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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Jamie Rohu
@jamierohu.bsky.social
· Sep 24
Rewilding in Ireland | Theory, Scale, Practice
YouTube video by Irish Wildlife Trust
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Rewilding in Ireland by @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social and @tcddublin.bsky.social Centre for Environmental Humanities👇
Thanks to @irishrainforest.bsky.social , @whittledaway.bsky.social @wearetheark.bsky.social for speaking and @kbruisch.bsky.social for chairing.
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Thanks to @irishrainforest.bsky.social , @whittledaway.bsky.social @wearetheark.bsky.social for speaking and @kbruisch.bsky.social for chairing.
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This is a story deserving of more media attention 😟
Bird flu is an ecological disaster with consequences for animals, and people potentially. The way the capitalist system treats chickens and other domesticated foul is abhorrent - we’re asking for trouble.
www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-4...
Bird flu is an ecological disaster with consequences for animals, and people potentially. The way the capitalist system treats chickens and other domesticated foul is abhorrent - we’re asking for trouble.
www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-4...
Bird flu kills half of South Atlantic's breeding elephant seals, sparking fears for future of species
Population in South Georgia has plummeted by 47%, researchers found
www.irishexaminer.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This is a story deserving of more media attention 😟
Bird flu is an ecological disaster with consequences for animals, and people potentially. The way the capitalist system treats chickens and other domesticated foul is abhorrent - we’re asking for trouble.
www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-4...
Bird flu is an ecological disaster with consequences for animals, and people potentially. The way the capitalist system treats chickens and other domesticated foul is abhorrent - we’re asking for trouble.
www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-4...
At no point has anyone in the media come at this from an animal welfare perspective.
It’s either an economic lens from a farming viewpoint or ‘there’s gonna be no turkeys for Christmas and we’ll all starve’ discourse.
The poor birds caught up in this are forgotten 😏
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
It’s either an economic lens from a farming viewpoint or ‘there’s gonna be no turkeys for Christmas and we’ll all starve’ discourse.
The poor birds caught up in this are forgotten 😏
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Farmer spending €1k extra daily to avoid bird flu on farm
A poultry farmer whose operation is in "complete lockdown" has said he is spending an additional €1,000 a day on energy costs following a bird flu outbreak in his area.
www.rte.ie
November 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
At no point has anyone in the media come at this from an animal welfare perspective.
It’s either an economic lens from a farming viewpoint or ‘there’s gonna be no turkeys for Christmas and we’ll all starve’ discourse.
The poor birds caught up in this are forgotten 😏
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
It’s either an economic lens from a farming viewpoint or ‘there’s gonna be no turkeys for Christmas and we’ll all starve’ discourse.
The poor birds caught up in this are forgotten 😏
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
I attended a Zoom talk on Monday about Finnish commercial semi-state Neova's (Finland's 'version' of Bord na Móna) plans for its post-industrial bogs.
What stood out to me was their siting of wind and solar together in the one space. Very economical if they can pull it off.
Two notable slides👇
What stood out to me was their siting of wind and solar together in the one space. Very economical if they can pull it off.
Two notable slides👇
November 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I attended a Zoom talk on Monday about Finnish commercial semi-state Neova's (Finland's 'version' of Bord na Móna) plans for its post-industrial bogs.
What stood out to me was their siting of wind and solar together in the one space. Very economical if they can pull it off.
Two notable slides👇
What stood out to me was their siting of wind and solar together in the one space. Very economical if they can pull it off.
Two notable slides👇
The Trinity Centre for Environmental Humanities and @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social Rewilding collaboration concludes on the 26th of November with a keynote talk by Professor Jens-Christian Svenning.
Tickets are extremely limited so book ASAP if you want to attend.
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Tickets are extremely limited so book ASAP if you want to attend.
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Rewilding in Europe
To conclude our Rewilding series, expert Jens-Christian Svenning will deliver a keynote presentation and join us for a panel discussion
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November 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The Trinity Centre for Environmental Humanities and @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social Rewilding collaboration concludes on the 26th of November with a keynote talk by Professor Jens-Christian Svenning.
Tickets are extremely limited so book ASAP if you want to attend.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/rewilding-...
Tickets are extremely limited so book ASAP if you want to attend.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/rewilding-...
When examining satellite images of the midlands, you will see bogs with long, uniform striations, which are of course former industrial sites. Those bogs getting cut roughly inwards are turbary. But new peatland morphology is slowly emerging: cell bunding, as part of rehabilitation measures👇
November 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
When examining satellite images of the midlands, you will see bogs with long, uniform striations, which are of course former industrial sites. Those bogs getting cut roughly inwards are turbary. But new peatland morphology is slowly emerging: cell bunding, as part of rehabilitation measures👇
“The EU could fairly ask why one of its wealthiest members, and one of its biggest per-capita polluters, should be granted exceptions, when poorer countries are making greater efforts to cut emissions?”
Ouch!! 😝
Scathing analysis by @hannahdaly.ie here 👌🏻
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Ouch!! 😝
Scathing analysis by @hannahdaly.ie here 👌🏻
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Why is the Government playing chicken on climate with Europe?
At a time of climate crisis: Climate action is fiscal prudence
www.irishtimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“The EU could fairly ask why one of its wealthiest members, and one of its biggest per-capita polluters, should be granted exceptions, when poorer countries are making greater efforts to cut emissions?”
Ouch!! 😝
Scathing analysis by @hannahdaly.ie here 👌🏻
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Ouch!! 😝
Scathing analysis by @hannahdaly.ie here 👌🏻
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
I am familiar with the peatscape of the midlands but every now and then I stop to look at a site in more detail. Moyclare Bog SAC is one I've never visited, but it sure sounds great!
You can see significant cutting and drainage to the north, but it's still in remarkably good condition See link...
You can see significant cutting and drainage to the north, but it's still in remarkably good condition See link...
November 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I am familiar with the peatscape of the midlands but every now and then I stop to look at a site in more detail. Moyclare Bog SAC is one I've never visited, but it sure sounds great!
You can see significant cutting and drainage to the north, but it's still in remarkably good condition See link...
You can see significant cutting and drainage to the north, but it's still in remarkably good condition See link...
Interesting study (link in thread).
A few critical observations (this is based on a quick read so feel free to correct any errors in my analysis):
1. The most significant discounts were for properties within 1km of a modern wind farm. Set-back distances are now four times the turbine height…
A few critical observations (this is based on a quick read so feel free to correct any errors in my analysis):
1. The most significant discounts were for properties within 1km of a modern wind farm. Set-back distances are now four times the turbine height…
"Research shows properties within 1 to 2 kilometres from a turbine drop sharply in value," according to a Fine Gael TD.
www.galwaybayfm.ie/galway-bay-f...
www.galwaybayfm.ie/galway-bay-f...
Local TD: Revenue must take wind farms into account for LPT revaluation | GalwayBayFM
Pete Roche says homeowners are being asked to assess their property market value with no guidance on how to account for the impact of nearby wind farms nearby.
www.galwaybayfm.ie
November 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Interesting study (link in thread).
A few critical observations (this is based on a quick read so feel free to correct any errors in my analysis):
1. The most significant discounts were for properties within 1km of a modern wind farm. Set-back distances are now four times the turbine height…
A few critical observations (this is based on a quick read so feel free to correct any errors in my analysis):
1. The most significant discounts were for properties within 1km of a modern wind farm. Set-back distances are now four times the turbine height…
“Intensive dairying is only wildly profitable as long as the sector is allowed a free ride to produce massive pollution impacts.”
John Gibbons doesn’t mince his words, giving an honest appraisal of the environmental outcomes of dairy.
@thinkorswim.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
John Gibbons doesn’t mince his words, giving an honest appraisal of the environmental outcomes of dairy.
@thinkorswim.bsky.social
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John Gibbons: Saying nuclear power is better for the environment than solar is ludicrous
The idea that intensive dairy farming is some kind of pastoral idyll with no impact on the environment has been allowed to take hold to the point that serious people are now suggesting nuclear reactor...
www.irishexaminer.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
“Intensive dairying is only wildly profitable as long as the sector is allowed a free ride to produce massive pollution impacts.”
John Gibbons doesn’t mince his words, giving an honest appraisal of the environmental outcomes of dairy.
@thinkorswim.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
John Gibbons doesn’t mince his words, giving an honest appraisal of the environmental outcomes of dairy.
@thinkorswim.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
I visited Dublin Waste to Energy power station at Poolbeg today along with colleagues from @tcddublin.bsky.social
A remarkable plant, turning rubbish into power. Lots of waste is unfortunately fully recyclable as a result of people not sorting their rubbish properly.
Thanks to TCD for organising.
A remarkable plant, turning rubbish into power. Lots of waste is unfortunately fully recyclable as a result of people not sorting their rubbish properly.
Thanks to TCD for organising.
October 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I visited Dublin Waste to Energy power station at Poolbeg today along with colleagues from @tcddublin.bsky.social
A remarkable plant, turning rubbish into power. Lots of waste is unfortunately fully recyclable as a result of people not sorting their rubbish properly.
Thanks to TCD for organising.
A remarkable plant, turning rubbish into power. Lots of waste is unfortunately fully recyclable as a result of people not sorting their rubbish properly.
Thanks to TCD for organising.
Is getting ‘shafted’ a uniquely Irish thing? 🤔 Or is it an Irish descriptor of a wider phenomenon? Either way, I’ve seen it happen to some of the best people you’d ever meet, who acted in good faith. I’ve been on the receiving end myself in the past…Not a nice experience!
www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
Kelly says he was 'shafted' by FG's election contest
Fine Gael MEP Seán Kelly has said that he was "shafted" in being denied a chance to contest the Presidential Election.
www.rte.ie
October 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Is getting ‘shafted’ a uniquely Irish thing? 🤔 Or is it an Irish descriptor of a wider phenomenon? Either way, I’ve seen it happen to some of the best people you’d ever meet, who acted in good faith. I’ve been on the receiving end myself in the past…Not a nice experience!
www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
Please vote 🗳️ for John Gibbons’ Lie of the Land book 📖
Not only is it an excellent read, but this volume winning will send a message!! 🪧
Not only is it an excellent read, but this volume winning will send a message!! 🪧
Wouldn’t it be quite something if a book about Ireland & the #climate crisis were to win non-fiction Book of the Year in the @irishbookawards.bsky.social?
With your help, this CAN happen: please follow the link below and *vote* for THE LIE OF THE LAND, then pass it on!
www.irishbookawards.ie/vote/
With your help, this CAN happen: please follow the link below and *vote* for THE LIE OF THE LAND, then pass it on!
www.irishbookawards.ie/vote/
Vote - Irish Book Awards
AN POST IRISH BOOk AWARDS Public Vote 2025 Vote for your favourite books of the year here and win €100 of National Book Tokens Scroll down and vote for your favourite books and be in with a chance of ...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Please vote 🗳️ for John Gibbons’ Lie of the Land book 📖
Not only is it an excellent read, but this volume winning will send a message!! 🪧
Not only is it an excellent read, but this volume winning will send a message!! 🪧
Delighted to host Peter Cairns and Louise Ramsey @tcddublin.bsky.social for Rewilding in Scotland 🏴
This was the second (of three) seminars on the topic. It is a joint collaboration between Trinity’s Centre for Environmental Humanities and @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social
Recording coming soon!
This was the second (of three) seminars on the topic. It is a joint collaboration between Trinity’s Centre for Environmental Humanities and @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social
Recording coming soon!
October 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Delighted to host Peter Cairns and Louise Ramsey @tcddublin.bsky.social for Rewilding in Scotland 🏴
This was the second (of three) seminars on the topic. It is a joint collaboration between Trinity’s Centre for Environmental Humanities and @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social
Recording coming soon!
This was the second (of three) seminars on the topic. It is a joint collaboration between Trinity’s Centre for Environmental Humanities and @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social
Recording coming soon!
I’ve followed the debate around ‘paludiculture in Ireland’ for years. Some thoughts:
1. It’s important that cultivated plants can contribute to new peat formation
2. Fertiliser should be avoided
3. It’s site-specific- widespread rollout is likely unrealistic
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
1. It’s important that cultivated plants can contribute to new peat formation
2. Fertiliser should be avoided
3. It’s site-specific- widespread rollout is likely unrealistic
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Could paludiculture be Ireland’s next big idea?
Farming on wet land instead of drained soils involves a shift in mindset, from battling nature to working with it. And in a country where bogs have shaped our past, paludiculture could play a role in ...
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October 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I’ve followed the debate around ‘paludiculture in Ireland’ for years. Some thoughts:
1. It’s important that cultivated plants can contribute to new peat formation
2. Fertiliser should be avoided
3. It’s site-specific- widespread rollout is likely unrealistic
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
1. It’s important that cultivated plants can contribute to new peat formation
2. Fertiliser should be avoided
3. It’s site-specific- widespread rollout is likely unrealistic
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Blanket bog rehabilitation in Co. Mayo and the flora that soon emerges 🧐
October 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Blanket bog rehabilitation in Co. Mayo and the flora that soon emerges 🧐
Connemara is a very beautiful part of the country but it faces its challenges.
High animal stocking rates lead to hillside erosion. Rhododendron and other invasive species are widespread.
However, efforts are ongoing by local people to lessen the human impact on the environment.
High animal stocking rates lead to hillside erosion. Rhododendron and other invasive species are widespread.
However, efforts are ongoing by local people to lessen the human impact on the environment.
October 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Connemara is a very beautiful part of the country but it faces its challenges.
High animal stocking rates lead to hillside erosion. Rhododendron and other invasive species are widespread.
However, efforts are ongoing by local people to lessen the human impact on the environment.
High animal stocking rates lead to hillside erosion. Rhododendron and other invasive species are widespread.
However, efforts are ongoing by local people to lessen the human impact on the environment.
The beautiful autumn plants of Connemara 🥰
October 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
The beautiful autumn plants of Connemara 🥰
In Connemara on the annual Irish Peatland Society road trip checking out water table management on farmed peat soils.
Beautiful, vast landscapes. A very different feel to the midland raised bogs that I’m used to 🤔
Beautiful, vast landscapes. A very different feel to the midland raised bogs that I’m used to 🤔
October 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
In Connemara on the annual Irish Peatland Society road trip checking out water table management on farmed peat soils.
Beautiful, vast landscapes. A very different feel to the midland raised bogs that I’m used to 🤔
Beautiful, vast landscapes. A very different feel to the midland raised bogs that I’m used to 🤔
Ten Thousand Years Deep – The Story of Ireland's Peatlands, the new book by Carsten Krieger. Extract below👇
Thanks to @dermotdoran.bsky.social for the share 👍
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
Thanks to @dermotdoran.bsky.social for the share 👍
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
For peat's sake - the story of Ireland's peatlands
We present an extract from Ten Thousand Years Deep – The Story of Ireland's Peatlands, the new book by Carsten Krieger.
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October 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Ten Thousand Years Deep – The Story of Ireland's Peatlands, the new book by Carsten Krieger. Extract below👇
Thanks to @dermotdoran.bsky.social for the share 👍
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
Thanks to @dermotdoran.bsky.social for the share 👍
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
The wildest thing I’ve seen in ages 👇
It seems the current government, who are calling the shots here, is happy for nature to be done away with in the name of profit-making.
That fish-kill was criminal, and it won’t be swept under the rug.
It seems the current government, who are calling the shots here, is happy for nature to be done away with in the name of profit-making.
That fish-kill was criminal, and it won’t be swept under the rug.
How many chances should be given to get it right?
Non-compliance under our licence system appears to be more the norm than the aberration when it comes to protecting our water quality
Insights from last night's Joint Committee on Climate, Environment & Energy session on River Blackwater fish kill
Non-compliance under our licence system appears to be more the norm than the aberration when it comes to protecting our water quality
Insights from last night's Joint Committee on Climate, Environment & Energy session on River Blackwater fish kill
October 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The wildest thing I’ve seen in ages 👇
It seems the current government, who are calling the shots here, is happy for nature to be done away with in the name of profit-making.
That fish-kill was criminal, and it won’t be swept under the rug.
It seems the current government, who are calling the shots here, is happy for nature to be done away with in the name of profit-making.
That fish-kill was criminal, and it won’t be swept under the rug.
September 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Rewilding in Ireland by @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social and @tcddublin.bsky.social Centre for Environmental Humanities👇
Thanks to @irishrainforest.bsky.social , @whittledaway.bsky.social @wearetheark.bsky.social for speaking and @kbruisch.bsky.social for chairing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8X8...
Thanks to @irishrainforest.bsky.social , @whittledaway.bsky.social @wearetheark.bsky.social for speaking and @kbruisch.bsky.social for chairing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8X8...
Rewilding in Ireland | Theory, Scale, Practice
YouTube video by Irish Wildlife Trust
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September 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Rewilding in Ireland by @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social and @tcddublin.bsky.social Centre for Environmental Humanities👇
Thanks to @irishrainforest.bsky.social , @whittledaway.bsky.social @wearetheark.bsky.social for speaking and @kbruisch.bsky.social for chairing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8X8...
Thanks to @irishrainforest.bsky.social , @whittledaway.bsky.social @wearetheark.bsky.social for speaking and @kbruisch.bsky.social for chairing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8X8...
An outdoor classroom at Abbeyleix Bog, Co. Laois.
If this was what school was like when I was growing up I might have went in a bit more often!! 🤣
If this was what school was like when I was growing up I might have went in a bit more often!! 🤣
September 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
An outdoor classroom at Abbeyleix Bog, Co. Laois.
If this was what school was like when I was growing up I might have went in a bit more often!! 🤣
If this was what school was like when I was growing up I might have went in a bit more often!! 🤣
Bog drain-blocking can be achieved with both peat and plastic dams.
An excavator is required for the former. Peat is removed from an adjacent ‘borrow pit’ (which thereafter becomes a shallow depression), a foundation is dug across the drain and the peat placed into this. 1/2
An excavator is required for the former. Peat is removed from an adjacent ‘borrow pit’ (which thereafter becomes a shallow depression), a foundation is dug across the drain and the peat placed into this. 1/2
September 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Bog drain-blocking can be achieved with both peat and plastic dams.
An excavator is required for the former. Peat is removed from an adjacent ‘borrow pit’ (which thereafter becomes a shallow depression), a foundation is dug across the drain and the peat placed into this. 1/2
An excavator is required for the former. Peat is removed from an adjacent ‘borrow pit’ (which thereafter becomes a shallow depression), a foundation is dug across the drain and the peat placed into this. 1/2
“Increase in minimum wage welcomed by lowest-paid workers.”
Fixed the headline for you @news.rte.ie
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
Fixed the headline for you @news.rte.ie
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Minimum wage rise 'nail in coffin' for businesses
The Low Pay Commission is expected to recommend to the Government an increase of 5% to the National Minimum Wage.
www.rte.ie
September 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
“Increase in minimum wage welcomed by lowest-paid workers.”
Fixed the headline for you @news.rte.ie
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
Fixed the headline for you @news.rte.ie
www.rte.ie/news/busines...