Irish Doctors for the Environment

In what other country have the equivalent of the Central Statistic Office come out and said that they don't trust or accept the statistics produced by the Police.

An utter scandal that received almost no coverage.

But people on bikes not wearing HiViz... OMG, the sky is falling!

Or a metro / LUAS ring?

Please stop the victim blaming @garda.ie!

Focus on the sources of road danger instead!

It is the only way.

The ONLY solution for improving congestion is to move away from the private car as the main mode of transportation.

The ‘cycle paths’ around Dublin Airport might be the most tokenistic, greenwashed infrastructure I’ve ever seen... and that says a lot!

Stop blaming the victims. Stop pushing this dangerous narrative. Start tackling dangerous driving.

Vision Zero won’t happen while we ignore the people actually causing the harm.

No problem shelving major public transport projects and defunding active travel — but a full photoshoot to reopen a few kilometres of tram track after an incident? Absolutely essential, apparently.

The mind truly boggles at this government’s sense of what matters.

Our Road Safety Strategy is broken!

The RSA, Gardaí, and Local Government are pushing a campaign that tells people to “be seen” instead of calling out the real causes of deaths: speeding, red-light running, dangerous/illegal parking, and the near-total lack of enforcement.

Stop blaming victims!

Can You See Me Now?

- An Garda Síochána

An Garda Síochána continue to place the main responsibility for road safety on vulnerable road users.

People daring to cycle are not the problem in Ireland. Cars and the people driving them are — or more importantly, speed, dangerous driving, and the almost complete lack of enforcement.

Funding allocations for The National Development Plan...

We can’t cut transport emissions 50% by 2030 with these allocations. This plan doubles down on car-centric thinking—more pollution, less movement, and zero vision for healthy, sustainable transport.

See how wide, safe, and comfortable the cycle paths are? This is what we deserve in Ireland.

Anything but is simply not good enough.

It really is just simple geometry.

You cannot build a functional city if everyone brings a 2-ton living room on wheels with them.

How ambitious ‘forest city’ plan for England could become a reality Cross-party coalition behind proposals hope eco-friendly scheme for million people could begin before end of decade

I would love to see a similar level of ambition and vision for Dublin.

Dublin desperately needs greener, healthier and creative solutions like this!
#ReimagineDublin

Leaf blowers should be banned (bar a few very specific exceptions).

Raising Railways How I fell for trains and why Europe should too

New Substack on my love of trains and how we can transition into a society that picks rail rather than flights!

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The Wrong Road to Safety What a recent Gardaí social media post reveals about Ireland’s car-first mindset.

"If An Garda Síochána is serious about improving safety, then the next video should focus on the group with the greatest capacity to cause harm: motorists." - @olaln.bsky.social on the misguided approach to road safety by An Garda Síochána

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Michael O’Leary on fast-tracking airport cap removal Ryanair has today called on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to fast-track legislation to scrap Dublin Airport’s passenger cap before the end of 2025. Ryanair boss, Michael O’Leary, joins Ciara Doherty to di...

One of the most rambly interviews we've ever heard. MOL drones on about the cap, and Ciara Doherty eggs him on with questions about issues he’s no expert in, from housing to remote work.

Nobody else in the country gets such free, uncritical access to Irish media as MOL, and it’s terrifying.

Tesco and Aer Lingus have launched a scheme that turns everyday shopping into “unforgettable travel.” Doing this in the middle of a climate crisis is absolute madness!

It’s time to ban fossil-fuel companies, including airlines, from advertising and shaping our choices in this way.
#BanFossilAds

🚲 Investing in active travel: we all win.
🚘 Investing in more cars: we all lose.

‘I had already given my baby a name’ – This is climate breakdown It started with a migraine but ended in hospital. When Gowend had dengue the first time she had no idea she was pregnant. This is Gowend’s story

‘I had already given my baby a name’ – This is climate breakdown

International SUSTAINABLE EMERGENCY CARE First global webinar on Sustainable Emergency Care—launches, global projects, and practical solutions. Aligned with Choosing Wisely International.

Our very own Dr Callum Swift speaking at this event on Thursday the 20th of November.
#SustainableEmergencyCare

As part of the CHA, we recently launched our report “Active Travel: The Magic Pill.”

It shows that embedding active travel into daily life brings major health and environmental benefits for everyone.

And yet, @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social continues to build active-travel 'infrastructure' like this.

Interesting look at mode share across 800 cities worldwide. City size and income tell you a lot about how people get around. And, well… Dublin doesn’t come out looking great. Not exactly a stronghold of public or active transport.
#ReimagineDublin

Thank you, @thinkorswim.bsky.social and @whittledaway.bsky.social for always bringing reason and much-needed urgency to the conversations around the climate and nature crisis.

It was a genuinely inspiring discussion this afternoon between two people who continue to push things forward.

Keep at it!

Brilliant conversation in Books Upstairs this afternoon between the always-inspirational @thinkorswim.bsky.social and @whittledaway.bsky.social on John's new book The Lie of the Land.

It was packed with stark facts, sobering analysis, and even a bit of hope!

Yesterday, we marched alongside inspiring organisations and individuals at the National Climate March, urging the Irish Government to deliver a just climate-action policy and phase out fossil-fuel power.

Showing up. Speaking up. It matters.

Let’s keep going!

Climate action = health action!