Really enjoyed writing this quick intro to sustainability in #GP #primarycare for the Irish College of GPs. Lots of opportunities for carbon reduction: 1. Optimising inhalers (reducing prescribing of Ventolin & solo Saba) 2. Deprescribing 3. Plant based diets & active travel #sustainability

Trigger warning. “In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.” Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.

Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round

🎙️ New Climate Conversations episode! Our very own @olaln.bsky.social and @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social dive into the power of storytelling to spark climate action. 🌍 Orlagh shares a piece of climate fiction that imagines a hopeful future — the one we could build if leaders acted boldly today!

Baking in space! Very excited to be a small part of this cool family event. Organised by @irishspacegal.bsky.social & featuring @esa.int #Astronaut Rosemary Coogan & @netflix.com baker Andrew Smyth. Tickets here: www.antain.ie/event/baking...

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service has made an urgent appeal for blood donations as current supplies for most groups have fallen to under three days of stock. Ahead of the upcoming bank holiday, the IBTS said it is struggling to stay on top of demand.jrnl.ie/6844970

Grenades dropped by Israel Defense Forces near Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon

Not sure what to submit for #CleanMed2026? We want your stories on: 🏥 Building together 📊 Cutting emissions 📦 Supply chain 🌍 Resilient systems 👩‍⚕️ Climate leadership 🌱 Sustainable solutions for health & community 📢 Submit: cleanmed.org/call-for-pro... #ClimateHealth #SustainableHealthcare

Very excited to be speaking at this FREE all ages event with @NASA astronaut Dan Tani in #Cork @mtu.ie October 4th at 11am. Prebooking required. Tickets below: www.eventbrite.ie/e/astronaut-...

New statement from Irish foreign minister Simon Harris: "There is a genocide taking place in Gaza and the findings of the UN Commission of Inquiry earlier this week make clear that this is the case. The need for action has never been more urgent. In fact, it is long past due."

Pressure mounts on global community to act on Gaza genocide

Today is a landmark moment in the development of a sustainable Irish healthcare system with the @hselive.bsky.social It was a privilege to contribute a short talk on carbon reduction 'Opportunities in Primary Care'. Format is hybrid, so you can dial in online: lnkd.in/ewzF-hmH

This is phenomenal. Incredibly grateful to @irishspacegal.bsky.social for this focus article on the strides being made in space medicine in Ireland. Brilliant to be able to highlight some of the cool things happening in...this space. Had to be done. www.irishtimes.com/science/spac...

Thanks @ucddublin.bsky.social for the kind shout-out in #ClassActs2025 alumni magazine. Absolutely fabulous colleagues keeping me company #healthcare #space #STEM

@dcuclimate.bsky.social is running a 6-part online Climate Change Media Masterclass this autumn, helping journalists and media pros strengthen coverage of science, policy, & sustainability. Starts late Sept. www.dcu.ie/climate/dcu-...

Great to be able to pick up a couple of copies of new book from @thinkorswim.bsky.social for pals tonight @ria.ie Looking forward to getting stuck in. #climate

The back-to-back strikes this morning killed journalists Mohammad Salama, Mariam Dagga, Hussam al-Masri, Moaz Abu Taha and Ahmad Abu Aziz. http://jrnl.ie/6799032

A few weeks ago the Irish College of GPs allowed me to introduce 'Green tip of the Week' to all of their staff and I am delighted with the feedback so far. I'm going to start sharing the green tips here on Blue sky and open to feedback on what people find useful. #sustainability #climate #health

Most Irish people are unaware that Ireland is one of the biggest importers of Israeli goods. Teva pharmaceuticals are a large part of the medications dispensed in Ireland.

'It is now the time for action': President Higgins calls on EU states to respond to Gaza famine jrnl.ie/6797076 And he's right; the time for condemnation is long over.

As our kids go #BackToSchool, never forget that we ARE the traffic that we’re afraid of. If more kids walked, biked or rode transit to school, it would erase a massive number of car trips each day, and our kids would be safer, healthier and better at school. HT Ian Lockwood. Spread the word.

The Annals of Internal Medicine has refused US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s demand to retract a study that found that vaccines containing the adjuvant aluminium hydroxide did not increase the incidence of 50 chronic disorders, including autism and asthma www.bmj.com/content/390/...

I haven’t seen it illustrated like this before. Very effective messaging. Of course it actually depends a lot on how fast the vehicle’s being driven, how big the vehicle is and how it’s designed, and how small the victims (too often kids) are. Via @yegbike.bsky.social #SpeedKills #CarBloat

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

Kajitani et al. show in their new systematic review that sustainable inhaler use hinges on shared leadership. Informed patients and supported clinicians can work together to drive meaningful change.

The health impacts of plastic are still not fully understood. Frightening study on the lifelong impacts highlighted here: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Really enjoyed sitting down with @universityofgalway.bsky.social economist Professor Karen Morrissey for the latest @irishdocsenv.bsky.social podcast episode. Now available on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Mmc...

Palestinian activist Odeh Hadalin (a.k.a. Awdah Hathaleen), who was featured in the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, was shot to death in the West Bank on Monday.

It was a real pleasure to interview Dr Niamh Shaw @irishspacegal.bsky.social for the the Irish Doctors for the Environment podcast. Sustainability lessons from space we can apply here on Earth. @irishdocsenv.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2OXq...

"I never thought I'd see babies, deliberately starved to death, while stockpiles of formula sit untouched, miles away. I never thought people I respected who have always stood up for children would see them, too, and remain SILENT." @msrachelforlittles

“All these traumas are the reason why the Irish took almost 150 years before they could memorialise what they experienced in the 1840s. Those who inflict starvation are aware of this, they know that what they’re doing is actually dismantling a society.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Being hit by an #SUV increases the likelihood of death or serious injury Findings from analysis of data on 600,000+ collisions include children 82% more likely to be killed if struck by an SUV or LTV rather than smaller vehicle. www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

Please share! Amazing opportunity at @mcgill.ca We are looking to recruit an internationally recognized, interdisciplinary scientist with a strong track record in innovation and research to direct a new program in climate, environment, and health mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...

Great week to be in #Manchester with the @ukspaceagency.bsky.social Fantastic variety of space purposes and benefits on display from #comms #climate #defence & #earthobservation Always nice to meet a #Mars rover and a few astronauts too. #space #aerospace #spaceflight

Are you joining us? 🌱 Open to all: healthcare workers, students and the public. #PlanetaryHealth 🌍

"The State Department on Friday fired the remaining staff working in the office responsible for international climate policy, including annual U.N. negotiations related to climate treaties, according to three people familiar with the matter."

How #astronauts can help rebuild trust in #science & inspire the next #STEM generation. A new #OpenAccess chapter explores this potential—now live on #IntechOpen website: “Astronauts as STEM Role Models and Science Ambassadors” Read: www.intechopen.com/online-first...

"Solar power was the European Union's largest source of electricity for the first time in June, overtaking nuclear and wind while coal's contribution fell to an all-time low." ☀️💪

Delighted to have my new book chapter now available open access. 'Astronauts as STEM role models and science ambassadors.' An underutilised tool in promoting science literacy. #STEM #science #space www.intechopen.com/online-first...

There’s a TON of evidence that bigger, higher vehicles are far more likely to kill somone they hit, crushing vital organs & pushing victims under. But never forget, their weight, height & sightlines also make it far more likely that they’ll hit someone in the first place. HT @transenv.bsky.social

Ambition pays off, says an #OECD study: Investing in #climateaction benefits economies — inaction risks growth. @jochenflasbarth.bsky.social: It’s not climate action that threatens prosperity, but too little of it. #GlobalCooperation is key to more ambitious national plans by 2035. @undp.org

This is giving me chills. Read it carefully. The math. chaos we’re adding into the climate is wiping insects off the planet. Even insects likely won’t be able to evolve fast enough to keep up. I’m scared to think about more complex organisms in the food chains. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Israeli strikes pound Gaza as Trump says ‘people are starving’

“These are not accidents – they are the predictable result of a broken system of poor road design and lack of enforcement, where dangerous driving is rarely punished and often ignored. Our roads are designed in ways that encourage speeding & fail to adequately protect people walking & cycling” 👏👏👏

Gazans are fighting over the last cans of food, malnourished mothers are struggling to make milk for their thinning babies, and doctors have begun counting down the days before the slow deaths by starvation begin to happen en masse.

"Ireland calls on Israel to immediately lift the blockade and allow for unimpeded access of humanitarian aid.”

“If all SUVs were replaced with passenger cars, the number of pedestrians and cyclists killed in car crashes would decrease by an estimated 17% in the USA and by 8% in Europe. The number of child pedestrians and cyclists killed in car crashes would decrease by 27% in the USA and by 14% in Europe.”

IMPORTANT: “Young generations have a right to receive a beautiful and inhabitable world from us.” — Pope Francis in 2023 While #ClimateChange consequences were exploding, from extreme heat and wildfires, to storms, droughts and more, Pope Francis was updating his ‘green’ encyclical. #RIP