Eoghan Daltun 🌍
@irishrainforest.bsky.social
Author of award-winning bestseller An Irish Atlantic Rainforest. Almost 17 years living with 73 acres of wildland in Beara, West Cork. #Rewilding
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After 2 years of work, I've finally taken delivery of an actual printed copy of my second book 'The Magic of an Irish Rainforest: A Visual Journey'.
I've done my best to capture the essence of these priceless, but mostly dying, ecosystems, and am over the moon with the results. 🌎
I've done my best to capture the essence of these priceless, but mostly dying, ecosystems, and am over the moon with the results. 🌎
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"If even the security services are gagged when they tell the government what it doesn’t want to hear, perhaps our communication style, or our modes of protest or our dress sense, are not, as we keep being told, the problem."
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:05 AM
"If even the security services are gagged when they tell the government what it doesn’t want to hear, perhaps our communication style, or our modes of protest or our dress sense, are not, as we keep being told, the problem."
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No one has ever started a pandemic by eating spinach.
"Nipah virus is primarily transmitted to humans from animals such as pigs..."
Yet ANOTHER zoonotic disease, again likely resulting from the consumption of animals.
Until we get real about this, we'll keep getting hit by deadly global pandemics.
Yet ANOTHER zoonotic disease, again likely resulting from the consumption of animals.
Until we get real about this, we'll keep getting hit by deadly global pandemics.
[Nipah] "is highly contagious between humans and seen by the World Health Organization as a high risk for epidemics because there is no vaccine. It has a high fatality rate of 40% to 75%, far deadlier than Covid-19"
A story worth keeping an eye on
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
A story worth keeping an eye on
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
January 28, 2026 at 7:33 PM
No one has ever started a pandemic by eating spinach.
Funny how American nativists are so hateful of actual Native Americans.
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US national parks told to remove signs on mistreatment of Native Americans, climate, Wash Post reports
U.S. officials this month ordered national parks to remove dozens of signs and displays related to the mistreatment of Native Americans by settlers, as well as about climate change and environmental p...
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January 28, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Funny how American nativists are so hateful of actual Native Americans.
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"Nipah virus is primarily transmitted to humans from animals such as pigs..."
Yet ANOTHER zoonotic disease, again likely resulting from the consumption of animals.
Until we get real about this, we'll keep getting hit by deadly global pandemics.
Yet ANOTHER zoonotic disease, again likely resulting from the consumption of animals.
Until we get real about this, we'll keep getting hit by deadly global pandemics.
[Nipah] "is highly contagious between humans and seen by the World Health Organization as a high risk for epidemics because there is no vaccine. It has a high fatality rate of 40% to 75%, far deadlier than Covid-19"
A story worth keeping an eye on
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
A story worth keeping an eye on
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
What is Nipah virus? Key things to know about the disease amid cases in India
Highly contagious virus, which spreads from animals to humans, has a high fatality rate and there is no vaccine
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:25 PM
"Nipah virus is primarily transmitted to humans from animals such as pigs..."
Yet ANOTHER zoonotic disease, again likely resulting from the consumption of animals.
Until we get real about this, we'll keep getting hit by deadly global pandemics.
Yet ANOTHER zoonotic disease, again likely resulting from the consumption of animals.
Until we get real about this, we'll keep getting hit by deadly global pandemics.
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Big Oil gave Trump and the GOP millions campaign contributions in 2024
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Big oil spent $445m in last election cycle to influence Trump and Congress, report says
Investments ‘likely to pay dividends’, analysis says, as Trump unleashes dozens of pro-fossil fuel executive actions
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Big Oil gave Trump and the GOP millions campaign contributions in 2024
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"Fossil fuel, meat + livestock producers have been funding far-right movements to stifle environmental protection measures that would reduce their profits. Such funding is a major driver of the fascistic politics that we now witness in the US."
Explains *so much* going on in the world right now.
Explains *so much* going on in the world right now.
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:34 AM
"Fossil fuel, meat + livestock producers have been funding far-right movements to stifle environmental protection measures that would reduce their profits. Such funding is a major driver of the fascistic politics that we now witness in the US."
Explains *so much* going on in the world right now.
Explains *so much* going on in the world right now.
The tree that eats signs!
January 28, 2026 at 6:39 AM
The tree that eats signs!
"[A new British intelligence report] echoes warnings some of us have made for years, only to be dismissed as nutters, doomsayers and extremists."
"Every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse...”
You won't find more crucial reading than this.
"Every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse...”
You won't find more crucial reading than this.
This week's column is about something that's arguably more important than anything in the news, crucial as some of the other issues are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:25 PM
"[A new British intelligence report] echoes warnings some of us have made for years, only to be dismissed as nutters, doomsayers and extremists."
"Every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse...”
You won't find more crucial reading than this.
"Every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse...”
You won't find more crucial reading than this.
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The pain of those impacted is heartbreaking. It speaks to an abdication by those in power. Housing? Sort it yourself. In a flood plain? Tough, should have bought elsewhere. Reducing future risks? Not our problem. Every single step demands hyperindividual responses to collective problems.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 PM
The pain of those impacted is heartbreaking. It speaks to an abdication by those in power. Housing? Sort it yourself. In a flood plain? Tough, should have bought elsewhere. Reducing future risks? Not our problem. Every single step demands hyperindividual responses to collective problems.
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It's already getting them, big oil gets around $1.5 trillion per year in direct subsidies, just think what we could do if we spent that on renewables and one more thing, who do you think is behind the carbon capture industry, I'll give you one guess?
ourworldindata.org/how-much-sub...
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How much in subsidies do fossil fuels receive?
Estimates range from less than $1 trillion to $7 trillion. Where do these numbers come from?
ourworldindata.org
January 27, 2026 at 5:29 PM
It's already getting them, big oil gets around $1.5 trillion per year in direct subsidies, just think what we could do if we spent that on renewables and one more thing, who do you think is behind the carbon capture industry, I'll give you one guess?
ourworldindata.org/how-much-sub...
ourworldindata.org/how-much-sub...
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“Donald Trump probably won’t leave in 2028.”
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social discusses how the UK can’t afford to be complacent given its historical tendency to follow trends in American politics, where democracy is currently under threat.
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social discusses how the UK can’t afford to be complacent given its historical tendency to follow trends in American politics, where democracy is currently under threat.
January 26, 2026 at 6:20 PM
“Donald Trump probably won’t leave in 2028.”
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social discusses how the UK can’t afford to be complacent given its historical tendency to follow trends in American politics, where democracy is currently under threat.
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social discusses how the UK can’t afford to be complacent given its historical tendency to follow trends in American politics, where democracy is currently under threat.
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Big Oil is no doubt lobbying for subsidies and bailouts when climate change fucks its operations.
January 27, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Big Oil is no doubt lobbying for subsidies and bailouts when climate change fucks its operations.
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Dreadful experience and losses for the people of Enniscorthy, … as politicians run for cover.
No leadership, no effort to understand
Climate change is coming, whether or not you are elected next time
Fundamental shift in flood protection thinking needed
No leadership, no effort to understand
Climate change is coming, whether or not you are elected next time
Fundamental shift in flood protection thinking needed
January 27, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Dreadful experience and losses for the people of Enniscorthy, … as politicians run for cover.
No leadership, no effort to understand
Climate change is coming, whether or not you are elected next time
Fundamental shift in flood protection thinking needed
No leadership, no effort to understand
Climate change is coming, whether or not you are elected next time
Fundamental shift in flood protection thinking needed
Shame the economics of seriously tackling climate breakdown don't stack up.
Guess we'll just have to let things keep on getting worse and worse.
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Guess we'll just have to let things keep on getting worse and worse.
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Enniscorthy ‘devastated’ by flooding
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January 27, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Shame the economics of seriously tackling climate breakdown don't stack up.
Guess we'll just have to let things keep on getting worse and worse.
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Guess we'll just have to let things keep on getting worse and worse.
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Yes it could be argued that keeping up with world events is important but alternatively can I interest you in hugging an ancient mossy boulder that looks like a face and quietly listening while it tells you stories from centuries cloaked in mist.
January 27, 2026 at 10:31 AM
In Killarney NP, a wild yew grows from the top of a rocky outcrop.
This incredibly special tree can live for up to 5,000 years.
This incredibly special tree can live for up to 5,000 years.
January 27, 2026 at 7:03 AM
In Killarney NP, a wild yew grows from the top of a rocky outcrop.
This incredibly special tree can live for up to 5,000 years.
This incredibly special tree can live for up to 5,000 years.
The evidence is crystal clear: killing off nature helps kill off rural communities.
Bringing back nature through rewilding helps bring back life to rural communities.
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Bringing back nature through rewilding helps bring back life to rural communities.
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Population collapse threatens future of GAA clubs across Iveragh and rural Kerry
Council members warn planning restrictions and infrastructure gaps are hollowing out rural Kerry communities and threatening schools and GAA clubs
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January 26, 2026 at 12:38 PM
The evidence is crystal clear: killing off nature helps kill off rural communities.
Bringing back nature through rewilding helps bring back life to rural communities.
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Bringing back nature through rewilding helps bring back life to rural communities.
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Let me get this right, our Government thinks the reason we have a housing crisis is because landlords can't charge enough rent?
Higher rents is their solution. Remind me again how many of them are landlords?
Higher rents is their solution. Remind me again how many of them are landlords?
The Government has defended the new rent rules due to come into force on 1 March, saying that a balance must be struck between strengthening tenants' rights while also increasing investment.
Govt defends rent rules due to come into force in March
The Government has defended the new rent rules due to come into force on 1 March, saying that a balance must be struck between strengthening tenants' rights while also increasing investment.
www.rte.ie
January 25, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Let me get this right, our Government thinks the reason we have a housing crisis is because landlords can't charge enough rent?
Higher rents is their solution. Remind me again how many of them are landlords?
Higher rents is their solution. Remind me again how many of them are landlords?
Our mountain commonage is full of intriguing caves and other such geological features, often containing remnants of rainforest flora.
They offer tantalising glimpses into the past, and a potentially far more nature-rich future with rewilding. 🌍
They offer tantalising glimpses into the past, and a potentially far more nature-rich future with rewilding. 🌍
January 26, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Our mountain commonage is full of intriguing caves and other such geological features, often containing remnants of rainforest flora.
They offer tantalising glimpses into the past, and a potentially far more nature-rich future with rewilding. 🌍
They offer tantalising glimpses into the past, and a potentially far more nature-rich future with rewilding. 🌍
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ICE uses extrajudicial violence and intimidation for political ends. It's unconstrained by the law, unaccountable to the public. Its crimes are endorsed at the highest levels. What does this tell us? That it's the force of paramilitary thugs all fascist movements & governments use. It is Trump’s SS.
January 25, 2026 at 12:05 PM
ICE uses extrajudicial violence and intimidation for political ends. It's unconstrained by the law, unaccountable to the public. Its crimes are endorsed at the highest levels. What does this tell us? That it's the force of paramilitary thugs all fascist movements & governments use. It is Trump’s SS.
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Ancient pine trees growing in eastern Spain have quietly recorded more than five centuries of Mediterranean weather. Analysis of tree rings clearly shows that todays storms and droughts are becoming more intense and more frequent than almost anything the region has experienced since the early 1500s.
January 25, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Ancient pine trees growing in eastern Spain have quietly recorded more than five centuries of Mediterranean weather. Analysis of tree rings clearly shows that todays storms and droughts are becoming more intense and more frequent than almost anything the region has experienced since the early 1500s.
A rich rainforest flora in 'downtown' Skibbereen, the capital of West Cork.
Its existence just goes to show how prevalent this habitat must once have been.
Its existence just goes to show how prevalent this habitat must once have been.
January 25, 2026 at 6:07 AM
A rich rainforest flora in 'downtown' Skibbereen, the capital of West Cork.
Its existence just goes to show how prevalent this habitat must once have been.
Its existence just goes to show how prevalent this habitat must once have been.
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"Over the past decade, those of us who cover or monitor Trump and his movement have been disabused – repeatedly, if need be – of the notion that there is a limit to their cruelty, a point at which their appetite for sadism or displays of domination will be satiated....The cruelty is the point."
The taking of Liam Ramos reveals the sheer sadism of ICE | Moira Donegan
The taking of Liam Ramos reveals the sheer sadism of ICE | Moira Donegan
It has become difficult to feel shock at the actions of the Trump administration. But this useless cruelty is shameless
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January 24, 2026 at 3:11 PM
"Over the past decade, those of us who cover or monitor Trump and his movement have been disabused – repeatedly, if need be – of the notion that there is a limit to their cruelty, a point at which their appetite for sadism or displays of domination will be satiated....The cruelty is the point."
Sorry I know this sounds like a shitpost but it is so mental that a portion of the UK hard left has gone from “no platform for fascists” to “pay a fascist to share a platform with fascists” in like five years
January 24, 2026 at 4:43 PM