Gráinne F
@fhmediastuff.bsky.social
One half of FH Media Consulting Ltd. Communication training and strategy. Safer, more accessible streets. #Sundays4Safety. Writer. She/her. Tweets mine.
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Wow! This is some top-notch investigative journalism. The report claims the 3 million Epstein files released are only 2% of the total.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
February 15, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Wow! This is some top-notch investigative journalism. The report claims the 3 million Epstein files released are only 2% of the total.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
A driver rolled into my son(who was cycling behind me) a few months ago - eyes down. When they saw us, they were completely shocked, started apologising but DID NOT APPLY THE BRAKES. My son is a teen, robust enough. The car bruised him. My daughter would have gone under the wheels.
Honestly, if you cannot stop looking at your phone in traffic, you need to keep it out of reach.
People have been injured and killed because drivers were "just" quickly looking.
It doesn't matter if you're stopped, it's illegal as that distraction could mean that you're not aware of a child...
People have been injured and killed because drivers were "just" quickly looking.
It doesn't matter if you're stopped, it's illegal as that distraction could mean that you're not aware of a child...
February 13, 2026 at 9:04 PM
A driver rolled into my son(who was cycling behind me) a few months ago - eyes down. When they saw us, they were completely shocked, started apologising but DID NOT APPLY THE BRAKES. My son is a teen, robust enough. The car bruised him. My daughter would have gone under the wheels.
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It's noted that he was wearing high-vis even though the driver was making an illegal turn and even with high-vis and all it's only counted as careless driving and not dangerous driving: www.thejournal.ie/courts-cycli...
Cyclist crushed twice by SUV in Dublin city centre recalls ‘the worst day of my life’ in court
Andrew Brett told the court that he was ‘convinced he was going to die’ during the incident.
www.thejournal.ie
February 11, 2026 at 7:57 PM
It's noted that he was wearing high-vis even though the driver was making an illegal turn and even with high-vis and all it's only counted as careless driving and not dangerous driving: www.thejournal.ie/courts-cycli...
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Positive response in the Dáil yesterday from the taoiseach following Q on tangle nets from Jennifer Whitmore. Action must follow!
February 11, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Positive response in the Dáil yesterday from the taoiseach following Q on tangle nets from Jennifer Whitmore. Action must follow!
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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 9:47 AM
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...
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
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🗣️ “Surely nobody should be in a condition described like that?” — guest presenter @newschambers.bsky.social
🗣️ “They shouldn’t,” — Fianna Fáil TD Paul McAuliffe
🗣️ “Sorry, that’s actually a description of the Knockalisheen Centre,” — @newschambers.bsky.social
#TonightVMTV #SeamusCulleton #ICE
🗣️ “They shouldn’t,” — Fianna Fáil TD Paul McAuliffe
🗣️ “Sorry, that’s actually a description of the Knockalisheen Centre,” — @newschambers.bsky.social
#TonightVMTV #SeamusCulleton #ICE
February 10, 2026 at 10:38 PM
🗣️ “Surely nobody should be in a condition described like that?” — guest presenter @newschambers.bsky.social
🗣️ “They shouldn’t,” — Fianna Fáil TD Paul McAuliffe
🗣️ “Sorry, that’s actually a description of the Knockalisheen Centre,” — @newschambers.bsky.social
#TonightVMTV #SeamusCulleton #ICE
🗣️ “They shouldn’t,” — Fianna Fáil TD Paul McAuliffe
🗣️ “Sorry, that’s actually a description of the Knockalisheen Centre,” — @newschambers.bsky.social
#TonightVMTV #SeamusCulleton #ICE
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/st... @uplift.ie
Stop a Canadian corporation harvesting huge forests of seaweed from the west coast
There should be a public consultation on this plan opening soon but lets gather signatures to demonstrate the fact that up and down the west coast, thousands of people don't want our seaweed rights gi...
my.uplift.ie
February 10, 2026 at 9:29 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/st... @uplift.ie
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"Figures from a fish counter in Waterville... show sea trout stocks have decreased by 95.6 per cent since 2002"
Third of Ireland’s wintering waterbirds vanish in just 30 years
99% of native forests gone
80% of wetlands destroyed
Now going to strip Sea grass too
Sign 🥺
my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...
Third of Ireland’s wintering waterbirds vanish in just 30 years
99% of native forests gone
80% of wetlands destroyed
Now going to strip Sea grass too
Sign 🥺
my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...
February 9, 2026 at 12:11 PM
"Figures from a fish counter in Waterville... show sea trout stocks have decreased by 95.6 per cent since 2002"
Third of Ireland’s wintering waterbirds vanish in just 30 years
99% of native forests gone
80% of wetlands destroyed
Now going to strip Sea grass too
Sign 🥺
my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...
Third of Ireland’s wintering waterbirds vanish in just 30 years
99% of native forests gone
80% of wetlands destroyed
Now going to strip Sea grass too
Sign 🥺
my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...
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You know in Chernobyl ep1 when the committee meet after the explosion, deny what has happened, talk of values & clap & do nothing, before being forced to chase their tails & take more & more dangerous actions to stop the meltdown getting worse?
That's every gov now with the #ClimateEmergency
That's every gov now with the #ClimateEmergency
February 8, 2026 at 11:22 PM
You know in Chernobyl ep1 when the committee meet after the explosion, deny what has happened, talk of values & clap & do nothing, before being forced to chase their tails & take more & more dangerous actions to stop the meltdown getting worse?
That's every gov now with the #ClimateEmergency
That's every gov now with the #ClimateEmergency
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So in a week of catastrophic flooding the government have decided to move climate from its own section to a subsection under infrastructure and lift the Dublin airport passenger cap. Mighty
February 8, 2026 at 9:04 PM
So in a week of catastrophic flooding the government have decided to move climate from its own section to a subsection under infrastructure and lift the Dublin airport passenger cap. Mighty
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"Figures from a fish counter in Waterville... show sea trout stocks have decreased by 95.6 per cent since 2002"
The sea is empty, fishing as an economic sector is over, the only thing that will turn things around is strict protection
www.independent.ie/regionals/ke...
The sea is empty, fishing as an economic sector is over, the only thing that will turn things around is strict protection
www.independent.ie/regionals/ke...
South Kerry fish species near extinction new data shows
Recent data has revealed a near obliteration of a Kerry fish species over two decades.
www.independent.ie
February 8, 2026 at 11:48 AM
"Figures from a fish counter in Waterville... show sea trout stocks have decreased by 95.6 per cent since 2002"
The sea is empty, fishing as an economic sector is over, the only thing that will turn things around is strict protection
www.independent.ie/regionals/ke...
The sea is empty, fishing as an economic sector is over, the only thing that will turn things around is strict protection
www.independent.ie/regionals/ke...
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Governments hate juries.
❗️BREAKING -- Palestine Action protesters found not guilty of burglary at Elbit weapons factory in Bristol.
The six activists were also not convicted of other charges, having spent 18 months in jail awaiting trial.
realmedia.press/filton-verdi...
The six activists were also not convicted of other charges, having spent 18 months in jail awaiting trial.
realmedia.press/filton-verdi...
February 8, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Governments hate juries.
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I’d say about 12-15 years ago I was at a seminar about climate change and social justice and someone from (I think) the EPA said we knew all the things we needed to do in Ireland to combat climate change, but there was just no political will. Seems nothing has changed.
Each of these thirty failures to take climate action reads like an episode description for each of the thirty programmes in the RTÉ Radio series Hot Mess. All available to download for free. Link in next post. #Climate #SpeirGorm
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Thirty obstacles to meeting climate targets identified by all-party committee
Most are ascribed to shortfalls in Government planning, policies, action and communications
www.irishtimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I’d say about 12-15 years ago I was at a seminar about climate change and social justice and someone from (I think) the EPA said we knew all the things we needed to do in Ireland to combat climate change, but there was just no political will. Seems nothing has changed.
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Weeks of severe storms and catastrophic flooding across the country — all made worse and more frequent by climate change.
Our politicians’ response?
Our Minister for Climate Action’s response?!
More emissions.
Our politicians’ response?
Our Minister for Climate Action’s response?!
More emissions.
Exclusive: Dublin Airport passenger cap to be permanently removed under new laws
www.businesspost.ie
February 8, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Weeks of severe storms and catastrophic flooding across the country — all made worse and more frequent by climate change.
Our politicians’ response?
Our Minister for Climate Action’s response?!
More emissions.
Our politicians’ response?
Our Minister for Climate Action’s response?!
More emissions.
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I spoke about the Government’s ridiculous proposal to criminalise cyclists who don’t wear helmets 🪖
The fact they even proposed this betrays their complete lack of understanding of what makes our roads unsafe for cyclists & pedestrians 🚗🚙 @labour.ie @dublincycling.bsky.social
The fact they even proposed this betrays their complete lack of understanding of what makes our roads unsafe for cyclists & pedestrians 🚗🚙 @labour.ie @dublincycling.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 9:44 PM
I spoke about the Government’s ridiculous proposal to criminalise cyclists who don’t wear helmets 🪖
The fact they even proposed this betrays their complete lack of understanding of what makes our roads unsafe for cyclists & pedestrians 🚗🚙 @labour.ie @dublincycling.bsky.social
The fact they even proposed this betrays their complete lack of understanding of what makes our roads unsafe for cyclists & pedestrians 🚗🚙 @labour.ie @dublincycling.bsky.social
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If only Cllrs put as much effort into addressing motor traffic speeding and driving on footpaths as they do for e-scooters.
E-scooters are a 'menace' in Kildare, says local rep - News - Kildare Nationalist
A report published late last year from the College of Physicians found that e-scooters are the leading cause of traumatic brain injuries to children ...
www.kildare-nationalist.ie
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
If only Cllrs put as much effort into addressing motor traffic speeding and driving on footpaths as they do for e-scooters.
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Only 664 more people needed for us to pass our threshold.
Please, please, if you haven't signed already. Don't presume others will. Sign and share
🇵🇸🙏🇵🇸🙏
#Speirgorm #Ireland #SixNations
Please, please, if you haven't signed already. Don't presume others will. Sign and share
🇵🇸🙏🇵🇸🙏
#Speirgorm #Ireland #SixNations
C'mon folks, only 721 people to go and we've passed the Irish threshold. If you haven't signed this already, why not?
It's an important EU citizen led initiative that needs 7 countries to pass their threshold, and then the EU government machine is forced to talk about it.
#Speirgorm #IrishSky
It's an important EU citizen led initiative that needs 7 countries to pass their threshold, and then the EU government machine is forced to talk about it.
#Speirgorm #IrishSky
European Citizens' Initiative
Give your support !
eci.ec.europa.eu
February 5, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Only 664 more people needed for us to pass our threshold.
Please, please, if you haven't signed already. Don't presume others will. Sign and share
🇵🇸🙏🇵🇸🙏
#Speirgorm #Ireland #SixNations
Please, please, if you haven't signed already. Don't presume others will. Sign and share
🇵🇸🙏🇵🇸🙏
#Speirgorm #Ireland #SixNations
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The question isn't whether people should wear high-viz/helmets. People should wear whatever makes them feel safer. Question is whether mandatory high-viz/helmets is good public policy - it's not
Protected lanes, safe junction design, more cyclists, and better driver behaviour are good public policy
Protected lanes, safe junction design, more cyclists, and better driver behaviour are good public policy
People do wear them. Cyclists know the risks better that anyone. But again.... study after study has shown that while they may help individually in falls, as a whole they drastically discourage people from cycling, they encourage poor behaviour in motorists (who give less room because they...
February 5, 2026 at 6:32 PM
The question isn't whether people should wear high-viz/helmets. People should wear whatever makes them feel safer. Question is whether mandatory high-viz/helmets is good public policy - it's not
Protected lanes, safe junction design, more cyclists, and better driver behaviour are good public policy
Protected lanes, safe junction design, more cyclists, and better driver behaviour are good public policy
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Ok. You're right. But why stop at cyclists? Let's make pedestrians wear high-vis and helmets too! It's safer right? Actually, let's make absolutely everyone wear high-vis and helmets at all times everywhere (except people in cars obviously!) so people driving cars feel better
February 5, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Ok. You're right. But why stop at cyclists? Let's make pedestrians wear high-vis and helmets too! It's safer right? Actually, let's make absolutely everyone wear high-vis and helmets at all times everywhere (except people in cars obviously!) so people driving cars feel better
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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And honestly, no offence, but if you don't cycle in a city regularly, I don't care what you have to say about it because you don't have enough knowledge or experience to comment
You wouldn't care what I have to say about rugby and you'd be right
You wouldn't care what I have to say about rugby and you'd be right
February 5, 2026 at 1:43 PM
And honestly, no offence, but if you don't cycle in a city regularly, I don't care what you have to say about it because you don't have enough knowledge or experience to comment
You wouldn't care what I have to say about rugby and you'd be right
You wouldn't care what I have to say about rugby and you'd be right
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This is counter-intuitive:
"It is clear that the benefits of cycling outweigh the risks, with helmet legislation actually costing society more from lost health gains than saved from injury prevention." theconversation.com/ditching-bik...
"It is clear that the benefits of cycling outweigh the risks, with helmet legislation actually costing society more from lost health gains than saved from injury prevention." theconversation.com/ditching-bik...
Ditching bike helmets laws better for health
With epidemics of diabetes and obesity threatening to bankrupt state health budgets, governments need to broaden their strategies to encourage physical activity. Allowing cyclists to ride without a he...
theconversation.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:18 PM
This is counter-intuitive:
"It is clear that the benefits of cycling outweigh the risks, with helmet legislation actually costing society more from lost health gains than saved from injury prevention." theconversation.com/ditching-bik...
"It is clear that the benefits of cycling outweigh the risks, with helmet legislation actually costing society more from lost health gains than saved from injury prevention." theconversation.com/ditching-bik...
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The depressing thing is all the FFFG politicians are on Twitter where no doubt all the assholes and bots are saying "Yeah fuck those woke communist plebs on bikes, kill them all, cars for everyone!" and so they think helmets and high viz is a great idea altogether lads we're on to a winner here!
February 5, 2026 at 2:19 PM
The depressing thing is all the FFFG politicians are on Twitter where no doubt all the assholes and bots are saying "Yeah fuck those woke communist plebs on bikes, kill them all, cars for everyone!" and so they think helmets and high viz is a great idea altogether lads we're on to a winner here!
To what end? It makes nobody safer and will lend more weight to motorists' claims that they, 'didn't see' the other road user.
Pathetic from a govt that shelved actual evidence based moves to make streets safer.
Pathetic from a govt that shelved actual evidence based moves to make streets safer.
All bicycles included in draft plan for mandatory helmets and high-vis, Department confirms irishcycle.com/2026/02/04/a...
All bicycles included in draft plan for mandatory helmets and high-vis, Department confirms
— Plan was expected to be put to the Cabinet today before it was withdrawn from the meeting of Government Ministers. A reported plan by Ireland’s Government to make the wearing of helme…
irishcycle.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:19 PM
To what end? It makes nobody safer and will lend more weight to motorists' claims that they, 'didn't see' the other road user.
Pathetic from a govt that shelved actual evidence based moves to make streets safer.
Pathetic from a govt that shelved actual evidence based moves to make streets safer.