Alice-Mary Higgins
@aliceeire.bsky.social
Independent Senator on NUI Panel. Leader of Seanad Civil Engagement Group.
So proud of my father for all the passion, courage,care and vision he brought to the last 14 years as President of Ireland. Both my parents have always been driven by a deep wide love for Ireland & the world, for people, planet & possibilities. Looking forward to their next chapter! #Grá #spiergirm
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
So proud of my father for all the passion, courage,care and vision he brought to the last 14 years as President of Ireland. Both my parents have always been driven by a deep wide love for Ireland & the world, for people, planet & possibilities. Looking forward to their next chapter! #Grá #spiergirm
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Ireland’s nature is in a “very poor” state, with the country’s economic growth achieved at the expense of the environment, according to the EU’s State of Europe’s Environment report. We’re running out of wake-up calls! www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Ireland’s natural environment in ‘very poor’ condition, EU analysis finds
European Environment Report - news (analysis piece to follow)
Embargoed to Sunday night 11pm
www.irishtimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Ireland’s nature is in a “very poor” state, with the country’s economic growth achieved at the expense of the environment, according to the EU’s State of Europe’s Environment report. We’re running out of wake-up calls! www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
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handsoffnature.eu/take-action/...
Last day of Public Consultation
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Last day of Public Consultation
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Have your say in protecting nature!
Take Action - Hands Off Nature
The Europe an Commission wants to roll back vital environmental protections – and they’re asking for your opinion. We have 10 days to speak up before it’s too late.
handsoffnature.eu
September 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
handsoffnature.eu/take-action/...
Last day of Public Consultation
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Last day of Public Consultation
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Have your say in protecting nature!
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While you're on holiday, the EU is dismantling environmental protections 🏖️➡️💔 #HandsOffNature
You have until 10 September to tell the Commission what you think. Your voice matters: birdwatchireland.ie/our-work/adv...
You have until 10 September to tell the Commission what you think. Your voice matters: birdwatchireland.ie/our-work/adv...
Hands Off Nature - BirdWatch Ireland
Tell politicians how important nature is to you and stop the EU from tearing up the laws that protect birds and nature.
birdwatchireland.ie
September 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
While you're on holiday, the EU is dismantling environmental protections 🏖️➡️💔 #HandsOffNature
You have until 10 September to tell the Commission what you think. Your voice matters: birdwatchireland.ie/our-work/adv...
You have until 10 September to tell the Commission what you think. Your voice matters: birdwatchireland.ie/our-work/adv...
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There's a REALLY quick and easy survey for the public consultation on the Basic Income for the Arts scheme - it only takes a few seconds, anyone can fill it in, and it could make a huge difference to arts workers in Ireland. Take a few ticks to places a few ticks here: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
August 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
There's a REALLY quick and easy survey for the public consultation on the Basic Income for the Arts scheme - it only takes a few seconds, anyone can fill it in, and it could make a huge difference to arts workers in Ireland. Take a few ticks to places a few ticks here: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
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Placards from this evening’s protest.
August 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Placards from this evening’s protest.
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Journalist Anas Al-Sharif reporting from Gaza, shortly before Israel killed him tonight:
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
August 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Journalist Anas Al-Sharif reporting from Gaza, shortly before Israel killed him tonight:
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
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The Israeli military just killed him.
(Look at the photo caption)
(Look at the photo caption)
August 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The Israeli military just killed him.
(Look at the photo caption)
(Look at the photo caption)
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Data centres in Ireland involved in this story of mass surveillance of Palestinians.
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Data centres in Ireland involved in this story of mass surveillance of Palestinians.
Slovenia the first to deliver long overdue action to enforce international law & end trade with illegal settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territories - Ireland needs to rapidly follow through & include ban on services as recommended by our FA Committee report.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Slovenia introduces ban on imports from Israeli-occupied territories
Slovenia on Wednesday introduced a ban on imports of goods produced in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories and approved an additional aid package for Palestinians in Gaza, the government said in a statement.
www.reuters.com
August 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Slovenia the first to deliver long overdue action to enforce international law & end trade with illegal settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territories - Ireland needs to rapidly follow through & include ban on services as recommended by our FA Committee report.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
As member of Foreign Affairs Committee l pressed for inclusion of services in new Gov OTB Bill & our final report & strong recommendations will be a step forward But so much time & ground lost since Frances Black, myself & others first introduced the Occupied Territories Bill (clip from 2018 & 2025)
July 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM
As member of Foreign Affairs Committee l pressed for inclusion of services in new Gov OTB Bill & our final report & strong recommendations will be a step forward But so much time & ground lost since Frances Black, myself & others first introduced the Occupied Territories Bill (clip from 2018 & 2025)
"Ireland has been consistent, but it has also been complacent & complicit in normalisation over decades of a situation of colonialism, casual & constant breaches of international law & a business as usual approach" Pass #OTB, Stop Israeli bonds sales, End transit of arms & dual use goods #moreaction
June 5, 2025 at 9:43 AM
"Ireland has been consistent, but it has also been complacent & complicit in normalisation over decades of a situation of colonialism, casual & constant breaches of international law & a business as usual approach" Pass #OTB, Stop Israeli bonds sales, End transit of arms & dual use goods #moreaction
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Dublin location confirmed for next Saturday, June 7th.
Final stop on the Neutrality Roadshow but only the start of a campaign to reclaim Irish neutrality and all that signifies.
Final stop on the Neutrality Roadshow but only the start of a campaign to reclaim Irish neutrality and all that signifies.
May 30, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Dublin location confirmed for next Saturday, June 7th.
Final stop on the Neutrality Roadshow but only the start of a campaign to reclaim Irish neutrality and all that signifies.
Final stop on the Neutrality Roadshow but only the start of a campaign to reclaim Irish neutrality and all that signifies.
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Rather than follow the EU drive towards conflict and militarisation, Ireland, a neutral country, should be emphasising this point.
'There is a real concern around the way that we are prioritising short-term security and sacrificing long-term security.'
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
'There is a real concern around the way that we are prioritising short-term security and sacrificing long-term security.'
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nato rearmament could increase emissions by 200m tonnes a year, study finds
Exclusive: researchers say defence spending boosts across world will worsen climate crisis which in turn will cause more conflict
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Rather than follow the EU drive towards conflict and militarisation, Ireland, a neutral country, should be emphasising this point.
'There is a real concern around the way that we are prioritising short-term security and sacrificing long-term security.'
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
'There is a real concern around the way that we are prioritising short-term security and sacrificing long-term security.'
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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NEW: Israeli forces are killing Red Cross workers. In their homes.
Posting this here because it’s unlikely you’ll see this in the news.
Killed yesterday (May 24), their names were Ibrahim Eid and Ahmad Abu Hilal.
Posting this here because it’s unlikely you’ll see this in the news.
Killed yesterday (May 24), their names were Ibrahim Eid and Ahmad Abu Hilal.
May 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
NEW: Israeli forces are killing Red Cross workers. In their homes.
Posting this here because it’s unlikely you’ll see this in the news.
Killed yesterday (May 24), their names were Ibrahim Eid and Ahmad Abu Hilal.
Posting this here because it’s unlikely you’ll see this in the news.
Killed yesterday (May 24), their names were Ibrahim Eid and Ahmad Abu Hilal.
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Are you a journalist or a media creator focused on nature and climate?
Join the Belem Desk initiative ahead of # COP30 for editorial support, access to experts, field visits to Amazon projects, and more.
Apply by May 30: nature4climate.org/media-with-n...
Join the Belem Desk initiative ahead of # COP30 for editorial support, access to experts, field visits to Amazon projects, and more.
Apply by May 30: nature4climate.org/media-with-n...
May 21, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Are you a journalist or a media creator focused on nature and climate?
Join the Belem Desk initiative ahead of # COP30 for editorial support, access to experts, field visits to Amazon projects, and more.
Apply by May 30: nature4climate.org/media-with-n...
Join the Belem Desk initiative ahead of # COP30 for editorial support, access to experts, field visits to Amazon projects, and more.
Apply by May 30: nature4climate.org/media-with-n...
Last week, myself and Senator Frances Black traveled to Brussels to meet with fellow Parliamentarians from across the EU about ùthe Occupied Territories Bill and the urgent need to implement international law. Thanks to Lynn Boylan MEP for the invitation & for all her work on Palestine in Europe.
May 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Last week, myself and Senator Frances Black traveled to Brussels to meet with fellow Parliamentarians from across the EU about ùthe Occupied Territories Bill and the urgent need to implement international law. Thanks to Lynn Boylan MEP for the invitation & for all her work on Palestine in Europe.
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GENOCIDE!!! ⬇️
❗️Sunday, May 18, 2025
🚨 LIVE BLOG: Over 100 Killed in #Gaza since Dawn | Indonesian Hospital under Siege– Genocide Day 590
#WEOG #USbacked #IsraeliWarCrimes #ArmsEmbargoNOW #BDS #FreePalestine www.palestinechronicle.com/live-blog-ov...
🚨 LIVE BLOG: Over 100 Killed in #Gaza since Dawn | Indonesian Hospital under Siege– Genocide Day 590
#WEOG #USbacked #IsraeliWarCrimes #ArmsEmbargoNOW #BDS #FreePalestine www.palestinechronicle.com/live-blog-ov...
LIVE BLOG: Over 100 Killed in Gaza since Dawn | Indonesian Hospital under Siege– Day 590
The director of the Indonesian Hospital said that Israeli forces are intensifying the bombardment and siege of the medical complex.
www.palestinechronicle.com
May 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
GENOCIDE!!! ⬇️
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In October 2023 lawyer Raji Sourani’s home in Gaza was blown up by Israel with a 900kg bomb shortly after he gave an interview to Amy Goodman
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/o...
Gaza at risk of becoming ‘graveyard of international law’ – Palestinian lawyer
Human rights lawyer says west is ‘jeopardising something precious’ by shielding Israel from legal consequences
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
In October 2023 lawyer Raji Sourani’s home in Gaza was blown up by Israel with a 900kg bomb shortly after he gave an interview to Amy Goodman
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/o...
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We're proud to be hosting this webinar that calls attention to the Central Bank's ongoing facilitation of Israel's 'war bonds'
Spread the word and click below to learn more about our speakers, all of whom are engaged in the fight for Palestinian Justice!
www.financialjustice.ie/get-involved...
Spread the word and click below to learn more about our speakers, all of whom are engaged in the fight for Palestinian Justice!
www.financialjustice.ie/get-involved...
May 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
We're proud to be hosting this webinar that calls attention to the Central Bank's ongoing facilitation of Israel's 'war bonds'
Spread the word and click below to learn more about our speakers, all of whom are engaged in the fight for Palestinian Justice!
www.financialjustice.ie/get-involved...
Spread the word and click below to learn more about our speakers, all of whom are engaged in the fight for Palestinian Justice!
www.financialjustice.ie/get-involved...
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"Our youth are watching this horror, livestreamed on their phones, witnessing the decimation of world order and humanity by the collective moral breakdown of Western governments, aided and abetted by a largely supine Western media." www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
We are in Israel’s endgame for Gaza — we must stop it now
We are bequeathing our children a world of horror and death, livestreamed, with no consequences for the perpetrators
www.irishexaminer.com
May 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
"Our youth are watching this horror, livestreamed on their phones, witnessing the decimation of world order and humanity by the collective moral breakdown of Western governments, aided and abetted by a largely supine Western media." www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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It has been over 9 weeks of siege on #Gaza, with the State of Israel banning the entry of all humanitarian aid, medical, and commercial supplies.
UNRWA has thousands of trucks ready to enter and our teams in Gaza are ready to scale up the delivery.
The siege must be lifted.
UNRWA has thousands of trucks ready to enter and our teams in Gaza are ready to scale up the delivery.
The siege must be lifted.
May 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
It has been over 9 weeks of siege on #Gaza, with the State of Israel banning the entry of all humanitarian aid, medical, and commercial supplies.
UNRWA has thousands of trucks ready to enter and our teams in Gaza are ready to scale up the delivery.
The siege must be lifted.
UNRWA has thousands of trucks ready to enter and our teams in Gaza are ready to scale up the delivery.
The siege must be lifted.