Caitríona Sheridan

A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are nine fuel types: battery, pumped storage, biomass, hydro, solar, wind, waste-to-energy, oil, and gas. There is also includes a black line showing electricity demand. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes domestic solar. Battery data not yet available. Source: EirGrid, SEMO

A stacked area chart of the renewable electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are eight fuel types: battery, pumped storage, biomass, hydro, solar, wind, gas, and other fossil fuels. The y axis indicates the percentage of demand being met by each source. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes domestic solar. Battery data not yet available. Source: EirGrid, SEMO

Large-scale solar in Ireland just had a fantastic 5-day record-breaking run, culminating on Sunday with multiple new all-time highs:
- output of 864MW
- over the course of the whole day, solar met 9.3% of electricity demand
- at its peak just after 1pm, solar was meeting 22.2% of electricity demand

Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.

oh cool I’ve been meaning to learn anxiety

Fucking love when gross men face consequences.

We were gold and blue for the first few years, which are the school colours. Then with increased numbers red got shoehorned in, and I went from gold to red 🥲 e.g. Form 1 gold

Piriton which is an antihistamine can help with sleep and they're over the counter.

Word of the Day: TAHATLARA (Arabiс, rare) - to behave like Hitler.

Delighted to see PO'M start. Would be love to see Nash get a go too, hopefully in the upcoming games.

Here's something that takes seconds and could have actual positive outcomes.

There is an official 'citizen's petition' system in the EU. There's one open at the moment to ban conversion therapy for LGBT+ people in the EU.

Ireland can be 1 of the 7 nations needed

eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...

Lá Fhéile Bríde sona daoibh 🌱☘

Name drop please I'm looking to do the same in Kerry!

Tag rugby is loads of fun, and super social. Even better in the summer. Fairplay 🙌🏻

Was interviewed by Silicon Republic about the use of GenAI for image creation, and its impact on artists. You can read Rebecca Graham's article at the link in their post below 👇

Be interesting to see today's results with the impact of storm Éowyn. A lot of wind farms will be turned off to protect them from the high winds, typically about 25 m/s which is 90 km/h #storméowyn #spéirgorm

#StormEowyn

🏠 The easiest way to stay safe is to stay indoors

🛣️ Our roads, paths will be dangerous with a risk of cables, trees down and debris

#StormÉowyn

But… but… avocado toast and Netflix or whatever

A storm is a great time to steal a trampoline from a garden.
They'll assume it blew away.
But they won't look in case it killed someone.

Prepare for the Storm

Today is the day to prepare for the Storm.
- Secure your property - loose objects can become missiles in violent winds.
- Plan for loss of utilities - electricity, communications & water.
- Check on vulnerable neighbours.
- Have basic provisions to stay indoors Friday.
#BíUllamh

Word of day is ‘unasinous’ (17th century): united in stupidity.

A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.

Headline German newspaper Die Zeit:
« A Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute »

A Year in Review: The Irish Grid in 2024 Green Collective identifies eight longer terms evident on the Irish grid during 2024.

From our annual review: for the first time ever, domestic Irish fossil fuel generation met less than 50% of the island's electricity demand during 2024.

Full details inside!

www.greencollective.io/post/annual-...

Reading the News today

Debunked: Enoch Burke isn't forced to stand outside a school for refusing 'transgender ideology' In 2022, the school sought an injunction after Burke interrupted a church service

Shortly after Enoch Burke was released from prison, he again took up position outside the school he was arrested for trespassing at.

There, he and his family again misrepresented the events that began their conflict with the school and the law.

jrnl.ie/6594693b

Ecosia - the search engine that plants trees Ecosia uses 100% of its profits for the planet and produces enough renewable energy to power all searches twice over.

I use Ecosia.org as it a greener option and I think uses bing in the background. Has an AI chat function too.

A promotional flyer for a free children’s flu vaccine clinic offered by the HSE. The clinic provides the LAIV nasal flu vaccine for children aged 2-17 years, with no appointment required. It will be held at Newbridge Health Centre on Saturday, 11th January from 10am to 4pm. The flyer includes information about the clinic, its location, and the date and time. A snowman and an image of a child receiving a flu vaccine are also featured.

The HSE is offering a FREE flu vaccine clinic for children (2-17 yrs) at Newbridge Health Centre this Saturday, 11th Jan, 10am-4pm. No appointment needed! 💉❄️

Location: Newbridge Health Centre, Henry St. Moorefield, Newbridge, W12 KV12

Protect your child ahead of the school term! #FluVaccine

Foclóir an lae:

🌨️ #Sneachta
🧊 Oighear
❄️ Sioc
🌫️ Ceo seaca
🏔️ Sneachta ar thalamh ard
⛄ BOULI
🥶 Préachta
⚠️ Rabhadh aimsire
🌡️ Teocht íseal
🫖 Pota tae
☕ Cupán tae
🥣 Anraith
🍲 Stobhach
🛏️ Leaba
🛋️ Tolg
💻 Seinnteoir TG4
🔥 Tine
📺 Teilifís
🧥 Cóta
🧣 Scairf
🧤 Lámhainní
🧦 Stocaí te

Feeling a deep emptiness in your being but not sure what's missing or how to fill it? Try spending hours mindlessly scrolling though the passing thoughts of strangers

#nollaignamban

Are you suffering with a slight dose of the fear about heading back into the office tomorrow?

Take a deep breath, relax, and immerse yourself in the beautiful sights and sounds of the Irish landscape for a moment.