Dominick Donnelly
@dominickdon.bsky.social
Cork, teacher, Applied Maths, Green Party, Save Our Bride Otters, CHASE
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I was at a party and few years ago when this discussion came up. The only opponents of UBI in the room were the people who said they themselves would "abuse" it.
They assumed the rest of us are as lazy as they are so they'd prefer that nobody has it. It's nonsense.
They assumed the rest of us are as lazy as they are so they'd prefer that nobody has it. It's nonsense.
"Not only don't people work less when they are guaranteed an income, they might actually put in more effort at work. And the fact that they have more money to spend leads to the creation of more jobs."
Nobel Prize–winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
Nobel Prize–winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
February 15, 2026 at 10:05 AM
I was at a party and few years ago when this discussion came up. The only opponents of UBI in the room were the people who said they themselves would "abuse" it.
They assumed the rest of us are as lazy as they are so they'd prefer that nobody has it. It's nonsense.
They assumed the rest of us are as lazy as they are so they'd prefer that nobody has it. It's nonsense.
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Who did this? If not the ESB, who? Even if the Blackpool flood scheme were in place these trees would likely be swept up against the new proposed trash screen in the Blackpool Retail Park. This area is also a ‘Landscape Preservation Zone’ NE3 #cork www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Blackpool residents fear of flood risk after culled trees left along riverbank
Tonnes of timber 'ready to flow down the river'
www.irishexaminer.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Who did this? If not the ESB, who? Even if the Blackpool flood scheme were in place these trees would likely be swept up against the new proposed trash screen in the Blackpool Retail Park. This area is also a ‘Landscape Preservation Zone’ NE3 #cork www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
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Shannon, Ireland for RnR. It is hard work deporting people in chains, some to countries they have never set foot in. But it has its rewards.
Ireland's government is terrified to stop this trade.
Ireland's government is terrified to stop this trade.
February 12, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Shannon, Ireland for RnR. It is hard work deporting people in chains, some to countries they have never set foot in. But it has its rewards.
Ireland's government is terrified to stop this trade.
Ireland's government is terrified to stop this trade.
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We don't know what's happening, but there's no good news here. As long as we keep burning fossil fuels, the world will continue to become more dangerous and chaotic.
Scientists thought they understood global warming. Then the past three years happened.
The fastest warming period since 1880 occurred in the past 30 years, according to a Washington Post analysis of NASA data.
wapo.st
February 11, 2026 at 4:41 PM
We don't know what's happening, but there's no good news here. As long as we keep burning fossil fuels, the world will continue to become more dangerous and chaotic.
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If you drive your diesel car 100 miles it will cost between £5 & £6 in fuel tax (For the UK. Similar for Ireland)
If you fly 1000 miles, it will cost about £0 in fuel tax.
That's how committed we are to fighting climate change.
If you fly 1000 miles, it will cost about £0 in fuel tax.
That's how committed we are to fighting climate change.
February 10, 2026 at 11:22 AM
If you drive your diesel car 100 miles it will cost between £5 & £6 in fuel tax (For the UK. Similar for Ireland)
If you fly 1000 miles, it will cost about £0 in fuel tax.
That's how committed we are to fighting climate change.
If you fly 1000 miles, it will cost about £0 in fuel tax.
That's how committed we are to fighting climate change.
Here come the thought police! What a time to be alive.
Happy Days for Musk, Thiel, Zuck and pals:
The Government is preparing a system where age verification for certain websites will be checked against an individual’s Personal Public Service Number
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
The Government is preparing a system where age verification for certain websites will be checked against an individual’s Personal Public Service Number
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
State age verification for websites an ‘important first step’, says Harris
The Government is preparing a system where age verification for certain websites will be checked against an individual’s Personal Public Service Number (PPSN)
www.irishexaminer.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Here come the thought police! What a time to be alive.
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Just so its clear: data centres are not "critical infrastructure".
They are Mystery Factories that can perform inscrutable computation for any digital output, from crypto scams to child abuse material to hospital databases. The broad label just becomes a wide door for harm to run through.
They are Mystery Factories that can perform inscrutable computation for any digital output, from crypto scams to child abuse material to hospital databases. The broad label just becomes a wide door for harm to run through.
February 10, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Just so its clear: data centres are not "critical infrastructure".
They are Mystery Factories that can perform inscrutable computation for any digital output, from crypto scams to child abuse material to hospital databases. The broad label just becomes a wide door for harm to run through.
They are Mystery Factories that can perform inscrutable computation for any digital output, from crypto scams to child abuse material to hospital databases. The broad label just becomes a wide door for harm to run through.
February 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
How do we get more people to understand how essential this is?
Nature and climate funding must now be articulated as infrastructure: as essential to food systems, public health, energy stability and geopolitical resilience. In security terms, biodiversity is not sentimental, it is strategic.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Environmental breakdown isn’t a distant possibility – it’s a threat to world stability
The message is clear: climate change should be prioritised as a security crisis, not just an environmental one
www.irishtimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:56 AM
How do we get more people to understand how essential this is?
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Where is our Occupied Territories Bill?
An investigation by a German outlet has found that in German supermarkets, wines from illegal settlements in the illegally occupied West Bank are labelled as "from Israel".
This violates both EU regulations and the International Court of Justice's advisory ruling on the occupation of the oPT.
This violates both EU regulations and the International Court of Justice's advisory ruling on the occupation of the oPT.
Wie der deutsche Weinhandel Israels Siedlungen mitfinanziert
Weine aus israelischen Siedlungen werden in deutschen Supermärkten,
Online-Shops und auf Fachmessen als „israelisch“ vermarktet –
und normalisieren so die illegale Besatzung der palästinensischen Ge...
www.fr.de
February 5, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Where is our Occupied Territories Bill?
And so it continues, the enslopification of truth!
While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
Epstein had many known connections to Silicon Valley CEOs, but less known was how he made money from those relationships.
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
February 5, 2026 at 6:14 PM
And so it continues, the enslopification of truth!
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Last year, 185 people were killed on our roads in Ireland. Just shy of 70% of these were motorists or their passengers.
In 2024, there were 77 recorded homicides. Half of these were victims of dangerous drivers.
We should all take from this fiasco to turn the focus onto who is doing the killing.
In 2024, there were 77 recorded homicides. Half of these were victims of dangerous drivers.
We should all take from this fiasco to turn the focus onto who is doing the killing.
Department of Transport u-turns on mandatory helmets and high-vis for cyclists
Mandatory helmets and high-vis for cyclists are now not being looked at by the Government, the Department of Transport has confirmed. The introduction of mandatory Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for bicycle users…
Mandatory helmets and high-vis for cyclists are now not being looked at by the Government, the Department of Transport has confirmed. The introduction of mandatory Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for bicycle users…
Department of Transport u-turns on mandatory helmets and high-vis for cyclists
Mandatory helmets and high-vis for cyclists are now not being looked at by the Government, the Department of Transport has confirmed. The introduction of mandatory Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for bicycle users is "outside the scope of the current measures" being looked at by the Government, a Department of Transport spokesperson has said this afternoon. The Department issued what it terms a 'clarification' about 24 hours after it said that bicycles were included in a move to make helmets and high-vis mandatory for e-, and hours after the Tánaiste, Simon Harris, contradicted the Department's statement from yesterday.
irishcycle.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Last year, 185 people were killed on our roads in Ireland. Just shy of 70% of these were motorists or their passengers.
In 2024, there were 77 recorded homicides. Half of these were victims of dangerous drivers.
We should all take from this fiasco to turn the focus onto who is doing the killing.
In 2024, there were 77 recorded homicides. Half of these were victims of dangerous drivers.
We should all take from this fiasco to turn the focus onto who is doing the killing.
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Green Party councillors in Belfast are calling for a review of the Freedom of the City honour, in light of further information from the newly released Epstein files.
We are seeking it to be removed from George Mitchell and Bill Clinton given what is now known about their behaviour towards women.
We are seeking it to be removed from George Mitchell and Bill Clinton given what is now known about their behaviour towards women.
February 4, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Green Party councillors in Belfast are calling for a review of the Freedom of the City honour, in light of further information from the newly released Epstein files.
We are seeking it to be removed from George Mitchell and Bill Clinton given what is now known about their behaviour towards women.
We are seeking it to be removed from George Mitchell and Bill Clinton given what is now known about their behaviour towards women.
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We are proud to announce that our chairperson Cllr @janetphorner.bsky.social will be running in the Dublin Central by-election
Read more about how she'll be a force for good in this campaign here:
greenparty.ie/news/green-p...
Read more about how she'll be a force for good in this campaign here:
greenparty.ie/news/green-p...
February 4, 2026 at 4:24 PM
We are proud to announce that our chairperson Cllr @janetphorner.bsky.social will be running in the Dublin Central by-election
Read more about how she'll be a force for good in this campaign here:
greenparty.ie/news/green-p...
Read more about how she'll be a force for good in this campaign here:
greenparty.ie/news/green-p...
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The Government is trying to hide its own figures in the latest housing announcements.
Yesterday, the Government announced what they described as record numbers for housing “completions", but failed to mention that “commencements" have fallen 76% since it took office.
greenparty.ie/news/fianna-...
Yesterday, the Government announced what they described as record numbers for housing “completions", but failed to mention that “commencements" have fallen 76% since it took office.
greenparty.ie/news/fianna-...
Fianna Fáil tank housing supply (again!) | Green Party
greenparty.ie
January 30, 2026 at 11:39 AM
The Government is trying to hide its own figures in the latest housing announcements.
Yesterday, the Government announced what they described as record numbers for housing “completions", but failed to mention that “commencements" have fallen 76% since it took office.
greenparty.ie/news/fianna-...
Yesterday, the Government announced what they described as record numbers for housing “completions", but failed to mention that “commencements" have fallen 76% since it took office.
greenparty.ie/news/fianna-...
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Truly feels like we're sleepwalking into our own annihilation
January 30, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Truly feels like we're sleepwalking into our own annihilation
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Just completed this week’s Last Word on the environment on Today FM. In-depth discussion on the ongoing severe flooding, including an explanation on why dredging is likely to make matters worse; the only credible approach is to invest in effective nature-based solutions.
January 29, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Just completed this week’s Last Word on the environment on Today FM. In-depth discussion on the ongoing severe flooding, including an explanation on why dredging is likely to make matters worse; the only credible approach is to invest in effective nature-based solutions.
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Whenever flooding hits, we hear in detail all about the wrecked homes, livelihoods, property, and related misery.
But NEVER the major cause: that Ireland has been totally stripped of the native ecosystems like forest & bogs that would naturally have absorbed the water.
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But NEVER the major cause: that Ireland has been totally stripped of the native ecosystems like forest & bogs that would naturally have absorbed the water.
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As it happened: Storm Chandra wreaks havoc on Ireland
Follow live updates as Storm Chandra brings strong winds and heavy rain across the country.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Whenever flooding hits, we hear in detail all about the wrecked homes, livelihoods, property, and related misery.
But NEVER the major cause: that Ireland has been totally stripped of the native ecosystems like forest & bogs that would naturally have absorbed the water.
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But NEVER the major cause: that Ireland has been totally stripped of the native ecosystems like forest & bogs that would naturally have absorbed the water.
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This is on the money. Flooded fields around rivers are not really a problem, flooded towns are. The purpose of the Arterial Drainage Act was to try to prevent fields flooding, and to drain marginal land, but this pushed all the excess water down the rivers faster and into the towns.
We’re not serious about tackling flooding as long the arterial drainage scheme continues to be treated as untouchable. It was built for mid‑20th‑century land drainage, not 21st‑century climate change charged flooding. Its time to store flood water in flood plains not in towns.
January 28, 2026 at 8:10 PM
This is on the money. Flooded fields around rivers are not really a problem, flooded towns are. The purpose of the Arterial Drainage Act was to try to prevent fields flooding, and to drain marginal land, but this pushed all the excess water down the rivers faster and into the towns.
Quisling is a very apt term for these tech bros.
Tim Cook and all the other quisling CEOs who have genuflected before Trump while ordinary people put their lives on the line in Minneapolis and elsewhere can fuck off into the sun and shut the fuck up forever
Apple's Tim Cook said he is “heartbroken by the events in Minneapolis” and has expressed concerns privately to President Trump following the killing of a man by federal agents there this past weekend, a memo to staff said.
January 28, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Quisling is a very apt term for these tech bros.
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Deadline to make a submission is 5.30pm today.
Submissions can be sent by email to aarhus@dcee.gov.ie
Info on consultation from Govt (found under DCEE): www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
For more on why you should make a submissions and support on content: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
Submissions can be sent by email to aarhus@dcee.gov.ie
Info on consultation from Govt (found under DCEE): www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
For more on why you should make a submissions and support on content: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
All Hands on Deck Needed to Respond to the Latest Attack on Access to Justice
The Government is seeking to dramatically erode the public right of access to justice via the courts by imposing prohibitively expensive costs on eNGOs and members of civil society who seek to challen...
www.antaisce.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Deadline to make a submission is 5.30pm today.
Submissions can be sent by email to aarhus@dcee.gov.ie
Info on consultation from Govt (found under DCEE): www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
For more on why you should make a submissions and support on content: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
Submissions can be sent by email to aarhus@dcee.gov.ie
Info on consultation from Govt (found under DCEE): www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
For more on why you should make a submissions and support on content: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
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FFS!
Israel - what a sick place.
Israel - what a sick place.
UNICEF: a child has been killed every day in Gaza by Israel since the start of the 'ceasefire.'
“These children are killed from airstrikes, drone strikes, including suicide drones. They’re killed from tank shelling, they’re killed from live ammunition, they’re killed from quadcopters.”
“These children are killed from airstrikes, drone strikes, including suicide drones. They’re killed from tank shelling, they’re killed from live ammunition, they’re killed from quadcopters.”
![“That’s roughly a girl or a boy killed here every day during a ceasefire,” UNICEF spokesperson James Elder told reporters in Geneva.
“These children are killed from airstrikes, drone strikes, including suicide drones,” he said, speaking from Gaza City. “They’re killed from tank shelling, they’re killed from live ammunition, they’re killed from [remote-controlled] quadcopters.”
Mr. Elder pointed out that more children have also died of hypothermia in the last few days, as harsh winter conditions expose the most vulnerable Gazans.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tgw3d4hvw3x5ijrxax7lg26u/bafkreib6livc74oika3odkcvfixms7precw2zcn2wlkwsng4wy62lcp574@jpeg)
January 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
FFS!
Israel - what a sick place.
Israel - what a sick place.
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What I call climate 'appeasement' - the idea that climate breakdown isn't actually going to be that bad - is growing fast, and presents as great a threat as climate denial
Climate appeasers denigrate reality as alarmism, so fostering inertia and inaction
We are in deep, deep, sh*t - fact
Climate appeasers denigrate reality as alarmism, so fostering inertia and inaction
We are in deep, deep, sh*t - fact
January 12, 2026 at 10:47 AM
What I call climate 'appeasement' - the idea that climate breakdown isn't actually going to be that bad - is growing fast, and presents as great a threat as climate denial
Climate appeasers denigrate reality as alarmism, so fostering inertia and inaction
We are in deep, deep, sh*t - fact
Climate appeasers denigrate reality as alarmism, so fostering inertia and inaction
We are in deep, deep, sh*t - fact
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Calling on Minister to scrap consultation on changes to legal cost rules
“This is a wholly inappropriate way to hold a consultation, not least by Department with responsibility for the Aarhus Convention on the rights to public participation and access to justice."
www.antaisce.org/news/calling...
“This is a wholly inappropriate way to hold a consultation, not least by Department with responsibility for the Aarhus Convention on the rights to public participation and access to justice."
www.antaisce.org/news/calling...
Calling on Minister to scrap the consultation on changes to legal cost rules for environmental cases
An Taisce and Friends of the Irish Environment have written to Minister Darragh O’Brien to scrap a consultation on changes to the rules on the legal costs that NGOs, civil society groups and members o...
www.antaisce.org
January 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Calling on Minister to scrap consultation on changes to legal cost rules
“This is a wholly inappropriate way to hold a consultation, not least by Department with responsibility for the Aarhus Convention on the rights to public participation and access to justice."
www.antaisce.org/news/calling...
“This is a wholly inappropriate way to hold a consultation, not least by Department with responsibility for the Aarhus Convention on the rights to public participation and access to justice."
www.antaisce.org/news/calling...