Marc Ó Cathasaigh
@marcocathasaigh.bsky.social
Figuring this bit out at the minute. Tree-hugger, bike-lover and all-round free-ranger. Gaeilge 'gus fáilte.
Dochreidte ag an pointe seo. Tá na treoirlínte seo (chomh maith le cionníollacha teanga, atá b'fheidir chomh tábhachtach) geallta le fada an lá. Níl sé inghlactha le géarchéim titíochta ag cur leis an ngéarchéim teanga. @greenpartyie.bsky.social #spéirgorm
Gaeltacht planning guidelines which various ministers have promised to be delivered soon on numerous occasions since 2022 will now not be delivered appear to be on the long finger once again. #Gaeilge
jrnl.ie/6873220t
jrnl.ie/6873220t
Surprise and criticism as Gaeltacht planning guidelines delayed again until 2027
Campaigners for Gaeltacht housing are bitterly disappointed over the lack of urgent measures in the housing plan published today.
jrnl.ie
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Dochreidte ag an pointe seo. Tá na treoirlínte seo (chomh maith le cionníollacha teanga, atá b'fheidir chomh tábhachtach) geallta le fada an lá. Níl sé inghlactha le géarchéim titíochta ag cur leis an ngéarchéim teanga. @greenpartyie.bsky.social #spéirgorm
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Spot on here by @orlakelleher.bsky.social
'we need to be alert to the risk that the housing crisis is potentially being weaponised to push through a deregulatory agenda in planning and environmental law'
'we need to be alert to the risk that the housing crisis is potentially being weaponised to push through a deregulatory agenda in planning and environmental law'
Dr Orla Kelleher pushes back against the narrative that judicial reviews are to blame for the housing crisis.
Opinion: Beware of the judicial review red herring
Dr Orla Kelleher pushes back against the narrative that judicial reviews are to blame for the housing crisis.
www.irishlegal.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Spot on here by @orlakelleher.bsky.social
'we need to be alert to the risk that the housing crisis is potentially being weaponised to push through a deregulatory agenda in planning and environmental law'
'we need to be alert to the risk that the housing crisis is potentially being weaponised to push through a deregulatory agenda in planning and environmental law'
I know we have a new one now, and she will surely give good speech too, but reading over some of Michael D's contributions - what an orator, what a thinker.
![We need a new language to address the manifold intersections of the economic and the social – new perspectives to manifest the large range of ties that exist between material and moral visions of human well-being. We need to widen our conceptions of how human beings engage with one another and with their collective future. To the reductionist vision of human nature as fundamentally self-interested, let us oppose the power of moral sentiments such as care, trust and friendship; and let us respond to methodological individualism by reasserting the centrality of mutuality, reciprocity, and cooperation to the flourishing of our social and economic life. What is at stake is no less than, as anthropologist Arjun Appadurai put it, “the survival of multiple visions of the good life.”[6] This is, I believe, an ideal worth fighting for.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hwmq6mpg7enk436vw6rg4o5g/bafkreib77zhw2wx676fya5idzfw4ymmceez2cg7vxckpxbrhl2xj5zsale@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I know we have a new one now, and she will surely give good speech too, but reading over some of Michael D's contributions - what an orator, what a thinker.
Wore a waistcoat while speaking in the Dáil. By the time I sat down, a certain Labour Party TD had sent me a number of pictures of famous snooker players.......
I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Wore a waistcoat while speaking in the Dáil. By the time I sat down, a certain Labour Party TD had sent me a number of pictures of famous snooker players.......
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Martyn Turner
Martyn Turner
November 5th, 2025
www.irishtimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Martyn Turner
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Hey #spéirgorm - anyone know the difference between ré and gealach as words for the Moon?
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Hey #spéirgorm - anyone know the difference between ré and gealach as words for the Moon?
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You pay fuel duty. Why don’t billionaires?
This week, we launched WeWingAnyCar.com to help you qualify for the same tax breaks that private jets get.
Because tax loopholes shouldn’t just be for billionaires.
They’re for everyone.
This week, we launched WeWingAnyCar.com to help you qualify for the same tax breaks that private jets get.
Because tax loopholes shouldn’t just be for billionaires.
They’re for everyone.
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
You pay fuel duty. Why don’t billionaires?
This week, we launched WeWingAnyCar.com to help you qualify for the same tax breaks that private jets get.
Because tax loopholes shouldn’t just be for billionaires.
They’re for everyone.
This week, we launched WeWingAnyCar.com to help you qualify for the same tax breaks that private jets get.
Because tax loopholes shouldn’t just be for billionaires.
They’re for everyone.
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"Will the 🇮🇪Government use its financial and political capital now to secure a cleaner, cheaper, fairer future, or will it keep betting that Europe won’t enforce its own climate law?
If the latter, then we’ll not only have lost time and money, but also the opportunity to build a sustainable country."
If the latter, then we’ll not only have lost time and money, but also the opportunity to build a sustainable country."
Why is the Government playing chicken with Europe on climate?
My latest for the Irish Times.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
My latest for the Irish Times.
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 12:59 PM
"Will the 🇮🇪Government use its financial and political capital now to secure a cleaner, cheaper, fairer future, or will it keep betting that Europe won’t enforce its own climate law?
If the latter, then we’ll not only have lost time and money, but also the opportunity to build a sustainable country."
If the latter, then we’ll not only have lost time and money, but also the opportunity to build a sustainable country."
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Reducing car use in urban areas a “very significant road safety tool” — RSA-funded research
Reducing car use in urban areas is a "very significant road safety tool", while pedestrian priority has "very significant potential" for safety in our villages, towns, and cities, according to TU Dublin…
Reducing car use in urban areas is a "very significant road safety tool", while pedestrian priority has "very significant potential" for safety in our villages, towns, and cities, according to TU Dublin…
Reducing car use in urban areas a “very significant road safety tool” — RSA-funded research
Reducing car use in urban areas is a "very significant road safety tool", while pedestrian priority has "very significant potential" for safety in our villages, towns, and cities, according to TU Dublin researchers in work which was funded by the Road Safety Authority. Researchers from TU Dublin examined the outcomes of traffic changes in Oslo in Norway, smaller urban areas in the Pontevedra region in Spain, Brussels, and Ghent in Belgium.
irishcycle.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Reducing car use in urban areas a “very significant road safety tool” — RSA-funded research
Reducing car use in urban areas is a "very significant road safety tool", while pedestrian priority has "very significant potential" for safety in our villages, towns, and cities, according to TU Dublin…
Reducing car use in urban areas is a "very significant road safety tool", while pedestrian priority has "very significant potential" for safety in our villages, towns, and cities, according to TU Dublin…
Agus tá súil agam go n-usáidfidh sí an deis sin.....
Tá deis ag an uachtarán nua labhairt go macánta faoin ngéarchéim aeráide
Tá deis ag an uachtarán nua labhairt go macánta faoin ngéarchéim aeráide
Beidh deis ag Catherine Connolly aird a tharraingt ar an dúshlán aeráide a gcuireann polaiteoirí as a n-intinn é
tuairisc.ie
November 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Agus tá súil agam go n-usáidfidh sí an deis sin.....
Very well worth a look.
October 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Very well worth a look.
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Ón neodracht go dtí an Ghaeilge - sé cheacht toghcháin nár mhiste gníomhú orthu
Ón neodracht go dtí an Ghaeilge – sé cheacht toghcháin nár mhiste gníomhú orthu
Léiriú gléineach a bhí sa toghchán uachtaránachta ar an gcoimhthíos atá tagtha chun cinn idir an pobal agus scothaicmí ceannais an stáit
tuairisc.ie
October 30, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Ón neodracht go dtí an Ghaeilge - sé cheacht toghcháin nár mhiste gníomhú orthu
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Please don’t use this stuff.
“This is the time of year that rehabilitators receive numerous animals caught in these decorations, from songbirds to chipmunks and everything in between,"
www.reconnectwithnature.org/news-events/...
“This is the time of year that rehabilitators receive numerous animals caught in these decorations, from songbirds to chipmunks and everything in between,"
www.reconnectwithnature.org/news-events/...
Scary situation: Fake spiderwebs a real fright for wildlife
Fake spiderwebs are a popular Halloween decoration, but they can be a death trap for wildlife.
www.reconnectwithnature.org
October 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Please don’t use this stuff.
“This is the time of year that rehabilitators receive numerous animals caught in these decorations, from songbirds to chipmunks and everything in between,"
www.reconnectwithnature.org/news-events/...
“This is the time of year that rehabilitators receive numerous animals caught in these decorations, from songbirds to chipmunks and everything in between,"
www.reconnectwithnature.org/news-events/...
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They lose an election, and immediately lurch to the right to appease the vote-spoilers.
I've been watching this for more than 20 years in European politics, and now Ireland is inexorably heading in the same overtly racist direction.
Buckle up, things are about to get really, really shit.
I've been watching this for more than 20 years in European politics, and now Ireland is inexorably heading in the same overtly racist direction.
Buckle up, things are about to get really, really shit.
Immigration numbers are too high. We have to listen to the people in this country. The increase is too high.
- Simon Harris, via @news.rte.ie
Welcomed by Aontu.
Matt Carty says SF has been saying this for some time.
- Simon Harris, via @news.rte.ie
Welcomed by Aontu.
Matt Carty says SF has been saying this for some time.
October 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
They lose an election, and immediately lurch to the right to appease the vote-spoilers.
I've been watching this for more than 20 years in European politics, and now Ireland is inexorably heading in the same overtly racist direction.
Buckle up, things are about to get really, really shit.
I've been watching this for more than 20 years in European politics, and now Ireland is inexorably heading in the same overtly racist direction.
Buckle up, things are about to get really, really shit.
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Vietnam: Five and a half feet of rain in a day. Smashes previous 24 hour record by two and a half feet.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Vietnam city sets national record with 1.7 m rain in 24 hours
The central Vietnamese city of Hue recorded more than a metre of rain in a 24-hour period, smashing a national record set over two decades ago, the environment ministry said Tuesday.
www.france24.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Vietnam: Five and a half feet of rain in a day. Smashes previous 24 hour record by two and a half feet.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Well played, @lidlireland.bsky.social
There's another argument against the deposit return scheme gone...
October 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Well played, @lidlireland.bsky.social
Good.
From Dr Cara Augustenborg, @hannahdaly.ie @autofac.bsky.social Prof John Sweeney and others. #ClimateEmergency
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
RTÉ receives formal complaint over ‘exclusion’ of climate issues from presidential debates
Letter signed by academics, NGOs and medics alleges breach of public service obligations
www.irishtimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Good.
So, apparently Substack is in the 'bad egg' category. Which is really annoying as I found it really good, something more like what the blogosphere was before social networks/microblogging.
Any suggestions of where a person might usefully migrate?
Any suggestions of where a person might usefully migrate?
I have suggested in the past that it would be a good idea to leave Substack if that's where you have your newsletter.
But now?
Now I'm just telling you to flee.
But now?
Now I'm just telling you to flee.
Get the hell off Substack before you literally can’t anymore without blowing up your business
October 29, 2025 at 10:41 PM
So, apparently Substack is in the 'bad egg' category. Which is really annoying as I found it really good, something more like what the blogosphere was before social networks/microblogging.
Any suggestions of where a person might usefully migrate?
Any suggestions of where a person might usefully migrate?
I should surely have seen this quote before now, from Nicholas Sterne, former World Bank Chief Executive:
'Climate Change is a result of the greatest market failure the world has seen.'
'Climate Change is a result of the greatest market failure the world has seen.'
October 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I should surely have seen this quote before now, from Nicholas Sterne, former World Bank Chief Executive:
'Climate Change is a result of the greatest market failure the world has seen.'
'Climate Change is a result of the greatest market failure the world has seen.'
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The secret to good comedy is . . . . .
. . . . Timing
Bill Gates argues against decarbonising to avoid #Climate Change on the same day that a hurricane nearly violent enough to be called a Category 6 hits Jamaica.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/b...
. . . . Timing
Bill Gates argues against decarbonising to avoid #Climate Change on the same day that a hurricane nearly violent enough to be called a Category 6 hits Jamaica.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/b...
Bill Gates makes a stunning claim about climate change | CNN Business
In a stunning and significant pushback to the “doomsday” climate activist community, Bill Gates, a leading proponent for carbon emissions reductions, published a remarkable essay Tuesday that argued r...
www.cnn.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The secret to good comedy is . . . . .
. . . . Timing
Bill Gates argues against decarbonising to avoid #Climate Change on the same day that a hurricane nearly violent enough to be called a Category 6 hits Jamaica.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/b...
. . . . Timing
Bill Gates argues against decarbonising to avoid #Climate Change on the same day that a hurricane nearly violent enough to be called a Category 6 hits Jamaica.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/b...
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We'll be joining the National #Climate Demonstration on the 15th and want to see you there too.
We need to send the message to the government and EU that #ClimateAction is needed now more than ever
We need to send the message to the government and EU that #ClimateAction is needed now more than ever
October 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
We'll be joining the National #Climate Demonstration on the 15th and want to see you there too.
We need to send the message to the government and EU that #ClimateAction is needed now more than ever
We need to send the message to the government and EU that #ClimateAction is needed now more than ever
Reposted by Marc Ó Cathasaigh
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:31 AM
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
A beautiful, invaluable and fragile habitat under pressure from a number of directions. Pop along online on Thursday to gain a deeper insight on the importance of Lady's Island Lake and the threats it faces.
More great journalism by @ellamcsweeney.bsky.social about the deterioration of our lakes and rivers in Ireland. On Thursday at 7pm there will be a webinar about the similar neglect of Lady's Island Lake, Book here www.eventbrite.ie/e/saving-lad... Please share!
With contributions from . . . 1/n
With contributions from . . . 1/n
October 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A beautiful, invaluable and fragile habitat under pressure from a number of directions. Pop along online on Thursday to gain a deeper insight on the importance of Lady's Island Lake and the threats it faces.