Clodagh Harris
@clodaghharris.bsky.social
Senior lecturer, University College Cork. Interested in participatory & deliberative democracy, citizens assemblies, climate justice and intergenerational deliberation. Own views.
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If Ireland's emissions are "too small to matter" then I might as well evade my taxes and eat doughnuts for lunch.
Read my latest column about the laziest excuse in the climate debate:
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Read my latest column about the laziest excuse in the climate debate:
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
‘Too small to matter’ is the laziest-possible excuse in climate debate
At a time of crisis, co-operation is the only way to resolve the climate collective-action problem
www.irishtimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If Ireland's emissions are "too small to matter" then I might as well evade my taxes and eat doughnuts for lunch.
Read my latest column about the laziest excuse in the climate debate:
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Read my latest column about the laziest excuse in the climate debate:
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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Lil yellowtail snapper scissors its tail on a murky Sunday morning #yellowtailsnapper #snapper #scissor #yellowtail #murky #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Lil yellowtail snapper scissors its tail on a murky Sunday morning #yellowtailsnapper #snapper #scissor #yellowtail #murky #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
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But ireland is full guys
December 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
But ireland is full guys
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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The chapter with @gailmcelroy.bsky.social analyses issue salience and positions.
Housing and health were among the most salient issues for nearly all parties. Interestingly, immigration barely featured in the manifestos.
Chapter: hdl.handle.net/10197/29172
Book: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Housing and health were among the most salient issues for nearly all parties. Interestingly, immigration barely featured in the manifestos.
Chapter: hdl.handle.net/10197/29172
Book: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
December 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The chapter with @gailmcelroy.bsky.social analyses issue salience and positions.
Housing and health were among the most salient issues for nearly all parties. Interestingly, immigration barely featured in the manifestos.
Chapter: hdl.handle.net/10197/29172
Book: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Housing and health were among the most salient issues for nearly all parties. Interestingly, immigration barely featured in the manifestos.
Chapter: hdl.handle.net/10197/29172
Book: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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“Homelessness has reached another record high with 16,766 people accessing emergency accommodation last month.
11,492 adults & 5,274 children accessed emergency accommodation in October” www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
11,492 adults & 5,274 children accessed emergency accommodation in October” www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Over 16,700 homeless last month in another record high
Homelessness has reached another record high with 16,766 people accessing emergency accommodation last month.
www.rte.ie
November 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“Homelessness has reached another record high with 16,766 people accessing emergency accommodation last month.
11,492 adults & 5,274 children accessed emergency accommodation in October” www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
11,492 adults & 5,274 children accessed emergency accommodation in October” www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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The world's top wildlife trade organisation increased protections today for more than 70 species of sharks and rays, in a move conservationists hailed as a 'historical win'
Over 70 shark, ray species win wildlife trade protections
The world's top wildlife trade organisation increased protections today for more than 70 species of sharks and rays, in a move conservationists hailed as a "historical win".
www.rte.ie
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The world's top wildlife trade organisation increased protections today for more than 70 species of sharks and rays, in a move conservationists hailed as a 'historical win'
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Evil Duck by Chris Judge is so ‘Dublin’ it made me smile. From a monster in the Dublin sewers, to the ‘Ah here, lads’ in the dialogue, it must be so amazing for an Irish child to read a comic book set in their home town, with phrases they are v familiar with. It made this grown up kids very happy!
November 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Evil Duck by Chris Judge is so ‘Dublin’ it made me smile. From a monster in the Dublin sewers, to the ‘Ah here, lads’ in the dialogue, it must be so amazing for an Irish child to read a comic book set in their home town, with phrases they are v familiar with. It made this grown up kids very happy!
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An Amoc shutdown later this century could see millions of Irish people become #climate migrants; this is something our politicians talking tough on cracking down on migration to Ireland should keep in mind, as I discuss in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
John Gibbons: A big freeze could turn the Irish into climate refugees
We should reflect on 'get-tough' proposals on immigration: If the Amoc currents that moderate Ireland’s climate fail, temperatures will plunge, making grass-based agriculture impossible
www.irishexaminer.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
An Amoc shutdown later this century could see millions of Irish people become #climate migrants; this is something our politicians talking tough on cracking down on migration to Ireland should keep in mind, as I discuss in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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Coral City Camera | World Record Underwater Coral Growth Timelapse (926 Days) | 5.1.23-11.12.25
Coral City Camera | World Record Underwater Coral Growth Timelapse (926 Days) | 5.1.23-11.12.25
YouTube video by Coral Morphologic
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Coral City Camera | World Record Underwater Coral Growth Timelapse (926 Days) | 5.1.23-11.12.25
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A newborn baby dwarf seahorse riding swell in the Miami Native Coral Lab #coralmorphologic
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A newborn baby dwarf seahorse riding swell in the Miami Native Coral Lab #coralmorphologic
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🐛 Rising from the earth: Europe’s first ever #soil law was published in the EU’s Official Journal today! 🎉
After adoption of the #SoilMonitoring Law in October, this marks the final milestone of the process and opens the door to implementation.
A first step in the right direction for our soils!
After adoption of the #SoilMonitoring Law in October, this marks the final milestone of the process and opens the door to implementation.
A first step in the right direction for our soils!
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
🐛 Rising from the earth: Europe’s first ever #soil law was published in the EU’s Official Journal today! 🎉
After adoption of the #SoilMonitoring Law in October, this marks the final milestone of the process and opens the door to implementation.
A first step in the right direction for our soils!
After adoption of the #SoilMonitoring Law in October, this marks the final milestone of the process and opens the door to implementation.
A first step in the right direction for our soils!
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At a meeting in Council of Europe
Hearing from example after example of citizens assemblies across Europe from Ukraine to Germany All concerned about democratic backsliding and threat from far right
Notable how Ireland, once a leader and exemplar. is reverting to the old elites know best model
Hearing from example after example of citizens assemblies across Europe from Ukraine to Germany All concerned about democratic backsliding and threat from far right
Notable how Ireland, once a leader and exemplar. is reverting to the old elites know best model
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
At a meeting in Council of Europe
Hearing from example after example of citizens assemblies across Europe from Ukraine to Germany All concerned about democratic backsliding and threat from far right
Notable how Ireland, once a leader and exemplar. is reverting to the old elites know best model
Hearing from example after example of citizens assemblies across Europe from Ukraine to Germany All concerned about democratic backsliding and threat from far right
Notable how Ireland, once a leader and exemplar. is reverting to the old elites know best model
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More than half of all homeless families are headed by a lone parent, finds Focus Ireland
More than half of all homeless families are headed by a lone parent, finds Focus Ireland
Focus Ireland report
www.irishtimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
More than half of all homeless families are headed by a lone parent, finds Focus Ireland
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After more than 10 years of “the Danish Model”, nativism is hegemonic in the country, the far right polls near level highs again, and the Social Democrats lost Copenhagen and poll at historic low.
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
After more than 10 years of “the Danish Model”, nativism is hegemonic in the country, the far right polls near level highs again, and the Social Democrats lost Copenhagen and poll at historic low.
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
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Researching this week's column, I stumbled across something that amazed me:
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s a catastrophic black hole in our climate data – and it’s a gift to deniers | George Monbiot
Climate sceptics tell us that more people die of extreme cold than extreme heat. What’s the truth? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Researching this week's column, I stumbled across something that amazed me:
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The World Health Organization has said that it aims to vaccinate more than 40,000 children against various diseases in Gaza, as it takes advantage of the ceasefire
WHO sets target of 40,000 vaccinations for Gazan children
The World Health Organization has said that it aims to vaccinate more than 40,000 children against various diseases in Gaza, as it takes advantage of the ceasefire.
www.rte.ie
November 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The World Health Organization has said that it aims to vaccinate more than 40,000 children against various diseases in Gaza, as it takes advantage of the ceasefire
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🏗️Buildings Beo
📆 Ag tosú Dé Céadaoin 19/11 ~ 20:30
👷Téann Carrie Crowley ar aistear timpeall na tíre ag feiceáil mar a chuireann pobail beocht i bhfoirgnimh thréigthe.
📆 Ag tosú Dé Céadaoin 19/11 ~ 20:30
👷Téann Carrie Crowley ar aistear timpeall na tíre ag feiceáil mar a chuireann pobail beocht i bhfoirgnimh thréigthe.
November 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
🏗️Buildings Beo
📆 Ag tosú Dé Céadaoin 19/11 ~ 20:30
👷Téann Carrie Crowley ar aistear timpeall na tíre ag feiceáil mar a chuireann pobail beocht i bhfoirgnimh thréigthe.
📆 Ag tosú Dé Céadaoin 19/11 ~ 20:30
👷Téann Carrie Crowley ar aistear timpeall na tíre ag feiceáil mar a chuireann pobail beocht i bhfoirgnimh thréigthe.
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Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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EU Parliament backs new 2040 climate target reut.rs/4hZ0Slc
EU Parliament backs new 2040 climate target
The European Parliament on Thursday approved the EU's plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040 and outsource 5% of that target to countries outside the bloc via carbon credits, paving the way for it to be passed into EU law.
reut.rs
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
EU Parliament backs new 2040 climate target reut.rs/4hZ0Slc
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Global fossil fuel emissions are set to hit a new high in 2025, according to research that also warns curbing warming under 1.5C would now be essentially "impossible".
Global fossil fuel emissions to hit new record - study
Global fossil fuel emissions are set to hit a new high in 2025, according to research that also warns curbing warming under 1.5C would now be essentially "impossible".
www.rte.ie
November 13, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Global fossil fuel emissions are set to hit a new high in 2025, according to research that also warns curbing warming under 1.5C would now be essentially "impossible".
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Indigenous activists from Brazil stormed #COP30 demanding freedom for their territories from oil, mining, and logging interests.
“For us, the defeat of our land is felt on our own skin”
After decades of exploitation, Indigenous communities are saying: ENOUGH
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“For us, the defeat of our land is felt on our own skin”
After decades of exploitation, Indigenous communities are saying: ENOUGH
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Indigenous activists from Brazil stormed #COP30 demanding freedom for their territories from oil, mining, and logging interests.
“For us, the defeat of our land is felt on our own skin”
After decades of exploitation, Indigenous communities are saying: ENOUGH
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“For us, the defeat of our land is felt on our own skin”
After decades of exploitation, Indigenous communities are saying: ENOUGH
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Presidents past and present 🇮🇪
President Connolly was joined at the Áras by her predecessors Mary McAleese, Michael D Higgins and Mary Robinson.
President Connolly was joined at the Áras by her predecessors Mary McAleese, Michael D Higgins and Mary Robinson.
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Presidents past and present 🇮🇪
President Connolly was joined at the Áras by her predecessors Mary McAleese, Michael D Higgins and Mary Robinson.
President Connolly was joined at the Áras by her predecessors Mary McAleese, Michael D Higgins and Mary Robinson.