Jamie Rohu
@jamierohu.bsky.social
Postdoctoral research fellow on the Twelve Bogs project in the Department of History at Trinity College Dublin. Co-funded by Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland and the National Parks & Wildlife Service.
All views expressed are my own.
All views expressed are my own.
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Save the date!!👇
Interesting conference on agriculture and land-use planned for May (26-27th) this year at the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise, Co. Laois.
Details at teagasc.ie/environment/...
You can register and/or submit abstracts for presentations from the link above.
Interesting conference on agriculture and land-use planned for May (26-27th) this year at the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise, Co. Laois.
Details at teagasc.ie/environment/...
You can register and/or submit abstracts for presentations from the link above.
‘Study finds grieving death of a pet can be as distressing as grieving a person’
I’ve seen quite a few critters pass away over the years 😢
For me, what was far worse than letting them go was watching them decline through time towards the inevitable. That is absolutely awful 😣
jrnl.ie/6928871
I’ve seen quite a few critters pass away over the years 😢
For me, what was far worse than letting them go was watching them decline through time towards the inevitable. That is absolutely awful 😣
jrnl.ie/6928871
Study finds grieving death of a pet can be as distressing as grieving a person
Close to a quarter of respondents said the death of their pet caused more distress than the death of a person
jrnl.ie
January 17, 2026 at 12:01 PM
‘Study finds grieving death of a pet can be as distressing as grieving a person’
I’ve seen quite a few critters pass away over the years 😢
For me, what was far worse than letting them go was watching them decline through time towards the inevitable. That is absolutely awful 😣
jrnl.ie/6928871
I’ve seen quite a few critters pass away over the years 😢
For me, what was far worse than letting them go was watching them decline through time towards the inevitable. That is absolutely awful 😣
jrnl.ie/6928871
Australia 🇦🇺 has the most interesting ecology 🦎🐨🦘🦜 of any country if you ask me, due to the sheer number of endemic species when compared to other habitats around the rest of the world.
/personal opinion!
Here’s some baby numbats👌🏻
youtu.be/GqiiXyeN8OM?...
/personal opinion!
Here’s some baby numbats👌🏻
youtu.be/GqiiXyeN8OM?...
Beautiful baby Numbats
YouTube video by Australian Wildlife Conservancy
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Australia 🇦🇺 has the most interesting ecology 🦎🐨🦘🦜 of any country if you ask me, due to the sheer number of endemic species when compared to other habitats around the rest of the world.
/personal opinion!
Here’s some baby numbats👌🏻
youtu.be/GqiiXyeN8OM?...
/personal opinion!
Here’s some baby numbats👌🏻
youtu.be/GqiiXyeN8OM?...
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Would you like to be a voice for nature? We are looking for a passionate nature advocate to join our team and help us campaign for the protection and restoration of nature in Ireland.
Apply before 18:00 on 26th January 2026. iwt.ie/nature-advoc...
Apply before 18:00 on 26th January 2026. iwt.ie/nature-advoc...
January 16, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Would you like to be a voice for nature? We are looking for a passionate nature advocate to join our team and help us campaign for the protection and restoration of nature in Ireland.
Apply before 18:00 on 26th January 2026. iwt.ie/nature-advoc...
Apply before 18:00 on 26th January 2026. iwt.ie/nature-advoc...
Save the date!!👇
Interesting conference on agriculture and land-use planned for May (26-27th) this year at the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise, Co. Laois.
Details at teagasc.ie/environment/...
You can register and/or submit abstracts for presentations from the link above.
Interesting conference on agriculture and land-use planned for May (26-27th) this year at the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise, Co. Laois.
Details at teagasc.ie/environment/...
You can register and/or submit abstracts for presentations from the link above.
January 16, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Save the date!!👇
Interesting conference on agriculture and land-use planned for May (26-27th) this year at the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise, Co. Laois.
Details at teagasc.ie/environment/...
You can register and/or submit abstracts for presentations from the link above.
Interesting conference on agriculture and land-use planned for May (26-27th) this year at the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise, Co. Laois.
Details at teagasc.ie/environment/...
You can register and/or submit abstracts for presentations from the link above.
"Nutrition policy exemplifies how facts in food policy do not speak for themselves: they are interpreted, weighted, and sometimes excluded through political and institutional processes that reflect underlying interests and values."
Compelling argument by Alan Matthews
capreform.eu/lessons-from...
Compelling argument by Alan Matthews
capreform.eu/lessons-from...
Lessons from the new U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans
I am not an expert in nutrition and, if I am honest, I have been sceptical of the significance of occasional health-related claims such as the claimed link between red meat and cancer. But that there ...
capreform.eu
January 16, 2026 at 4:48 PM
"Nutrition policy exemplifies how facts in food policy do not speak for themselves: they are interpreted, weighted, and sometimes excluded through political and institutional processes that reflect underlying interests and values."
Compelling argument by Alan Matthews
capreform.eu/lessons-from...
Compelling argument by Alan Matthews
capreform.eu/lessons-from...
The left often struggle to form consensus due to ideological division. Parties on the right are far more likely to compromise - one of the reasons why they are more often in power when compared to their progressive counterparts.
news.sky.com/story/your-p...
news.sky.com/story/your-p...
Your Party hit by new split as Corbyn and Sultana battle for control
The left wing party's co-founders want to fill its ruling executive with their own allies in what insiders have described as a "proxy war".
news.sky.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
The left often struggle to form consensus due to ideological division. Parties on the right are far more likely to compromise - one of the reasons why they are more often in power when compared to their progressive counterparts.
news.sky.com/story/your-p...
news.sky.com/story/your-p...
I find myself reading @irishexaminer.bsky.social more and more lately.
Our food sovereignty is at risk due to the extremely unbalanced output of Irish farms due to government policy. Not sure if this opinion piece really grasps the gravitas of the situation 🤔
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Our food sovereignty is at risk due to the extremely unbalanced output of Irish farms due to government policy. Not sure if this opinion piece really grasps the gravitas of the situation 🤔
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
There's no such thing as a binary choice on food ethics
Choosing beans over meat is being sold as a simple solution to our ethical woes, but the evidence is rarely so straightforward, writes Orla McAndrew
www.irishexaminer.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
I find myself reading @irishexaminer.bsky.social more and more lately.
Our food sovereignty is at risk due to the extremely unbalanced output of Irish farms due to government policy. Not sure if this opinion piece really grasps the gravitas of the situation 🤔
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Our food sovereignty is at risk due to the extremely unbalanced output of Irish farms due to government policy. Not sure if this opinion piece really grasps the gravitas of the situation 🤔
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
The cat is out of the bag I’m afraid 😟 AI use in universities is ubiquitous, both by students AND staff.
Student use has to be particularly egregious for it be reported formally. The (unfortunate) solution is to assess students in a controlled environment: exams.
(1/2)
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
Student use has to be particularly egregious for it be reported formally. The (unfortunate) solution is to assess students in a controlled environment: exams.
(1/2)
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
Over 500 students found using AI illegally in coursework
More than 500 students in higher education institutions were found to have used AI illegally in their graded coursework last year.
www.rte.ie
January 11, 2026 at 7:25 PM
The cat is out of the bag I’m afraid 😟 AI use in universities is ubiquitous, both by students AND staff.
Student use has to be particularly egregious for it be reported formally. The (unfortunate) solution is to assess students in a controlled environment: exams.
(1/2)
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
Student use has to be particularly egregious for it be reported formally. The (unfortunate) solution is to assess students in a controlled environment: exams.
(1/2)
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
Lots of issues in our third-level institutions 🤨
Universities are desperate to get their hands on as much money as possible, with implications for the quality of education provided.
Many staff members are underpaid and on highly precarious contracts.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
Universities are desperate to get their hands on as much money as possible, with implications for the quality of education provided.
Many staff members are underpaid and on highly precarious contracts.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
When a written exam exposed an uncomfortable truth in third-level education
An extraordinary exam saga has reignited debate about overseas student recruitment, English proficiency standards, and the pressures facing Irish universities
www.irishexaminer.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Lots of issues in our third-level institutions 🤨
Universities are desperate to get their hands on as much money as possible, with implications for the quality of education provided.
Many staff members are underpaid and on highly precarious contracts.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
Universities are desperate to get their hands on as much money as possible, with implications for the quality of education provided.
Many staff members are underpaid and on highly precarious contracts.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
Very sad news to hear of Mary’s passing.
I provided Mary with tech support on and off after she retired. She was very good to her constituents. I remember disadvantaged people calling to her home when I’d be there helping her with her computer. She’d give them…
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
I provided Mary with tech support on and off after she retired. She was very good to her constituents. I remember disadvantaged people calling to her home when I’d be there helping her with her computer. She’d give them…
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
Taoiseach leads tributes to late senator Mary White
Former senator and Fianna Fáil Vice President Mary White has died.
www.rte.ie
January 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Very sad news to hear of Mary’s passing.
I provided Mary with tech support on and off after she retired. She was very good to her constituents. I remember disadvantaged people calling to her home when I’d be there helping her with her computer. She’d give them…
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
I provided Mary with tech support on and off after she retired. She was very good to her constituents. I remember disadvantaged people calling to her home when I’d be there helping her with her computer. She’d give them…
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
My amazing little sister Amy gave me a beautiful hamper of gifts 🎁 for Christmas 🎄
I think these dates will taste particularly good 😊
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
I think these dates will taste particularly good 😊
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
December 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
My amazing little sister Amy gave me a beautiful hamper of gifts 🎁 for Christmas 🎄
I think these dates will taste particularly good 😊
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
I think these dates will taste particularly good 😊
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
‘Mary Lou McDonald says Sinn Féin's support of fox hunting is the right choice’
Sinn Féin rowing in behind FFG to support organised animal cruelty undermines their stance on other justice issues. They’re a populist party that just wants votes and power.
Shameful 😤
jrnl.ie/6911618
Sinn Féin rowing in behind FFG to support organised animal cruelty undermines their stance on other justice issues. They’re a populist party that just wants votes and power.
Shameful 😤
jrnl.ie/6911618
Mary Lou McDonald says Sinn Féin's support of fox hunting is the right choice
The matter will be debated again at the party’s Ard Fheis in April.
jrnl.ie
December 25, 2025 at 10:16 AM
‘Mary Lou McDonald says Sinn Féin's support of fox hunting is the right choice’
Sinn Féin rowing in behind FFG to support organised animal cruelty undermines their stance on other justice issues. They’re a populist party that just wants votes and power.
Shameful 😤
jrnl.ie/6911618
Sinn Féin rowing in behind FFG to support organised animal cruelty undermines their stance on other justice issues. They’re a populist party that just wants votes and power.
Shameful 😤
jrnl.ie/6911618
This is really good news 😬
It is so hard to make any progress on animal welfare given how much of society is based on their exploitation for profit.
news.sky.com/story/puppy-...
It is so hard to make any progress on animal welfare given how much of society is based on their exploitation for profit.
news.sky.com/story/puppy-...
Puppy farming and trail hunting to be banned - but critics warn of 'war on the countryside'
Ministers are introducing a series of new measures to better protect pets and wild animals - but critics warn Labour "simply don't care about rural Britain".
news.sky.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is really good news 😬
It is so hard to make any progress on animal welfare given how much of society is based on their exploitation for profit.
news.sky.com/story/puppy-...
It is so hard to make any progress on animal welfare given how much of society is based on their exploitation for profit.
news.sky.com/story/puppy-...
"The bill was defeated by a large majority."
This was unsurprising, and illustrates our continued dysfunctional relationship towards wildlife and the wider ecosystem on which we depend.
The majority of citizens want to see an end to organised violence against animals.
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
This was unsurprising, and illustrates our continued dysfunctional relationship towards wildlife and the wider ecosystem on which we depend.
The majority of citizens want to see an end to organised violence against animals.
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
Bill to ban fox hunting defeated in Dáil
The bill to ban fox hunting in Ireland, proposed by People Before Profit-Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger, has been defeated in the Dáil.
www.rte.ie
December 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"The bill was defeated by a large majority."
This was unsurprising, and illustrates our continued dysfunctional relationship towards wildlife and the wider ecosystem on which we depend.
The majority of citizens want to see an end to organised violence against animals.
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
This was unsurprising, and illustrates our continued dysfunctional relationship towards wildlife and the wider ecosystem on which we depend.
The majority of citizens want to see an end to organised violence against animals.
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
Great to read about community-led enterprise like this. Pullough was a thriving village prior the closure of the local peat industry.
Many of these types of establishment are not economically viable without state or charitable supports. Hopefully these continue 🤞
www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
Many of these types of establishment are not economically viable without state or charitable supports. Hopefully these continue 🤞
www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
Rural communities taking action to stop population loss
Community businesses are working to allow small populations in rural Ireland to thrive.
www.rte.ie
December 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Great to read about community-led enterprise like this. Pullough was a thriving village prior the closure of the local peat industry.
Many of these types of establishment are not economically viable without state or charitable supports. Hopefully these continue 🤞
www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
Many of these types of establishment are not economically viable without state or charitable supports. Hopefully these continue 🤞
www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
Call me cynical, but I wonder if this is the price we’re paying for the extension of the nitrates derogation 🤔
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
EU fishing quota agreement 'catastrophic' for Ireland
Fishing organisations have described the outcome of the EU fishing quota agreement for next year as "catastrophic" for the Irish industry.
www.rte.ie
December 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Call me cynical, but I wonder if this is the price we’re paying for the extension of the nitrates derogation 🤔
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Digging foxes out of their dens is a perverse activity that no right-thinking individual would partake in.
Fox numbers are unnaturally high, but this is not how they should be managed.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Fox numbers are unnaturally high, but this is not how they should be managed.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
East Cork group to petition landowners to end fox hunting
People in Lahard will deliver their petition on Saturday ahead of the Dáil vote on the Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill
www.irishexaminer.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Digging foxes out of their dens is a perverse activity that no right-thinking individual would partake in.
Fox numbers are unnaturally high, but this is not how they should be managed.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Fox numbers are unnaturally high, but this is not how they should be managed.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
I recently bought my mother a copy of @thinkorswim.bsky.social ‘The Lie of the Land’. Her four word review:
‘This is some book!’
On special offer here:
www.kennys.ie/shop/the-lie...
‘This is some book!’
On special offer here:
www.kennys.ie/shop/the-lie...
The Lie of the Land: A Game Plan for Ireland in the Climate Crisis
Paperback.
www.kennys.ie
December 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I recently bought my mother a copy of @thinkorswim.bsky.social ‘The Lie of the Land’. Her four word review:
‘This is some book!’
On special offer here:
www.kennys.ie/shop/the-lie...
‘This is some book!’
On special offer here:
www.kennys.ie/shop/the-lie...
The excellent @oisinoconnor.bsky.social from @greenpartyie.bsky.social standing up for the most vulnerable in society.
Thanks Oisín 🙏
Thanks Oisín 🙏
We won't always make popular decisions but at the very least we could make fair decisions.
Fine Gael & Fianna Fáil would prefer to angrily shut down debate, rather than hear criticism of their rent hikes on the least well off while giving the maximum tax cut to homeowners.
Fine Gael & Fianna Fáil would prefer to angrily shut down debate, rather than hear criticism of their rent hikes on the least well off while giving the maximum tax cut to homeowners.
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The excellent @oisinoconnor.bsky.social from @greenpartyie.bsky.social standing up for the most vulnerable in society.
Thanks Oisín 🙏
Thanks Oisín 🙏
The Centre for Environmental Humanities and @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social were honoured to host @jcsvenning.bsky.social from @au.dk for our keynote Rewilding lecture to close out our Autumn seminar series.
Thanks to our panelists @whittledaway.bsky.social and Anya Murray. Video available soon.
Thanks to our panelists @whittledaway.bsky.social and Anya Murray. Video available soon.
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The Centre for Environmental Humanities and @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social were honoured to host @jcsvenning.bsky.social from @au.dk for our keynote Rewilding lecture to close out our Autumn seminar series.
Thanks to our panelists @whittledaway.bsky.social and Anya Murray. Video available soon.
Thanks to our panelists @whittledaway.bsky.social and Anya Murray. Video available soon.
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The Belmont reservoir saga in Sandyford/Stepaside has run on for many years since planning permission was given back in 2011.
A lesson for planners on how not to give disappearing developers a way to wriggle out of their commitments. #sandyford #stepaside #disappearingdevelopers
A lesson for planners on how not to give disappearing developers a way to wriggle out of their commitments. #sandyford #stepaside #disappearingdevelopers
November 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The Belmont reservoir saga in Sandyford/Stepaside has run on for many years since planning permission was given back in 2011.
A lesson for planners on how not to give disappearing developers a way to wriggle out of their commitments. #sandyford #stepaside #disappearingdevelopers
A lesson for planners on how not to give disappearing developers a way to wriggle out of their commitments. #sandyford #stepaside #disappearingdevelopers
An army of small peat dams (aka berms) placed in deep drains has an enormous effect on the post-industrial peat landscape, ensuring that water is retained.
Image: Bord na Móna Derrynagun bog, Lemanaghan, Co. Offaly, March 2025, taken by myself.
Image: Bord na Móna Derrynagun bog, Lemanaghan, Co. Offaly, March 2025, taken by myself.
November 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
An army of small peat dams (aka berms) placed in deep drains has an enormous effect on the post-industrial peat landscape, ensuring that water is retained.
Image: Bord na Móna Derrynagun bog, Lemanaghan, Co. Offaly, March 2025, taken by myself.
Image: Bord na Móna Derrynagun bog, Lemanaghan, Co. Offaly, March 2025, taken by myself.
In case you missed it...
The Centre for Environmental Humanities and @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social second seminar focused on Rewilding in Scotland 🏴 @tcddublin.bsky.social in October with Peter Cairns and Louise Ramsey👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKhL...
The Centre for Environmental Humanities and @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social second seminar focused on Rewilding in Scotland 🏴 @tcddublin.bsky.social in October with Peter Cairns and Louise Ramsey👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKhL...
Rewilding in Scotland | Past, Present, Future
YouTube video by Irish Wildlife Trust
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
In case you missed it...
The Centre for Environmental Humanities and @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social second seminar focused on Rewilding in Scotland 🏴 @tcddublin.bsky.social in October with Peter Cairns and Louise Ramsey👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKhL...
The Centre for Environmental Humanities and @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social second seminar focused on Rewilding in Scotland 🏴 @tcddublin.bsky.social in October with Peter Cairns and Louise Ramsey👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKhL...
Has anybody else got a cat 🐈⬛ that scratches at the door🚪to get out, and when you open the door they won’t go out, and then when you put them out they scratch at the door to get back in, and then when you open the door they won’t come in. And then you bring them in and sit down, they start again 🤪
November 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Has anybody else got a cat 🐈⬛ that scratches at the door🚪to get out, and when you open the door they won’t go out, and then when you put them out they scratch at the door to get back in, and then when you open the door they won’t come in. And then you bring them in and sit down, they start again 🤪