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💪 every wind turbine reduces our reliance on US LNG 💪

US petrol prices surge as Trump’s Iran war triggers inflation worries Costs at the pump exceed level at the end of the Biden administration

Hmmm - maybe removing all the incentives from EVs wasn’t such a good idea. (Not to mention starting a war in the Middle East).

An expat in Dubai has a startling revelation: the Stephen Collins cartoon Reality check …

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Congestion Pricing Wins in Court After Lengthy Battle With Trump

BREAKING: A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that New York’s congestion pricing toll is legal and may continue, handing a major victory to the state in its defense of the first-in-the-nation traffic reduction plan, which the Trump administration had tried for more than a year to kill.

Photo: The Dublin City Council's Rainscape Project at Lein Road, Artane – showing short-term stormwater retention post storm event.

We should be doing this a million times over around the country...

Free bike servicing in @tudublin.bsky.social @grangegormandev.bsky.social until 2pm today for staff and students as part of TU Dublin Green Week. @antaisce.bsky.social

Cycling in Dublin for commuting rises 50% as most residents back more bike lanes Residents of Ireland’s five main cities want more space for cyclists, even at the expense of cars

Cycling in Dublin for commuting rises 50% as most residents back more bike lanes

Sadhbh O’Neill: Park & ride and contactless payment: how to fix Dublin’s broken transport system It sounds like a 20th-century solution to a 21st-century problem, but the potential benefits are clear

Sadhbh O’Neill: Park & ride and contactless payment: how to fix Dublin’s broken transport system

Well he’s fucking nailing it.

Almost 10,200 new electric cars registered already this year New car registrations saw a 7pc rise in February compared to the same month last year, new figures show.

So far this year, there's a 37pc increase in the number of new electric cars registered, compared to the same period in 2025

Vacancies - Irish Environmental Network Vacancies at the IEN and our Member Organisations

We’re looking for a Membership & Network Officer to join our team! If you’re passionate about building strong professional relationships, growing communities, and creating meaningful member engagement, this role is for you. www.ien.ie/about/vacanc...

"Which foot pedal is the brake again...." Lidl Cabra.

Some other front pages 📰 #TomorrowsPapersToday

Every breath we take- elevated CO2 levels putting stress on our bodies

Cattle egrets at Wareham Common. Imagine showing this to someone ten years ago and say "yeah this is becoming the new normal." @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

2021/2

2022/3

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2025/6

I love data so it's v pleasing to be able to see the results of the Irish Garden Bird Survey for my small suburban garden over 4 years. Sparrows dominated in 2021/2 but every year since then the numbers of Goldfinches has grown & everything else dipped. Has a surprise visit from 4 Siskins yesterday!

Wow! What are you feeding the Goldfinch? I love Siskin.

An L-shaped penitential cairn that surrounds a small well overlooking the valley of Glencolmcille

Tobar Cholm Cille, or St Colmcille’s Holy Well, is set high on the hills above the beautiful and historic valley of Glencolmcille in County Donegal.

It forms part of the Turas or pilgrimage route that traverses the valley in honour of the famous saint Colmcille (also known as Columba).

#Ireland

Two taxidermy birds building a nest in a tin can

Irish hedgerows are protected by an annual ban on cutting from 1 March to support nesting birds. These European Robins from Crumlin, Dublin are countryside birds from 1902 and a tin can will do. National Museum of Ireland - Natural History @nmireland.bsky.social #SpeirGorm

Inside of a broken nest box with an old nest on the bottom and lots of woodworm holes.

Back and top of a broken nest box nest box on a pole, showing lots of woodworm holes.

A new bird box on a tree.

Earlier this year I figured that my 20 year old home-made nestbox was looking the worse for wear and put up two new bird boxes. Just in time apparently, as the old one didn’t make it through the last storm. It’s been home to at an average of one nest a year!

A person marching!!

Today is the once-in-a year opportunity to tell my favorite Dad joke.

I asked my son what date it is today.

He replied March 1st.

So I walked around the room and asked again.

(I’ll get my coat)

Joint letter condemning the racist abuse directed at Cllr Helen Ogbu (Labour). Co-signed by Denman Rooke (PBP), Míde Níc Fhionnlaoich (SocDems), Niall Murphy (Greens), Sheila Garrity (Independent), and Mark Lohan (Sinn Féin).

I've joined the other by-election candidates on the left in co-signing this letter condemning the vile racist abuse being directed at Labour councillor and fellow by-election candidate Helen Ogbu

We cannot let this kind of abuse stand in Ireland.

Trump thinks he can do regime change on the cheap. With no US boots on the ground.

This doesn’t work. Whichever civilian leader tries to take over still has to face the entrenched interests of the IRGC.

Since this is existential for IRGC, they will fight to the death.

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Can't stop laughing at a story my friend told me yesterday about going to meet a work contact at the gates of Trinity. He went up to another waiting man and said "Are you Michael?" "Yes" "Will we go for a coffee?" "Sure." Over a coffee he realises it's not the Michael he's meant to be meeting.

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“Oh, that sounds like hope”

Sounds of Spring montage in the last three minutes of this piece.
#RTECountrywide

Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

The Countrywide sounds of Spring is really lovely and well worth a listen! Especially if you've never heard a cuckcoo before.

A basket filled with various types of bread is displayed above text that reads, "Did you know that 48% of people say bread is the food they waste most often?" The bottom contains a logo for STOPFoodWaste.ie and the Environmental Protection Agency.

A sandwich with various fillings is at the top of the image. Below, text on a yellow background reads: "Follow our National Stop Food Waste Day campaign from 1st–7th March for quick and easy tips on how to make the most of bread, reduce food waste and save money!" The bottom features a logo for StopFoodWaste.ie and the EPA.

Did you know that bread is one of the food items wasted most by Irish households?🍞

Today is National Stop Food Waste Day!
Find out more: https://bit.ly/47i046B

#SFWDay2026 #StopFoodWaste

Turkish Soccer Player Performs CPR On Seagull Mid-Match After It's Struck By A Ball—And It Survived

Wow!