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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While REWILDING got on my radar about 10 yrs ago & immediately clicked with me, it was only this year & thanks to my walks on Usedom & Rügen & the inspiring work by @irishrainforest.bsky.social & other rewilders that I saw how urgently & extensively we need to act.
#photography #rewilding
While REWILDING got on my radar about 10 yrs ago & immediately clicked with me, it was only this year & thanks to my walks on Usedom & Rügen & the inspiring work by @irishrainforest.bsky.social & other rewilders that I saw how urgently & extensively we need to act.
#photography #rewilding
January 4, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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While REWILDING got on my radar about 10 yrs ago & immediately clicked with me, it was only this year & thanks to my walks on Usedom & Rügen & the inspiring work by @irishrainforest.bsky.social & other rewilders that I saw how urgently & extensively we need to act.
#photography #rewilding
While REWILDING got on my radar about 10 yrs ago & immediately clicked with me, it was only this year & thanks to my walks on Usedom & Rügen & the inspiring work by @irishrainforest.bsky.social & other rewilders that I saw how urgently & extensively we need to act.
#photography #rewilding
Despite the US regime now ramping up threats to Greenland and Cuba, European leaders appear torn in the face of the Venezuela attack.
With international law being ever more openly ripped up, we're moving into a terrifying, unpredictable world of 'might is right'.
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With international law being ever more openly ripped up, we're moving into a terrifying, unpredictable world of 'might is right'.
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European leaders appear torn in face of new world order after Venezuela attack
Leaders try to focus on what comes next, as backing for ejection of Maduro mingles uncomfortably with voicing of support for international law
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January 4, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Despite the US regime now ramping up threats to Greenland and Cuba, European leaders appear torn in the face of the Venezuela attack.
With international law being ever more openly ripped up, we're moving into a terrifying, unpredictable world of 'might is right'.
share.google/CnxngpvAbYe4...
With international law being ever more openly ripped up, we're moving into a terrifying, unpredictable world of 'might is right'.
share.google/CnxngpvAbYe4...
Trees in Panama's tropical forests are growing longer roots to cope with drought, but scientists warn this short-term "rescue strategy" is unlikely to save them from the impacts of climate change.
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Trees in Panama's tropical forests are growing longer roots in the face of drought
A long-term experiment reveals tropical forests in Panama are able to adapt to droughts, but scientists warn this short-term "rescue strategy" is unlikely to save them from the impacts of climate chan...
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January 4, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Trees in Panama's tropical forests are growing longer roots to cope with drought, but scientists warn this short-term "rescue strategy" is unlikely to save them from the impacts of climate change.
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A very long and important THREAD -
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
January 4, 2026 at 9:40 AM
A very long and important THREAD -
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
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just so it's clear: this is the exact core function of genAI
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Bob and I were among the hundreds of researchers that were supposed to conduct the 6th U.S. National Climate Assessment. Now it looks like they're gonna produce it with a few people and Grok? Communities need rigorous and accurate information about climate change. This will put communities at risk.
January 1, 2026 at 7:11 AM
just so it's clear: this is the exact core function of genAI
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Irish rainforest cascade
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January 4, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Irish rainforest cascade
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superficially it looks like Iraq all over again, but the fact that nobody is even bothering to lie about a justification — no campaign of disinformation at the UN, no rolling allies to get them in line, not even any pretext of consultation— marks a significant shift in the practice of US imperialism
January 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
superficially it looks like Iraq all over again, but the fact that nobody is even bothering to lie about a justification — no campaign of disinformation at the UN, no rolling allies to get them in line, not even any pretext of consultation— marks a significant shift in the practice of US imperialism
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Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
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They spent months and months insisting he was an antisemite, with zero evidence, and then he chooses to get sworn in as mayor by America’s most famous and beloved Jewish politician.
His critics are a mix of liars and fools.
His critics are a mix of liars and fools.
January 1, 2026 at 11:40 PM
They spent months and months insisting he was an antisemite, with zero evidence, and then he chooses to get sworn in as mayor by America’s most famous and beloved Jewish politician.
His critics are a mix of liars and fools.
His critics are a mix of liars and fools.
An Irish rainforest sky at dusk
Nature's artistry.
Nature's artistry.
January 3, 2026 at 6:41 AM
An Irish rainforest sky at dusk
Nature's artistry.
Nature's artistry.
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Happy orbit completion day everyone!
May 2026 be the year fossil fuels finally go into terminal decline, and we start to heal the climate rather than destroy it.
Happy new orbit!
May 2026 be the year fossil fuels finally go into terminal decline, and we start to heal the climate rather than destroy it.
Happy new orbit!
December 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Happy orbit completion day everyone!
May 2026 be the year fossil fuels finally go into terminal decline, and we start to heal the climate rather than destroy it.
Happy new orbit!
May 2026 be the year fossil fuels finally go into terminal decline, and we start to heal the climate rather than destroy it.
Happy new orbit!
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A profound meditation on the meaning of Mamdani's mayoralty by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social - it's a map to the future that runs through New York's radical past. We are so much stronger, so much harder to manipulate, when we know our history.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:17 PM
A profound meditation on the meaning of Mamdani's mayoralty by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social - it's a map to the future that runs through New York's radical past. We are so much stronger, so much harder to manipulate, when we know our history.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
**Fantastic** speech, the sort that makes history.
Mamdani is reminding us what truly inspired and courageous leadership looks like.
Mamdani is reminding us what truly inspired and courageous leadership looks like.
Mamdani: I have been told that this is the occasion to reset expectations, that I should use this opportunity to encourage the people of New York to ask for little and expect even less. I will do no such thing. The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.
January 2, 2026 at 7:07 AM
**Fantastic** speech, the sort that makes history.
Mamdani is reminding us what truly inspired and courageous leadership looks like.
Mamdani is reminding us what truly inspired and courageous leadership looks like.
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A dead, fallen tree in the rainforest explodes into a kaleidoscope of exquisite new life, colour, and beauty.
Just one example of what's lost when we 'tidy' deadwood away from a natural ecosystem.
Leave it rot down for nature. 🌍
Just one example of what's lost when we 'tidy' deadwood away from a natural ecosystem.
Leave it rot down for nature. 🌍
January 2, 2026 at 6:49 AM
A dead, fallen tree in the rainforest explodes into a kaleidoscope of exquisite new life, colour, and beauty.
Just one example of what's lost when we 'tidy' deadwood away from a natural ecosystem.
Leave it rot down for nature. 🌍
Just one example of what's lost when we 'tidy' deadwood away from a natural ecosystem.
Leave it rot down for nature. 🌍
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All I know is Israel is blocking people seeing the truth in Gaza.
That tells me they're the liars.
That tells me they're the liars.
January 1, 2026 at 7:18 PM
All I know is Israel is blocking people seeing the truth in Gaza.
That tells me they're the liars.
That tells me they're the liars.
Israel is saying the truth.
The rest of the world is lying.
Even our own eyes are lying.
The rest of the world is lying.
Even our own eyes are lying.
January 1, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Israel is saying the truth.
The rest of the world is lying.
Even our own eyes are lying.
The rest of the world is lying.
Even our own eyes are lying.
Every last bit helps nature, no matter how vast or small it is, right down to window boxes.
The important thing is to be giving it your *all*.
(And 6 acres is a lot!)
The important thing is to be giving it your *all*.
(And 6 acres is a lot!)
It’s not much since we only have a bit under 6 acres, but we are trying to plant native plants and slowly get rid of invasive plants. Slow progress.
January 1, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Every last bit helps nature, no matter how vast or small it is, right down to window boxes.
The important thing is to be giving it your *all*.
(And 6 acres is a lot!)
The important thing is to be giving it your *all*.
(And 6 acres is a lot!)
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I turned my front yard (all lawn) into a garden of wild flowers, native shrubs and a little water feature with water plants in it. It attracts birds, bees and butterflies!
January 1, 2026 at 8:37 AM
I turned my front yard (all lawn) into a garden of wild flowers, native shrubs and a little water feature with water plants in it. It attracts birds, bees and butterflies!
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Post-XMAS marketing, remember what #FFFG has done:
“…11,492 adults & 5,274 children in 2,484 families face…Christmas in hotels, B&Bs & emergency accom. hubs. A national disgrace &, make no doubt about it, a political choice”.
ereader.irishnews.com/2025/12/16/a...
#spéirghorm #IrishPol
“…11,492 adults & 5,274 children in 2,484 families face…Christmas in hotels, B&Bs & emergency accom. hubs. A national disgrace &, make no doubt about it, a political choice”.
ereader.irishnews.com/2025/12/16/a...
#spéirghorm #IrishPol
Thousands of children will spend this Christmas without a home. It’s a political choice
The number of homeless people in the Republic has reached a new record high of more than 16,700, including more than 5,200 children
ereader.irishnews.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Post-XMAS marketing, remember what #FFFG has done:
“…11,492 adults & 5,274 children in 2,484 families face…Christmas in hotels, B&Bs & emergency accom. hubs. A national disgrace &, make no doubt about it, a political choice”.
ereader.irishnews.com/2025/12/16/a...
#spéirghorm #IrishPol
“…11,492 adults & 5,274 children in 2,484 families face…Christmas in hotels, B&Bs & emergency accom. hubs. A national disgrace &, make no doubt about it, a political choice”.
ereader.irishnews.com/2025/12/16/a...
#spéirghorm #IrishPol
Relentless "improvement" of the countryside leaves no space for nature.
But ever more people are now helping the wild return, through *rewilding*.
No matter who you are or where you live, you too have a part to play in the fight.
There is no better New Year's resolution.
But ever more people are now helping the wild return, through *rewilding*.
No matter who you are or where you live, you too have a part to play in the fight.
There is no better New Year's resolution.
January 1, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Relentless "improvement" of the countryside leaves no space for nature.
But ever more people are now helping the wild return, through *rewilding*.
No matter who you are or where you live, you too have a part to play in the fight.
There is no better New Year's resolution.
But ever more people are now helping the wild return, through *rewilding*.
No matter who you are or where you live, you too have a part to play in the fight.
There is no better New Year's resolution.
All the data points to micro plastics being a massive human health issue, never mind the effects they're having throughout the natural world.
How is the plastics industry continuing to get away with pushing inconceivable amounts of toxic pollution into the environment, and our own bodies?
How is the plastics industry continuing to get away with pushing inconceivable amounts of toxic pollution into the environment, and our own bodies?
1/4:
“What plastics do to human organs is subject to intense study. When scientists add microplastics to human tissue samples in the laboratory, it can result in cell death, immune reactions and tissue damage. And hundreds of studies have exposed animals —
“What plastics do to human organs is subject to intense study. When scientists add microplastics to human tissue samples in the laboratory, it can result in cell death, immune reactions and tissue damage. And hundreds of studies have exposed animals —
Your brain is full of microplastics: are they harming you?
Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Scientists are scrambling to understand their effects on health.
www.nature.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
All the data points to micro plastics being a massive human health issue, never mind the effects they're having throughout the natural world.
How is the plastics industry continuing to get away with pushing inconceivable amounts of toxic pollution into the environment, and our own bodies?
How is the plastics industry continuing to get away with pushing inconceivable amounts of toxic pollution into the environment, and our own bodies?
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Me too! Thank you @irishrainforest.bsky.social & happy new year to both of you!
December 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Me too! Thank you @irishrainforest.bsky.social & happy new year to both of you!
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Eoghan thank you for helping us appreciate the joy of temperate rainforests! I look at these scenes so differently since reading your book. Happy rewilding new year!
December 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Eoghan thank you for helping us appreciate the joy of temperate rainforests! I look at these scenes so differently since reading your book. Happy rewilding new year!
An excellent history of fascism in Ireland. What stands out for me is how ludicrous, unhinged, but extremely dangerous these people were/are.
O'Duffy's Blueshirts for eg had *huge* support in the 30s, far greater than Mosley in Britain, and a very serious chance of taking power.
We should beware.
O'Duffy's Blueshirts for eg had *huge* support in the 30s, far greater than Mosley in Britain, and a very serious chance of taking power.
We should beware.
December 31, 2025 at 10:02 AM
An excellent history of fascism in Ireland. What stands out for me is how ludicrous, unhinged, but extremely dangerous these people were/are.
O'Duffy's Blueshirts for eg had *huge* support in the 30s, far greater than Mosley in Britain, and a very serious chance of taking power.
We should beware.
O'Duffy's Blueshirts for eg had *huge* support in the 30s, far greater than Mosley in Britain, and a very serious chance of taking power.
We should beware.