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Pádraig McEvoy
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Councillor #Clane-Maynooth Municipal District
Kildare Co. Co. and Eastern & Midland Regional Assembly

Peace Commissioner #RestoreNature
Climate action now for the longer term.

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Pádraig McEvoy @padraigmcevoy.bsky.social · Apr 19
The impacts of fossil fuel advertisements on our everyday decisions. padraigmcevoy.substack.com/p/totem-pole...

With acknowledgements to:
- @brianleddin.bsky.social
- @codohertynews.bsky.social
- Aisling Bolton-Dowling
- @antaisce.bsky.social
- @johnnycollins.bsky.social
- @olaln.bsky.social
Showing service station totem poles with fossil fuel prices as regulated by Irish competition law. The associated commercial branding dominates Irish roads and streets when approaching service station forecourts.
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Some corrections to recent misinformation on judicial review and context around facts behind the application of EU law in Ireland, access to justice teased out on the Echo Chambers Podcast with Sabrina Kemper and Fred Logue

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The Collison Corrections and Access to Justice
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November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Powerful letter asking if we’ve been collectively gaslit by the construction industry — exposing how public input is blamed while elite networks quietly rewrite planning rules.
It's time to defend transparency and democracy in development. #PlanningJustice #Ireland
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
Have we all been gaslit by the construction industry?
‘As a planning consultant, I’ve seen first-hand how public participation strengthens communities’
www.irishtimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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A global to local overview of work done and the challenge at our door for nature by @malcolmnoonan.bsky.social at the Kildare Biodiversity Conference 2025.
@kildarecoco.bsky.social
Senator Malcolm Noonan Kildare Wildlife Rescue Kildare Biodiversity Conference
October 19, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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"Shed-sits" Lorcan Sirr in discussion with Sean O'Leary on the IPI podcast series.

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Homes Not Hype. The Planners Challenge
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August 29, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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A speeding driver was three times over the legal alcohol limit when caught in Kildare.

www.independent.ie/regionals/ki...
Speeding driver was three times over the legal alcohol limit when caught in Kildare
A speeding driver who was behind the wheel in Co Kildare while intoxicated was arrested last night and is due to appear before the courts.
www.independent.ie
August 27, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Another data centre, in Naas this time, which was designed with fossil fuel gas generators and climate changing emissions.

"An Taisce, Friends of the Earth Ireland and Friends of the Irish Environment strongly opposed the plan, warning of serious climate impacts."

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Kildare Council Approves €3bn Data Centre Campus In Naas Despite Climate Concerns
The six-centre project, led by Robert Moffett’s Herbata Ltd, will be built beside the M7 motorway and local business park.
www.kfmradio.com
August 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Reposted by Pádraig McEvoy
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Move to ease climate targets criticised for allowing continued high methane emissions
Move to ease climate targets criticised for allowing continued high methane emissions
‘For Ireland, with outsized methane emissions, to base its long-term climate target on stabilising warming sets a dangerous precedent’
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August 12, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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"Technology can be part of a socio-ecological transition, but it all depends on what problems we expect it to solve." - @sadhbhoneill.bsky.social

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Sadhbh O' Neill: Have we ever really considered what the future of transportation will look like?
It is likely to take decades before AVs can operate reliably in mixed urban traffic and bad weather conditions
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August 12, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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As we face the climate truths about our dependence on damaging fossil fuels, how do we avoid jumping into a greenwash fire?

HVO is a climate ‘quick fix’ that could be worse than fossil fuels.

www.irishtimes.com/environment/... - @hannahdaly.ie
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August 7, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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The Climate Council warns against ‘dumb’ proposal to allow forestry on peatlands.

The @ccacireland.bsky.social just doesn't rate it! - @kosull.bsky.social

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Dumb and Dumber movie poster
July 16, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Browne's Boxes:
Is Ireland ready for drab Soviet-style apartment blocks?

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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July 14, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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Ministerial dithering on electoral promises and programme for government objective to students sees divisions emerge between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil over college fees.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Divisions emerge between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil over college fees
Fine Gael leader Simon Harris issues message to party’s TDs contradicting suggestion from Fianna Fáil Minister
www.irishtimes.com
July 1, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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A wonderful, long-awaited community day to mark the opening of the new building for Scoil Phádraig, Clane.

School motto: "Peace, honesty, and respect."

Thanks to all who have contributed to fulfilling this great achievement.
Ribbon ceremony to mark the opening of the Scoil Phádraig boys national school building, Clane. Fr Paul O'Boyle marking the opening of the Scoil Phádraig boys national school building, Clane. Bishop Denis Nulty marking the opening of the Scoil Phádraig boys national school building, Clane. Principal Teacher Cathal Carr marks the opening of the Scoil Phádraig boys national school building, Clane.
June 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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The Presidency is a plum job no one wants. There’s no real mystery why.

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

"But the danger is that the process, much like regular politics, proves too toxic and distasteful for truly interesting candidates,..."
Kathy Sheridan: The Presidency is a plum job no one wants. There’s no real mystery why
Campaign savagery proves the system works because it weeds out the inexperienced, self-deluded and fantasists
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June 18, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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Single bus fare #Clane–Dublin drops nearly 9% to €3.70 from today with TFI's new Dublin Commuter 🚍 services by GoAhead Ireland
#SustainableTravel
#LeapCard

More info: www.transportforireland.ie/fares/new-fa...
New Fare Zones
Four New Fare Zones in Dublin and surrounding areas from April 28th: There are four Leap fare zones which cover an approximate 50km radius from Dublin city centre. New prepaid […]
www.transportforireland.ie
June 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Show Your Stripes
Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe
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June 14, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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An Irish court ordered gardaí to hand over a confidential police complaint made by an environmentalist, potentially exposing whistleblowers and setting a chilling precedent for public reporting of corporate abuse. @codohertynews.bsky.social
#SLAPPs #EnviroJustice

www.independent.ie/irish-news/u...
UN investigator seeks urgent action as gardaí ordered to disclose confidential file to facilitate defamation case
Deep concerns have been raised over court proceedings where gardaí were ordered to hand over a confidential complaint for use in a defamation case.
www.independent.ie
June 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Enjoyed a quick chat over coffee with Environmentalist @sadhbhoneill.bsky.social
Agricultural Meteorologist Klara Finkele, Met Éireann and Climate Change Prof (Emeritus) John Sweeney, Maynooth University at Dept of Ag's #AgriClimate2025
Sadhbh O'Neill, Klara Finkele and John Sweeney
June 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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People on Ryanair flight injured by turbulence, as flight related climate pollution emissions continue to grow.

www.rte.ie/news/europe/...
Nine injured in Ryanair emergency landing in Germany
Nine people were injured after a Milan-bound Ryanair flight was forced to make an emergency landing in southern Germany because of heavy turbulence from a thunderstorm last night.
www.rte.ie
June 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Battery storage innovation... increasing the influence of a rusty nail! - @hannahdaly.ie in Irish Times

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
One of Ireland’s most exciting energy projects is taking place at a remote outpost in Donegal
At a Time of Climate Crisis: Pioneering Donegal project shows how long-duration energy storage can make a big contribution
www.irishtimes.com
June 5, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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"A wealthy but still penny-wise pound-foolish Government hasn’t made the link between functioning infrastructure and housing output, and indeed climate." - Lorcan Sirr, Irish Times

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Lorcan Sirr: Ireland is like the paradox of Schrödinger’s cat: a wet country that has too little water
We also have more than 15,500 homeless people and 160,000 vacant homes
www.irishtimes.com
June 5, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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Ireland's excessive emissions mean climate goals 'are increasingly out of reach'
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Ireland's excessive emissions mean climate goals 'are increasingly out of reach'
Read an extract from the latest edition of The Journal’s climate newsletter Temperature Check.
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June 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Ryanair is greenwashing to a comical degree.

"O’Leary will no doubt get his way, given the contention of O’Brien that the Dublin Airport cap “does not serve the State”. Those seeking to promote ever more flying are not serving the State either."

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Diarmaid Ferriter: Ryanair is greenwashing to a comical degree
Airlines will not reduce their carbon footprint if they dramatically increase the number of flights, whatever they say about cutting emissions per passenger
www.irishtimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Reposted by Pádraig McEvoy
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I'm usually immune to being shocked...

Emissions from Land use and forestry (LULUCF) are set to nearly double, and match emissions from transport (!) in the 2030s, as forests are harvested and become a major carbon source.
May 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Why is Ireland so far off its climate targets? - @sorchapollak.bsky.social

www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-...
Why is Ireland so far off its climate targets?
In the News podcast: What can the Irish Government do between now and 2030 to reduce emissions?
www.irishtimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM