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"A car driving at full speed"

"The car was not going to stop"

"Cyclists breaking the lights"

#AbsentDriver

This is not what a Just Transition looks like.

A Just Transition still involves 100% renewable energy sources, with equitable access to alternatives and fair job conversions as we adjust. Partial reliance on turf is not an option.

Call it idealist, but it's unequivocally necessary - and possible

Sorry Philip, but you're not addressing my main concern: that burning turf causes indoor and outdoor air pollution that harms human health.

Doing a piece on turf in 2026 without acknowledging that feels like a significant omission.

Continued harm from air pollution ≠ just transition.

But that ignores the harmful effects of burning turf.

Not providing people with an alternative to the ultra polluting fuel that is turf, which causes significant harm to human health, is the opposite to just transition in my opinion. That's not purist, that's just public health, never mind the wider environmental concerns re turf cutting.

Richard Curran: If there is gas off the Irish coast we’re shooting ourselves in the foot not licensing explorers to go and find it Things are bad when the British energy minister says the UK is “exposed” to rising energy prices.

The world is literally on fire.

The Irish Media: more fossil fuels please.

Turf cutting damages fragile ecosystems and burning it creates serious air pollution.

A just transition isn’t letting people keep burning it, allowing the status quo to continue.

It’s about making sure they have affordable, accessible, cleaner, and healthier alternatives.

David McWilliams: Disruption to gas rather than oil might hit Ireland most dramatically We are fixated on tech and AI, but forget how the economy is mostly still heavy, dirty and smelly

David McWilliams: Without any oil production of our own, we are exposed to fallout from Middle East conflict (original headline).

There will always be another conflict and another excuse to continue our harmful relationship with fossil fuels...

David McWilliams: Disruption to gas rather than oil might hit Ireland most dramatically We are fixated on tech and AI, but forget how the economy is mostly still heavy, dirty and smelly

Same from the Irish Time and David McWilliams. They did change the headline though...

Original headline: Without any oil production of our own, we are exposed to fallout from Middle East conflict

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

The details on the flight cost was a very nice touch.

Not often you see that mentioned in the media.

CPAC Head Says Iranian Schoolgirls Are Better Dead Than “in a Burqa” Leading Republicans don’t seem to care about the bombing of a girls’ school in Iran.

Every time you think you’ve seen the bottom of USraeli depravity, they immediately lower the bar even further into the moral abyss.

newrepublic.com/post/207415/...

Almost 100 jobs at risk as North Cork Creameries stops processing Staff at North Cork Creameries have been informed that their jobs at the plant are at risk, with almost 100 jobs to be impacted.

The dairy industry has operated for too long on the freedom to pollute.

Workers whose jobs are now at risk should ask their bosses why they did not invest in meeting legal requirements.

www.agriland.ie/farming-news...

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.

A key aim of the DCC's Active Travel Programme is decluttering footpaths. Yet along the Fitzwilliam Quay to Londonbridge Rd scheme, they've managed to install a forest of signage for just 500m of cycle path.

Good cycling infrastructure should be intuitive & legible, not need constant instructions.

A key aim of the DCC's Active Travel Programme is decluttering footpaths. Yet along the Fitzwilliam Quay to Londonbridge Rd scheme, they've managed to install a forest of signage for just 500m of cycle path.

Good cycling infrastructure should be intuitive & legible, not need constant instructions.

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

Where Ireland has failed, Costa Rica has succeeded ... and then some!

A worthwhile read from @thinkorswim.bsky.social

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

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

"Ireland’s staggering lack of national ambition on nature, #climate is in marked contrast to Costa Rica, which despite having a fraction of our wealth, has been able to meet fundamental needs of its citizens while respecting nature."

My piece in Irish Times today

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Whatever about small local impacts, and regardless of the NTA's ongoing PR campaign, the national picture is not changing significantly. Car dependence remains stubbornly high around the country.

The reasons for that ought to be clear by now.

bsky.app/profile/olal...

Climate change threatens survival—will warnings from economists and intelligence services at last move us to act? Despite 31 years of international Conference of the Parties (COP) negotiations to tackle climate change, greenhouse gas emissions have continued to rise—by 1.1% last year alone.1 Repeated warnings—inc...

Everyone should read this 1 min piece from Hugh Montgomery!
Share it with your friends and family.

The metro won't 'save' Dublin...

Hopefully.

More than half a million car journeys avoided every day in Dublin by walking and cycling Cycling trips are up 50% in two years in Dublin, as a majority of people back more space for bikes over cars.

Despite abysmal active transport infrastructure, more people are cycling. This is great news.

Imagine what we could achieve if we actually provided people with the world class active transport infrastructure they deserve.
#ReimagineDublin

Great, positive news, terrible headline.

The use of the word 'dramatic' sends the wrong message.

So true: “If the goal is genuinely to rejuvenate Dublin city centre, we must first ask: rejuvenate it for whom? A city is not simply a balance sheet or a property portfolio” …

Ryanair traffic rises to more than 207m on rolling 12-month basis Airline carried more than 13m passengers in February

Irresponsible, head-in-the-sand journalism at its finest.

Not a single mention of the emissions involved, nor of the very real damage this scale of air travel inflicts on human health and the planet.

Dublin advisory board risks repeating mistakes of the past If we are serious about creating a fairer, healthier and greener Dublin for all, then those guiding its future should reflect that ambition

We have to stop running Dublin as a for-profit business.

My letter in The Irish Times this morning.
#ReimagineDublin

Nature loss can cost the British economy more than the NHS in 2030. That is in FOUR years.

This is pretty much 100% applicable to Ireland.

This is not some distant threat. This is happening right now while the Irish government is busy expanding Dublin Airport and building more data centres.

a lion on grass with a person saluting in camo gear Toronto Zoo removes costly fences for lion enclosure, opts to hand out camouflage clothing to patrons - inspired by city cycling infrastructure. Be Safe Be Unseen is their new slogan.

Toronto Zoo removes costly fences for lion enclosure, opts to hand out camouflage clothing to patrons - inspired by city cycling infrastructure. Be Safe Be Unseen is their new slogan.

No mention of health, climate action, or sustainability.

Yet another missed opportunity to create a healthier, fairer city for all.
#ReimagineDublin