Patrick Bresnihan
@pbresnihan.bsky.social
Lecturer Geography // climate, land + energy // political ecology, environmental justice // From the Bog to the Cloud (2025)
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Patrick Bresnihan
@pbresnihan.bsky.social
· Nov 13
I really hope so.
'The book is a key tool in the struggle for environmental justice framed by a vision of a better, fairer Ireland in a better, fairer world.’
Robbie McVeigh
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'The book is a key tool in the struggle for environmental justice framed by a vision of a better, fairer Ireland in a better, fairer world.’
Robbie McVeigh
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Irish and EU leaders wring their hands about the erosion of international law and multilateralism but they have done less than nothing to stop US-backed Israel demolishing the UN system 'brick by brick'.
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260123-un-...
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260123-un-...
UN rapporteur says Israeli demolition of UNRWA compound reflects broader attack on UN system
The UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory on Thursday cited the demolition of a UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem as sign of a broader attack on the UN system, calling for a sp…
www.middleeastmonitor.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Irish and EU leaders wring their hands about the erosion of international law and multilateralism but they have done less than nothing to stop US-backed Israel demolishing the UN system 'brick by brick'.
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260123-un-...
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260123-un-...
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@pbresnihan.bsky.social will be coming to Edinburgh to discuss his new book From the Bog to the Cloud: Dependency and Eco-Modernity in Ireland, co-authored with Patrick Brodie. 17 February, 3.30pm. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...
Book Launch: From the Bog to the Cloud, with Patrick Bresnihan
Patrick Bresnihan, co-author of From the Bog to the Cloud: Dependency and Eco-Modernity in Ireland, joins us to discuss his new book.
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January 23, 2026 at 4:39 PM
@pbresnihan.bsky.social will be coming to Edinburgh to discuss his new book From the Bog to the Cloud: Dependency and Eco-Modernity in Ireland, co-authored with Patrick Brodie. 17 February, 3.30pm. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...
Looking forward to this!
@pbresnihan.bsky.social will be coming to Edinburgh to discuss his new book From the Bog to the Cloud: Dependency and Eco-Modernity in Ireland, co-authored with Patrick Brodie. 17 February, 3.30pm. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...
Book Launch: From the Bog to the Cloud, with Patrick Bresnihan
Patrick Bresnihan, co-author of From the Bog to the Cloud: Dependency and Eco-Modernity in Ireland, joins us to discuss his new book.
www.eventbrite.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Looking forward to this!
How many times does it have to be said.
The Triple Lock was brought in as a legislative guarantee because the *people of Ireland* didn't want to become part of EU military structures.
The TL reflects the sovereign will of the people, not the Government.
The Triple Lock was brought in as a legislative guarantee because the *people of Ireland* didn't want to become part of EU military structures.
The TL reflects the sovereign will of the people, not the Government.
January 21, 2026 at 4:08 PM
How many times does it have to be said.
The Triple Lock was brought in as a legislative guarantee because the *people of Ireland* didn't want to become part of EU military structures.
The TL reflects the sovereign will of the people, not the Government.
The Triple Lock was brought in as a legislative guarantee because the *people of Ireland* didn't want to become part of EU military structures.
The TL reflects the sovereign will of the people, not the Government.
All the new proponents of 'Irish sovereignty' who think it means having our own fighter jets and distancing ourself from the UN have very little to say about our economic dependency on a handful of US multinationals and inability to have effective, state funded public services.
January 21, 2026 at 4:05 PM
All the new proponents of 'Irish sovereignty' who think it means having our own fighter jets and distancing ourself from the UN have very little to say about our economic dependency on a handful of US multinationals and inability to have effective, state funded public services.
Giving a book talk (From the Bog to the Cloud) with Pat Brodie at Derry Radical Book Fair next Saturday, 31st January.
The Bloody Sunday March for Justice is on the Sunday - 54 years and the people of Derry still holding the British state to account for their crimes.
The Bloody Sunday March for Justice is on the Sunday - 54 years and the people of Derry still holding the British state to account for their crimes.
January 21, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Giving a book talk (From the Bog to the Cloud) with Pat Brodie at Derry Radical Book Fair next Saturday, 31st January.
The Bloody Sunday March for Justice is on the Sunday - 54 years and the people of Derry still holding the British state to account for their crimes.
The Bloody Sunday March for Justice is on the Sunday - 54 years and the people of Derry still holding the British state to account for their crimes.
The 80th anniversary of the first UN General Assembly was this month - formed out of the rubble of Dresden and Hiroshima.
Easily taken for granted, always insufficient, but remains an important site of struggle for a better world.
news.un.org/en/story/202...
Easily taken for granted, always insufficient, but remains an important site of struggle for a better world.
news.un.org/en/story/202...
Guterres in London: Humanity strongest when we stand as one
Powerful forces are lining up to undermine global cooperation, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned at a landmark event in London on Saturday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of...
news.un.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The 80th anniversary of the first UN General Assembly was this month - formed out of the rubble of Dresden and Hiroshima.
Easily taken for granted, always insufficient, but remains an important site of struggle for a better world.
news.un.org/en/story/202...
Easily taken for granted, always insufficient, but remains an important site of struggle for a better world.
news.un.org/en/story/202...
It can easily be glossed over but our President's emphasis on international law and the UN is markedly different from the Government's emphasis on the 'rules based order', EU values and their efforts to remove the Triple Lock (thereby undermining the UN).
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
Consequences of 'might is right' now clear - President
President Catherine Connolly has warned that "the consequences of a 'might is right' mentality are now "crystal clear before our eyes" amid a period where "countries can be invaded at will, or threate...
www.rte.ie
January 21, 2026 at 2:23 PM
It can easily be glossed over but our President's emphasis on international law and the UN is markedly different from the Government's emphasis on the 'rules based order', EU values and their efforts to remove the Triple Lock (thereby undermining the UN).
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
Interesting how quickly some commentators can see past Ireland's economic dependency on the US when it comes to bellicose support for the EU, but when genocide is happening in Gaza there is relative silence and equivocation over minimal sanctions.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Opinion: This crisis is not ultimately about Greenland. It's about something much bigger
US president Donald Trump’s hostility towards Europe has long been manifest
www.irishtimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Interesting how quickly some commentators can see past Ireland's economic dependency on the US when it comes to bellicose support for the EU, but when genocide is happening in Gaza there is relative silence and equivocation over minimal sanctions.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Pat and I giving a book talk in the A Centre in Belfast on Thursday February 12th.
January 21, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Pat and I giving a book talk in the A Centre in Belfast on Thursday February 12th.
'The Irish political establishment pretends the US doesn’t control Ireland. They publicly and aggressively deny certain realities – like that the US is an imperial power.'
@wereontheditch.bsky.social
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@wereontheditch.bsky.social
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The true nature of the Irish-US relationship can't be denied
The Irish political establishment pretends the US doesn’t control Ireland.
www.ontheditch.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:26 AM
'The Irish political establishment pretends the US doesn’t control Ireland. They publicly and aggressively deny certain realities – like that the US is an imperial power.'
@wereontheditch.bsky.social
www.ontheditch.com/comment-the-...
@wereontheditch.bsky.social
www.ontheditch.com/comment-the-...
'Always bear in mind that the people are not fighting for ideas, for the things in anyone's head. They are fighting to win material benefits, to live better and in peace, to see their lives go forward, to guarantee the future of their children.'
Cabral murdered by the Portugese on this day in 1973.
Cabral murdered by the Portugese on this day in 1973.
January 20, 2026 at 11:04 AM
'Always bear in mind that the people are not fighting for ideas, for the things in anyone's head. They are fighting to win material benefits, to live better and in peace, to see their lives go forward, to guarantee the future of their children.'
Cabral murdered by the Portugese on this day in 1973.
Cabral murdered by the Portugese on this day in 1973.
Missed this piece by Prof Ray Murphy before Christmas but essential reading as Minister McEntee moves to pledge Ireland's support for a neocolonial 'peace plan' that has excluded the Palestinians and ignores international law.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/the-f...
www.thejournal.ie/readme/the-f...
The future of Gaza: Should Ireland contribute troops to the proposed Gaza Stabilisation Force?
Professor Ray Murphy writes that Palestinians have been excluded from the planning of a peacebuilding structure for Gaza.
www.thejournal.ie
January 19, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Missed this piece by Prof Ray Murphy before Christmas but essential reading as Minister McEntee moves to pledge Ireland's support for a neocolonial 'peace plan' that has excluded the Palestinians and ignores international law.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/the-f...
www.thejournal.ie/readme/the-f...
Anniversary of Patrice Lumumba's brutal assassination - supported by Belgium, UK and the US - was this Saturday.
His final letter to Pauline Lumumba is so clear-sighted and beautiful.
blackpast.org/global-afric...
His final letter to Pauline Lumumba is so clear-sighted and beautiful.
blackpast.org/global-afric...
(1960) Patrice Lumumba's Last Letter to Pauline Lumumba
My beloved companion, I write you these words not knowing whether you will receive them, when you will receive them, and whether I will still be alive when you read them. Throughout my struggle for th...
blackpast.org
January 19, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Anniversary of Patrice Lumumba's brutal assassination - supported by Belgium, UK and the US - was this Saturday.
His final letter to Pauline Lumumba is so clear-sighted and beautiful.
blackpast.org/global-afric...
His final letter to Pauline Lumumba is so clear-sighted and beautiful.
blackpast.org/global-afric...
The Irish Times are lucky to have Rachel O'Dwyer writing for them.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
As I sit in the cinema watching Hamnet, a dull ache starts in my throat
Hamnet isn’t grief porn but a bittersweet reminder that all love is a raw miracle
www.irishtimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The Irish Times are lucky to have Rachel O'Dwyer writing for them.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
'[I]n continuing to prevaricate, by maintaining trade relationships, and in refusing to call for a full boycott, divestment and sanctions against this genocidal state, our government runs the risk of standing accused of complicity, not neutrality.'
www.thejournal.ie/readme/weapo...
www.thejournal.ie/readme/weapo...
A ceasefire in name only: Israel's relentless targeting of Palestinians has not stopped
Dr Brendan Ciarán Browne says Israel’s banning of 37 humanitarian organisations exposes the grim reality behind claims of a Gaza ceasefire.
www.thejournal.ie
January 19, 2026 at 2:11 PM
'[I]n continuing to prevaricate, by maintaining trade relationships, and in refusing to call for a full boycott, divestment and sanctions against this genocidal state, our government runs the risk of standing accused of complicity, not neutrality.'
www.thejournal.ie/readme/weapo...
www.thejournal.ie/readme/weapo...
Infrastructure for what kind of development?
A single DC in West Dublin (employing a handful of people) uses 10x the energy of a nearby pharmaceutical plant that employs 2000 people, and enough energy for 200,000 homes.
Great work from @lnbdublin.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
A single DC in West Dublin (employing a handful of people) uses 10x the energy of a nearby pharmaceutical plant that employs 2000 people, and enough energy for 200,000 homes.
Great work from @lnbdublin.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Dublin data centre uses as much power as 200,000 homes
Capacity of Castlebaggot substation ‘completely consumed’ by local data centres
www.irishtimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Infrastructure for what kind of development?
A single DC in West Dublin (employing a handful of people) uses 10x the energy of a nearby pharmaceutical plant that employs 2000 people, and enough energy for 200,000 homes.
Great work from @lnbdublin.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
A single DC in West Dublin (employing a handful of people) uses 10x the energy of a nearby pharmaceutical plant that employs 2000 people, and enough energy for 200,000 homes.
Great work from @lnbdublin.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Internal Defence Forces document from 2017 links increased defence spending to Ireland's ability to attract (US) FDI.
This narrative has only amplified in recent months - what Rory Rowan, Pat Brodie and I describe as the 'militarisation of FDI'.
www.ontheditch.com/internal-def...
This narrative has only amplified in recent months - what Rory Rowan, Pat Brodie and I describe as the 'militarisation of FDI'.
www.ontheditch.com/internal-def...
Internal Defence Forces document linked defence to FDI
The Irish Examiner used the document’s language, almost word for word, to argue for expanding the Irish military.
www.ontheditch.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Internal Defence Forces document from 2017 links increased defence spending to Ireland's ability to attract (US) FDI.
This narrative has only amplified in recent months - what Rory Rowan, Pat Brodie and I describe as the 'militarisation of FDI'.
www.ontheditch.com/internal-def...
This narrative has only amplified in recent months - what Rory Rowan, Pat Brodie and I describe as the 'militarisation of FDI'.
www.ontheditch.com/internal-def...
Féile Bríde is Afri's annual event to mark St Brigid - this year's focus is on the intersecting crises of war and militarism, forced displacement, climate injustice, and deepening inequality.
V happy to be speaking at it with Pat Brodie and Paulie Doyle.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/feile-brid...
V happy to be speaking at it with Pat Brodie and Paulie Doyle.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/feile-brid...
Féile Bríde 2026
Join us on Saturday, 7th February, in the beautiful Solas Bhríde Centre, for our annual Féile Bríde event—registration from 10:00 am.
www.eventbrite.ie
January 16, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Féile Bríde is Afri's annual event to mark St Brigid - this year's focus is on the intersecting crises of war and militarism, forced displacement, climate injustice, and deepening inequality.
V happy to be speaking at it with Pat Brodie and Paulie Doyle.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/feile-brid...
V happy to be speaking at it with Pat Brodie and Paulie Doyle.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/feile-brid...
Anti-imperialist Scholars Collective clarifying the two aspects of anti-imperialist sovereign expression - 'internal' sovereign development & 'external' South to South solidarity - that US imperialism seeks to crush through military and economic means.
venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/the-...
venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/the-...
The Terms of Struggle in Venezuela: Imperialism vs Sovereignty - Venezuelanalysis
In its Red Paper, the AISC places the US attack against Venezuela in the broader context of anti-imperialist struggles in the Americas.
venezuelanalysis.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Anti-imperialist Scholars Collective clarifying the two aspects of anti-imperialist sovereign expression - 'internal' sovereign development & 'external' South to South solidarity - that US imperialism seeks to crush through military and economic means.
venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/the-...
venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/the-...
'Palantir is working on a tool for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that populates a map with potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, and provides a “confidence score” on the person’s current address.'
www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
'Palantir is working on a tool for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that populates a map with potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, and provides a “confidence score” on the person’s current address.'
www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
That horse has already bolted.
'If required, they can always augment the promethean argument with a geopolitical one, presenting winning the AI race against China as an existential challenge for the country and buffing up juicy military contracts.'
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
'If required, they can always augment the promethean argument with a geopolitical one, presenting winning the AI race against China as an existential challenge for the country and buffing up juicy military contracts.'
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
Cédric Durand, After AI — Sidecar
Legacies of the bubble.
newleftreview.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
That horse has already bolted.
'If required, they can always augment the promethean argument with a geopolitical one, presenting winning the AI race against China as an existential challenge for the country and buffing up juicy military contracts.'
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
'If required, they can always augment the promethean argument with a geopolitical one, presenting winning the AI race against China as an existential challenge for the country and buffing up juicy military contracts.'
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
A reminder that while Irish Defence Forces participate in EU Battlegroup training, they cannot join active EU military missions thanks to the Triple Lock.
But rather than protecting this legislative backstop to our neutrality, the Govnt wants to remove it.
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
But rather than protecting this legislative backstop to our neutrality, the Govnt wants to remove it.
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
European troops arrive in Greenland ahead of exercises
Military personnel from France and Germany headed to Greenland as Denmark and its allies prepared for exercises to try to assure US President Donald Trump over its security as he pushes to acquire the...
www.rte.ie
January 15, 2026 at 2:53 PM
A reminder that while Irish Defence Forces participate in EU Battlegroup training, they cannot join active EU military missions thanks to the Triple Lock.
But rather than protecting this legislative backstop to our neutrality, the Govnt wants to remove it.
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
But rather than protecting this legislative backstop to our neutrality, the Govnt wants to remove it.
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
Challenging corporate power in Ireland means challenging a model of development that is dependent on US FDI. No one says it will be easy but the contradictions of this dependency are becoming more and more visible.
Prof Jennie Stephens in today's IT.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Prof Jennie Stephens in today's IT.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Time to challenge corporate power in Ireland
Greta Thunberg and Bohemian Football Club together stress need to put communities before companies
www.irishtimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Challenging corporate power in Ireland means challenging a model of development that is dependent on US FDI. No one says it will be easy but the contradictions of this dependency are becoming more and more visible.
Prof Jennie Stephens in today's IT.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Prof Jennie Stephens in today's IT.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Another article hitching the potential for Ireland's energy transition on unfettered data centre growth and the AI bubble, a move that is not only unsustainable but will deepen Ireland's dependency on a militaristic US.
www.irishexaminer.com/business/eco...
www.irishexaminer.com/business/eco...
Ireland’s goals to host the cloud and harvest the wind
While Ireland seeks to promote hydrogen in transport, capital expenditure and other costs remain a formidable barrier
www.irishexaminer.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Another article hitching the potential for Ireland's energy transition on unfettered data centre growth and the AI bubble, a move that is not only unsustainable but will deepen Ireland's dependency on a militaristic US.
www.irishexaminer.com/business/eco...
www.irishexaminer.com/business/eco...