Alex Pigot
@alexpigotireland.bsky.social
Husband, Father, Grandfather, Gardener, Farmer, Businessman, Community worker, Politician. Doing what I can to achieve the UN SDGs.
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I’ve written something on John Collison’s Op-Ed and environmental democracy
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
On Environmental Democracy and the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
Andrew Jackson 21 November 2025 I. Introduction A clamour of praise greeted John Collison’s “how to get Ireland moving” Op-Ed following its publication in the Irish Times on 25th October: the Irish…
elajucd.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I’ve written something on John Collison’s Op-Ed and environmental democracy
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
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The government still claim that they have to consult with the Attorney General about including services alongside goods in the #OccupiedTerritoriesBill. In fact, the AG previously delivered 23 pages of legal advice, which did not flag the need for any distinction between goods and services.
November 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The government still claim that they have to consult with the Attorney General about including services alongside goods in the #OccupiedTerritoriesBill. In fact, the AG previously delivered 23 pages of legal advice, which did not flag the need for any distinction between goods and services.
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🔖 Must read
“On Environmental Democracy & the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
a fact-packed response by Dr Andrew Jackson, UCD ..to the fact-free claims of John Collison’s Irish Times essay #Planning #Housing #Speirgorm @ucddublin.bsky.social @andrewlrjackson.bsky.social
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
“On Environmental Democracy & the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
a fact-packed response by Dr Andrew Jackson, UCD ..to the fact-free claims of John Collison’s Irish Times essay #Planning #Housing #Speirgorm @ucddublin.bsky.social @andrewlrjackson.bsky.social
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
On Environmental Democracy and the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
Andrew Jackson 21 November 2025 I. Introduction A clamour of praise greeted John Collison’s “how to get Ireland moving” Op-Ed following its publication in the Irish Times on 25th October: the Irish…
elajucd.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
🔖 Must read
“On Environmental Democracy & the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
a fact-packed response by Dr Andrew Jackson, UCD ..to the fact-free claims of John Collison’s Irish Times essay #Planning #Housing #Speirgorm @ucddublin.bsky.social @andrewlrjackson.bsky.social
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
“On Environmental Democracy & the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
a fact-packed response by Dr Andrew Jackson, UCD ..to the fact-free claims of John Collison’s Irish Times essay #Planning #Housing #Speirgorm @ucddublin.bsky.social @andrewlrjackson.bsky.social
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
Absolutely a must read, even if just for this paragraph:
November 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Absolutely a must read, even if just for this paragraph:
For an alternative view (of the views in MSM in Ireland and the UK) on Russian ships ‘lurking’ off the coast of Scotland/Ireland here’s a worthwhile read:
www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
The Beat of the War Drums - Craig Murray
In fascist lockstep, the entire British media, broadcast and print, corporate and state, is leading with a Ministry of Defence press release about a “Russian spy ship” inside “British waters”. No Brit...
www.craigmurray.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
For an alternative view (of the views in MSM in Ireland and the UK) on Russian ships ‘lurking’ off the coast of Scotland/Ireland here’s a worthwhile read:
www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
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“Minister's 'war' on vacancy and dereliction is missing timeframe and crucial policy measures”
#Housing #Planning
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
#Housing #Planning
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Minister's 'war' on vacancy and dereliction is missing timeframe and crucial policy measures
The Government's latest housing plan contains all the right soundbites, but no detail or timeframe, write Jude Sherry and Frank O'Connor of #DerelictIreland
www.irishexaminer.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
“Minister's 'war' on vacancy and dereliction is missing timeframe and crucial policy measures”
#Housing #Planning
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
#Housing #Planning
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Sadly, THE best PM the UK never had:
History will judge this government very harshly for its cruel and inhumane treatment of asylum seekers.
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Sadly, THE best PM the UK never had:
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History will judge this government very harshly for its cruel and inhumane treatment of asylum seekers.
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
History will judge this government very harshly for its cruel and inhumane treatment of asylum seekers.
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This Wednesday, the united left opposition will bring a joint motion for the government to stop delaying the Occupied Territories Bill, and to finally pass it WITH services included.
@rodericogorman.bsky.social
@greenpartyie.bsky.social
@rodericogorman.bsky.social
@greenpartyie.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This Wednesday, the united left opposition will bring a joint motion for the government to stop delaying the Occupied Territories Bill, and to finally pass it WITH services included.
@rodericogorman.bsky.social
@greenpartyie.bsky.social
@rodericogorman.bsky.social
@greenpartyie.bsky.social
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Greens are back? We never went away!
Great to see so many Green members at the march for #ClimateAction in Dublin yesterday.
This Government are failing when it comes to Climate Action and we need change now!
Join us in the fight!
@greenpartyie.bsky.social! @greenpartyni.org @greenparty.org.uk
Great to see so many Green members at the march for #ClimateAction in Dublin yesterday.
This Government are failing when it comes to Climate Action and we need change now!
Join us in the fight!
@greenpartyie.bsky.social! @greenpartyni.org @greenparty.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Greens are back? We never went away!
Great to see so many Green members at the march for #ClimateAction in Dublin yesterday.
This Government are failing when it comes to Climate Action and we need change now!
Join us in the fight!
@greenpartyie.bsky.social! @greenpartyni.org @greenparty.org.uk
Great to see so many Green members at the march for #ClimateAction in Dublin yesterday.
This Government are failing when it comes to Climate Action and we need change now!
Join us in the fight!
@greenpartyie.bsky.social! @greenpartyni.org @greenparty.org.uk
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Today is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Everyone has been affected, or knows someone who has been effected, by accidents on our roads. Sadly, the number of deaths on Irish roads has been rising for the past number of years.
November 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Today is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Everyone has been affected, or knows someone who has been effected, by accidents on our roads. Sadly, the number of deaths on Irish roads has been rising for the past number of years.
Irish Neutrality - Save the Triple Lock - Uplift - People Powered Change
www.uplift.ie
November 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Calling out urgently to @micheal-martin.bsky.social and @simonharrisireland.bsky.social - and please read this:
universitytimes.ie/2025/11/the-...
No fracked (ie US mined) LPG should enter Ireland! Renewables are the answer!
And forego the derogation - most farmers are embarrassed by it.
universitytimes.ie/2025/11/the-...
No fracked (ie US mined) LPG should enter Ireland! Renewables are the answer!
And forego the derogation - most farmers are embarrassed by it.
The Nation Marches for an End to the Fossil Fuel Era
universitytimes.ie
November 16, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Calling out urgently to @micheal-martin.bsky.social and @simonharrisireland.bsky.social - and please read this:
universitytimes.ie/2025/11/the-...
No fracked (ie US mined) LPG should enter Ireland! Renewables are the answer!
And forego the derogation - most farmers are embarrassed by it.
universitytimes.ie/2025/11/the-...
No fracked (ie US mined) LPG should enter Ireland! Renewables are the answer!
And forego the derogation - most farmers are embarrassed by it.
Worth reading from Prof Jeff D Sachs and Sybil Fares:
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
For a lasting peace in Palestine, the UN, not the US, must be the controller of any International Stabilisation Force, and the UN must recognise Palestine as a full member.
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
For a lasting peace in Palestine, the UN, not the US, must be the controller of any International Stabilisation Force, and the UN must recognise Palestine as a full member.
www.commondreams.org
November 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Worth reading from Prof Jeff D Sachs and Sybil Fares:
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
For a lasting peace in Palestine, the UN, not the US, must be the controller of any International Stabilisation Force, and the UN must recognise Palestine as a full member.
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
For a lasting peace in Palestine, the UN, not the US, must be the controller of any International Stabilisation Force, and the UN must recognise Palestine as a full member.
Excellent article. If you voted for Catherine Connolly for @president.ie then this excellent article will resonate.
If you didn’t vote for Catherine well, this article, if you haven’t read this reasoning before, might enlighten you.
#TripleLock
#Neutrality
If you didn’t vote for Catherine well, this article, if you haven’t read this reasoning before, might enlighten you.
#TripleLock
#Neutrality
Article with @dondeniamh.bsky.social & Rory Rowan in today's Irish Times - a response to the relentless media commentary deriding Ireland's neutrality.
As Catherine Connolly, and the movement behind her, has shown, neutrality remains popular. Something to build on, not abandon.
As Catherine Connolly, and the movement behind her, has shown, neutrality remains popular. Something to build on, not abandon.
November 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Excellent article. If you voted for Catherine Connolly for @president.ie then this excellent article will resonate.
If you didn’t vote for Catherine well, this article, if you haven’t read this reasoning before, might enlighten you.
#TripleLock
#Neutrality
If you didn’t vote for Catherine well, this article, if you haven’t read this reasoning before, might enlighten you.
#TripleLock
#Neutrality
@davidmcwecon.bsky.social of @irishtimes.com confuses Ireland’s love of the USA and many of its people and companies with Ireland’s disgust for many of the actions and policies of USA President(s) and governments since Ronald Reagan.
Why, David?
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Why, David?
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
David McWilliams: The US is Ireland’s best friend, so why are so many of us anti-American?
The Irish-American bond, our enduring and rewarding friendship, is bigger than any politician
www.irishtimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
@davidmcwecon.bsky.social of @irishtimes.com confuses Ireland’s love of the USA and many of its people and companies with Ireland’s disgust for many of the actions and policies of USA President(s) and governments since Ronald Reagan.
Why, David?
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Why, David?
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Join us at the National Climate March TODAY
Saturday 15 November at 1pm
Garden of Remembrance, Dublin
We’ll be marching for climate justice.
@stopclimatechaos.bsky.social
@trocaire.bsky.social
@oxfamireland.bsky.social
@greenpartyie.bsky.social
#stopclimatechaos
#endfossilfuels
#climatejustice
Saturday 15 November at 1pm
Garden of Remembrance, Dublin
We’ll be marching for climate justice.
@stopclimatechaos.bsky.social
@trocaire.bsky.social
@oxfamireland.bsky.social
@greenpartyie.bsky.social
#stopclimatechaos
#endfossilfuels
#climatejustice
November 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Join us at the National Climate March TODAY
Saturday 15 November at 1pm
Garden of Remembrance, Dublin
We’ll be marching for climate justice.
@stopclimatechaos.bsky.social
@trocaire.bsky.social
@oxfamireland.bsky.social
@greenpartyie.bsky.social
#stopclimatechaos
#endfossilfuels
#climatejustice
Saturday 15 November at 1pm
Garden of Remembrance, Dublin
We’ll be marching for climate justice.
@stopclimatechaos.bsky.social
@trocaire.bsky.social
@oxfamireland.bsky.social
@greenpartyie.bsky.social
#stopclimatechaos
#endfossilfuels
#climatejustice
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I met @oliver.ie and Maria Dollard at the National Traveller Accommodation Committee conference yesterday. We're all members of our local committees. There was a lot of interesting discussion, largely about how to overcome the many obstacles standing in the way of proper housing for Travellers.
November 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I met @oliver.ie and Maria Dollard at the National Traveller Accommodation Committee conference yesterday. We're all members of our local committees. There was a lot of interesting discussion, largely about how to overcome the many obstacles standing in the way of proper housing for Travellers.
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“A House of Dynamite,” writes George Perkovich, “shows us why everyone on earth must question the wisdom of granting a handful of leaders with nuclear buttons the power to kill everyone and every living thing on the planet."
What we can learn from the film: carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
What we can learn from the film: carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
“A House of Dynamite” Shows Why No Leader Should Have a Nuclear Trigger
I’m a nuclear expert. The film’s illustration of powerlessness and choice was harrowing.
carnegieendowment.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
“A House of Dynamite,” writes George Perkovich, “shows us why everyone on earth must question the wisdom of granting a handful of leaders with nuclear buttons the power to kill everyone and every living thing on the planet."
What we can learn from the film: carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
What we can learn from the film: carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
A sane and informed voice on the subject of judicial reviews:
www.irishlegal.com/articles/opi...
@micheal-martin.bsky.social please take note!
Judicial reviews are not the cause of the housing crisis, but they do prevent the landlord class from trashing our environment.
#Housing
www.irishlegal.com/articles/opi...
@micheal-martin.bsky.social please take note!
Judicial reviews are not the cause of the housing crisis, but they do prevent the landlord class from trashing our environment.
#Housing
Opinion: Beware of the judicial review red herring
Dr Orla Kelleher pushes back against the narrative that judicial reviews are to blame for the housing crisis. In recent weeks, journalists, developers, tech entrepreneurs, the Minister for the Environ...
www.irishlegal.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A sane and informed voice on the subject of judicial reviews:
www.irishlegal.com/articles/opi...
@micheal-martin.bsky.social please take note!
Judicial reviews are not the cause of the housing crisis, but they do prevent the landlord class from trashing our environment.
#Housing
www.irishlegal.com/articles/opi...
@micheal-martin.bsky.social please take note!
Judicial reviews are not the cause of the housing crisis, but they do prevent the landlord class from trashing our environment.
#Housing
I am so very proud to be Irish today and to have as our country’s president a woman whose first speech as @president.ie is this:
president.ie/en/media-lib...
She brings hope to all of us that the world can be a better place.
president.ie/en/media-lib...
She brings hope to all of us that the world can be a better place.
Inaugural Speech of President Catherine Connolly | President of Ireland
A Thaoisigh, A Phríomhbhreithimh, Airí, Baill Chomhairle an Stáit, Baill an Oireachtais, Ambasadóirí, Ceannairí Eaglaise, agus dhaoine...
president.ie
November 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I am so very proud to be Irish today and to have as our country’s president a woman whose first speech as @president.ie is this:
president.ie/en/media-lib...
She brings hope to all of us that the world can be a better place.
president.ie/en/media-lib...
She brings hope to all of us that the world can be a better place.
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To President Michael D. Higgins, on your last day as President of Ireland, we say thank you for your service.
#Ireland #Politics #President
#Ireland #Politics #President
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
To President Michael D. Higgins, on your last day as President of Ireland, we say thank you for your service.
#Ireland #Politics #President
#Ireland #Politics #President
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March for Climate
This Saturday, 1pm, Garden of Remembrance
This Saturday, 1pm, Garden of Remembrance
November 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM
March for Climate
This Saturday, 1pm, Garden of Remembrance
This Saturday, 1pm, Garden of Remembrance
Have your say if you’d like to tell our government what their priorities should be for Ireland‘s presidency of the EU:
assets.gov.ie/static/docum...
assets.gov.ie/static/docum...
assets.gov.ie
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Have your say if you’d like to tell our government what their priorities should be for Ireland‘s presidency of the EU:
assets.gov.ie/static/docum...
assets.gov.ie/static/docum...