Centrist? They are our furthest Right mainstream party (since the demise of the PDs)

Landlords threatening to sell up now that renters have been given more rights and protections is really (as the kids say) saying the quiet part out loud.

For anyone in horticulture, this is really important. More and more ponds are being put into gardens and I see plants for sale, or with add ons attached, that you don't want to be introducing to ornamental or biodiversity ponds.

#Invasive aquatic plants increasingly cause havoc in aquatic ecosystems. Learn to identify introduced aquatics at @bsbibotany.bsky.social's free #AquaticPlantProject webinar, led by Nick Stewart & funded by @npwsireland.bsky.social. Book at www.tickettailor.com/events/botan... #waterplants

Deeply unimpressed with @rteradio1.bsky.social new schedule. Drivetime finishes at 6pm. Who in 2025 is home from work at 6pm?? And then there’s Inside Sport at 6pm. There’s nothing but sport on RTE. What idiot thought we needed to hear more “Sure lookit we dug deep” interviews! Not happy!

@simonharrisireland.bsky.social For those who don't know Fine Gael is a member of the EPP in Europe. They may be centrist in Ireland but they vote right in Europe.

"every year, bottom trawling releases 370 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere" www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-...

New CCAC #climate report covered on multiple RTÉ news bulletins just now, incl. Morning Ireland interview with chair, Marie Donnelly. Total mentions of agriculture, Ireland’s largest source of emissions: zero.

Listening to @rteradio1.bsky.social, the new David McCoulagh show this morning. So far it's all a man interviewing men. We'd housing, a peregrin falcon story from Melbourne and now the female president of Mexico, and yes he's talking to a man about that. Disappointing to say the least.

Also worth noting that ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ is a phrase most useful to people who - or people who shill for people who - share his desperation to keep the Epstein files secret.

"Upgrading" a cycle path should NOT mean endangering cyclists. Where are we supposed to go here, Dublin City Council? Into oncoming traffic? Onto the footpath? If you’re redoing a cycle path, you must provide a safe alternative while the work’s underway. This is bad even by your standards.

Trump has approved a massive 211-mile road through an Alaska wilderness in Fairbanks to allow mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals, to make billions of dollars he says That is all he cares about money It can never be restored www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The day after this headline - “Southern Water apologises after 'one of the worst pollution spills ever'…”, we receive notification that our bill is going up. Again. And I imagine their management are seeing ridiculous raises and bonuses 😡

"I can't afford a house" and "I only qualify for a 50-year mortgage" mean the same thing.

"It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 members of the United States Senate over $1,000,000 a piece and we are robbing people of their food assistance and healthcare to pay for it. How is this even on the floor!?" Rep. AOC

America will never forgive itself for allowing one of the most beautiful places on Earth to be turned into yet another oil field just so Trump and his billionaire buddies can make billions more Once its gone - its gone forever - Alaska

If **Jeffrey Epstein** thinks you're a evil and demented sociopath, the odds are overwhelming that you are, in fact, an evil and demented sociopath.

He's been supporting this since 2015 (I have it in writing from the man himself) and nothing has been done about it since. Phil Hogan's legacy of destruction remains intact

Israel has repeatedly been accused of using Palestinians as human shields in violation of international law.

Australia’s unprecedented toxic algal bloom annihilates marine life The bloom has impacted some 20,000 square kilometers and about 30% of the coastline of South Australia, and it shows no sign of abating. www.science.org/content/arti...

Given that the far right hates Black and Brown people, hates women, hates immigrants, hates liberals, leftists and greens, hates students and universities, hates civil servants, hates disabled people, hates gay and trans people and hates Jews and Muslims, what is this country it claims to love?

The last throws of a narcissistic, white supremacist, racist, colonial and misogynistic patriarchy that needs to think it's 'Great' in order to feel OK about its deeply troubled self?

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

Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers. It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.

An honour to host a showing of "Small Things Like This" in Stockholm tonight, and to interview Irishman and Sweden resident Buddy Money afterwards. Buddy spent six horrific years in Goldenbridge, and I asked him if he ever feel love or warmth in that time. "Not once," he said. 💔

Sentencing plans 'devastating' for abuse victims, says commissioner Violent partners will be allowed to "return to harassing, stalking and abusing" with impunity under a bill before parliament that is supposed to ease prison overcrowding, a watchdog has warned.

And today it's the turn of The Times to try and patronise us all. Every single day the right wing establishment tries to close ranks. And every day we are growing. Join.greenparty.org.uk

So private houses have been sold, residents moved in, & things fall apart. Meanwhile, the “affordable housing” isn’t even allocated yet! How can they be held up so much, when people are so desperate? Also, this is not Glenveigh’s first fuck up, how are they still trading?

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered Colombian public security forces to suspend intelligence sharing with US intelligence agencies until the US stops attacking boats in the Caribbean

a totally cool and responsible way to talk about civil servants from a TD

Man Working From Malta Brands Working From Home ‘A Load Of Nonsense’ https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/05/14/man-working-from-malta-brands-working-from-home-a-load-of-nonsense/

The Central Bank and Climate Council’s joint report is clear - we must remove the barriers to investment in climate adaptation. Government needs to give communities and businesses the support they need to protect their homes and livelihoods. @hazelchu.bsky.social @pidgeon.ie shorturl.at/5dNZT

This is awful. "A manager at Dublin Zoo who was suspended during a misconduct investigation was sitting outside the complainant’s apartment watching her, emails obtained by the Irish Daily Mail have alleged." extra.ie/2025/11/11/n...

Newly appointed President Catherine Connolly has been unable to move into Áras an Uachtaráin just yet due to renovation works in the residential areas of the historic building. President Connolly is staying temporarily at the Steward’s Lodge in Farmleigh — about 3km from the Áras. jrnl.ie/6872231

I've seen these politicians referred to as both flippant and 'dangerously misinformed' when it comes to their statements on the nitrates derogation. In fact, all they're doing is quoting the science, standing up for water quality and not towing the agri lobbyist line. Mná Abú.

Kinvara has no pedestrian crossings. It's a long narrow village with a big secondary school one end & a primary school the other, with shops, pubs, cafes and a busy bus stop in the middle, on the wild Atlantic way, chocker block with traffic. But Galway Co Co have no interest in pedestrian safety.

Schoolchildren in Kinvara will take to the streets at noon tomorrow to highlight the urgent need for safe road crossings in the village www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...

Maybe I just need to start showing up at the Dept. of Equality every day, standing outside, declaring I am there to work. 🤔

Factory farms are skirting climate rules in dozens of applications. One megafarm in Norfolk planned to raise nearly 900,000 animals – without assessing its climate emissions. Councils refused permission after public pressure. Others haven’t. DeSmog reports ⤵️ @eastangliabylines.co.uk @desmog.com

Good to see Jennifer Whitmore TD and Holly Cairns TD bravely speak up for water quality & the environment by pointing out how the nitrates derogation is contributing to the declining health of our rivers, lakes, estuaries & seas. Half of which are already unhealthy. www.agriland.ie/farming-news...

Don't let them get away with trying blame migrants and give themselves cover. The housing, healthcare, and cost of living crises we face are a result of continuing government policy. All the government is talking about doing is turning up the dial of performative cruelty on a minority - on asylum

It was an honour to be at the inauguration of ár Uachtarán Catherine Connolly. Her speech gives hope that she will be a catalyst for change. An Ireland of equals, a neutral state that builds peace, a country where a home is a right and a livable planet is possible for future generations.

Amnesty International warns fossil fuel infrastructure is a 'major source of human rights violations' around the world.

“You hate Boomers! You hate us! You’re ageist!” My mother is 75 years old. Im fully aware it isnt “all Boomers.” The FACT is that a septuagenarian government is BAD and Boomers have collectively as a generation used their power to fuck over every generation after them socioeconomically & legally