Patrick Hickey on target to maintain Bohemians’ league lead
www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...
Bohs beat Galway Utd 1-0 to stay top of the league!! #SpeirGorm
Russia keeps winning under Trump.
The Strait of Hormuz is perfectly safe...
There’s me on the local radio talking about my favourite subjects - Cabra and nature!!
The “eat more protein!!!” message is popping up all over, usually in the context of encouraging more meat.
This could have huge impacts on land use requirements, water use & pollution, emissions etc.
Americans consume >200 pounds of meat/person/year. We should eat more plants/less meat instead.
Everything has changed ... except the claims of the fossil fuel lobbyists who infest politics and the media.
www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en/press-med...
Great to hear that @rickoshea.bsky.social has been confirmed as the presenter of Arena on @rteradio1.bsky.social. Best of
luck with the new role.
Thanks Mary and @nearfm.ie for hosting me this lunchtime to talk about @connectingcabra.bsky.social and the work on tree planting, retrofitting seminars and general awesome stuff!
AirBnB has a lot to answer for and has a real impact on the housing crisis in Ireland. This is a poster I saw in Cadiz which applies just as much in Dublin. #SpeirGorm
(I was in a house swap in Cadiz)
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Coolmore company fined €100,000 for illegal hedgerow cutting
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
Background to An Taisce's new Water Quality Case and why it is important
An Taisce filed an application to the High Court seeking a judicial review of the Government's sixth Nitrates Action Programme earlier this week.
To read more about the case:
www.antaisce.org/news/backgro...
Renewable generation and discharging storage equalled 72% of yesterday's electricity demand, with a peak of 91% at 04:45. Fossil fuel generation (mostly gas) equalled 23% of demand. 4% of generation was exported, 9% of demand was met by imports.
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/
