Equity Éire
@equityeire.bsky.social
Working to raise awareness of social mobility and climate action in Ireland. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.
https://www.equityeire.ie/
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Council rejects Tánaiste’s claim large number of homeless have no housing right
Simon Harris defended by Independent councillor Malachy Steenson
www.irishtimes.com
To be eligible for emergency accommodation/services from a local authority, a person must:
1. Present themselves to the local authority & request a homeless assessment
2. Show they have nowhere appropriate to reasonably live
It is NOT a free-for-all, our Tánaiste is just of ideas. #scapegoating
1. Present themselves to the local authority & request a homeless assessment
2. Show they have nowhere appropriate to reasonably live
It is NOT a free-for-all, our Tánaiste is just of ideas. #scapegoating
To be eligible for emergency accommodation/services from a local authority, a person must:
1. Present themselves to the local authority & request a homeless assessment
2. Show they have nowhere appropriate to reasonably live
It is NOT a free-for-all, our Tánaiste is just of ideas. #scapegoating
1. Present themselves to the local authority & request a homeless assessment
2. Show they have nowhere appropriate to reasonably live
It is NOT a free-for-all, our Tánaiste is just of ideas. #scapegoating
Council rejects Tánaiste’s claim large number of homeless have no housing right
Simon Harris defended by Independent councillor Malachy Steenson
www.irishtimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:18 PM
To be eligible for emergency accommodation/services from a local authority, a person must:
1. Present themselves to the local authority & request a homeless assessment
2. Show they have nowhere appropriate to reasonably live
It is NOT a free-for-all, our Tánaiste is just of ideas. #scapegoating
1. Present themselves to the local authority & request a homeless assessment
2. Show they have nowhere appropriate to reasonably live
It is NOT a free-for-all, our Tánaiste is just of ideas. #scapegoating
In times of crisis, sometimes the best thing to do is call the expert, even if they happen to be one of your rivals. #usa
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Trump phones Warren on affordability
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said she told President Donald Trump to “use his leverage and pick up the phone.”
www.politico.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:05 AM
In times of crisis, sometimes the best thing to do is call the expert, even if they happen to be one of your rivals. #usa
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No social media platform is perfect but some are less harmful than others. Twitter (X) has tightly controlled algorithms that routinely show explicit, provocative & misleading content in a play for clicks no matter the cost. But you can cut the cord.. #safetyonline
news.berkeley.edu/2025/02/13/s...
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Study finds persistent spike in hate speech on X - Berkeley News
The new analysis contradicts the social media platform’s claims that exposure to hate speech and bot-like activity decreased during Elon Musk’s tenure.
news.berkeley.edu
January 12, 2026 at 8:39 PM
No social media platform is perfect but some are less harmful than others. Twitter (X) has tightly controlled algorithms that routinely show explicit, provocative & misleading content in a play for clicks no matter the cost. But you can cut the cord.. #safetyonline
news.berkeley.edu/2025/02/13/s...
news.berkeley.edu/2025/02/13/s...
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If your emotions to the ICE shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota leaving a woman dead are overwhelm, shock, rage, and fear, you are not alone. The person killed in the Minneapolis, Minnesota ICE shooting is Renee Nicole Good ❤️🩹
January 8, 2026 at 4:06 AM
If your emotions to the ICE shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota leaving a woman dead are overwhelm, shock, rage, and fear, you are not alone. The person killed in the Minneapolis, Minnesota ICE shooting is Renee Nicole Good ❤️🩹
Every little helps. Even small reductions in meat consumption, particularly red meat can have a meaningful impact. #climate #ireland
A global shift to plant-based diets could free an area of land as big as the US, China, the EU and Australia combined: restored ecosystems could draw down CO2, making our diets carbon negative. Average food emissions per person would be reduced from about 2,000 kg CO2eq/year to -160 kg CO2eq/year.
From nuts to kelp: The 'carbon-negative' foods that help reverse climate change
Eating low-carbon foods helps reduce emissions, but some foods actually suck up carbon from the atmosphere for good, leaving the climate in a better place. Could we eat more of them?
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Keep going, topple the regime, the oppression, the widespread corruption. It's inspiring to see so many young people turn out and say enough is enough. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. #iran #offline #humanrights #inequality #oppression #supremeloser www.bbc.com/news/live/cl...
More Iran protests erupt as supreme leader accuses crowds of 'trying to please Trump'
The country is under a nationwide internet blackout after almost two weeks of widespread anti-government protests.
www.bbc.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Keep going, topple the regime, the oppression, the widespread corruption. It's inspiring to see so many young people turn out and say enough is enough. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. #iran #offline #humanrights #inequality #oppression #supremeloser www.bbc.com/news/live/cl...
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🇮🇪 National Transport Authority: nah, too expensive.
Why do cycle bridges matter?
Cycle bridges create safe, direct routes for people on bikes, especially across busy roads, railways, or waterways. They remove conflict points with motor traffic, reducing the risk of collisions and making cycling more enjoyable for everyone.
Cycle bridges create safe, direct routes for people on bikes, especially across busy roads, railways, or waterways. They remove conflict points with motor traffic, reducing the risk of collisions and making cycling more enjoyable for everyone.
January 8, 2026 at 4:43 PM
🇮🇪 National Transport Authority: nah, too expensive.
"High social mobility acts as a 'firewall' against illiberal populism". What is social mobility? Images like this old 2018 map from the OECD can help us start the discussion. Would you push for tax-free inheritances even if it forced shut the door for others? #equalopportunity #ireland #meritocracy
January 8, 2026 at 10:43 PM
"High social mobility acts as a 'firewall' against illiberal populism". What is social mobility? Images like this old 2018 map from the OECD can help us start the discussion. Would you push for tax-free inheritances even if it forced shut the door for others? #equalopportunity #ireland #meritocracy
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None of this makes sense. Decarbonising transport is key to us meeting emissions targets and avoiding €28 billion in fines, but decisions have been made to delay all key public transport projects
January 7, 2026 at 7:34 AM
None of this makes sense. Decarbonising transport is key to us meeting emissions targets and avoiding €28 billion in fines, but decisions have been made to delay all key public transport projects
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We can’t go on like this.
In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary.
The right calls this “wealth creation”.
It’s wealth extraction.
Time to tax the rich.
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
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In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary.
The right calls this “wealth creation”.
It’s wealth extraction.
Time to tax the rich.
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
Fat Cat Day 2026 - High Pay Centre
Data shows the average FTSE 100 CEO will take just over two days to earn the median UK worker's full time annual salary. Median FTSE100 CEO pay amounted to £4.398 million (excluding pension), 113 time...
highpaycentre.org
January 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM
We can’t go on like this.
In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary.
The right calls this “wealth creation”.
It’s wealth extraction.
Time to tax the rich.
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary.
The right calls this “wealth creation”.
It’s wealth extraction.
Time to tax the rich.
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
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As the year ends, let me thank public school teachers who, under difficult circumstances, are doing their best to educate our kids.
If this country is to flourish, we need the best education system in the world. Let’s fight for a nation where teachers are well-paid & respected.
If this country is to flourish, we need the best education system in the world. Let’s fight for a nation where teachers are well-paid & respected.
December 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
As the year ends, let me thank public school teachers who, under difficult circumstances, are doing their best to educate our kids.
If this country is to flourish, we need the best education system in the world. Let’s fight for a nation where teachers are well-paid & respected.
If this country is to flourish, we need the best education system in the world. Let’s fight for a nation where teachers are well-paid & respected.
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Their drift to the far right is becoming more and more visible … and dangerous! No Taoiseach, it’s the polices of FF/FG governments that created this crisis #speirgorm
December 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Their drift to the far right is becoming more and more visible … and dangerous! No Taoiseach, it’s the polices of FF/FG governments that created this crisis #speirgorm
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Ok, 16 innocent people brutally killed in Bondi Beach attack – response is wall-to-wall global news coverage & condemnation.
Meanwhile, 400+ innocent people brutally killed by Israel *since* Oct “ceasefire” – response is near-total silence from world’s media.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Meanwhile, 400+ innocent people brutally killed by Israel *since* Oct “ceasefire” – response is near-total silence from world’s media.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Israeli troops kill six Palestinians sheltering in Gaza school, say hospital chiefs
Attack brings total number of Palestinians killed by Israel to 401 since October ceasefire took effect
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Ok, 16 innocent people brutally killed in Bondi Beach attack – response is wall-to-wall global news coverage & condemnation.
Meanwhile, 400+ innocent people brutally killed by Israel *since* Oct “ceasefire” – response is near-total silence from world’s media.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Meanwhile, 400+ innocent people brutally killed by Israel *since* Oct “ceasefire” – response is near-total silence from world’s media.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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If we're to turn the tide on nature loss, we're going to need a government that treats it with the level of priority that was given to holding on to the nitrates derogation
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Habitats report a stark contrast to nitrates decision
Biodiversity collapse is not a lost cause, but Government failure to prioritise it is devastating for all those working on nature restoration
www.irishexaminer.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
If we're to turn the tide on nature loss, we're going to need a government that treats it with the level of priority that was given to holding on to the nitrates derogation
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Did you know, political parties with strong environmental policies in Ireland have less than 20% vote share between them? In today's world, cost of living, housing and immigration are top voter priorities. Climate change directly affects all 3.
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
Dhaka - the frontline of the climate migration crisis
Intensified monsoon floods, riverbank erosion and rising sea levels displace 700,000 Bangladeshis each year.
www.rte.ie
December 17, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Did you know, political parties with strong environmental policies in Ireland have less than 20% vote share between them? In today's world, cost of living, housing and immigration are top voter priorities. Climate change directly affects all 3.
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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Spot on 👇
"The extension
may spare the Government a political problem, but it places even greater pressure on a compromised environment & sets the country up for a grim ecological reckoning."
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"The extension
may spare the Government a political problem, but it places even greater pressure on a compromised environment & sets the country up for a grim ecological reckoning."
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The Irish Times view on nitrates and waterways: procrastinating towards disaster
Extending derogation is at odds with Ireland’s climate and biodiversity commitments
www.irishtimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Spot on 👇
"The extension
may spare the Government a political problem, but it places even greater pressure on a compromised environment & sets the country up for a grim ecological reckoning."
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
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"The extension
may spare the Government a political problem, but it places even greater pressure on a compromised environment & sets the country up for a grim ecological reckoning."
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
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But the love affair with the car amongst the political powers continues. #royalcanal #grandcanal #airpollution #invisible #dublin #CCPI
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Charges needed in Dublin as morning traffic peak now worse than London, Dublin Bus says
Organisation’s director of service operations says congestion charges could be introduced ‘zonally’ or near certain ‘pinch points’ in city centre
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
But the love affair with the car amongst the political powers continues. #royalcanal #grandcanal #airpollution #invisible #dublin #CCPI
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
Saying that nuclear power is 'not completely clean' would be a bit of an understatement. So we resort to saying it's a 'cleaner source of energy than fossil fuels' & could help secure supply as electricity demand grows. That second part. 'As electricity demand grows'. Just log off #renewables
December 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Saying that nuclear power is 'not completely clean' would be a bit of an understatement. So we resort to saying it's a 'cleaner source of energy than fossil fuels' & could help secure supply as electricity demand grows. That second part. 'As electricity demand grows'. Just log off #renewables
A reminder that with enough passion, perseverance, preparation and planning we can overcome even the greatest acts of corporate corruption. Nevertheless, she persisted..#erinbrockovich
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZMg...
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December 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A reminder that with enough passion, perseverance, preparation and planning we can overcome even the greatest acts of corporate corruption. Nevertheless, she persisted..#erinbrockovich
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These two stories are somehow connected. Apparently, if you lobby tirelessly for more pollution & ecological wreckage, that’s exactly what you get.
December 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
These two stories are somehow connected. Apparently, if you lobby tirelessly for more pollution & ecological wreckage, that’s exactly what you get.
In a normal country that sees public transport as a public good, the temporary closure of a line would be accompanied by the announcement of a replacement bus route. Sometimes it's hard to know where to start with the NTA. #ireland #neoliberalism #transdev #luas
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Luas Green Line remains out of service for a second day
Engineers have identified that the issue is within a critical low-voltage safety system known as the 48-volt system
www.irishtimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
In a normal country that sees public transport as a public good, the temporary closure of a line would be accompanied by the announcement of a replacement bus route. Sometimes it's hard to know where to start with the NTA. #ireland #neoliberalism #transdev #luas
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
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It is not so much the "moving back in with the parents" video itself that has caused outrage. It's the fact that it forces us to acknowledge the decades of policy failure behind it. It's hard to comprehend the sheer amount of Irish adults pushed away by neoliberalism. We must never forget. Never.
December 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
It is not so much the "moving back in with the parents" video itself that has caused outrage. It's the fact that it forces us to acknowledge the decades of policy failure behind it. It's hard to comprehend the sheer amount of Irish adults pushed away by neoliberalism. We must never forget. Never.