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UK reported to be blocking US use of airbases on its territory for war on Iran.
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YouTube video by BurrenbeoTrust Learning by Doing - The Garden as an Outdoor Classroom

I spoke to @burrenbeotrust.bsky.social about using gardens as outdoor classrooms.

The structure is simple:
Arrive. Observe. Do two real tasks.

No weed killer. No shortcuts.

Give children a love of nature.

Full recording
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#OutdoorLearning #Biodiversity #NatureEducation

River Lampreys (Lampetra fluviatilis) at Annacotty Weir on the River Mulkear, Co. Limerick. They are attracted to the old sluice gate at the weir and attempt to enter crevices where water flows through cracks in the stonework.

Read the full post here:-
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Brilliant response...
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The Ditch story on Minister secretly promising Israel the OTB will not be allowed to come into effect. He denies it.

Officially denied.

RTÉ: Na Sé Náisiún i nGaeilge! Le tuilleadh spóirt ar TG4 Beidh ceann de na blianta is láidre go dtí seo ag craoltóireacht spóirt trí mheán na Gaeilge, i mbliana, agus RTÉ agus TG4 ag leathnú a gclúdach ar fud

Na Sé Náisiún i nGaeilge ar RTÉ! Le tuilleadh spóirt ar TG4. Dul chun cinn mór i gcúrsaí spóirt ar an scáileán le RTÉ ag taispeáint cluichí na Sé Náisiún i nGaeilge – ach níl ansin ach cuid de na hathruithe a chuimsíonn TG4.

22% of the electricity we generate goes to power server farms. By 2030 it's projected to lrise to 30%.
30% of our electricity comes from oil and gas.
Feels like there's an obvious step we could take here...

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Coffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds Five countries responsible for 75% of world’s coffee supply record average of 57 extra days of coffee-harming heat a year In Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, more than 4m households rely on coffee as their primary source of income. It contributes almost a third of the country’s export earnings, but for how much longer is uncertain. “Coffee farmers in Ethiopia are already seeing the impact of extreme heat,” said Dejene Dadi, the general manager of Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperatives Union (OCFCU), a smallholder cooperative. Continue reading...

Coffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds

Women scientists and engineers surge across the EU, new data shows While the number of female scientists and engineers in the EU has increased over the past decade, women are still widely underrepresented in these fields.

While the number of female scientists and engineers in the EU has increased over the past decade, women are still widely underrepresented in these fields. #EuropeInMotion

The only people put in prison over Irish State complicity in lawbreaking at Shannon Airport have been those protesting against it.

No.

European Union regulators have launched an investigation into Shein over concerns the platform has not done enough to prevent the sale of illegal products or protect users from allegedly addictive features on its site.

#VMNews

To be fair, the government made no secret of it being intensely comfortable with economically motivated JRs from developers.

For example the likes of daa plc, cairn and Glenveagh are serial litigants but never once criticised

UEFA is in breach of its own rules re playing on occupied land also they are really shite at football and have a racist fan base siné

Let me say this clearly: what has happened in Gaza, what continues to happen, is a genocide of the Palestinian people by the State of Israel. It is supported and funded by the governments of the United States and Germany, as well as several other countries in Europe, which makes them complicit

Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy withdraws from Berlinale film festival over Gaza Filmmaker Wim Wenders made the bizarre claim art should not be political - but Arundhati Roy's statement dealt with his nonsense beautifully

Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy withdraws from Berlinale film festival over Gaza www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...

"The United Nations too condemns the disinformation and defamation of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese spread by the foreign ministers of Austria, Germany, France, Italy, and the Czech Republic."

Good on Minister Prévot! Accusations of antisemitism lobbied by officials of an apartheid regime committing genocide and ethnic cleansing ring hollow and meaningless. We all know it's an old trick they always use...

Very good: on his way back from Washington, Israel's PM & #ICC suspect Netanyahu was denied entry into Canadian airspace.

But there still needs to be an explanation as to why he was allowed on the way to DC, @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social.

Israel would have had to ask for permission in advance.

History teaches us that the greatest harms often begin with the quiet acceptance of the unacceptable. I have seen where that road leads, and I will not walk it again without resistance.

Macron says French nationals fighting for Israel in Gaza can't be ‘genociders’ French president's comments follow judges' warrants for two Franco-Israelis accused of 'complicity in genocide' for obstructing aid to Gaza

The mental gymnastics to cover up for genocidal regime by these Western leaders is wild🤯

Macron says French nationals fighting for Israel in Gaza can't be ‘genociders’ www.middleeasteye.net/news/macron-...

The Government will consider a judicial review after plans for a new wing for critical care of women and children at Dublin's Rotunda Hospital were rejected, the health minister has said. Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said discussions would take place with master of the Rotunda, Sean Daly. “Obviously, the Government is trying to reduce the number of judicial reviews; we don’t favour them as part of the planning process, in the sense that they add even more time,” Ms Carroll MacNeill said.

After demonising those who take judicial reviews for the better part of a year — this just drips with putrefied irony.

VdL and Netanyahu

Merz and Netanyahu

The European Union still supports Israel, shamefully and unconditionally.

Barcelona demonstrators unveil large Hind Rajab banner on second anniversary of her murder YouTube video by Middle East Eye

“The children of Gaza do not ask for pity.”
Her mother Wesam, this week: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

The Swiss government terminated its contract with Palantir due to security concerns about US intelligence accessing sensitive data and losing national sovereignty. This contrasts with the UK's extensive contracts with the company, prompting questions about differing risk assessments.

Israel’s bobsleigh team, “Shul Runnings,” finished 26th out of 26 sleds, recording the slowest start and finish times in both heats, according to official results. Despite the ranking, pilot AJ Edelman stated, "We are victors, not victims.” Edelman holds dual Israeli and U.S. citizenship.