John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺
@thinkorswim.bsky.social
Campaigning journalist & author. THE LIE OF THE LAND is Shortlisted for 2025 Book Of The Year. Published by @penguinbooksireland
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Delighted to announce that my first book, THE LIE OF THE LAND, is due for publication on September 4th next via @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social.
It's a frank assessment of Ireland and the #Climate emergency, with a roadmap towards a more food and energy-secure future.
It's a frank assessment of Ireland and the #Climate emergency, with a roadmap towards a more food and energy-secure future.
Mass murder is an interesting way of “testing a fragile ceasefire”.
Incredible how international media continues to provide cover for Israel’s ongoing genocide, despite all the evidence.
Incredible how international media continues to provide cover for Israel’s ongoing genocide, despite all the evidence.
November 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Mass murder is an interesting way of “testing a fragile ceasefire”.
Incredible how international media continues to provide cover for Israel’s ongoing genocide, despite all the evidence.
Incredible how international media continues to provide cover for Israel’s ongoing genocide, despite all the evidence.
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John’s observation that “we’re concerned but complacent” about climate change was at the heart of their conversation. Their vital work should not be at the fringes of political discourses @thinkorswim.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
John’s observation that “we’re concerned but complacent” about climate change was at the heart of their conversation. Their vital work should not be at the fringes of political discourses @thinkorswim.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social
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A brilliant event here yesterday with two of the most distinguished environment commentators in the country - John Gibbons & Pádraic Fogarty. @thinkorswim.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A brilliant event here yesterday with two of the most distinguished environment commentators in the country - John Gibbons & Pádraic Fogarty. @thinkorswim.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social
Had a great afternoon in @booksupstairs.bsky.social today, in conversation with @whittledaway.bsky.social to discuss THE LIE OF THE LAND.
Packed event, standing room only. Many thanks to Pádraic for skilfully guiding the conversation.
Packed event, standing room only. Many thanks to Pádraic for skilfully guiding the conversation.
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Had a great afternoon in @booksupstairs.bsky.social today, in conversation with @whittledaway.bsky.social to discuss THE LIE OF THE LAND.
Packed event, standing room only. Many thanks to Pádraic for skilfully guiding the conversation.
Packed event, standing room only. Many thanks to Pádraic for skilfully guiding the conversation.
“Please, please don’t mention the 10,000 litres of fossil fuels I’m transporting, let’s talk instead about how ‘green’ the 100 litres of HVO that fuels this lorry is”.
November 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
“Please, please don’t mention the 10,000 litres of fossil fuels I’m transporting, let’s talk instead about how ‘green’ the 100 litres of HVO that fuels this lorry is”.
Looks like Simon Harris’s ongoing meltdown is accelerating. This latest nonsense actually manages the tough task of insulting & infantilising the very farmers he claims to be “standing up for”, who he clearly thinks are eejits.
November 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Looks like Simon Harris’s ongoing meltdown is accelerating. This latest nonsense actually manages the tough task of insulting & infantilising the very farmers he claims to be “standing up for”, who he clearly thinks are eejits.
Rain or shine, 1pm tomorrow at the Garden of Remembrance is the place to be for the big #climate demonstration, a chance to remind our politicians that this crisis hasn’t gone away.
November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Rain or shine, 1pm tomorrow at the Garden of Remembrance is the place to be for the big #climate demonstration, a chance to remind our politicians that this crisis hasn’t gone away.
Pod of this week’s Last Word on the environment now available. Apart from #climate coverage, I also put the boot into ESB e-cars over its dire billing system.
Also discussed (daft) ideas about adding an orbital motorway outside the M50 in Dublin.
www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...
Also discussed (daft) ideas about adding an orbital motorway outside the M50 in Dublin.
www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...
Dependence On Fossil Fuels “Biggest Block” To Ireland’s Climate Targets
The Climate Change Advisory Council has said that carbon emissions in Ireland’s transport sector remain “stubbornly high” and that more will need to be...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Pod of this week’s Last Word on the environment now available. Apart from #climate coverage, I also put the boot into ESB e-cars over its dire billing system.
Also discussed (daft) ideas about adding an orbital motorway outside the M50 in Dublin.
www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...
Also discussed (daft) ideas about adding an orbital motorway outside the M50 in Dublin.
www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...
Am due on Today FM very shortly for this week’s Last Word on the environment. Will be explaining a recent experience with ESB e-cars, plus CCAC climate report, bottom trawling and more.
November 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Am due on Today FM very shortly for this week’s Last Word on the environment. Will be explaining a recent experience with ESB e-cars, plus CCAC climate report, bottom trawling and more.
Very much looking forward to this conversation with @whittledaway.bsky.social around THE LIE OF THE LAND this Sunday from 2pm in @booksupstairs.bsky.social in Dublin City centre.
Do come along if you’re free.
Do come along if you’re free.
November 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Very much looking forward to this conversation with @whittledaway.bsky.social around THE LIE OF THE LAND this Sunday from 2pm in @booksupstairs.bsky.social in Dublin City centre.
Do come along if you’re free.
Do come along if you’re free.
For anyone who missed it a couple of weeks back, this is...priceless.
What's truly funny is how many politicians are still convinced these self-interested agri lobbyists hold *massive sway* with the people in rural Ireland.
What's truly funny is how many politicians are still convinced these self-interested agri lobbyists hold *massive sway* with the people in rural Ireland.
November 13, 2025 at 10:51 AM
For anyone who missed it a couple of weeks back, this is...priceless.
What's truly funny is how many politicians are still convinced these self-interested agri lobbyists hold *massive sway* with the people in rural Ireland.
What's truly funny is how many politicians are still convinced these self-interested agri lobbyists hold *massive sway* with the people in rural Ireland.
New CCAC #climate report covered on multiple RTÉ news bulletins just now, incl. Morning Ireland interview with chair, Marie Donnelly.
Total mentions of agriculture, Ireland’s largest source of emissions: zero.
Total mentions of agriculture, Ireland’s largest source of emissions: zero.
November 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
New CCAC #climate report covered on multiple RTÉ news bulletins just now, incl. Morning Ireland interview with chair, Marie Donnelly.
Total mentions of agriculture, Ireland’s largest source of emissions: zero.
Total mentions of agriculture, Ireland’s largest source of emissions: zero.
Emissions will not drop significantly unless herd sizes do & society-wide pivot to a plant-based foods. "Ultimately, we need a more diversified agricultural model, with fewer cattle, more horticulture, organics & tillage".
Am quoted in AFP report on France24 today.
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Am quoted in AFP report on France24 today.
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Ireland's climate battle is being fought in its fields
On a windswept Irish farm, high-tech cow collars track animal health and solar panels glint on the milking parlour's roof, as a country famed for its lush green pastures tries to reduce its agricultur...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Emissions will not drop significantly unless herd sizes do & society-wide pivot to a plant-based foods. "Ultimately, we need a more diversified agricultural model, with fewer cattle, more horticulture, organics & tillage".
Am quoted in AFP report on France24 today.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Am quoted in AFP report on France24 today.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Very enjoyable visit to the Cavan & Monaghan Science Festival today, where I discussed some of the ideas for a #climate resilient future Ireland, as explored in THE LIE OF THE LAND. Librarian Ellie Flood chaired the session.
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Very enjoyable visit to the Cavan & Monaghan Science Festival today, where I discussed some of the ideas for a #climate resilient future Ireland, as explored in THE LIE OF THE LAND. Librarian Ellie Flood chaired the session.
Did an interview with Joe Finnegan on Shannonside Radio from the side of the road en route to Cavan this morning to discuss #COP30 and to debate with INHFA re. Its dismissive approach to the issue.
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Did an interview with Joe Finnegan on Shannonside Radio from the side of the road en route to Cavan this morning to discuss #COP30 and to debate with INHFA re. Its dismissive approach to the issue.
On the road to Cavan town shortly to take part in Cavan-Monaghan Science Festival, where I'll be discussing THE LIE OF THE LAND and a new vision for Ireland in the #climate emergency.
November 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
On the road to Cavan town shortly to take part in Cavan-Monaghan Science Festival, where I'll be discussing THE LIE OF THE LAND and a new vision for Ireland in the #climate emergency.
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New podcast with Data Centre designer and LNG advocate @thinkorswim.bsky.social ;)
The Lie of the Land. Yup!
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The Lie of the Land. Yup!
Listen: www.patreon.com/posts/patron...
November 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
New podcast with Data Centre designer and LNG advocate @thinkorswim.bsky.social ;)
The Lie of the Land. Yup!
Listen: www.patreon.com/posts/patron...
The Lie of the Land. Yup!
Listen: www.patreon.com/posts/patron...
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I'll be in @booksupstairs.bsky.social Dublin next Sunday afternoon, chewing the cud with @thinkorswim.bsky.social about his fantastic new book 'The Lie of the Land' 🐮
Book at this link ⤵️
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Book at this link ⤵️
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John Gibbons in Conversation with Pádraic Fogarty | Books Upstairs
We are honoured to host a discussion between John Gibbons, author of The Lie of the Land, and fellow environmentalist Padraic Fogarty, on Ireland’s agricultural future in the face of climate change. J...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I'll be in @booksupstairs.bsky.social Dublin next Sunday afternoon, chewing the cud with @thinkorswim.bsky.social about his fantastic new book 'The Lie of the Land' 🐮
Book at this link ⤵️
booksupstairs.ie/all-events/j...
Book at this link ⤵️
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Had an early morning discussion around 6.20 today with Shane Beatty on NewsTalk to tee up issues at the #COP30 climate conference in Brazil.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Had an early morning discussion around 6.20 today with Shane Beatty on NewsTalk to tee up issues at the #COP30 climate conference in Brazil.
I've just signed this petition to save Lady's Island Lake, Co. Wexford. Will you sign your name too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa... @uplift.ie
Save Ladys Island Lake, Co. Wexford
I've just signed this petition to save Lady's Island Lake, Co. Wexford. Will you sign your name too?
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November 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I've just signed this petition to save Lady's Island Lake, Co. Wexford. Will you sign your name too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa... @uplift.ie
Valuable lesson here from one-time #climate “hero” Bill Gates: never, ever trust billionaires – on any subject. Only thing they care about is themselves, as I explained to Matt Cooper yesterday.
Oh, and not sure about Micheál Martin either.
www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...
Oh, and not sure about Micheál Martin either.
www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...
Why Bill Gates Is Wrong About Climate Change
Climate scientists have criticised billionaire Bill Gates for comments he made on climate change last week.Gates published a 17-page memo in which he called ...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Valuable lesson here from one-time #climate “hero” Bill Gates: never, ever trust billionaires – on any subject. Only thing they care about is themselves, as I explained to Matt Cooper yesterday.
Oh, and not sure about Micheál Martin either.
www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...
Oh, and not sure about Micheál Martin either.
www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...
Taoiseach decries slump in #climate action…abroad, of course.
Meanwhile, back home, Taoiseach opposes solar farms & 100% supports Ireland’s climate-destroying and water-polluting livestock sector.
Go figure.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Meanwhile, back home, Taoiseach opposes solar farms & 100% supports Ireland’s climate-destroying and water-polluting livestock sector.
Go figure.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Taoiseach warns of danger that action on climate crisis is ‘weakening’
Micheál Martin addresses world leaders ahead of Cop30 in Brazil, speaking of impact Storm Éowyn left on State
www.irishtimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Taoiseach decries slump in #climate action…abroad, of course.
Meanwhile, back home, Taoiseach opposes solar farms & 100% supports Ireland’s climate-destroying and water-polluting livestock sector.
Go figure.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Meanwhile, back home, Taoiseach opposes solar farms & 100% supports Ireland’s climate-destroying and water-polluting livestock sector.
Go figure.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Great to see people out on the streets in Dublin City centre in their short sleeves having a drink and enjoying the balmy summer evening weather…in November ☠️
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Great to see people out on the streets in Dublin City centre in their short sleeves having a drink and enjoying the balmy summer evening weather…in November ☠️