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This is what should be on every front page in 150 point banner headlines. All I have is this Substack but I lay it beneath your feet and pray to a higher power that I'm wrong.
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“It’s all connected. We are living through an information crisis. It’s what underpins everything.”
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Piles of shellfish washed up recently along Fingal’s coast. Aggressive winds brought by Storm Claudia were likely to blame, says Karin Dubsky, director of Coastwatch Ireland. In future, she'd like to see a volunteer response to such incidents, she said.
Piles of washed-up shellfish along Fingal’s coast prompt idea of mollusc paramedics
Karin Dubsky, an environmental scientist and director of Coastwatch Ireland, said it is likely that aggressive winds brought by Storm Claudia were to blame.
www.dublininquirer.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Piles of shellfish washed up recently along Fingal’s coast. Aggressive winds brought by Storm Claudia were likely to blame, says Karin Dubsky, director of Coastwatch Ireland. In future, she'd like to see a volunteer response to such incidents, she said.
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Less than 3% of land in Ireland is built upon - and that includes all housing, premises, roads, airports, railways and motorways. It supports 5 million people. Meanwhile around 62% of all land is given over to supporting 12 million livestock. If "Ireland is full" it's of cattle not people...
December 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Less than 3% of land in Ireland is built upon - and that includes all housing, premises, roads, airports, railways and motorways. It supports 5 million people. Meanwhile around 62% of all land is given over to supporting 12 million livestock. If "Ireland is full" it's of cattle not people...
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As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
World must jointly tackle issues of climate change, pollution, UN says
The United Nations says the world needs a new way of thinking about environmental crises threatening the health of people and the planet
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December 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
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High tides on Dublin's Victoria Quay beside the Guinness brewery this afternoon, reducing traffic to one lane. Now's the time to prepare for future storms and rising sea levels. #StormBram
December 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
High tides on Dublin's Victoria Quay beside the Guinness brewery this afternoon, reducing traffic to one lane. Now's the time to prepare for future storms and rising sea levels. #StormBram
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Following our #MissionCritical symposium in collaboration with the Irish Times, we need your help.
🔗 Your responses will help us understand how audiences engage with reviews, and will feed into our report on the future of theatre criticism: https://bit.ly/4rrbptR
🔗 Your responses will help us understand how audiences engage with reviews, and will feed into our report on the future of theatre criticism: https://bit.ly/4rrbptR
December 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Following our #MissionCritical symposium in collaboration with the Irish Times, we need your help.
🔗 Your responses will help us understand how audiences engage with reviews, and will feed into our report on the future of theatre criticism: https://bit.ly/4rrbptR
🔗 Your responses will help us understand how audiences engage with reviews, and will feed into our report on the future of theatre criticism: https://bit.ly/4rrbptR
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If anyone wants to track votes at other councils (DLR? SDCC?), besides DCC and Fingal, which we at @dublininquirer.com are going to do, you're welcome to have a section on the website with your name on it, which you update and take responsibility for. Get in touch: [email protected].
I've added Fingal to our Council Vote Tracker, so people there can see how their councillors vote on issues in the chamber. Still plenty of work to do to clean up the design of the site, but here's the first two votes, from the budget meeting on 18 November. 1/
December 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
If anyone wants to track votes at other councils (DLR? SDCC?), besides DCC and Fingal, which we at @dublininquirer.com are going to do, you're welcome to have a section on the website with your name on it, which you update and take responsibility for. Get in touch: [email protected].
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"Today’s vote by the European Nitrates Committee to approve an extension of Ireland’s nitrates derogation for another three years is a bad day for Irish waterbodies and for everyone who relies on clean quality water in Ireland"
www.antaisce.org/news/eu-nitr...
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EU Nitrate Derogation decision a bad day for Irish waterways
Today’s vote by the European Nitrates Committee to approve an extension of Ireland’s nitrates derogation for another three years is a bad day for Irish waterbodies and for everyone who relies on clean...
www.antaisce.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
"Today’s vote by the European Nitrates Committee to approve an extension of Ireland’s nitrates derogation for another three years is a bad day for Irish waterbodies and for everyone who relies on clean quality water in Ireland"
www.antaisce.org/news/eu-nitr...
www.antaisce.org/news/eu-nitr...
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ONE of the protect women & Children folks. I remember getting an email from someone saying he was on a rant about me a while back
December 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
ONE of the protect women & Children folks. I remember getting an email from someone saying he was on a rant about me a while back
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Please sign and share
There's a bill to ban hunting foxes with packs of dogs coming before the dail on Dec 17th.
Fuck 'rural pursuits' sign and share and contact your FF, FG, and SF TDs and tell them to support the ban my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe...
Fuck 'rural pursuits' sign and share and contact your FF, FG, and SF TDs and tell them to support the ban my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe...
Petition to Ban Fox Hunting in Ireland
Can you support this campaign to bring in legislation banning the hunting of foxes using packs of dogs and horses?
my.uplift.ie
December 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Please sign and share
“The solutions are known. What is required is the courage to act at the scale and speed that history demands.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Food and fossil fuel production causing $5bn of environmental damage an hour’
UN GEO report says ending this harm key to global transformation required ‘before collapse becomes inevitable’
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
“The solutions are known. What is required is the courage to act at the scale and speed that history demands.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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“Lanigan’s writing holds a sense of hope and humanity that urges you to keep reading long after you intended to put the book down for the night.” - Irish Examiner.
Now for sale in Midleton Books, Carmel’s Cove and Leaf and Bower Ballincollig. Please shop there if you can. 🙏
Now for sale in Midleton Books, Carmel’s Cove and Leaf and Bower Ballincollig. Please shop there if you can. 🙏
All order details for The Planter's Daughter
Plus endorsements from Maybelle Wallis, Ronan McGreevy, Byddi Lee, Awais Khan and Michelle McDonagh!
susanlanigan.com/the-planters-daughter
Plus endorsements from Maybelle Wallis, Ronan McGreevy, Byddi Lee, Awais Khan and Michelle McDonagh!
susanlanigan.com/the-planters-daughter
Susan Lanigan
The Planter’s Daughter “Contentious subjects are handled with a lightness of touch and a humanity rare in public discourse…an impressive achievement.” — Ronan McGreevy, the Irish Ti…
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December 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
“Lanigan’s writing holds a sense of hope and humanity that urges you to keep reading long after you intended to put the book down for the night.” - Irish Examiner.
Now for sale in Midleton Books, Carmel’s Cove and Leaf and Bower Ballincollig. Please shop there if you can. 🙏
Now for sale in Midleton Books, Carmel’s Cove and Leaf and Bower Ballincollig. Please shop there if you can. 🙏
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I can’t remember where I first head the story of the Halifax explosion, but the event was extraordinary. It was like an atomic bomb going off.
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December 7, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I can’t remember where I first head the story of the Halifax explosion, but the event was extraordinary. It was like an atomic bomb going off.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax...
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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#Luna de margarita de #PhilGreenwood es un paisajista que crea magníficos grabados al aguafuerte. Nació en 1943 en #Dolgellau, #NorthWales y actualmente reside en #Kent. Estudió #arte en #Harrow y #Hornsey desde 1971, se ha dedicado al #arte y al #grabado profesionalmente. #museoparticular
December 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
#Luna de margarita de #PhilGreenwood es un paisajista que crea magníficos grabados al aguafuerte. Nació en 1943 en #Dolgellau, #NorthWales y actualmente reside en #Kent. Estudió #arte en #Harrow y #Hornsey desde 1971, se ha dedicado al #arte y al #grabado profesionalmente. #museoparticular
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Omg! I just got a fab review in the Irish Examiner for The Planter’s Daughter 💕 💕 💕 www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Book review: Investigating the personal struggles of investigators
Although the crime at the centre of the book drives the plot and sparks many twists and revelations, it is the personal struggles and inner battles the main characters face that linger long after you ...
www.irishexaminer.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Omg! I just got a fab review in the Irish Examiner for The Planter’s Daughter 💕 💕 💕 www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
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‘One of the most breathtaking cathedrals in the world’: readers’ favourite churches in Europe
‘One of the most breathtaking cathedrals in the world’: readers’ favourite churches in Europe
Wonderful art, mysterious history, amazing design and beautiful locations have drawn our tipsters to these shrines from Norway to Bulgaria
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
‘One of the most breathtaking cathedrals in the world’: readers’ favourite churches in Europe
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I remember reading a report years ago about what Ireland could expect, and it has proven to be very accurate. It wasn't that we'd get much more rain as a result, but the rainfall we got would be heavier, more extreme. And today we face yet another day of darkness and torrential downpour. 2/3
December 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I remember reading a report years ago about what Ireland could expect, and it has proven to be very accurate. It wasn't that we'd get much more rain as a result, but the rainfall we got would be heavier, more extreme. And today we face yet another day of darkness and torrential downpour. 2/3
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First year selling my art at Christmas without the Other site, where most of my sales came from, as well as losing US orders to new tariffs, so it'll be a tough one - I put huge work into every order, so even if you can't buy, shares help get them in front of eyes. GRMA! www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
December 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
First year selling my art at Christmas without the Other site, where most of my sales came from, as well as losing US orders to new tariffs, so it'll be a tough one - I put huge work into every order, so even if you can't buy, shares help get them in front of eyes. GRMA! www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
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A Liverpool Quaker climate activist is appealing her conviction after a judge warned the jury against following their conscience, violating the centuries-old principle of jury independence, established in a landmark 1670 case involving Quaker defendants.
Quaker climate activist appeals conviction after judge threatens the jury
A Quaker is appealing her climate conviction after a judge threatened the jury with contempt of court if they found defendants not guilty according to their conscience.
www.quaker.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A Liverpool Quaker climate activist is appealing her conviction after a judge warned the jury against following their conscience, violating the centuries-old principle of jury independence, established in a landmark 1670 case involving Quaker defendants.
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This is happening tomorrow (Wednesday, 3rd December).
Read contributions from some of the speakers in this month's themed issue on Ireland's energy transition.
rundale.org
Read contributions from some of the speakers in this month's themed issue on Ireland's energy transition.
rundale.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This is happening tomorrow (Wednesday, 3rd December).
Read contributions from some of the speakers in this month's themed issue on Ireland's energy transition.
rundale.org
Read contributions from some of the speakers in this month's themed issue on Ireland's energy transition.
rundale.org
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Assembly of First Nations calls for withdrawal of Canada-Alberta pipeline deal.
Chiefs unanimously pass emergency resolution backing oil tanker ban and First Nations on B.C. coast
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
Chiefs unanimously pass emergency resolution backing oil tanker ban and First Nations on B.C. coast
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
Assembly of First Nations calls for withdrawal of Canada-Alberta pipeline deal | CBC News
Assembly of First Nations chiefs are demanding the withdrawal of Canada and Alberta’s recently announced new pipeline deal and expressing full support for First Nations on the British Columbia coast t...
www.cbc.ca
December 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Assembly of First Nations calls for withdrawal of Canada-Alberta pipeline deal.
Chiefs unanimously pass emergency resolution backing oil tanker ban and First Nations on B.C. coast
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
Chiefs unanimously pass emergency resolution backing oil tanker ban and First Nations on B.C. coast
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
“Our per-capita emissions are two-thirds higher than the global average.”
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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 3:14 PM
“Our per-capita emissions are two-thirds higher than the global average.”
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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To survive the ravages of climate change, Canadian winemakers are banking on the big potential of indigenous grapes https://macleans.ca/society/canadas-coming-winemaking-renaissance/
Canada's Coming Winemaking Renaissance - Macleans.ca
Canadian winemakers are in crisis. To survive climate change, they must break from tradition.
macleans.ca
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
To survive the ravages of climate change, Canadian winemakers are banking on the big potential of indigenous grapes https://macleans.ca/society/canadas-coming-winemaking-renaissance/
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❄️ Winter Opening Hours ❄️
Our Stoneybatter bookshop will be open for all your gift buying needs every weekday AND weekend from now until Christmas 🎄
We have books, tote bags and postcards aplenty, so pop in Mon-Fri 9-5, or Sat-Sun 9.30-5, to find that perfect gift for the bookworm in your life 🎁
Our Stoneybatter bookshop will be open for all your gift buying needs every weekday AND weekend from now until Christmas 🎄
We have books, tote bags and postcards aplenty, so pop in Mon-Fri 9-5, or Sat-Sun 9.30-5, to find that perfect gift for the bookworm in your life 🎁
December 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
❄️ Winter Opening Hours ❄️
Our Stoneybatter bookshop will be open for all your gift buying needs every weekday AND weekend from now until Christmas 🎄
We have books, tote bags and postcards aplenty, so pop in Mon-Fri 9-5, or Sat-Sun 9.30-5, to find that perfect gift for the bookworm in your life 🎁
Our Stoneybatter bookshop will be open for all your gift buying needs every weekday AND weekend from now until Christmas 🎄
We have books, tote bags and postcards aplenty, so pop in Mon-Fri 9-5, or Sat-Sun 9.30-5, to find that perfect gift for the bookworm in your life 🎁