Patrick Kirwan
@patrickkirwan.bsky.social
Founding Director Irish Schools Sustainability Network - Science Teacher - Environmental Leadership Development Programme - Bitesize Biodiversity - Climate & Nature Education 🏳️🌈
Last year we installed a Barn Owl nesting box on site. This year we were so excited to see the Barn Owls using it. We have two Owlets and the wonderful wildlife ranger and Barn Owl expert Aine Lynch came to ring them & tell my colleagues, friends & family a little bit about them.
July 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Last year we installed a Barn Owl nesting box on site. This year we were so excited to see the Barn Owls using it. We have two Owlets and the wonderful wildlife ranger and Barn Owl expert Aine Lynch came to ring them & tell my colleagues, friends & family a little bit about them.
Lots of exciting projects happening in the school this year. We have a young forest at the one end of the school & we’ve been working on making this accessible. We’re nearly there. Hoping to have the outdoor classroom ready for late April that teachers can book for their classes. 1/
March 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Lots of exciting projects happening in the school this year. We have a young forest at the one end of the school & we’ve been working on making this accessible. We’re nearly there. Hoping to have the outdoor classroom ready for late April that teachers can book for their classes. 1/
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It's stomach-turning to see how the representative of the Ukrainian people, who have suffered 3 years of imperialist war, death, and destruction, is being treated by Trump, Vance, and all their cronies, just because he refuses to grovel before them.
Bastards, the lot of them.
Bastards, the lot of them.
ZELENSKYY: Putin broke the ceasefire. What kind of diplomacy, JD, are you speaking about?
VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media
VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media
February 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It's stomach-turning to see how the representative of the Ukrainian people, who have suffered 3 years of imperialist war, death, and destruction, is being treated by Trump, Vance, and all their cronies, just because he refuses to grovel before them.
Bastards, the lot of them.
Bastards, the lot of them.
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Tilda Swinton yesterday called out greed addicted governments who make nice with planet wreckers and war criminals.
She gave this powerful acceptance speech when she received an honorary Golden Bear award on the first day of the Berlin Film Festival on February 13.
She gave this powerful acceptance speech when she received an honorary Golden Bear award on the first day of the Berlin Film Festival on February 13.
February 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Tilda Swinton yesterday called out greed addicted governments who make nice with planet wreckers and war criminals.
She gave this powerful acceptance speech when she received an honorary Golden Bear award on the first day of the Berlin Film Festival on February 13.
She gave this powerful acceptance speech when she received an honorary Golden Bear award on the first day of the Berlin Film Festival on February 13.
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"I felt like I had never experienced nature before."
*So* true: to experience real, extensive nature, you have to leave Ireland.
We are denied one the most basic human needs: deep connection with life on Earth.
*So* true: to experience real, extensive nature, you have to leave Ireland.
We are denied one the most basic human needs: deep connection with life on Earth.
I felt that way after coming back from northern Spain. I felt like I had never experienced nature before. At some stage I have to go and visit Costa Rica.
February 9, 2025 at 6:20 AM
"I felt like I had never experienced nature before."
*So* true: to experience real, extensive nature, you have to leave Ireland.
We are denied one the most basic human needs: deep connection with life on Earth.
*So* true: to experience real, extensive nature, you have to leave Ireland.
We are denied one the most basic human needs: deep connection with life on Earth.
Turmeric and ginger are sprouting at the back of the classroom in heated propagators and we have a tonne of 🌶️ s. Love this time of year.
January 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Turmeric and ginger are sprouting at the back of the classroom in heated propagators and we have a tonne of 🌶️ s. Love this time of year.
I’ve been looking out for frogspawn. Delighted to spot my first sighting of it for 2025. Hope we get some in our new pond this year 🤞
January 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I’ve been looking out for frogspawn. Delighted to spot my first sighting of it for 2025. Hope we get some in our new pond this year 🤞
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Lizzie is incredibly prolific but the standard of her work is always exceptional. I have no idea how she is so wonderfully creative, I'm just grateful for her voice in guiding #EfES 🌱
Looking forward to this 👇🏼
Looking forward to this 👇🏼
Thrilled that 15 May 2025 is my #book publication day! I explore #education for #environmental #sustainability in the context of #teacher #education drawing on research to consider ideas, concepts & approaches to support EfES in varied contexts & settings www.bloomsbury.com/uk/education...
Education for Environmental Sustainability
Drawing extensively on contemporary research and empirical evidence, including that from the UK, Europe, Australia and Brazil, this book sets out the key ideas,…
www.bloomsbury.com
December 31, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Lizzie is incredibly prolific but the standard of her work is always exceptional. I have no idea how she is so wonderfully creative, I'm just grateful for her voice in guiding #EfES 🌱
Looking forward to this 👇🏼
Looking forward to this 👇🏼
There’s a different way - David Eccles and Tadhg Kennelly on an act of friendship that spawned a movement
www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic...
www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic...
‘Helping him in his darkest moment was also helping me’: David Eccles and Tadhg Kennelly on an act of friendship that spawned a movement
Irish pair co-founded WNOW in an effort to tackle loneliness among men
www.irishtimes.com
December 28, 2024 at 7:07 AM
There’s a different way - David Eccles and Tadhg Kennelly on an act of friendship that spawned a movement
www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic...
www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic...
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"What shall we do for timber the last of the woods is down
The crown of the forest has withered, And the last of its game is gone"
Kilcash is a gaelic ballad written in the 18th century which laments the decline of gaelic society & the loss of Irelands great woods.
The crown of the forest has withered, And the last of its game is gone"
Kilcash is a gaelic ballad written in the 18th century which laments the decline of gaelic society & the loss of Irelands great woods.
December 26, 2024 at 3:12 PM
"What shall we do for timber the last of the woods is down
The crown of the forest has withered, And the last of its game is gone"
Kilcash is a gaelic ballad written in the 18th century which laments the decline of gaelic society & the loss of Irelands great woods.
The crown of the forest has withered, And the last of its game is gone"
Kilcash is a gaelic ballad written in the 18th century which laments the decline of gaelic society & the loss of Irelands great woods.
Whilst sitting on the couch I spotted these exquisite bull finches in the back garden feeding on dock seeds. If you want to have these visiting your garden embrace a little wildness and let the docks grow. 😍
December 21, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Whilst sitting on the couch I spotted these exquisite bull finches in the back garden feeding on dock seeds. If you want to have these visiting your garden embrace a little wildness and let the docks grow. 😍
Congratulations to one of our 6th year students, Niamh Purcell, who published her first book, Being the Solution. Niamh is a fantastic advocate for climate action. Check it out amzn.eu/d/a6HyJQC
December 13, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Congratulations to one of our 6th year students, Niamh Purcell, who published her first book, Being the Solution. Niamh is a fantastic advocate for climate action. Check it out amzn.eu/d/a6HyJQC
I was honoured to receive this award from @britishecolsoc.bsky.social on behalf of all those in @irishschsusty.bsky.social who are coming up with innovative ways to connect our students with the natural world around them.
December 12, 2024 at 8:43 PM
I was honoured to receive this award from @britishecolsoc.bsky.social on behalf of all those in @irishschsusty.bsky.social who are coming up with innovative ways to connect our students with the natural world around them.
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Grateful to the @britishecolsoc.bsky.social and the Marsh Charitable Trust for honouring my research contributions on biodiversity and climate change with this recognition.
December 12, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Grateful to the @britishecolsoc.bsky.social and the Marsh Charitable Trust for honouring my research contributions on biodiversity and climate change with this recognition.
Storm Darragh is another signal that we need to meet climate breakdown with an emergency response not profit driven lunacy 👉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Climate bomb’ warning over $200bn wave of new gas projects
New liquefied natural gas projects could produce 10 gigatonnes of emissions by the end of the decade, close to the annual emissions of all coal plants
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Storm Darragh is another signal that we need to meet climate breakdown with an emergency response not profit driven lunacy 👉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The chillies have germinated. Great to be on the top floor of the building. Lots of heat! I just need the lamp.
December 5, 2024 at 5:49 PM
The chillies have germinated. Great to be on the top floor of the building. Lots of heat! I just need the lamp.
An exciting day! With the ESD fund we’ve been able to get training from LEAF on how to make our woodland accessible to the students & staff. By the end of this academic year our students will feel what it’s like to be in a forest, learning in nature 😍 It’s another step on the journey.
November 26, 2024 at 8:24 PM
An exciting day! With the ESD fund we’ve been able to get training from LEAF on how to make our woodland accessible to the students & staff. By the end of this academic year our students will feel what it’s like to be in a forest, learning in nature 😍 It’s another step on the journey.
We’re trying to ban pesticide use in schools. Please share and sogn this petition 🙏 my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe...
Ban Pesticide Use in Schools
I've just signed this petition calling for dangerous pesticides to be banned in schools. Will you sign too?
my.uplift.ie
November 23, 2024 at 10:43 AM
We’re trying to ban pesticide use in schools. Please share and sogn this petition 🙏 my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe...
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I recently spoke to the marvellous @patrickkirwan.bsky.social about the Irish curriculum as part of our @ministryofeco.bsky.social Teaching for Sustainability series!
youtu.be/BrGLIoQVVIw?...
youtu.be/BrGLIoQVVIw?...
Patrick Kirwan - Teaching for Sustainability
YouTube video by Ministry of Eco Education | sustainable schools
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November 20, 2024 at 8:39 AM
I recently spoke to the marvellous @patrickkirwan.bsky.social about the Irish curriculum as part of our @ministryofeco.bsky.social Teaching for Sustainability series!
youtu.be/BrGLIoQVVIw?...
youtu.be/BrGLIoQVVIw?...