Brian Gormley D7
@bgormley.bsky.social
Head of Sustainability Education in TU Dublin. Chairperson of Connecting Cabra. Birder, book-lover, #andacyclist. Views expressed are personal.
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BREAKING: EU's top court has ruled that Ireland has widespread non-compliance with EU's main water law e.g. a lack of regulation on physical damage to our waters, & poor monitoring & control of water abstractions.
We face daily fines & further decline if not fixed.
swanireland.ie/2025/11/land...
We face daily fines & further decline if not fixed.
swanireland.ie/2025/11/land...
Landmark EU water ruling shows systemic and abject failure of Irish government to protect water - Sustainable Water Network
The Sustainable Water Network (SWAN), a network of 25 environmental organisations, has welcomed yesterday’s European Court of Justice ruling [1] that Ireland is in breach of its obligations under the ...
swanireland.ie
November 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
BREAKING: EU's top court has ruled that Ireland has widespread non-compliance with EU's main water law e.g. a lack of regulation on physical damage to our waters, & poor monitoring & control of water abstractions.
We face daily fines & further decline if not fixed.
swanireland.ie/2025/11/land...
We face daily fines & further decline if not fixed.
swanireland.ie/2025/11/land...
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Perhaps the greatest ever two line review of a book.
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
podcasts.apple.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Perhaps the greatest ever two line review of a book.
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However low your expectations are of VdL, she never fails to disappoint. A disaster for the EU, on every level.
November 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
However low your expectations are of VdL, she never fails to disappoint. A disaster for the EU, on every level.
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Minister for Climate Energy and Environment, Darragh O'Brien, who is attending the COP30 summit at Belem in Brazil has said the climate negotiations have reached a difficult stage
COP30 negotiations at difficult stage, says minister
Minister for Climate Energy and Environment, Darragh O'Brien, who is attending the COP30 summit at Belem in Brazil has said the climate negotiations have reached a difficult stage.
www.rte.ie
November 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Minister for Climate Energy and Environment, Darragh O'Brien, who is attending the COP30 summit at Belem in Brazil has said the climate negotiations have reached a difficult stage
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Public Consultation now open🎣
Minister Timmy Dooley has published the draft Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Regulations 2026.
https://bit.ly/4obvilF
#Fisheries #SalmonConservation #Ireland
Minister Timmy Dooley has published the draft Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Regulations 2026.
https://bit.ly/4obvilF
#Fisheries #SalmonConservation #Ireland
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Public Consultation now open🎣
Minister Timmy Dooley has published the draft Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Regulations 2026.
https://bit.ly/4obvilF
#Fisheries #SalmonConservation #Ireland
Minister Timmy Dooley has published the draft Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Regulations 2026.
https://bit.ly/4obvilF
#Fisheries #SalmonConservation #Ireland
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Ireland has lagged behind in transposing EU directives and EU energy directives, in particular, into Irish law. With the Irish EU Presidency in 2026, this poses real geopolitical and reputational risks.
Read the full report here: shorturl.at/EVCus
Read the full report here: shorturl.at/EVCus
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Ireland has lagged behind in transposing EU directives and EU energy directives, in particular, into Irish law. With the Irish EU Presidency in 2026, this poses real geopolitical and reputational risks.
Read the full report here: shorturl.at/EVCus
Read the full report here: shorturl.at/EVCus
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Sunset, Salthill promenade Galway earlier tonight.
November 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Sunset, Salthill promenade Galway earlier tonight.
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Students from our Nursing programmes at ATU Mayo enjoying a music workshop with Aušra Kvietkutė, exploring singing, rhythm, body percussion and the calming sounds of Tibetan singing bowls. @atumayo.bsky.social @oflynnatu.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Students from our Nursing programmes at ATU Mayo enjoying a music workshop with Aušra Kvietkutė, exploring singing, rhythm, body percussion and the calming sounds of Tibetan singing bowls. @atumayo.bsky.social @oflynnatu.bsky.social
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Another day
Another invasive species
We are literally an island - every new invasive species is a policy and political failure.
Another invasive species
We are literally an island - every new invasive species is a policy and political failure.
'Demon shrimp confirmed as present in Ireland' - NBDC
Demon shrimp (Dikerogammarus haemobaphes) is an invasive species in Ireland and will impact on the native freshwater invertebrate community.
#InvasiveSpecies #NatureConservation #SpeciesAlert
biodiversityireland.ie/demon-shrimp...
Demon shrimp (Dikerogammarus haemobaphes) is an invasive species in Ireland and will impact on the native freshwater invertebrate community.
#InvasiveSpecies #NatureConservation #SpeciesAlert
biodiversityireland.ie/demon-shrimp...
Demon shrimp confirmed as present in Ireland - National Biodiversity Data Centre
Please share the alert with the call to action to follow the Check Clean Dry code to help prevent spread of this and other invasive species to other
biodiversityireland.ie
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Another day
Another invasive species
We are literally an island - every new invasive species is a policy and political failure.
Another invasive species
We are literally an island - every new invasive species is a policy and political failure.
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Just realised this is referring to a church in North Carolina and not the Welsh singer
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Just realised this is referring to a church in North Carolina and not the Welsh singer
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Our Rewilding in Europe event next week is sold-out, but as before we will record it & share on our YouTube channel ▶️
📢 We are delighted to announce that @whittledaway.bsky.social + @miseanja.bsky.social, will join @jcsvenning.bsky.social for a panel discussion.
www.youtube.com/@irishwildli...
📢 We are delighted to announce that @whittledaway.bsky.social + @miseanja.bsky.social, will join @jcsvenning.bsky.social for a panel discussion.
www.youtube.com/@irishwildli...
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Our Rewilding in Europe event next week is sold-out, but as before we will record it & share on our YouTube channel ▶️
📢 We are delighted to announce that @whittledaway.bsky.social + @miseanja.bsky.social, will join @jcsvenning.bsky.social for a panel discussion.
www.youtube.com/@irishwildli...
📢 We are delighted to announce that @whittledaway.bsky.social + @miseanja.bsky.social, will join @jcsvenning.bsky.social for a panel discussion.
www.youtube.com/@irishwildli...
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CJUU Co-Chair @jenniecstephens.bsky.social gave a rousing primer on #ClimateJustice & the need for a just transformation today at a galvanising meeting with President Connolly & @antaisce.bsky.social. Through her presence & attention, it's clear our new president is committed to climate justice!
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
CJUU Co-Chair @jenniecstephens.bsky.social gave a rousing primer on #ClimateJustice & the need for a just transformation today at a galvanising meeting with President Connolly & @antaisce.bsky.social. Through her presence & attention, it's clear our new president is committed to climate justice!
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I visited a farm outside Monasterevin on Saturday after #StormClaudia. Met Éireann told me this area received the November monthly average of #rain in the space of five days. Full interview on #Countrywide on RTÉ Radio on Saturday.
November 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I visited a farm outside Monasterevin on Saturday after #StormClaudia. Met Éireann told me this area received the November monthly average of #rain in the space of five days. Full interview on #Countrywide on RTÉ Radio on Saturday.
At the Climate Cocktail Club in the Sugar Club tonight, with a focus on #FastFashion.
November 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
At the Climate Cocktail Club in the Sugar Club tonight, with a focus on #FastFashion.
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IRELAND has dropped 4 places in the 2025 global Climate Change Performance Index.
Alarm bells are blaring on the new coalition's attitude to LNG (liquified natural gas - which often comes from fracking in the USA) and data centre expansion...
Alarm bells are blaring on the new coalition's attitude to LNG (liquified natural gas - which often comes from fracking in the USA) and data centre expansion...
November 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
IRELAND has dropped 4 places in the 2025 global Climate Change Performance Index.
Alarm bells are blaring on the new coalition's attitude to LNG (liquified natural gas - which often comes from fracking in the USA) and data centre expansion...
Alarm bells are blaring on the new coalition's attitude to LNG (liquified natural gas - which often comes from fracking in the USA) and data centre expansion...
Gerry “The Monk” Hutch getting his posters out of storage! #SpeirGorm
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Gerry “The Monk” Hutch getting his posters out of storage! #SpeirGorm
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NEW: Paschal Donohoe is resigning as MInister for Finance, and as a TD, in order to take up a role with the World Bank in Washington. Announcement expected after this morning's Cabinet meeting. @virginmedianews.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 9:45 AM
NEW: Paschal Donohoe is resigning as MInister for Finance, and as a TD, in order to take up a role with the World Bank in Washington. Announcement expected after this morning's Cabinet meeting. @virginmedianews.bsky.social
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Dublin central by-election incoming*.
(*sometime in the next 6 months)
(*sometime in the next 6 months)
November 18, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Dublin central by-election incoming*.
(*sometime in the next 6 months)
(*sometime in the next 6 months)
There are so many derelict buildings in our cities and towns...... ⬇️
You may want to support this initiative:
HouseEurope! wants to create incentives that make the renovation and transformation of existing buildings the new norm and a common path.
eci.ec.europa.eu/052/public/#...
HouseEurope! wants to create incentives that make the renovation and transformation of existing buildings the new norm and a common path.
eci.ec.europa.eu/052/public/#...
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
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NEW: Peter Thiel has blinked. Yesterday, I posted an article about the "Great AI Bubble". And today, we find out that he's bailed on the market.
Has he cut & run? Or is this some 3-D chess-type voodoo? Thoughts please.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Has he cut & run? Or is this some 3-D chess-type voodoo? Thoughts please.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Peter Thiel Gets Out of Dodge
Yesterday, I published on "Great AI Bubble". Today, Silicon Valley's Dr Evil dumps his stock
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
NEW: Peter Thiel has blinked. Yesterday, I posted an article about the "Great AI Bubble". And today, we find out that he's bailed on the market.
Has he cut & run? Or is this some 3-D chess-type voodoo? Thoughts please.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Has he cut & run? Or is this some 3-D chess-type voodoo? Thoughts please.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Based on her expertise and experience and successful exemplars elsewhere, this is what Dr @elainemcgoff.bsky.social would suggest we start the process to #SaveLadysIslandLake
November 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Based on her expertise and experience and successful exemplars elsewhere, this is what Dr @elainemcgoff.bsky.social would suggest we start the process to #SaveLadysIslandLake