Róisín Moriarty
@roisinmoriarty.com
Climate science and policy for a better, safer, fairer world 🌍🌎🌏
Working on carbon dioxide removal and national pathways to net zero and beyond
Research Fellow @ucc.bsky.social 🇮🇪
https://roisinmoriarty.com/
Working on carbon dioxide removal and national pathways to net zero and beyond
Research Fellow @ucc.bsky.social 🇮🇪
https://roisinmoriarty.com/
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🎙️ Ep3 of Climate change-off the record out now
“…what we eat and how we heat…” those are the big things when it comes to tackling climate change - Paul Deane
@ucc.ie
@uniofgalway.bsky.social
@drclarenoone.bsky.social
#climatechange #climateaction #climatecommunication
“…what we eat and how we heat…” those are the big things when it comes to tackling climate change - Paul Deane
@ucc.ie
@uniofgalway.bsky.social
@drclarenoone.bsky.social
#climatechange #climateaction #climatecommunication
December 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🎙️ Ep3 of Climate change-off the record out now
“…what we eat and how we heat…” those are the big things when it comes to tackling climate change - Paul Deane
@ucc.ie
@uniofgalway.bsky.social
@drclarenoone.bsky.social
#climatechange #climateaction #climatecommunication
“…what we eat and how we heat…” those are the big things when it comes to tackling climate change - Paul Deane
@ucc.ie
@uniofgalway.bsky.social
@drclarenoone.bsky.social
#climatechange #climateaction #climatecommunication
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"The OPW is delighted to announce that RTE will broadcast live from the ancient passage tomb at Newgrange on Sunday, 21 December, from 8:40a.m. The livestream will be available at the links below:" (see webpage) www.gov.ie/en/office-of...
This rare phenomenon, which has captivated visitors for generations, marks the shortest day of the year.
This rare phenomenon, which has captivated visitors for generations, marks the shortest day of the year.
www.gov.ie
December 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
"The OPW is delighted to announce that RTE will broadcast live from the ancient passage tomb at Newgrange on Sunday, 21 December, from 8:40a.m. The livestream will be available at the links below:" (see webpage) www.gov.ie/en/office-of...
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Brilliant cartoon by Glen Le Lievre
December 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Brilliant cartoon by Glen Le Lievre
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December 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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If your brain’s super tired & you’re struggling but you have stuff to do so don’t have the option to hibernate then hi, me too. This photo’s for your brain-if you pause on it for a few moments it’s likely to dial down stress hormone & trigger dopamine release:a small mind hack 🐚
December 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
If your brain’s super tired & you’re struggling but you have stuff to do so don’t have the option to hibernate then hi, me too. This photo’s for your brain-if you pause on it for a few moments it’s likely to dial down stress hormone & trigger dopamine release:a small mind hack 🐚
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On the ground in Belém as COP30 kicks off. Nature and Community take Center Stage.
President Lula has managed to walk a fine line between urgency and optimism, uniting world leaders around what connects us, rather than what divides us.
I’m excited for the week ahead. #climatehope🇧🇷💚
President Lula has managed to walk a fine line between urgency and optimism, uniting world leaders around what connects us, rather than what divides us.
I’m excited for the week ahead. #climatehope🇧🇷💚
November 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
On the ground in Belém as COP30 kicks off. Nature and Community take Center Stage.
President Lula has managed to walk a fine line between urgency and optimism, uniting world leaders around what connects us, rather than what divides us.
I’m excited for the week ahead. #climatehope🇧🇷💚
President Lula has managed to walk a fine line between urgency and optimism, uniting world leaders around what connects us, rather than what divides us.
I’m excited for the week ahead. #climatehope🇧🇷💚
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I'm very grateful to have my reflections from #COP30 published in today's Sunday Independent.😊🌎
My time in Belém was unpredictable, intense, and deeply human — but also surprisingly hopeful.❤️
m.independent.ie/world-news/w...
My time in Belém was unpredictable, intense, and deeply human — but also surprisingly hopeful.❤️
m.independent.ie/world-news/w...
Warnings of floods, fires, heat and mosquitoes, yet my time at Cop30 has been surprisingly hopeful
With Cop30 taking place in the heart of the Amazon, in the city of Belem, the spotlight is firmly on indigenous peoples, forests and nature. Brazil’s decision to host the event in the Amazon itself is...
m.independent.ie
November 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I'm very grateful to have my reflections from #COP30 published in today's Sunday Independent.😊🌎
My time in Belém was unpredictable, intense, and deeply human — but also surprisingly hopeful.❤️
m.independent.ie/world-news/w...
My time in Belém was unpredictable, intense, and deeply human — but also surprisingly hopeful.❤️
m.independent.ie/world-news/w...
🎙️ Ep3 of Climate change-off the record out now
“…what we eat and how we heat…” those are the big things when it comes to tackling climate change - Paul Deane
@ucc.ie
@uniofgalway.bsky.social
@drclarenoone.bsky.social
#climatechange #climateaction #climatecommunication
“…what we eat and how we heat…” those are the big things when it comes to tackling climate change - Paul Deane
@ucc.ie
@uniofgalway.bsky.social
@drclarenoone.bsky.social
#climatechange #climateaction #climatecommunication
December 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🎙️ Ep3 of Climate change-off the record out now
“…what we eat and how we heat…” those are the big things when it comes to tackling climate change - Paul Deane
@ucc.ie
@uniofgalway.bsky.social
@drclarenoone.bsky.social
#climatechange #climateaction #climatecommunication
“…what we eat and how we heat…” those are the big things when it comes to tackling climate change - Paul Deane
@ucc.ie
@uniofgalway.bsky.social
@drclarenoone.bsky.social
#climatechange #climateaction #climatecommunication
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It's worth cataloguing what has happened in the water world in the last few weeks alone.
It paints a picture of a Government who are not at all prioritising the health of our waterways, and who are failing on multiple fronts to put in place the measures we actually need.
A watery rant 🧵
It paints a picture of a Government who are not at all prioritising the health of our waterways, and who are failing on multiple fronts to put in place the measures we actually need.
A watery rant 🧵
December 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It's worth cataloguing what has happened in the water world in the last few weeks alone.
It paints a picture of a Government who are not at all prioritising the health of our waterways, and who are failing on multiple fronts to put in place the measures we actually need.
A watery rant 🧵
It paints a picture of a Government who are not at all prioritising the health of our waterways, and who are failing on multiple fronts to put in place the measures we actually need.
A watery rant 🧵
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Guys Ernie is still missing, he's the sweetest little boy who enjoys the company of humans. If you see him around Richmond Road/Clonliffe Road, please call his mam on 0892533727🙏🏽
Here's a couple more. Please keep an eye out for this sweetie. 😭😭
December 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Guys Ernie is still missing, he's the sweetest little boy who enjoys the company of humans. If you see him around Richmond Road/Clonliffe Road, please call his mam on 0892533727🙏🏽
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Thank you Caoimhe Butterly, Greta Thunberg and Dr. Mohammed Abu Mughaiseeb of Médecins Sans Frontières for your words this evening in @bfcdublin.bsky.social linking climate justice with social justice in Gaza and elsewhere.
December 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Thank you Caoimhe Butterly, Greta Thunberg and Dr. Mohammed Abu Mughaiseeb of Médecins Sans Frontières for your words this evening in @bfcdublin.bsky.social linking climate justice with social justice in Gaza and elsewhere.
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Episode 3 is live! 🎉
Really enjoyed this conversation with Dr Paul Deane — climate, energy systems, books, and hopes for the future.
@roisinmoriarty.com
@cc-offtherecord.bsky.social
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Really enjoyed this conversation with Dr Paul Deane — climate, energy systems, books, and hopes for the future.
@roisinmoriarty.com
@cc-offtherecord.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/66Wo...
Episode 3: Dr Paul Deane
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December 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Episode 3 is live! 🎉
Really enjoyed this conversation with Dr Paul Deane — climate, energy systems, books, and hopes for the future.
@roisinmoriarty.com
@cc-offtherecord.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/66Wo...
Really enjoyed this conversation with Dr Paul Deane — climate, energy systems, books, and hopes for the future.
@roisinmoriarty.com
@cc-offtherecord.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/66Wo...
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"The derogation will not abide indefinitely and may in fact end abruptly if water quality has not improved materially. What will happen to farmers then, left without a Plan B? Now is the time to build the off ramp, not extend dependence."
www.mayonews.ie/news/local-n...
www.mayonews.ie/news/local-n...
Derogation not in the long-term interest of Mayo farming: Delaying the inevitable
'There will be financial penalties to be paid' - Our column by Anne-Marie Flynn takes a closer look at the recently announced Nitrates Derogation and why it might come back to haunt Mayo farmers
www.mayonews.ie
December 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"The derogation will not abide indefinitely and may in fact end abruptly if water quality has not improved materially. What will happen to farmers then, left without a Plan B? Now is the time to build the off ramp, not extend dependence."
www.mayonews.ie/news/local-n...
www.mayonews.ie/news/local-n...
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If you lived through this before c 1980 into 1981, you will know why i am finding this very triggering, regardless of the cause.
We had a distant relative who died this way.
We had a distant relative who died this way.
NEW: Protesters have vowed not to leave a prison's gates until a hunger striker alleged to be near death receives medical aid
Qesser Zuhrah is on her 46th day of hunger strike inside HMP Bronzefield. An IRA hunger striker in 1981 died on the 46th day 👇
Qesser Zuhrah is on her 46th day of hunger strike inside HMP Bronzefield. An IRA hunger striker in 1981 died on the 46th day 👇
December 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
If you lived through this before c 1980 into 1981, you will know why i am finding this very triggering, regardless of the cause.
We had a distant relative who died this way.
We had a distant relative who died this way.
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I had to re-read this a few times because it is hard to believe.
Demand from proposed new data centres might be as high as 5.8GW, equivalent to *peak electricity demand for the entire country*.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Demand from proposed new data centres might be as high as 5.8GW, equivalent to *peak electricity demand for the entire country*.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
New data centres may need additional electricity supply close to Ireland’s peak demand
Expected new demand for data centres of 5.8GW would exceed Ireland’s 2030 offshore wind target of 5GW
www.irishtimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I had to re-read this a few times because it is hard to believe.
Demand from proposed new data centres might be as high as 5.8GW, equivalent to *peak electricity demand for the entire country*.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Demand from proposed new data centres might be as high as 5.8GW, equivalent to *peak electricity demand for the entire country*.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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Many of us would, I’m sure, like to think we’d be brave (and smart) enough to do something like this in an absolutely terrifying moment like that. But I can only imagine the mental and physical effects you have to overcome
Intense respect for this man, Ahmed Al Ahmed. An honest to goodness hero.
Intense respect for this man, Ahmed Al Ahmed. An honest to goodness hero.
Independent video (verified by the NYTimes) shows a local Bondi Beach unarmed bystander sneaking up behind one of the gunman today and tackling him to disarm him.
December 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Many of us would, I’m sure, like to think we’d be brave (and smart) enough to do something like this in an absolutely terrifying moment like that. But I can only imagine the mental and physical effects you have to overcome
Intense respect for this man, Ahmed Al Ahmed. An honest to goodness hero.
Intense respect for this man, Ahmed Al Ahmed. An honest to goodness hero.
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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There is no place for Antisemitism. None. Solidarity with the victims and their families today.
Seeing and Countering Antisemitism with Harry McEvansoneya - no paywall
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Seeing and Countering Antisemitism with Harry McEvansoneya - no paywall
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December 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
There is no place for Antisemitism. None. Solidarity with the victims and their families today.
Seeing and Countering Antisemitism with Harry McEvansoneya - no paywall
www.patreon.com/posts/111840...
Seeing and Countering Antisemitism with Harry McEvansoneya - no paywall
www.patreon.com/posts/111840...
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The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
December 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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One of the evident failures of the FF and FG party candidates in the Presidential election was their inability to articulate what either party was for.
These are hollow vessels, whose policies are largely set by outside forces.
An organised external lobby can simply slot their preferred policy in
These are hollow vessels, whose policies are largely set by outside forces.
An organised external lobby can simply slot their preferred policy in
December 11, 2025 at 6:40 AM
One of the evident failures of the FF and FG party candidates in the Presidential election was their inability to articulate what either party was for.
These are hollow vessels, whose policies are largely set by outside forces.
An organised external lobby can simply slot their preferred policy in
These are hollow vessels, whose policies are largely set by outside forces.
An organised external lobby can simply slot their preferred policy in
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I think about this quote from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social a lot:
“The idea that some people may freely poison others is one of the most astonishing but least contested aspects of modern life.”
“The idea that some people may freely poison others is one of the most astonishing but least contested aspects of modern life.”
We are being poisoned every day, so why do we keep voting for more pollution? Ask a lobbyist | George Monbiot
The dirty industries that dominate politics deceive us into accepting dangerous pollutants such as ammonia as part of life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I think about this quote from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social a lot:
“The idea that some people may freely poison others is one of the most astonishing but least contested aspects of modern life.”
“The idea that some people may freely poison others is one of the most astonishing but least contested aspects of modern life.”
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“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻