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Fossil fuels must be phased out as early as by 2029, with "limited to no opportunity for new investments in fossil fuel systems"

Our tax system "supports use of fossil fuels through environmentally harmful subsidies ... This is inconsistent with Ireland’s climate objectives"

Join us this Saturday as we stand together for safe cycling paths and safe crossings for our children and our community.

Let’s make Cabra safer for all.

Saturday 21 February 2026
11am–12pm

Outside Go Petrol Station, Old Cabra Road

#SaferStreets #ConnectingCabra #Cabra #CommunityAction

Dutch Cycling Study Tours, 2026: There’s nothing like seeing it in person — We can tailor study tours to your group’s requirements.— For an information pack, please contact: Cian Ginty at cian.ginty@gmail.com Your local authority, company or organisation now has the chance to gain immersive, expert insight into a cycling culture in which nearly everybody cycles to get from A to B. Dutch Cycling Study Tours offer real-world experience, expert knowledge, and shared experience that cannot be rivalled by training in Ireland.

Dutch Cycling Study Tours, 2026: There’s nothing like seeing it in person

— We can tailor study tours to your group’s requirements.— For an information pack, please contact: Cian Ginty at cian.ginty@gmail.com Your local authority, company or organisation now has the chance to gain immersive,…

Rainfall at Dublin Airport so far this month double that of last February, with more on the way Current indications suggest there will be further outbreaks of rain this coming weekend.

More rain has fallen at Dublin Airport in the first two weeks of February than during the entire month last year and there's more on the way.

As of 14 February, 110mm of rainfall was recorded at Dublin Airport – the total rainfall throughout all of February last year was 48mm.
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"The scale of the task would be striking: depending on the pathway chosen, it could require diverting an area of land greater than the size of Co Tipperary for growing fuels and offsetting, or new electricity demand equivalent to more than current electricity usage."

Skeletal remains found during construction at Victorian Fruit and Vegetable Market The bones are thought to come from the major medieval monastery at St Mary’s Abbey, and further excavation works are ongoing.

Skeletal remains have been found during construction at the Victorian Fruit and Vegetable Market. The bones are thought to come from the major medieval monastery at St Mary’s Abbey, and further excavation works are ongoing.

Dublin Airport had 33.9mm of rain yesterday and has recorded 16.7mm since midnight with a total of 50.6mm in last 33 hours. Average February monthly rainfall for Dublin Airport is 52.4mm!

We definitely need one of these in Dublin - if no other obvious opportunity arises, could do a big Dublin Kidical Mass for car-free day this year???🤔

(+ 1000 play streets)

The College Green plans have been released by Dublin City Council and another Consultation opens today

Really great to finally see what this transformation will look like

www.dublincity.ie/grow-college...

Met Éireann forecasts sharp drop in temperatures with lows of minus 4 An intense cold snap will lead to widespread overnight frost and ice from Thursday

“The Phoenix Park in Dublin has already surpassed its average monthly rainfall for February just nine days into the month. As of February 9th, 56.3mm of rain has fallen in Dublin; the monthly average is 53.1mm of rain.”

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Read our open letter to the Taoiseach and Climate Minister, arguing that there is no legal or scientific justification for delaying Ireland's Climate Action Plan. It's urgently needed to close the carbon budget delivery gap this decade, and further delays will increase overall costs.

4 stories in the @irishtimes.com highlight the crazy approach to climate action by the government. 3 articles detailing the heavy financial & social cost of climate breakdown, and 1 where the govt celebrates increasing climate emissions for the airport by lifting the passenger cap. 🤯 #SpeirGorm

London’s Low Traffic Neighborhoods (LTN’s) Ultimate Resource Page — Streetfilms If you need some enlightenment about Low Traffic Neighborhoods…well you came to the right place! Films! Maps! Photos! Presentations! It’s one-stop LTN shopping!

A fantastic one-page collection bringing together videos and other resources on London’s "Low Traffic Neighbourhoods" (LTNs).

By @streetfilms.bsky.social

https://www.streetfilms.org/featured/lowtrafficneighborhoods

NEED TO KNOW:

40% of #bees and #pollinator species endangered worldwide

25% of bee species no longer showing up on field records across the planet

76% decrease by mass in flying #insects in Germany ON NATURE RESERVES over a 26 year period

Bee populations decreasing by 5% each year

Caused by us!

Keep your front garden intact and other nature-based solutions to urban flood risks Slowing the runoff from heavy downpours into struggling Victorian drainage systems in urban areas protects property and water quality

In this week's Science & Climate page in @irishtimes.com, Sylvia Thompson has a timely look at a nature-based flood relief scheme that has delivered for residents in Artane, Dublin.....
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Brent Geese flying over the @tudublinsustain.bsky.social campus at dusk. #SpeirGorm #IrishBirding @grangegormandev.bsky.social

Deep heat on our doorstep: Geothermal energy a realistic proposition for Ireland ‘Sleeping giant’ of the energy world ready to play part in providing affordable clean heat

“The Grangegorman site being developed by Technological University Dublin is an example of deep geothermal with the ability to heat a campus while weaning off gas. It has achieved 38 degrees at 1km so signs are good for a second 2km borehole.”

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Vintage book cover of The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin, featuring two shadowed faces at the bottom against an abstract, mosaic-like cosmic background of circular patterns and icy tones. The title and author’s name appear at the top.

📚 Our February Sci-Fi Book Club read is
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin ❄️

A thoughtful, award-winning classic exploring identity, politics, and understanding across cultures.

📅 Tuesday 24 Feb, 7:30pm
📍 TOG Hackerspace, Dublin

New readers always welcome ☕📖

Have you heard that @seai-ie.bsky.social (SEAI) has launched new and enhanced home #energy grants, under their #BetterHomes Scheme? 👏

Find out our our top 5 takeaways from the new #seai #grants below:

It’s 2028 and all pedestrians are mandated by law to wear hi vis clothes at all times. Black north face jackets are illegal. Black mascara has been outlawed and replaced with neon. Drivers are still watching tiktok and saying didn’t see you there pal.

It gets worse! Just when you thought they had come up with the worst possible legislation they've gone and made it worse again.

irishcycle.com/2026/02/04/a...

What a wildly stupid idea.

Mandatory helmets and high viz is a proven remedy to reduce the number of people cycling. It effectively kills off things like Dublin Bikes.

That's why no other EU country does anything like this. Pure madness.

Picture of central Pontevedra, Spain from the air

“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)

Sadhbh O'Neill: Should Ireland introduce a legal 'duty of care' for rainwater? In the Netherlands and Germany, nature-based solutions are the first step in flood prevention. In Ireland, they’re the last

We should stop paving over all the places that floodwaters need to go! It's obvious to the test of Europe, but not us.

Source: The Irish Times
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Green Foundation Ireland have left the bad place and joined Bluesky. Give them an aul' follow / repost / a bit of love!! They have a nice conference on food systems coming up in TUS Athlone in partnership with @climatejusticeuni.bsky.social

BEFF - Bohemian Environmental Justice Film Festival Bohemian Environmental Justice Film Festival

The Bohemian Environmental Justice Film Festival (BEFF) is back this year and running this week from 5th-7th February! Visit beff.ie for the digital programme & tickets.

Weeks of crafting preparation with this wonderful group in @mudisland.bsky.social cottage the joy of the day, we got to lead out the @brigitdublin.bsky.social parade & see other participants again this year! So many people lined streets to cheering us on, felt so empowering to be celebrating women!

Rainfall data for January shows Johnstown Castle in Wexford had 232.7mm more than double the average. Dublin airport also double the average with 137.7mm while Shanon Airport had less than average with 90.5mm. Cork Airport had 200.5mm as South and East saw worst of rainfall.

The #dandelion is one of nature’s quiet teachers: resilient, generous and deeply connected to the land.

On St. Brigid’s Day, we take a moment to highlight this Imbolc symbol, and Brigid’s legacy as a carer of the Earth.

#StBrigidsDay #Imbolc #CareForTheEarth #DandelionPower #ClimateAction

Tomorrow! / Saturday 31st Jan. AND IT’S NOT FORECAST TO BE RAINING THEN!!! All very welcome, hope to see you there, pop in for a chat and/or a browse.