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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 1h

Utterly heartbreaking.

How can we be so comfortably numb to the death of ancient, megadiverse ecosystems, full of life and colour?

Blue Planet Society @blueplanetsociety.bsky.social · 1d

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale.’

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

www.theguardian.com

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Paul Tighe @paultighe.bsky.social · 11h

I remember there was a substation across the road from my friend's house and every time I called to his house I'd cross the road to get as far away as possible from it, "just in case", after growing up with these adverts.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 11h

A message for the Palestinian people:

Your spirit, your determination has inspired so many people all over the world. And one day, you will not just free Palestine - you will free us all.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 1d

Important thread that *every* Irish environmentalist should read before voting in the presidential election.

In short: Humphreys was just as disastrous for the environment as she was on social policy.

Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 1d

Let's explore the Green credentials of Heather Humphreys - The woman former GP member Brian Leddin thinks should be president.
She advocated for an increased burn period during her time as Minister for Heritage, as well as prolonging the period during which hedgerows could be cut. #Spéirgorm 1/n

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Irish Independent @independent.ie · 22h

Fota Wildlife Park closed until further notice as bird flu cases confirmed www.independent.ie/irish-news/f...

Fota Wildlife Park closed until further notice as bird flu cases confirmed

Fota Wildlife Park in Cork will stay closed until further notices after bird flu was confirmed in a number of captive birds.

www.independent.ie

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 1d

48% of Ireland's waterbodies are so polluted, contaminated with chemicals, choked with algae, deprived of oxygen, lacking in species variety or physically altered and damaged that they fail to meet minimally acceptable standards.

And it's getting worse.
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Half of Ireland’s rivers, lakes and estuaries in unhealthy state as standards slide again

Agriculture, sewage, chemicals and physical damage all threatening nature’s waterways

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 1d

The Department of Agriculture has confirmed that samples taken from captive birds which died at Fota Wildlife Park have tested positive for bird flu.
jrnl.ie/6844511

Samples taken from dead birds at Fota Wildlife Park test positive for bird flu

A number of captive birds which had died at Fota were tested for bird flu and preliminary test results are positive for H5N1 avian influenza virus.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 1d

Orla nails it 🎯

Exactly why the Green Party was happy to prop up Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil in the last government, and to hell with the notion of allying environmental and social justice, is becoming ever more clear.

Orla @somebogwitch.bsky.social · 1d

"But Heather Humphreys was the minister who saw the heritage Bill ammendments that increased scrub burning and hedge destruction how could Brian Leddin side with that over left wing economics...?"

Because plenty of green TDs never cared about the environment either

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 1d

“EPA said the biggest threats to overall health of the country’s natural water bodies include animal waste, fertilisers & pesticides running off farmland and forestry”.

Politically backed ongoing wreckage of our natural environment for profit continues unabated.

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Half of Ireland’s rivers, lakes and estuaries in unhealthy state as standards slide again

Agriculture, sewage, chemicals and physical damage all threatening nature’s waterways

www.irishtimes.com

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Cormac MacFhionnlaoich @cormacscoast.bsky.social · 1d

A limestone rock that has been tunneled through by marine bivalves called Wrinkled Rock-borers (Hiatella arctica). These shellfish bore protective burrows in particular rock substrates, in which they live their lives, safe from predators.
County Donegal, Ireland.

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Paul Tighe @paultighe.bsky.social · 1d

Proof that the unsuccessful nomination of Maria Steen was a good outcome. Can you imagine the song and dance people like these would create if she had?

Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 1d

A group of people have turned up to Catherine Connolly’s canvass in Naas asking about Enoch and Elijah Burke.

They have asked Connolly if she’s a Freemason…

@virginmedianews.bsky.social

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Paul Tighe @paultighe.bsky.social · 1d

An informative 🧵.
Well worth a gander. (Wildlife pun intended.)

Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 1d

Let's explore the Green credentials of Heather Humphreys - The woman former GP member Brian Leddin thinks should be president.
She advocated for an increased burn period during her time as Minister for Heritage, as well as prolonging the period during which hedgerows could be cut. #Spéirgorm 1/n

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Paul Tighe @paultighe.bsky.social · 1d

It looks like desperation is setting in in government circles.
They've resigned themselves to taking Ivan Yates' advice.
#SmearTheBejaysus
How pathetic.

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 1d

Two pro-Palestine activists are due in court after breaking into and damaging the offices of a company in Cork city whose parent operation has supplied equipment and technologies to Israel
jrnl.ie/6842834

Pro-Palestine activists charged after occupying Cork office of Collins Aerospace

Palestine Action Éire said two protestors entered the office in the early hours of this morning.

jrnl.ie

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1d

‘They call it peace, but for the Palestinians, it risks to be Apartheid at its worst,’ says Albanese - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/they-call-it-peace-palestinians-it-risks-be-apartheid-its-worst-says

‘They call it peace, but for the Palestinians, it risks to be Apartheid at its worst,’ says Albanese

<article data-history-node-id="430161" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/they-call-it-peace-palestinians-it-risks-be-apartheid-its-worst-says" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/they-call-it-peace-palestinians-it-risks-be-apartheid-its-worst-says" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">‘They call it peace, but for the Palestinians, it risks to be Apartheid at its worst,’ says Albanese</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p style="margin-bottom:11px">Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, has commented on Israeli forces banning Palestinians from celebrating the release of prisoners in the occupied West Bank.</p> <p>On X, she said ““All eyes must remain on Palestine. People of the world, do not look away now.”</p> <div class="url-embed-wrapper"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">They call it peace, but for the Palestinians, it risks to be Apartheid at its worst.<br><br>All eyes must remain on Palestine. People of the world, do not look away now. As the legacy of Nelson Mandela reminds us, no one is free until everyone is free. <a href="https://t.co/UDrlzSvp6s">https://t.co/UDrlzSvp6s</a></p>— Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt (@FranceskAlbs) <a href="https://twitter.com/FranceskAlbs/status/1977979743749165080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </div> </article>

www.middleeasteye.net

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 1d

More after dark magic in the rainforest with a UV torch.

Some species of fungi are bioflorescent in ultraviolet light, making them glow against the blackness of night.

A walk through the woods becomes a truly enchanting experience.

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 1d

Half of Ireland’s rivers, lakes and estuaries in unhealthy state as standards slide again

Agriculture, sewage, chemicals and physical damage all threatening nature’s waterways

www.irishtimes.com

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2d

* Over 20,000 Palestinians killed since January
* 100s starved to death, including kids
* Congress bypassed to send more & more bombs to Israel
* US citizens murdered in the West Bank

I hope this ceasefire holds & I am glad the hostages are free, but this is Trump’s *actual record* so far.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

Just in case the dramatically low Leni Riefenstahl-style angle was too subtle, they used a word from her most famous movie

Time magazine cover featuring a photo of Trump from a dramatically low angle

HIS
TRIUMPH
by ERIC CORTELLESSA
THE LEADER ISRAEL NEEDED
by EHUD BARAK
HOW GAZA HEALS

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Paul Tighe @paultighe.bsky.social · 1d

It probably came to their attention a while back that they can't, so they won't.
Alas, as a consequence, they seem to have reverted to type and fling copious amounts of shite in the hope that enough will stick and all Heather Humphreys' inadequacies will be suitably ignored.

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Connolly for President @catherinegalway.bsky.social · 2d

"Our Defence Forces embody the values of citizenship and service. Whether responding to emergencies, supporting peacekeeping missions abroad, or helping communities at home, their contribution is immeasurable.

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Paul Tighe @paultighe.bsky.social · 1d

Excellently composed 🧵

Donncha O’Connell @donnchalaw.bsky.social · 2d

I remember once talking with a legislative draftsperson who worked at a high level in government who told me that they voted against every constitutional amendment that they drafted. By the same token it is perfectly possible for someone who is ‘pro-European’ (whatever that is)…

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Connolly for President @catherinegalway.bsky.social · 1d

There has never been a more important time to elect a President who will be independent of Government.

A President who will speak out when it is required. In this election Catherine Connolly is that person.

Vótáil #1 Catherine Connolly on October 24.

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Prof John O Brennan @jobmaynooth.bsky.social · 2d

Obviously, great to see hostages freed but it is stomach churning to watch perpetrators of genocide and their enablers posing as peacemakers and suggesting today marked a landmark moment in Middle east history. It isn’t.
Nothing has changed for the Palestinians.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik

Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

www.theguardian.com

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 2d

I made a meme. Graphic design is my passion

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 2d

Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.

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