A native forest completely choked and dying from infestation by rhododendron. I still hear some say that the invasive species problem is "exaggerated", that "it's all just nature". They're very wrong. Invasives are a *human* impact, and one of the top causes of biodiversity loss on Earth.

New EPA report provides a worrying snapshot of Ireland’s water quality. There was little change in water quality indicators in 2025, with nutrients from agriculture and wastewater presenting the greatest challenge. Only 54% of rivers and lakes were found to be in good or better biological quality.

How eight beavers solved a decades-old Tube flooding problem

I've been a broken record on this for three years and I'll be a broken record for as long as that fucking website exists: X is a viciously racist far-right organising platform that ONLY WORKS because a huge number of centrists, lefties and progressivs cannot stop propping it up

Wise words from @helensalisbury.bsky.social on AI medical chatbots… From the @bmj.com last month. #MedSky #AI Link: www.bmj.com/content/393/...

All across the northern hemisphere, beavers are coming back, bringing astonishingly positive results for nature, flood reduction, local economies, and other benefits. The glaring exception is Ireland.

ICARUS researcher Dr Claire Bergin @clairebergin.bsky.social appeared on RTÉ Prime Time last night, discussing her work with @wasitusie.bsky.social and how record-breaking May temperatures are linked to human-caused climate change. Claire's segment begins at 29:14. www.rte.ie/player/serie...

You can go into a car dealership and finance a car you can barely afford, but that'll cost you tens of thousands over the lifetime of the car, but since cargo ebikes typically don't have financing, they _feel_ more expensive!

🔥𝐌𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐈𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬: why should a family in Ireland pay more for electricity so a billion-dollar tech company can pay less? 💵

Quote of the day.

Listen, I’m so very very weary this evening, but I just wanted you to know that the Irish Government has introduced a Bill to justify biometric police surveillance that doesn’t follow EU Law and their idea is based it on having a definition of biometric processing different from in the AI Act.

Our entire economy is being artificially propped up by astrology for men: AI, crypto, sports betting, and prediction markets. It's an economy shaped entirely by male insecurity and lack of impulse control, and we'll all pay the price.

Bicycles can replace every single car trip on the planet irishcycle.com/2026/05/25/b...

The Justice Dept. says it released millions of Epstein files. But NPR reports FBI logs reference interviews tied to allegations against President Donald Trump that were not visible in the public archive. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/fbi-interv...

Nobody wants electronic voting here. And with all of the potential for hacking or even the allegation of tampering, the old-fashioned, analogue, but incorruptible method is still best. (Plus I'd miss the theatre of it. But pretend I didn't say that.) www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...

I feel these two headlines should be shown together more

Healthy ageing is predominantly a political, not a personal, choice.

Meeting your friend who lives in a Dermot Bannon room to improve house

A PhD student at Stanford noticed her classmates were asking Al to write their breakup texts. So she ran a study. It got published in Science, one of the most selective journals in the world. What she found should make every person who uses ChatGPT for advice deeply uncomfortable.

Would you prefer: 1. Migration down to zero? OR: 2. Functioning public services, a growing economy, pensions being contributed to, taxes being paid, universities staying afloat, care homes staffed and the NHS not collapsing into a smoking crater? One or the other - you can’t have both.

You do not need political experience to make a difference. You just need to care about Ireland’s future. Join the Social Democrats and help build something better.

🗳️🚨 Daniel Ennis wins the Dublin Central by-election @virginmedianews.bsky.social docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

🔵 DUBLIN CENTRAL 11am and I'm calling it. Daniel Ennis (SD) to win the Dublin Central by-election.

Lots of noise about Israel, but absolutely nothing is being done as usual. The EU and UK could cancel their Free Trade agreements with Israel, as their citizens want them to. The blow to Israel would be massive, and the EU/UK wouldn't even notice.

Anna Liedtke of the #FreedomFlotilla was raped by Zionist soldiers. "I’m sharing it for all the women who experience sexual violence [and] on behalf of those who did not survive those attacks, those who cannot speak about it because they are still in prison." www.thecanary.co/global/world...

Fingal County Council has refused drone delivery company Manna permission to continue flying drones from its base in Coolmine. “In the absence of sufficient evidence, the aerial delivery hub by virtue of its operation results in serious noise pollution,” the council found.

The SocDems’ Jennifer Whitmore has broken down in tears during a Dáil debate about widening access to abortion in Ireland. TDs will vote this evening on removing the 72-hour waiting period for abortion within 12 weeks, and removing the 28-day limit applying to cases of fatal foetal abnormalities.

The dream of a centre left coalition that would turn the tide of 100 years of patriarchal right wing government in Ireland lies in tatters. Sinn Féin cannot be trusted. After so many who grew up in the 80’s swallowed the distaste of the Troubles to tacitly support them this is fucking disgusting.

Dr. Q Manivannan, a transgender and non-binary Indian immigrant was elected as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for JK Rowling's constituency. Oh dear don't spread this she might see and get angry!

Turns out that X/Twitter and Facebook are not representative of real life. Hopefully journalists will stop using those platforms to get the opinions of the general public and start maybe talking to actual humans instead.

A report by the Hope and Courage Collective, which works to build resilience in communities against rising far-right hate and disinformation, has found a widening gap between public attitudes and political discourse

These numbers should be amplified everywhere there is a flat surface. The 3,000 person sample size was statistically significant. The direction of travel is positive but runs directly contrary to the perception born in the echo-chamber of Twitter-brained media and politics. (H&CC is a client)

Not once in the 80s, 90s or 00s do I recall a politician urging the public to embrace email, mobile phones, texting, two factor authentication, online banking, air fryers, or to replace all their cassette collection with a CD collection. So forgive me if I smell a rat.

A crucial article, but one quibble. I've been arguing since 1997 that Frank Furedi, Claire Fox and the rest of the gruesome "Revolutionary Communist Party" goons were NEVER on the left: the RCP was a far-right front from the outset. No surprise when they started working for Orbán, Farage & Johnson🧵

this is why there’s been mass revolt and opposition to data centers being built in communities. it is genuinely a health hazard to live this close to something emitting this much sound. these need to stop being built

Irish Instagram is quietly radicalising adults, and it's not teenagers you should be worried about. From nostalgia reels to rage-bait algorithms, here's how ordinary feeds are reshaping Irish political opinion.. Read now on Goosed.ie 👉 goosed.ie/news/how-iri...

Given the Agri opposition to #Mercosur can we all take a moment to reflect on CSO data? Ireland imports 78% of its total energy use as fuel. We then burn it. We are literally burning €1.6+m per HOUR in imports whilst sitting on Europe's largest wind resource (offshore). #speirgorm #fuelprotest

Niall Browne of Dawn Meats: ‘Red meat is actually very good for human health.’ What an insane statement. The world is literally on fire from rampant climate change and fossil fuel conflicts and this is what the Irish Times comes up with.

The Left cannot insert itself into protests that are this comfortable with racists and transphobes and expect to suck the poison out from the inside. I love rebellion but only built on a charter of anti-bigotry. Nothing worthwhile will grow from poisoned seeds

I think one of my visceral reactions to the protesters is because they are bullies. Loud, boorish bullies. And I have no time for bullies. The irony is Trump caused the global crisis, and miniTrumps are causing the local one.

Much of oil and gas pollution is invisible without an optical gas imaging camera. This is how the industry gets away with claiming its methane emissions aren't a problem. They are.

Learning today that its middle class to use a ~€500 bicycle but working class to own multiple ~€20'000 hauliers

have there been zero arrests after four days of road blockages? asking for that teenager who was arrested at Shannon Airport for sitting on an empty road in an industrial estate

Fuel protest leader James Geoghegan has animal cruelty convictions and Revenue judgments www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

It's a putsch, not a protest.

The only way to durably protect hauliers - and the economy - against fossil fuel shocks is to support them to electrify trucks. Sales of electric trucks in China outsold diesel trucks last December. So far this year, only one electric HVG was newly registered in Ireland. #fuelprotests #speirgorm

Jesus this is awful poor things

Down having a look at the blockade on O'Connell street and what strikes me most is that this is in reality a very small protest that looks big because of the size of the vehicles involved. There's a few dozen people standing around at most.

Yeah, well *I'm* fed up with politicians who took until 2026 to realize an energy system which relies on constant extraction of resources sets you up for this very thing to happen one day. Alternatives are here! We've been talking about them for decades now! It's not that complicated!