@brian276.bsky.social
Grants should make it easier for people to go electric.
That’s why we’re proposing a single, increased EV grant of €4,5000 to replace the current system that disproportionately benefits higher earners 👇
@pidgeon.ie @feljin.ie
greenparty.ie/news/greens-...
A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are eight fuel types: pumped storage, biomass, waste-to-energy, hydro, solar, wind, oil, and gas. There is also a black line showing electricity demand. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes domestic solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
Renewable generation and pumped storage equalled 24% of yesterday's electricity demand, with a peak of 33% at 16:15. Fossil fuel generation (mostly gas) equalled 49% of demand. 0% of generation was exported, 27% of demand was met by imports.
21.10.2025 06:52 — 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
It’s #DecarbonisingDublin Summit Day! 🎉 Live coverage is on!
We’re thrilled to kick off a full day of climate action conversations on how to decarbonise Dublin in fair, inclusive and innovative ways 🌿
Grab a pastry and enjoy!
A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are eight fuel types: pumped storage, biomass, waste-to-energy, hydro, solar, wind, oil, and gas. There is also a black line showing electricity demand. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes domestic solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
Renewable generation and pumped storage equalled 32% of yesterday's electricity demand, with a peak of 66% at 00:00. Fossil fuel generation (mostly gas) equalled 49% of demand. 0% of generation was exported, 19% of demand was met by imports.
18.10.2025 07:42 — 👍 18 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
"The darkness we face requires a joyful fighter."
Challenging the right requires us to grow our international movement.
I sat down with El Pais. 👇🏼
elpais.com/eps/2025-10-...
Last night in Dublin City Council we started the process of zoning more land for housing.
The crazy thing: bad national policy means that there is an artificial max limit on how much land we can zone for housing.
If we tried to zone much more, we'd be legally prevented. Mad.
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17.10.2025 04:18 — 👍 21606 🔁 5394 💬 298 📌 183
“Our rivers, lakes & estuaries are the lifeblood of our landscape and support our ecosystems, and our health and wellbeing. But they are struggling.” Half of Ireland’s rivers, lakes & estuaries are in an unhealthy state. We need stronger action on water quality www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
14.10.2025 08:16 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Decade-long decline: Irish waterways continue to be polluted
"We now need a step change in how we manage our waters and how we manage our land and wastewater. We can’t keep doing largely the same thing and expecting a different outcome"
www.antaisce.org/news/decade-...
#WaterQuality
Happy to see this new article published yesterday - co-authored with @orlakelleher.bsky.social
“The implications of the European Court of Human Rights' climate rulings for climate litigation in Ireland: a new legal reality”, in the Irish Planning and Environmental Law Journal
The test for this Budget was simple: will fewer people be left afraid to turn their heating on?
Unfortunately there is little hope that the Budget decisions have moved that needle, despite some measures around the edges.
@clareoconnor.bsky.social writes.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/budge...
The tragedy of industrial fishing strikes another species off the list. It would appear that this will only end when there are no fish left to catch.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Budget 2026 is now out. A quick summary of EV relevant changes are:
- Extended 9% VAT on electric to 31/12/2030;
- Extended €5k VRT Relief to 31/12/2026;
- BIK OMV reduction of €30k in 2026, €15k in 2027, €2.5k in 2028, €0 thereafter;
Amid the constant anti-renewables sentiment so common across our media, this letter today is a blessed relief.
07.10.2025 17:55 — 👍 257 🔁 69 💬 6 📌 6We need some of this in Ireland! ⬇️
06.10.2025 19:33 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The network of railway lines through Bord Na Mona bogs makes them well suited for the development of recreation & ecotourism. The approval of new greenways on Rocsommon Bogs is positive but now we need to see commitment to ambitious nature restoration. share.google/mYHgmkLppU9u...
04.10.2025 12:03 — 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Those outraged by a €100k bike shed should look at the annual cost of renting out car park spaces
www.thejournal.ie/readme/bike-...
Drones have a value in our society, but they are a really new technology and there has to be rules about how they work.
That's why I have drafted a law to regulate delivery drones, addressing the issues raised in Dublin 15 and that the Govt have so far ignored.
The future of energy and for consumers in Ireland
04.10.2025 14:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Proposals from @rodericogorman.bsky.social on regulating commercial drone deliveries would clarify planning rules, set out priority uses & give councils powers to investigate noise
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Cork Greens at the rally today.
Cllr Dan Boyle speaking at the rally today.
Cllr Oliver Moran and crowd at rally today.
Great turnout from Cork Greens at today’s Raise The Roof rally in Cork City! Cllr Dan Boyle spoke passionately about the urgent need for action on housing, with Cllr Oliver Moran and members in attendance. We need affordable, quality homes for all, now!
04.10.2025 14:51 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Electric taxi grants are really effective: they target some of the most heavily used vehicles on our roads.
The grants are always oversubscribed: the @greenpartyie.bsky.social is calling for the budget to be doubled.
A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are seven fuel types: pumped storage, biomass, waste-to-energy, hydro, solar, wind, and gas. There is also a black line showing electricity demand. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes domestic solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
A treemap of the electricity mix on the island of Ireland. There are eight fuel types: battery, pumped storage, biomass, hydro, solar, wind, gas, and waste-to-energy. Larger sources are annotated with the GWh and percentage of total generation that source comprised. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes domestic solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
As of 10am, wind has made up 70% of indigenous generation and renewable generation in total (biomass, hydro, wind, solar) has equalled 85.5% of the island's electricity demand. There's some exporting, gas generation's at a minimum. Looks set to last for the day.
#StormAmy #SpeirGorm
This is a real pity
04.10.2025 14:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
25 Dublin streets will turn into play streets tomorrow afternoon to mark the 25th annual World Car-Free Day.
Unlike other European cities, Dublin rarely does anything big for Car-Free Day but tomorrow will be the biggest ever Car-Free Day Dublin has ever done.
As a working-class person, I can't take this at face value. The system is rigged, and politicians won't listen to people like me. I also know that it's not the fault of migrants, trans people, etc.
You can voice your frustration and abandonment without fascism, as it happens.
#spéirghorm #ireland
More great news for the sea this week! The passing of this treaty will allow for the creation of Marine Protected Areas on the 'High Seas'😃
This took a long time but was still faster than Ireland, which has done nothing on its promise to pass MPA legislation
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Se...
People questioning how roofs/buildings can deliver #solar at scale should look at Netherlands :currently EU leader in solar generation and predominately through roofs/ buildings. Use what we have, and are wasting, is core to regenerative thinking, economy & society www.government.nl/topics/renew...
20.09.2025 09:23 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are eight fuel types: pumped storage, biomass, waste-to-energy, hydro, solar, wind, oil, and gas. There is also a black line showing electricity demand. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes domestic solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
Renewable generation and pumped storage equalled 49% of yesterday's electricity demand, with a peak of 68% at 22:00. Fossil fuel generation (mostly gas) equalled 38% of demand. 1% of generation was exported, 14% of demand was met by imports.
19.09.2025 08:40 — 👍 22 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
"This is the first book I have read in 27 years that kept me awake at night..."
"In his dystopian THE LIE OF THE LAND... John Gibbons has indeed done the State and generations as yet unborn some service."
Review in @irishexaminer.bsky.social by Jack Power.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
