Martin F
@martincoolname.bsky.social
🇮🇪 Balrothery, Fingal, Ireland 🕊️
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Today, over 20,000 bee species are buzzing for #WorldBeeDay 🐝
Bees & other pollinators keep 80% of crop and wild flowering plants alive.
Yet, 1 in 10 bee, hoverfly, and butterfly species are now at risk of extinction in the EU.
Bees & other pollinators keep 80% of crop and wild flowering plants alive.
Yet, 1 in 10 bee, hoverfly, and butterfly species are now at risk of extinction in the EU.
May 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Today, over 20,000 bee species are buzzing for #WorldBeeDay 🐝
Bees & other pollinators keep 80% of crop and wild flowering plants alive.
Yet, 1 in 10 bee, hoverfly, and butterfly species are now at risk of extinction in the EU.
Bees & other pollinators keep 80% of crop and wild flowering plants alive.
Yet, 1 in 10 bee, hoverfly, and butterfly species are now at risk of extinction in the EU.
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Fence photos are THE most graphic way of showing how effectively sheep kill nature.
No prizes for working out which side of this fence is grazed by sheep.
One side (my side) is exploding with wildflowers, self-seeded native trees, insects, and birdlife. The other is lifeless.
In the midst of an extinction crisis, there is now *zero* excuse. #Rewilding 🌎
One side (my side) is exploding with wildflowers, self-seeded native trees, insects, and birdlife. The other is lifeless.
In the midst of an extinction crisis, there is now *zero* excuse. #Rewilding 🌎
May 3, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Fence photos are THE most graphic way of showing how effectively sheep kill nature.
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A petition in 1890 to prevent the #Cashel spur line from being developed as Cashel ratepayers felt it would never be profitable. A letter accompanying the petition stated 'A railway contractor would be as welcome here as a member of Parliament'.
The line did open in 1904 and operated until 1954.
The line did open in 1904 and operated until 1954.
February 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A petition in 1890 to prevent the #Cashel spur line from being developed as Cashel ratepayers felt it would never be profitable. A letter accompanying the petition stated 'A railway contractor would be as welcome here as a member of Parliament'.
The line did open in 1904 and operated until 1954.
The line did open in 1904 and operated until 1954.
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The rise of repair cafes: ‘It’s not sustainable to keep buying new stuff’
The rise of repair cafes: ‘It’s not sustainable to keep buying new stuff’
A resurgent repair culture has a bottom-up energy, but change is also coming from the top, with the EU’s Right to Repair Directive
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The rise of repair cafes: ‘It’s not sustainable to keep buying new stuff’
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I’m so excited to speak at the iconic Other Voices in Dingle this weekend. There are lots of wonderful speakers attending and it’s an honour to be amongst them. I’ll be bringing my book. I’ll be bringing my bird sounds. And I can’t wait to see you all there!
November 29, 2024 at 7:59 AM
I’m so excited to speak at the iconic Other Voices in Dingle this weekend. There are lots of wonderful speakers attending and it’s an honour to be amongst them. I’ll be bringing my book. I’ll be bringing my bird sounds. And I can’t wait to see you all there!
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For those of your outside of Ireland - Birdsong is still available to view online for a little while, as is the live Q&A we did after the online screening! It was a really lovely chat.
We had a wonderful virtual international premiere screening of BIRDSONG last night. If you’d like to see the film and check out the recorded Q&A, it’s still available for a little while here… watch.eventive.org/fd08ja/play/...
Birdsong | BIRDSONG International Watch Party - Screening + Q&A | Special Premiere Event
Ornithologist Seán Ronayne is on a mission to record the call of every bird species in Ireland - that’s nearly 200 birds. At once inspiring and cautionary, his journey reveals the beauty and importanc...
watch.eventive.org
November 26, 2024 at 12:08 AM
For those of your outside of Ireland - Birdsong is still available to view online for a little while, as is the live Q&A we did after the online screening! It was a really lovely chat.
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The King Oak - Tullamore, Ireland
Wonderful ancient oak, estimated as up to 800 years old.
Photo: Alan Holly
Wonderful ancient oak, estimated as up to 800 years old.
Photo: Alan Holly
November 26, 2024 at 7:17 AM
The King Oak - Tullamore, Ireland
Wonderful ancient oak, estimated as up to 800 years old.
Photo: Alan Holly
Wonderful ancient oak, estimated as up to 800 years old.
Photo: Alan Holly
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I’m so happy I’ve joined this place! Everyone is so positive. So friendly, so real. It feels like a lovely warm community. It’s a place of hope in a difficult time. Here’s another bird photo to make you smile (I hope).
November 17, 2024 at 10:40 AM
I’m so happy I’ve joined this place! Everyone is so positive. So friendly, so real. It feels like a lovely warm community. It’s a place of hope in a difficult time. Here’s another bird photo to make you smile (I hope).
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I’ll just leave this here…
November 16, 2024 at 1:07 PM
I’ll just leave this here…
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This Sunday, Phibsborough Fire Station in partnership with Frontline Mobros will open the gates to the public.
Come along for some family fun, see emergency vehicles from all the services, enjoy a tea/cake and donate to the Movember
Since their start up, they have raised over €400,000
Come along for some family fun, see emergency vehicles from all the services, enjoy a tea/cake and donate to the Movember
Since their start up, they have raised over €400,000
November 14, 2024 at 10:40 AM
This Sunday, Phibsborough Fire Station in partnership with Frontline Mobros will open the gates to the public.
Come along for some family fun, see emergency vehicles from all the services, enjoy a tea/cake and donate to the Movember
Since their start up, they have raised over €400,000
Come along for some family fun, see emergency vehicles from all the services, enjoy a tea/cake and donate to the Movember
Since their start up, they have raised over €400,000
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90 days ago Bluesky had 6.18M users
30 days ago Bluesky had 10.85M users
Tomorrow Bluesky will have 15M users
This is absolutely wild, thanks for believing in us y'all
30 days ago Bluesky had 10.85M users
Tomorrow Bluesky will have 15M users
This is absolutely wild, thanks for believing in us y'all
November 13, 2024 at 6:50 AM
90 days ago Bluesky had 6.18M users
30 days ago Bluesky had 10.85M users
Tomorrow Bluesky will have 15M users
This is absolutely wild, thanks for believing in us y'all
30 days ago Bluesky had 10.85M users
Tomorrow Bluesky will have 15M users
This is absolutely wild, thanks for believing in us y'all
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I am in the process of transitioning from that cesspool known as Twitter (I refuse to call it X). This is my first post on Blue Sky. I am still in shock from last week so I can only offer this image I took a couple of weeks ago from my backyard. The Horsehead Nebula. Helps keep the perspective!
November 11, 2024 at 7:03 PM
I am in the process of transitioning from that cesspool known as Twitter (I refuse to call it X). This is my first post on Blue Sky. I am still in shock from last week so I can only offer this image I took a couple of weeks ago from my backyard. The Horsehead Nebula. Helps keep the perspective!