Mike Hynes

The next volume of Galway's Own Magazine is coming soon!

A historical but also contemporary snapshot of the people, events, and activities that happen and have happened in and around Galway City...

galwaysown.ie

#CfP: Turbulence & Transition: The Economic and Social Consequences of Contemporary Global Events in Ireland.
Deadline for article submission to the Economic and Social Review is March 27th, 2026. Details below:

www.esr.ie/index.php/es...

@sociologyireland.bsky.social @carmelhannan.bsky.social

Flat Earth - Are We All Becoming The Same? | The Why Curve Is everything becoming the same? High streets all over the world with identical shops, people consuming the same burgers, the same video games, the same social...

Are we losing what makes us different - the cultures, the foods, the languages? In a world of online hyper-connectivity, is it going to be a flattened, greyer world that our children inherit? Phil @ Roger get the views of Dr Mike Hynes from the University of Galway

whycurve.com/episode/flat...

I so enjoyed the 'Winterage' experience in the Burren, Co. Clare over the weekend. Such a marvellous tradition, and so well-supported by the farming community in the region, a credit to them!

www.burrenwinterage.com

Brian Caulfield: Now Metrolink is going ahead, what’s the next rail project for Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway? If Luas Finglas is delivered on time, there will have been a 15-year gap since the last Luas extension

Imagine if Ireland could lay rail tracks as quickly as it builds roads

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

#Sustainability
#SustainableTransport
#Livability

The bloody unfairness of life... may your soul and spirit resonate, and may your kind and thoughtful heart rub off on others...

Sociological Association of Ireland

Annual Conference

Queen’s University Belfast

7th – 8th May 2026

**Call for Papers**

Conflict, Change, Solidarity

sociology.ie/event/2026-a...

Sociological Association of Ireland

Annual Conference

Queen’s University Belfast

7th – 8th May 2026

Keynote Speakers

Professor Louise Ryan and Professor Marsha Henry

sociology.ie/event/2026-a...

Opinion: Those outraged by a €100k bike shed should look at the annual cost of renting out car park spaces We have completely normalised investment in congestion, pollution and the continuation of car-first planning, writes Ciarán Cannon.

Opinion

Those outraged by a €100k bike shed should look at the annual cost of renting out car park spaces

www.thejournal.ie/readme/bike-...

#Ireland
#Cycling
#Health
#Sustainability

Suspend Israel from International Sports To FIFA, FIBA, International Olympics Committee, and all other global and European sports governing bodies: The Israeli offensive on Gaza has resulted i...

Suspend Israel from International Sports

Sign the petition

i.diem25.org/en/petitions...

Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN commission of inquiry Commission’s 72-page legal analysis cites examples including scale of killings, aid blockages and forced displacement

Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN commission of inquiry www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

The daily shame of Cork’s derelict homes is impossible to ignore A five-year update of Cork’s dereliction study finds hundreds of properties still idle, despite record homelessness and urgent housing need

The daily shame of Cork’s derelict homes is impossible to ignore...

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

#DerelictIreland
#Housing
#Ireland

‘Ireland’s teens are succeeding in school, but struggling in life.’ Could cycling help? In the Netherlands, safe cycling infrastructure liberates kids from their parents – and parents from their kids

‘Ireland’s teens are succeeding in school, but struggling in life.’ Could cycling help?

www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

#Cycling
#Mobilities
#Health
#sustainability

Home - National Council for Curriculum and Assessment

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) is establishing a Politics and Society Development Group for the Leaving Certificate subject Politics and Society.

The call for expressions of interest for places is now live. Here's the link:

ncca.ie/en/updates-a...

Almost half of Belfast race rioters had been reported for domestic abuse Almost half of those arrested for race hate disorder in Belfast last August had previously been reported to the PSNI for domestic abuse.

Almost half of Belfast race rioters had been reported for domestic abuse

m.independent.ie/irish-news/c...

They obviously don't just hate against migrants ...

We all need to consume less if we are to save our environment from catastrophe Consider how you can reuse, repair and rent rather than always buying new products

We all need to consume less if we are to save our environment from catastrophe

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

"Promoting a marketplace for second-hand building materials and building more durable products which can be repaired, reused, refurbished & remanufactured has to be the way forward..."

Contact with nature in cities reduces loneliness, study shows Loneliness is significant mental health concern and can raise risk of death by 45%, say scientists

Contact with nature in cities reduces loneliness, study shows...

www.theguardian.com/society/2021...

"The research found that feelings of overcrowding increased loneliness by an average of 39%. But when people were able to see trees or the sky, or hear birds, feelings of loneliness fell by 28%"

Closure of pubs and parks 'created a tinderbox for far-right riots' The loss of pubs, piers, and parks created the “tinderbox” for the far-right to kindle last summer’s riots, new research has found.

Closure of pubs and parks created a 'tinderbox' for far-right riots, research says: 'Hate can fill the void'

www.bigissue.com/news/politic...

“In the absence of shared spaces, misinformation and hate can fill the void, creating tinderbox conditions for violence”

#Placemaking
#Liveability

A betrayal of the victims of the Holocaust A view from Israel

A betrayal of the victims of the Holocaust -
A view from Israel

robertreich.substack.com/p/a-betrayal...

Not all Jews are Zionists — Alan Shatter does not speak for me The past 21 months have caused increasing tensions between those in my community who stand in solidarity with Palestine and those whose loyalties remain with Israel, no matter how many red lines they ...

Not all Jews are Zionists — Alan Shatter does not speak for me

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Extremely eloquent opinion piece from Ria Czerniak-LeBov

The bicycle played a rich role in Ireland’s past. Now it is key to our future | Cian Ginty Cycling was once a mass participation activity. Ben Healy’s dazzling Tour de France performances can help catalyse a revival, says editor Cian Ginty

The bicycle played a rich role in Ireland’s past. Now it is key to our future |
Cian Ginty

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#Cycling
#Mobilities
#Health

Galway’s Council shows ‘neck’ as it borrows more for new HQ - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune Galway’s Council shows ‘neck’ as it borrows more for new HQ

Galway’s Council shows ‘neck’ as it borrows more for new HQ...

connachttribune.ie/galways-coun...

#Galway

#Galway City councillors approve fresh loan to go towards fit out of new HQ at Crown Square connachttribune.ie/city-council...

The gift that just keeps on giving!

London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’ Exclusive: Study also finds no change in number of casualties on roads just outside low-traffic neighbourhoods

London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’

Exclusive: Study also finds no change in the number of casualties on roads just outside low-traffic neighbourhoods

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

#Sustainability
#QualityofLife
#Health
#WellBeing

***** Save the Date *****

The SAI Annual Conference will take place at Queen’s University Belfast on the 7th – 8th May 2026. A Call for Papers will be circulated soon - watch this space!

#Sociology
#SociologyIreland

How the world's biggest banks increased fossil fuel financing to $869bn in 2024 In a reversal of recent trends fossil fuel funding from the world's top 65 banks increased $84.8bn in 2024, according to the annual Banking on Climate Chaos report

How the world's biggest banks increased fossil fuel financing to $869bn in 2024

www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi...

#ClimateChange

More than €10m now owed to Dublin City Council in unpaid dereliction levies Dublin City Council (DCC) is now owed more than €10m in unpaid derelict sites levies, new figures reveal.

More than €10m now owed to Dublin City Council in unpaid dereliction levies

www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...

Dereliction and abandonment in a housing crisis are the epitome of antisocial behaviour!

#DerelictIreland
#HousingCrisis
#HousingIreland
#Ireland
#Society

FIFA Club World Cup: Bayern Munich 10-0 Auckland City - German champions in record win as Jamal Musiala scores hat-trick Jamal Musiala scored a hat-trick as Bayern Munich thrashed Auckland City 10-0 in a Club World Cup record win

Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich hit double figures against Auckland City in Cincinnati to record the biggest win in the history of the Club World Cup

www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

Is it any wonder I haven't any interest in this nonsense of a competition 🙄

Thought for the day...

Earth's Energy Imbalance More Than Doubled in Recent Decades Earth's energy imbalance more than doubled in recent decades The large trend has taken us by surprise, and as a community we should strive to understand the underlying causes Our capability to o...

A new analysis of the Earth's energy balance data from NASA CERES satellites clearly indicates that the net energy imbalance for the entire Earth system has more than tripled over the period of only 20 years from 2004-2024... agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

#ClimateChange