Lisa McNamee

Dr Tony Holohan claims public health ignored as Minister welcomes nitrates derogation Former chief medical officer says opt-out from pollution restrictions is worrying for water quality

Tony Holohan is absolutely right to point out the human health impacts of worsening pollution. Of it's all connected!

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

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.

Clear out toys now!

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

What if they fixed it?

🎙️ 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!

This could have been a horror show.

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...

Urgent appeal for blood donations as supplies for most groups run 'critically low' The Irish Blood Transfusion Service said it needs 12,000 donations over the next four weeks to respond to patient need and meet hospital demand.

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 No injuries reported to Irish personnel after incident in which Israel Defense Forces dropped explosives

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

Astronaut Dan Tani and Guests at the Cork School of Music Join former Astronaut Dan Tani, Dr. Lisa McNamee, and Dr. Josh Reynolds at the Cork School of Music, hosted by Dr. Niall Smith.

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 ‘Every day of inaction costs lives and erodes the credibility of the international community,’ says UN commission chairperson

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

Medicine’s final frontier: How space is changing what we know about health A new generation of doctors is working at the intersection of medicine and space

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

Climate Change Media Masterclass series | Climate

@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

Grim.

Israeli killing of journalists at Gaza hospital condemned as 'double tap' strike A double tap involves an initial strike on a target followed by a second one that kills first responders.

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

Just donated. Hoping they can get supplies soon.

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 Higgins warned that the international community risks the ‘loss of credibility and moral authority’ because of Gaza.

'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.

Cartoon illustrating, how traffic induces more traffic. “There is too much traffic for Billy to walk to school, so we drive him.”

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.

RFK Kennedy Jr

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.

Clearing the air: a systematic review on leadership challenges with sustainable inhaler prescribing Background The environmental impact of inhalers, particularly pressurised metered dose inhalers with high global warming potential, poses significant challenges in the context of planetary health. Alt...

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.

World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet

The health impacts of plastic are still not fully understood.

Frightening study on the lifelong impacts highlighted here:

www.theguardian.com/environment/...