Alastair McKinstry

Local government key to strong democracy, says President President Catherine Connolly has said in light of challenges and the existential threat posed by "climate change and indeed the normalisation of war," that it is "vital that local authorities are enab...

President Catherine Connolly has said in light of challenges and the existential threat posed by "climate change and indeed the normalisation of war," that it is "vital that local authorities are enabled, empowered and resourced" to carry out their work

Well done @antaisce.bsky.social !⬇️

A small NGO exposing this FF/FG government who seem to have it in their DNA to sacrifice our environment for any holy cow (🙃) going.

Costa Rica gets back to nature after decades of deforestation Paying farmers to swap cattle for conservation has helped sway the balance in biodiversity’s favour

A great piece from @thinkorswim.bsky.social! The perfect Sunday read. Here's to hoping that the Irish government will learn from Costa Rica.

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

Lip kerb visible where a car has just turned off onto a side road and another one is coming from side road towards the main road.

First time I’ve seen this detail, a lip where drivers turn into a side road crossing a new cycle lane and raised footpath. Cars slowed right down before turning 👏

Bóthar Stiofáin, galway @irishcycle.com @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @galwaycycling.bsky.social

Another detail- bevelled kerbs up to driveways. So the cycle path and footpath are level instead of undulating.
Simple detail but massive improvement over what has been the status quo.

Lol, just heard from a German friend who is calling the backup in the Straight of Hormuz right now the "fossil fuel dunkelflaute."

Niche humor.

I wonder if this will be noticed by folks in #bcpoli & #cdnpoli who have abandoned climate action (and other aspects of international law), social housing, and other progressive parts of their election platforms? Maybe vision and ethics have a future?

Kash Patel Fired Entire Team of Iran Experts Right Before Trump’s War They were let go during a purge of people who investigated Donald Trump for allegedly mishandling classified documents.

No words describe the stupidity of the current US regime.

Kash Patel Fired Entire Team of Iran Experts Right Before Trump’s War newrepublic.com/post/207263/... via @newrepublic.com

Galway Co Co asks public to record frog sightings Galway County Council's Biodiversity Office is asking members of the public to help record sightings of the common frog across Co Galway.

Galway County Council's Biodiversity Office is asking members of the public to help record sightings of the common frog across Co Galway

"We called London a war zone and moved to Dubai by mistake"

🗳️ BREAKING | Greens surge to 2nd (YouGov)

➡️ Ref: 23% (-1)
🟢 Grn: 21% (+4)
🔵 Con: 16% (-2)
🔴 Lab: 16% (-2)
🟠 Lib: 14% (=)

Poll: @YouGov, 1-2 Mar (+/- vs 23 Feb)

Cycling in Dublin for commuting rises 50% as most residents back more bike lanes Residents of Ireland’s five main cities want more space for cyclists, even at the expense of cars

WE CAN HAVE NICE THINGS!

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Government's planned LNG terminal slammed as 'fundamentally incompatible' with climate policy Last year, the government approved the Floating Storage and Regassification Unit.

Irish government policy is to make us more reliant on foreign energy like LNG, while paying out tens of billions of euros in fines for failure to meet climate targets.

Moving to renewables is the only way for Ireland to develop its own sustainable, sovereign energy source. #speirgorm

IFUT welcomes the launch of the Research Ireland Strategy 2026–2030.

Ambition is important — but researchers must be placed at the heart of delivery. Secure careers, fair progression and academic freedom are essential to research excellence.

Read more: www.ifut.ie/content/ifut...

Childcare, traffic and fishing nets: Greens aim to hook voters in battle for Dublin Central Janet Horner is keen to build a campaign that centres the positive aspects of the constituency and doesn’t get distracted by any side shows.

Childcare, traffic and fishing nets: Greens aim to hook voters in battle for Dublin Central jrnl.ie/6969924 #Greens2026

quite apart from the environmental risks of the proposed LNG reserve in the Shannon Estuary, I remain very unconvinced it is in Ireland's security interests to have a huge ship full of explosive material floating in the middle of our second largest port

By election candidates and the left are releasing this joint statement of solidarity with Cllr Helen Ogbu following disgraceful online abuse.

Surpressed UK govt report warns #ClimateChange risks ecosystem collapse, water & food insecurity - loss of arable land, severely reduced crop yields, fisheries collapse - & novel zoonotic disease, driving mass migration, political extremism & even nuclear conflict
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Really concerned to hear the Defence Secretary refuse to rule out UK's involvement in future strikes on Iran.

Iraq lessons must be learned.
Further escalation in the Middle East makes us all less safe.

Starmer must rule out UK involvement immediately.

05:33 Sun 1 Mar - L 100% 2 凸 ••• https://nation.cymru/feature/why-isnt-the-greens-growing-success-reflected-in-media-coverage/# • Reform UK • Conservatives • Liberal Democrats SNP •Greens • Plaid Cymru Frequency 69 60 40 45 20 14 13 4 Reform UK Conservatives Liberal Democrats SNP Greens 3 Plaid Cymru Number of items led by an opposition party on BBC News at Ten and ITV News at Ten. Cardiff University, CC BY-NC-ND < >

A new study by researchers at Cardiff University shows a massive broadcast media bias (including by the institutionally transphobic BBC) against the Green Party and others and disproportionate coverage in favour of Reform…

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Historically massively left wing area has vote stolen by foreign minority, clearly it's theft because the corner of the city that has voted labour party since 1931 was the rightful property of a brand new far right party.

People power led the Greens to victory in Gorton and Denton The party’s historic byelection win was earned by listening to voters, not ignoring them, as Labour has done

“we produced videos in Urdu, because we believe that voters should be spoken to, not spoken about. Reaching out to communities in the languages they use at home is not division; it is democracy.”

@zackpolanski.bsky.social writing in @theobserveruk.bsky.social

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Green success in the UK by-election a good sign for its Irish sister party, O'Gorman says O’Gorman hailed the UK by-election result as ‘a momentous time for our sister party’.

GREEN PARTY LEADER Roderic O’Gorman told his party’s conference that the “Green tide is rising again” after the success of the UK Green Party yesterday in the Gorton and Denton by-election.

I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

Annalena Baerbock # @UN_PGA.49m I condemn the extremely dangerous military escalation in the Middle East. X The UN Charter is clear: all Member States must settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice, are not endangered. They must also refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations. Serious concerns regarding Iran's nuclear program, regional activities, and human rights violations must be addressed in accordance with the UN Charter and international law. I call on the United States, Israel, and Iran to de-escalate, to not drag neighboring countries into this conflict and to return to diplomacy and negotiations.

Never heard of this law before right this second but holy fuck if it does not 100% check out

Green Party holding annual conference in Co Kilkenny The Green Party is holding its annual conference in Co Kilkenny, with the party hoping to build momentum ahead of the upcoming by-elections.

The Green Party is holding its annual conference in Co Kilkenny, with the party hoping to build momentum ahead of the upcoming by-elections.