Clare O'Grady Walshe
@clareogw.bsky.social
PhD Politics and International Relations: Seed Sovereignty and Globalisation
Book: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-12870-8
https://www.linkedin.com/in/clare-ogrady-walshe/
Book: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-12870-8
https://www.linkedin.com/in/clare-ogrady-walshe/
Pinned
Today 15 brave smallholder Kenyan farmers who appealed a Seed Act which criminalised them for saving,sharing&selling their own seeds won their case in the High Court.
Glad that my PhD findings were submitted in this case and assisted in the win.Here's a video of it!
drive.google.com/file/d/1amIf...
Glad that my PhD findings were submitted in this case and assisted in the win.Here's a video of it!
drive.google.com/file/d/1amIf...
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This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
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When we trawled data on excess nitrate & phosphate pollution (key drivers of algal blooms) we found agriculture was the primary source in rural areas, sewage in urban areas. As Chowns says, to save our rivers, we need to tackle both.
share.google/bLY8yWL1AeIQ...
share.google/bLY8yWL1AeIQ...
February 11, 2026 at 10:46 AM
When we trawled data on excess nitrate & phosphate pollution (key drivers of algal blooms) we found agriculture was the primary source in rural areas, sewage in urban areas. As Chowns says, to save our rivers, we need to tackle both.
share.google/bLY8yWL1AeIQ...
share.google/bLY8yWL1AeIQ...
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"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
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Morally, people can make their own mind up.
Legally, imho this merits investigation as potentially breaching the Convention against Torture - a serious crime in Irish law.
Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention Against Torture) Act 2000:
Legally, imho this merits investigation as potentially breaching the Convention against Torture - a serious crime in Irish law.
Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention Against Torture) Act 2000:
February 9, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Morally, people can make their own mind up.
Legally, imho this merits investigation as potentially breaching the Convention against Torture - a serious crime in Irish law.
Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention Against Torture) Act 2000:
Legally, imho this merits investigation as potentially breaching the Convention against Torture - a serious crime in Irish law.
Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention Against Torture) Act 2000:
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“All citizens shall, as human persons, be held equal before the law.”
This includes any citizen aiding or otherwise complicit in the crimes of powerful non-citizens.
This includes any citizen aiding or otherwise complicit in the crimes of powerful non-citizens.
February 9, 2026 at 7:30 AM
“All citizens shall, as human persons, be held equal before the law.”
This includes any citizen aiding or otherwise complicit in the crimes of powerful non-citizens.
This includes any citizen aiding or otherwise complicit in the crimes of powerful non-citizens.
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I believe the first journalist to report that these aircraft were using Ireland was Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social who is definitely someone to follow.
February 9, 2026 at 7:21 AM
I believe the first journalist to report that these aircraft were using Ireland was Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social who is definitely someone to follow.
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Remember when our Govt denied that the US used Shannon for any extraordinary rendition flights?
February 9, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Remember when our Govt denied that the US used Shannon for any extraordinary rendition flights?
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Irish Times: US aircraft carrying out secretive deportations to Africa and the Middle East have landed in Shannon Airport on 10 occasions in the last year. Deportees are kept in chains on the aircraft.
Our Govt does not want to know.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026... @gbrockell.bsky.social
Our Govt does not want to know.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026... @gbrockell.bsky.social
Shannon Airport used for refuelling Ice deportation flights 10 times in past year
The controversial agency chartered small private aircraft for the removal operations
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Irish Times: US aircraft carrying out secretive deportations to Africa and the Middle East have landed in Shannon Airport on 10 occasions in the last year. Deportees are kept in chains on the aircraft.
Our Govt does not want to know.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026... @gbrockell.bsky.social
Our Govt does not want to know.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026... @gbrockell.bsky.social
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No only were developers allowed build what they wanted with no regard to building regs, now they are being granted aided to do remedial work. There are no fines, indeed they are incentivised to continue in business despite building with mica, flouting fire regs, endangering the public.
It's buried in story but its builders/developers, who build defective homes,cut corners for profit on fire safety so today tax payers and residents pay the price. Developers not facing penalties, and some building today and being rewarded with incentives #spéirghorm
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
20,000 apartment owners waiting for fire safety grants
The owners of over 20,000 apartments and duplexes built during the Celtic Tiger years have been waiting more than two years to receive grants for urgent fire safety works.
www.rte.ie
February 10, 2026 at 11:59 AM
No only were developers allowed build what they wanted with no regard to building regs, now they are being granted aided to do remedial work. There are no fines, indeed they are incentivised to continue in business despite building with mica, flouting fire regs, endangering the public.
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Here's the male Wren just now - oh, for some brighter light.
Notice the pair of Robins in the tree in the background - they are nesting in the ivy at the base. A 3rd Robin keeps intruding on the pair & the commotion occasionally disturbs the male Wren's approach.
#Wrens
Notice the pair of Robins in the tree in the background - they are nesting in the ivy at the base. A 3rd Robin keeps intruding on the pair & the commotion occasionally disturbs the male Wren's approach.
#Wrens
February 10, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Here's the male Wren just now - oh, for some brighter light.
Notice the pair of Robins in the tree in the background - they are nesting in the ivy at the base. A 3rd Robin keeps intruding on the pair & the commotion occasionally disturbs the male Wren's approach.
#Wrens
Notice the pair of Robins in the tree in the background - they are nesting in the ivy at the base. A 3rd Robin keeps intruding on the pair & the commotion occasionally disturbs the male Wren's approach.
#Wrens
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‘The hysteria that has developed about abuse of women’ (Chomsky in an email to Epstein).To all the Chomsky defenders, esp those on the left-this sentence, alone, dripping with misogyny & a sexist dismissal of sexual violence against women condemns him.There is no acceptable apology for this #epstein
February 10, 2026 at 10:33 AM
‘The hysteria that has developed about abuse of women’ (Chomsky in an email to Epstein).To all the Chomsky defenders, esp those on the left-this sentence, alone, dripping with misogyny & a sexist dismissal of sexual violence against women condemns him.There is no acceptable apology for this #epstein
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New open-access book: 𝘙𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢: 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, edited by Ariell Ahearn, Gantulga Munkherdene, and Takahiro Ozaki. Download it as PDF or Epub on our Environment & Society Portal. #EnvHum
Rural Transitions in Mongolia and Central Asia: Pastoralism, Wellbeing and Economic Relations
Full open-access volume Rural Transitions in Mongolia and Central Asia: Pastoralism, Wellbeing and Economic Relations (2026), edited by Ariell Ahearn, Gantulga Munkherdene, and Takahiro Ozaki.
www.environmentandsociety.org
February 10, 2026 at 11:51 AM
New open-access book: 𝘙𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢: 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, edited by Ariell Ahearn, Gantulga Munkherdene, and Takahiro Ozaki. Download it as PDF or Epub on our Environment & Society Portal. #EnvHum
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This is the price our bays & estuaries pays for agricultural nitrogen pollution. These measures treat the symptom, they don't address the source.
This is what the nitrates derogation exacerbates.
Is this worth celebrating? Is it a price we're willing to pay?
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
This is what the nitrates derogation exacerbates.
Is this worth celebrating? Is it a price we're willing to pay?
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Cork council to carry out pilot project to prevent infestation of sea lettuce on the coast
The project will place oysters and mussel bags in the water to remove nitrates and reduce the nutrition sea lettuce depends on to thrive
www.irishexaminer.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:58 AM
This is the price our bays & estuaries pays for agricultural nitrogen pollution. These measures treat the symptom, they don't address the source.
This is what the nitrates derogation exacerbates.
Is this worth celebrating? Is it a price we're willing to pay?
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
This is what the nitrates derogation exacerbates.
Is this worth celebrating? Is it a price we're willing to pay?
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
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The Minister for Climate to seek Cabinet approval this morning to lift the passenger cap that is in place at Dublin Airport.
A move that will dramatically increase emissions, worsen climate change, and harm human health.
A move that will dramatically increase emissions, worsen climate change, and harm human health.
Cabinet to sign off on plans to lift passenger cap at Dublin Airport
Elsewhere, the Government will also sign off on plans to extend the ‘Living City’ initiative in a bid to tackle urban vacancy.
www.thejournal.ie
February 10, 2026 at 8:14 AM
The Minister for Climate to seek Cabinet approval this morning to lift the passenger cap that is in place at Dublin Airport.
A move that will dramatically increase emissions, worsen climate change, and harm human health.
A move that will dramatically increase emissions, worsen climate change, and harm human health.
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Kerryman who is married, living and working legally in the United States for >20 years has been incarcerated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) since September 2025.
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irish man with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Kerryman who is married, living and working legally in the United States for >20 years has been incarcerated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) since September 2025.
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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Brilliant article @karolbalfe.bsky.social
'If Ireland truly believes in a multilateral world governed by law rather than force, then it must demand more not only from Israel, but from our allies and from itself.'
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
'If Ireland truly believes in a multilateral world governed by law rather than force, then it must demand more not only from Israel, but from our allies and from itself.'
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Karol Balfe: A multilateral world is worth fighting for, it must start with justice for Palestine
Ceasefires that don’t provide safety and a mechanism to rebuild a shattered land are not steps toward peace
www.irishexaminer.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Brilliant article @karolbalfe.bsky.social
'If Ireland truly believes in a multilateral world governed by law rather than force, then it must demand more not only from Israel, but from our allies and from itself.'
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
'If Ireland truly believes in a multilateral world governed by law rather than force, then it must demand more not only from Israel, but from our allies and from itself.'
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
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This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:59 AM
This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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‘We're seeing eviction rates not seen in Ireland since the 1850s'
- a headline out government should be ashamed off, but do they even care? A reminder - the 1850s was the period during and after the devastation of the Great Famine #spéirgorm www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- a headline out government should be ashamed off, but do they even care? A reminder - the 1850s was the period during and after the devastation of the Great Famine #spéirgorm www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
'We're seeing eviction rates not seen in Ireland since the 1850s'
The issuing of 5,000 eviction notices in three months last year is quite revealing when viewed against Ireland's historical record
www.rte.ie
February 9, 2026 at 11:04 AM
‘We're seeing eviction rates not seen in Ireland since the 1850s'
- a headline out government should be ashamed off, but do they even care? A reminder - the 1850s was the period during and after the devastation of the Great Famine #spéirgorm www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- a headline out government should be ashamed off, but do they even care? A reminder - the 1850s was the period during and after the devastation of the Great Famine #spéirgorm www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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What can be done about this?
Slurry spreaders out today in waterlogged fields beside the Boyne River - total madness and against regulations.
Water quality is deteriorating and there is little enforcement.
@whittledaway.bsky.social
@irishrainforest.bsky.social
Slurry spreaders out today in waterlogged fields beside the Boyne River - total madness and against regulations.
Water quality is deteriorating and there is little enforcement.
@whittledaway.bsky.social
@irishrainforest.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 9:28 AM
What can be done about this?
Slurry spreaders out today in waterlogged fields beside the Boyne River - total madness and against regulations.
Water quality is deteriorating and there is little enforcement.
@whittledaway.bsky.social
@irishrainforest.bsky.social
Slurry spreaders out today in waterlogged fields beside the Boyne River - total madness and against regulations.
Water quality is deteriorating and there is little enforcement.
@whittledaway.bsky.social
@irishrainforest.bsky.social
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I just signed a petition to stop polluters and their political allies from dismantling Europe's environmental laws. Our water, air, and health are literally on the line. It takes 1 min to sign - would mean a lot if you did too 🌍 #HandsOffNature
swanireland.ie/take-action/...
swanireland.ie/take-action/...
Hands Off Nature - Sustainable Water Network
EU laws that protect water, health and nature are being weakend. Sign our petition to stop this. Note: Petition text is the text inbetween the bold text above. How is clean water threatened? Attacks o...
swanireland.ie
February 7, 2026 at 9:43 AM
I just signed a petition to stop polluters and their political allies from dismantling Europe's environmental laws. Our water, air, and health are literally on the line. It takes 1 min to sign - would mean a lot if you did too 🌍 #HandsOffNature
swanireland.ie/take-action/...
swanireland.ie/take-action/...
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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Spain’s PM: “The time of hiding behind servers is at an end.”
February 5, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Spain’s PM: “The time of hiding behind servers is at an end.”
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A periodic reminder that very little has been done to address the biodiversity crisis
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Third of Ireland’s wintering waterbirds vanish in just 30 years
Some species increased numbers but others have declined by more than 50%
www.irishtimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:18 AM
A periodic reminder that very little has been done to address the biodiversity crisis
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...