularly for those who champion economic growth above everything else. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We need to think big & show much more ambition in terms of public transport. Real freedom is providing people with choice & that means investing in an extensive, reliable, joined up public transport & active travel system throughout the country. Listen back here: www.goloudplayer.com/episodes/are...

The saying 'don't let facts get in the way of a good story' often comes to mind when I hear the Irish gov. telling stories about how sustainable our agri system is & how committed they are to environmental action. No surprises here for anyone paying attention. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

A government offering you more roads rather than reliable public transport is driving you down a cul de sac. Great to have an oped in @thejournal.ie on transport and the need to think big in terms of public transport. www.thejournal.ie/readme/idea-...

Trade should protect people & planet, not ruin them! The EU-Mercosur deal would devastate small farmers & fuel the climate crisis. We can stop it — take action now! #StopEUMercosur Tell your Minister & MEPs to reject the EU-Mercosur deal. www.environmentalpillar.ie/stopeumercos...

🚫 Say NO to toxic trade! The EU-Mercosur deal fuels deforestation, deepens climate chaos & hurts small farmers. Stop this corporate power grab! 📩 Email your politician now! www.environmentalpillar.ie/stopeumercos... ✊ #StopEUMercosur

Ireland just released a report showing the huge success of the unconditional basic income it provided to artists. Each $1 spent led to society gaining $1.39. Artists' earned incomes went up more than their side job incomes fell. And they were happier and used less welfare www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

Nearly 200,000 people spoke up for nature! Thank you to everyone who took their time to tell the European Commission to keep their #HandsOffNature and stop rolling back vital EU nature laws!

Just over a week to go until the start of an Introduction to Forest School at Stonehouse Forest School. There are a few places still available. Email [email protected]. A great opportunity for children to connect with nature, learn skills & enjoy the great outdoors

Just a few hours left to speak up for nature! Our forests are thinning, our rivers are drying & our wildlife is vanishing. Now the European Commission wants to weaken the laws that protect them. Have your say at www.environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na... Deadline is midnight tonight Brussels time

Last chance to speak up for nature! The European Commission is quietly trying to dismantle the laws that safeguard what we cherish most: our nature. Tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature Have your say at: www.environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na... Deadline is midnight tonight Brussels time

If you still care about “mother nature on the run”, this is your opportunity to make your voice count & state your opposition to the proposed weakening of environmental laws across Europe. Great piece by @miseanja.bsky.social on defending laws protecting nature www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...

Most enjoyable extended chat with @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social on @newstalkfm.bsky.social just now to discuss THE LIE OF THE LAND and Ireland’s spotty #climate record, and more.

Have articles in today’s Irish Daily Mirror and Daily Star challenging Irish myths about “feeding the world”, based around issues discussed in THE LIE OF THE LAND

Fantastic evening John. Great to be there. Really looking forward to getting stuck into the Lie of the Land. Congratulations

Great to meet two of Ireland's greatest climate heroes @thinkorswim.bsky.social and Prof John Sweeney at the launch of The Lie of the Land, the new book by @thinkorswim.bsky.social. Really looking forward to reading it!

Extract from my new book, THE LIE OF THE LAND, which launches today, is now published on @thejournal.ie, via @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social www.thejournal.ie/readme/john-...

Hi, I’ve set up Stonehouse Forest School, Louth's first forest school & will be running a 6-week introduction to forest school course every Sunday from Sept 21-Oct 26. Cost is €200 per child for six weeks. 10 places available. Email [email protected]

Across Europe, our forests are thinning, our rivers are drying & our wildlife is vanishing. Now the European Commission wants to weaken the very laws that protect them. It’s our nature, our home, our future, our right. #HandsOffNatureSpeak up now: www.environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na...

The European Commission wants to roll back vital environmental protections - and they're asking for your opinion. Tell them loud and clear to keep their #HandsOffNature. Send your message using the Environmental Pillar tool environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na...

Warrenpoint looking great on a hazy sunny August evening ☀️

Great to have another opinion piece in the @irishexaminer.bsky.social. Given that we are at a crucial time in relation to the biodiversity crisis in Ireland, it is inexcusable that no funding was earmarked for nature restoration in the National Development Plan www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Nature is worryingly absent from the National Development Plan. Given that we are at a crucial time in relation to the biodiversity crisis in Ireland, it is inexcusable that no funding was earmarked for nature restoration. Our view in @irishexaminer.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Great to join Gerry Kelly on LMFM's Late Lunch to talk about my work with @irishenvnet.bsky.social, my opinion pieces on the environment, the work involved in rewilding my few acres & plans to open a Forest School. Many thanks for this wonderful opportunity. shows.acast.com/lmfm-late-lu...

Great to join Gerry Kelly on LMFM's Late Lunch to talk about my work with the @irishenvnet.bsky.social, my opinion pieces on the environment, the work involved in rewilding my few acres & my plans to open a Forest School. Many thanks for this wonderful opportunity shows.acast.com/lmfm-late-lu...

Many thanks yet again to the @irishexaminer.bsky.social for running another of my opinion pieces for the @envpillar.bsky.social. Politicians are ignoring experts when it comes to climate change & biodiversity loss but they do so at all our perils. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Fantastic to be involved with this wonderful event. Congratulations to all who entered - the photos were superb. Well done to my colleague Catherine O'Toole for organising it and thanks to @sonairte.bsky.social for hosting it. Well worth a visit.

All national wolf culls within the EU should be subject to legal challenge if they are not demonstrably compatible with achieving Favourable Conservation Status, as required under the EU Habitats Directive.