An additional 189 megawatts of wind and solar capacity was connected to the electricity grid during the first two months of this year
The loveliest coin designs. The detail on them was incredible.
Landscape ecological restoration. It can be done but we need to get a move on. This is Carrifran where the sheep were removed to allow this native woodland to take over.
Dublin builds too many hotels — and nowhere near enough homes.
The Greens want to change the city tax system to fix that.
Double the tax on new hotels, use the money to cut tax on new homes. 🏘️🏘️🏘️
@feljin.ie
Meet the Eurasian elk 🫎
This mighty ecosystem engineer is a major shaper of landscapes. Through their woodland foraging and wetland grazing, elk promote the natural regeneration of plants and help to create open clearings that support other species.
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Bull Island is nature’s gift to Dubliners. They haven’t been grateful #SpeirGorm
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Ireland has no known legal commercial peat extraction. Yet it exported €40m worth last year
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
The Wexford Opera Festival - one of this country's most encouraging underdog successes and a great example of what cultural festivals can do for our towns - is on this year from the 15th to the 31st of October.
📣 New Research just published.
Adoption of EVs, solar PV, and heat pumps in Ireland is driven by affluence. Current grants favour high-income groups, risking a "green divide." Policies must focus on equity and lower upfront costs.
Open access: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
“From climate change to smoking & cancer, this is the story of how doubt has been manufactured. This 10 part series will explore how powerful interests & sharp PR managers engineered doubt about the connection between smoking & cancer & how similar tactics were used to make us doubt climate change.”
Prospective Car Buyer Takes SUV Out For Test Hit And Run https://theonion.com/prospective-car-buyer-takes-suv-out-for-test-hit-and-run/
I’m similarly conflicted with the AI . . . but I needed a laugh!
Case taken by @foeireland.bsky.social @clientearth.bsky.social & Friends of the Irish Environment against energy regulator over new data centre policy
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
My cat sleeps all day and then keeps me awake all night so this gave me a good laugh.
Credit - @dagnylill on Instagram
90% Of Irish Towns Not As Well Planned Out As Play Mat Everyone Had As A Kid https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/05/28/90-of-irish-towns-not-as-well-planned-out-as-play-mat-everyone-had-as-a-kid/
The Government is trying to further abdicate its climate obligations with the Private Wires Bill
www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/28-civi...
Protest Friday to demand the Government reinstates the moratorium on data centres and stops the big tech power grab!
1pm Friday 13 March outside the Dáil
I’m at Shaftesbury Lit Fest on 21st March to talk birds and place. www.shaftesburybookfestival.com/2026-authors See you there @guyshrubsole.bsky.social @nicolawriting.bsky.social @lucylapwing.bsky.social @jay-griffiths.bsky.social and @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social #ShaftesburyFestival #naturewriting
Absolutely loved it! It was a great event.
So sad that an island with a reputation for greenness and nature is the most nature deprived in Europe. #SpeirGorm
I love Kestrels. Haven’t seen one this year and only saw one last year. They were relatively common when I was young.
Incredible that this major move from Wood Quay, in Dublin’s historic core, to a site near St Stephen’s Green is happening with little or no public debate about its consequences …
This is from 1975.
It's the birthday of Douglas Adams! Time to share favorite quotes!
Corruption on a massive scale in the US.
Groan!! 😂
US solar installation: Down 14% between 2024 and 2025.
Chinese solar installation: Up 14% between 2024 and 2025.
Last year China installed more than 7 times more solar capacity than the US. So much for energy dominance...
Happy International Women's Month!
IWT Marine Advocacy Officer Grace Carr features in the latest issue of Fish Focus magazine which celebrates the women shaping the future of seafood and the ocean.
To read the feature visit see fishfocus.co.uk/women-in-sea...
@fairseas.ie
So because #Ryanair in 2024 treated a passenger to a 13-hour delay and €890 in costs for a new flight, and then simply ghosted her, an Austrian court today impounded one of its airplanes at Linz airport. ooe.orf.at/stories/3345...
Rising oil prices and uncertainty make homegrown clean energy transition more urgent than ever.
Today, we presented a new set of initiatives to boost clean energy investment, strengthen Europe’s energy independence, and help lower energy prices, including ⬇️
