Save Our Bride Otters

Lee Fields one morning a few weeks ago. I stood on a chair to take this picture dear followers. #cork

'I think bikes are like a portal to childhood and riding a bicycle is just one of the best things ever.' - quote from a Reddit post I came across this morning.

Cork horse trainer may face huge bill to restore lagoon after landmark court ruling The judge said the 'extraordinary six-year delay' on behalf of Cork County Council in bringing the case 'suggests an unacceptable level of official tolerance for continuing breaches of the environment...

'Mr Collins, she said, had persisted with “unauthorised entirely illegal works“ in the face of the planning and waste management enforcement proceedings pursued by the council against him in 2013 and 2014.'
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I don’t think I’m imagining a particularly busy butterfly season. Here’s a red admiral taking its chances in the jaws of an otter. Cork Otter trail. Ballincollig Regional Park earlier this week. #cork

Todays river treasure. A shovel. In good order. Rescued from a perilous trip to Cork Harbour via a very lengthy culvert system. #cork

63% failure rate in West Cork farm inspections | The Southern Star Cork County Council’s latest environmental report has revealed that in the first six months of this year, there were 193 farm inspections carried out in West Cork.

Despite hand wringing over nitrates, ⅔ of farms in West Cork failed environmental inspections in the first six months of this year

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Friday Otter. This one had to navigate past a cupboard and bags of rubbish chucked in the river before passing me this morning as it headed downstream. Very rare to see an otter during the day at this particular location. #Cork

If we all drove these we’d be too busy smiling to get road rage. Spotted at CUH this afternoon. #cork

I spotted this otter with my own eyes this morning but it was heading downstream and I missed the opportunity to photograph it. Fortunately it hopped out at one of our trail cameras not long after. #cork

I can say with absolute confidence and certainty that I am the only person in the universe delivering an otter turd via train this Friday afternoon. #cork

There's no doubt that the TFI e-bikes are super efficient and a great way to get around the city. A new €1.50 minimum charge is to be applied. It's a bit steep if you are only going for a 10 minute journey but it is a great way to try out the benefits of an e-bike before buying one too. #cork

Cork councillor says 'karma will catch river polluter' Peter Horgan of the Labour Party was speaking as investigations continued after the discovery on Thursday of up to 1,500 dead fish in the Ballybrack ...

Good detective work followed by a conviction and hefty fine would be preferable to waiting for karma to come around. #cork www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...

Quality artwork near the shaky bridge. #cork

Blackpool Village. July 2025. #cork

Blackpool flood relief scheme ‘held up’ by judicial review The River Bride flood relief scheme in Blackpool was initiated in 2013

An 'objector' (in this instance) is basically an ordinary citizen/s noticing that the state is making unlawful decisions and deciding to do something about it. That was four years ago by the way. #cork

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As far as I understand one may not fly a drone above thirty meters in the amber zone and not at all in the red zone (without permission from IAA). More info here - www.iaa.ie/general-avia...

People have to register as drone operators if drone exceeds 250g or has a camera. The device itself is not registered but must have drone operator number affixed to it. If they are not flying over your property I don't think there is much you can do about it. More info - www.iaa.ie/general-avia...

Christopher would be well aware of the state of our rivers and the associated impacts of nitrates derogation. If he really cares about nature then he needs to call out his party colleagues who continue to support it.

The TFI electric bikes are very impressive. I used one to get from the city centre to CUH yesterday at full assist setting and it was a doddle. Just €10 a year subscription for journeys less than 30mins. No need to carry a card as phone app activated bike at station. #cork

Investigation into 'significant' fish kill in Cork Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is investigating a "significant" fish kill in Cork in which early indications suggest at least 1,500 fish have died.

Fish kill in Douglas #cork www.rte.ie/news/regiona...

This was yesterday. Love a choppa. So choppy and noisy.

Reverse. REVERSE! CUH medichoppa. So exciting! #cork

Our local fox appears to have struck gold. Looks like a wood pigeon. The jumbo jet of birds will make a fine meal. That’s nature for you. #cork

Yay!

Prolly not.

You’d spend all time away from it worrying that someone was gonna scratch it. Gimme a dented but reliableToyota Corolla anyday.

‘An otter!’ Exclaims a lucky passer-by. River Lee, Cork City this morning. #cork

Nah! That can't be real. It's just too shit.

Could not locate the otter one.

I’m too tired to do that now. Someone else will have to.