Save Our Bride Otters
@saveourbrideotters.bsky.social
Protecting the River Bride and its aquatic inhabitants in Blackpool, Cork City. Urban wildlife, cycling, planning, flooding and interesting Cork City stuff will also feature. Posts by Blackpool resident @chrismoodydraws.bsky.social
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This 350m of river to be piped underground. Impact on Bats, Otters and Fisheries will be permanent, significant and negative according to EIAR. There is an alternative - upstream storage. Public consultation on Blackpool Flood Relief open until 10th October 2025. Link - www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
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Dublin’s deputy lord mayor says bus lanes not needed at weekends as he doesn’t see congestion but claims bus lanes add to weekend traffic
Dublin City's deputy lord mayor has said that the operating hours of 24/7 bus lanes should be reduced because they are not needed on weekends, as he doesn't see…
Dublin City's deputy lord mayor has said that the operating hours of 24/7 bus lanes should be reduced because they are not needed on weekends, as he doesn't see…
Dublin’s deputy lord mayor says bus lanes not needed at weekends as he doesn’t see congestion but claims bus lanes add to weekend traffic
Dublin City's deputy lord mayor has said that the operating hours of 24/7 bus lanes should be reduced because they are not needed on weekends, as he doesn't see congestion then, but in the same breath, he also said that the bus lanes are adding to congestion on weekends. The deputy lord mayor, Cllr John Stephens (Fianna Fáil), said: "A lot of residents of the Navan Road have asked me 'Do we need a bus line in operation for seven days a week, 24/7?'"
irishcycle.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Dublin’s deputy lord mayor says bus lanes not needed at weekends as he doesn’t see congestion but claims bus lanes add to weekend traffic
Dublin City's deputy lord mayor has said that the operating hours of 24/7 bus lanes should be reduced because they are not needed on weekends, as he doesn't see…
Dublin City's deputy lord mayor has said that the operating hours of 24/7 bus lanes should be reduced because they are not needed on weekends, as he doesn't see…
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"The [Law] [S]ociety said a “sustained political campaign” in the lead up to the proposed scales had faulted the justice system for delays in housing and infrastructure delivery, but no evidence was provided to support that."
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
Plan to slash legal costs in environmental cases is against EU law, say lawyers
Plan to slash legal fees payable in environmental cases is ‘contrary to EU law and Constitution’
www.irishtimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:41 AM
"The [Law] [S]ociety said a “sustained political campaign” in the lead up to the proposed scales had faulted the justice system for delays in housing and infrastructure delivery, but no evidence was provided to support that."
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
Beautiful drawings by @ciaraioch.bsky.social just dropped through the letter box. This collection features our favourite aquatic mammal. Print quality is stunning! Now to get a frame.
January 22, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Beautiful drawings by @ciaraioch.bsky.social just dropped through the letter box. This collection features our favourite aquatic mammal. Print quality is stunning! Now to get a frame.
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January orders are finally out for delivery, AND it's the last few days of the sale - if you've had your eye on something, please take it off, it's making the print slightly soggy. www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
January 21, 2026 at 4:28 PM
January orders are finally out for delivery, AND it's the last few days of the sale - if you've had your eye on something, please take it off, it's making the print slightly soggy. www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
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1400 submissions on the JR costs cap & the majority appear to be questioning the legal validity of this.
But instead of, you know, actually listening to the public, instead the Gov is said to be 'bracing for a legal challenge'. How about they just don't do it?!
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
But instead of, you know, actually listening to the public, instead the Gov is said to be 'bracing for a legal challenge'. How about they just don't do it?!
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
High Court action against legal fees cap expected
Minister for Environment wants to cap State legal payments to €65,805
www.irishtimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:30 PM
1400 submissions on the JR costs cap & the majority appear to be questioning the legal validity of this.
But instead of, you know, actually listening to the public, instead the Gov is said to be 'bracing for a legal challenge'. How about they just don't do it?!
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
But instead of, you know, actually listening to the public, instead the Gov is said to be 'bracing for a legal challenge'. How about they just don't do it?!
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
State and developers happily breaking environmental law (that Ireland signed up for) for years upset that people are now more informed and challenging them. Call them objectors etc. Try to change the law. Sad.
January 20, 2026 at 5:55 PM
State and developers happily breaking environmental law (that Ireland signed up for) for years upset that people are now more informed and challenging them. Call them objectors etc. Try to change the law. Sad.
‘Fast-tracking’ flood schemes with the new Arterial Drainage (Amendment) Bill 2026. Is it possible to ‘fast-track’ a flood scheme? www.seancanney.com/minister-can....
Minister Canney welcomes Government approval to progress Bill which will fast-track the delivery of Flood Relief Infrastructure - Sean Canney
Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed Government approval to progress legis...
www.seancanney.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:20 PM
‘Fast-tracking’ flood schemes with the new Arterial Drainage (Amendment) Bill 2026. Is it possible to ‘fast-track’ a flood scheme? www.seancanney.com/minister-can....
‘It was vacant. I saw an opportunity and I took it.’
January 18, 2026 at 3:47 PM
‘It was vacant. I saw an opportunity and I took it.’
Have you been to @harpersisland.bsky.social yet? You should. #cork
January 17, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Have you been to @harpersisland.bsky.social yet? You should. #cork
Bring on the shite swabbers.
A database for dog poo: local authority considers DNA swabbing to crack down on dog fouling www.independent.ie/regionals/du...
A database for dog poo: local authority considers DNA swabbing to crack down on dog fouling
A councillor is calling to set up a database of dog poo to identify dogs from their faeces, and crack down on owners who don’t follow littering laws.
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January 16, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Bring on the shite swabbers.
Willing to accept a peace prize in exchange for this page admin. Why not. It's trendy. #nobelpeaceprize
January 16, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Willing to accept a peace prize in exchange for this page admin. Why not. It's trendy. #nobelpeaceprize
The various agencies tasked with protecting the environment i.e The EPA, Inland Fisheries and the NPWS should be doing the job - taking court cases and challenging state agencies. It ends up falling on citizens - they are the last line of defense. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
When councils won’t act, communities turn to nature to get justice
Environmental law has become the last line of defence against unauthorised quarrying, writes Eugene Farrell
www.irishexaminer.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:52 PM
The various agencies tasked with protecting the environment i.e The EPA, Inland Fisheries and the NPWS should be doing the job - taking court cases and challenging state agencies. It ends up falling on citizens - they are the last line of defense. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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1 HOUR LEFT TO DO THIS
If you have a spare few minutes please use them for this really important issue.
If you have a spare few minutes please use them for this really important issue.
⚖️ DEADLINE TOMORROW ⚖️
Submissions on this are due tomorrow. Please do take a few minutes to make a submission, it sounds like a dry topic, but the negative consequences for the Irish environment could be profound.
We need as many people as possible to push back on this.
Submissions on this are due tomorrow. Please do take a few minutes to make a submission, it sounds like a dry topic, but the negative consequences for the Irish environment could be profound.
We need as many people as possible to push back on this.
Have your say by January 15 deadline.
In all our time in An Taisce, this is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced. These proposed changes are clearly unlawful, undemocratic & unfair.
For more: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
#environmentaljustice
In all our time in An Taisce, this is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced. These proposed changes are clearly unlawful, undemocratic & unfair.
For more: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
#environmentaljustice
January 15, 2026 at 4:36 PM
1 HOUR LEFT TO DO THIS
If you have a spare few minutes please use them for this really important issue.
If you have a spare few minutes please use them for this really important issue.
If we’re gonna boil it down to the simplistic view of ‘what side you’re on’ as the Taoiseach suggests here then I guess we’re on the dark side.
Interesting response from Taoiseach to question from Darren O'Rourke TD in relation to why the government wants to transfer costs of environmental law enforcement onto ordinary members of the public
January 14, 2026 at 11:48 PM
If we’re gonna boil it down to the simplistic view of ‘what side you’re on’ as the Taoiseach suggests here then I guess we’re on the dark side.
I found this heavy duty bike lock on the Popes Quay cycle path this morning. Looks like it slipped out a lock mount unnoticed. Anyone? @corkcyclingcrew.bsky.social #cork
January 14, 2026 at 10:05 AM
I found this heavy duty bike lock on the Popes Quay cycle path this morning. Looks like it slipped out a lock mount unnoticed. Anyone? @corkcyclingcrew.bsky.social #cork
We would not have been able to challenge the highly destructive Blackpool Relief Scheme if these cost proposals had been in place. It would mean that those with access to money have the advantage over those who don’t.
⚠️ All Hands on Deck Needed to Respond to the Latest Attack on Access to Justice ⚖️
"This is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced" - @antaisce.bsky.social
🔗 Details and call for public submissions: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
"This is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced" - @antaisce.bsky.social
🔗 Details and call for public submissions: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
January 13, 2026 at 11:29 PM
We would not have been able to challenge the highly destructive Blackpool Relief Scheme if these cost proposals had been in place. It would mean that those with access to money have the advantage over those who don’t.
From Ian McEwan’s Lessons. Seems relevant at the moment.
January 13, 2026 at 11:18 PM
From Ian McEwan’s Lessons. Seems relevant at the moment.
Abandoned trawler. Kinsale. It's an eyesore to locals but it gives nerds with drones something to film. More here - www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster... #cork
January 13, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Abandoned trawler. Kinsale. It's an eyesore to locals but it gives nerds with drones something to film. More here - www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster... #cork
My takeaway from this appeal is that the OPW should have provided the unredacted survey documents when I asked for them in January 2025. They refused. I firmly believe this was to prevent cross referencing with our own extensive records. The OCEI conclusion does not address the issue either. #cork
January 13, 2026 at 4:09 PM
My takeaway from this appeal is that the OPW should have provided the unredacted survey documents when I asked for them in January 2025. They refused. I firmly believe this was to prevent cross referencing with our own extensive records. The OCEI conclusion does not address the issue either. #cork
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Have your say by January 15 deadline.
In all our time in An Taisce, this is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced. These proposed changes are clearly unlawful, undemocratic & unfair.
For more: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
#environmentaljustice
In all our time in An Taisce, this is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced. These proposed changes are clearly unlawful, undemocratic & unfair.
For more: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
#environmentaljustice
An Taisce urges public to object to ‘unlawful’ caps on judicial review fees
An Taisce urges public to object to ‘unlawful’ caps on judicial review fees
Heritage and environmental charity says Government’s proposal is a ‘significant attack on civil society and public accountability’
www.irishtimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Have your say by January 15 deadline.
In all our time in An Taisce, this is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced. These proposed changes are clearly unlawful, undemocratic & unfair.
For more: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
#environmentaljustice
In all our time in An Taisce, this is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced. These proposed changes are clearly unlawful, undemocratic & unfair.
For more: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
#environmentaljustice
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Judge who said cyclists a “nightmare” pleaded guilty to failing to take breathalyser test
A Dublin-based Circuit Court judge who said that "Cyclists have become a nightmare in Dublin" pleaded guilty in 2012 to failing to comply with a request by a garda to use a breathalyser in Connemara.…
A Dublin-based Circuit Court judge who said that "Cyclists have become a nightmare in Dublin" pleaded guilty in 2012 to failing to comply with a request by a garda to use a breathalyser in Connemara.…
Judge who said cyclists a “nightmare” pleaded guilty to failing to take breathalyser test
A Dublin-based Circuit Court judge who said that "Cyclists have become a nightmare in Dublin" pleaded guilty in 2012 to failing to comply with a request by a garda to use a breathalyser in Connemara. According to court reports yesterday, Judge O’Donohoe said in the Circuit Civil Court said: “You never know with cyclists what they are going to do or anticipate what they are going to do...
irishcycle.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Judge who said cyclists a “nightmare” pleaded guilty to failing to take breathalyser test
A Dublin-based Circuit Court judge who said that "Cyclists have become a nightmare in Dublin" pleaded guilty in 2012 to failing to comply with a request by a garda to use a breathalyser in Connemara.…
A Dublin-based Circuit Court judge who said that "Cyclists have become a nightmare in Dublin" pleaded guilty in 2012 to failing to comply with a request by a garda to use a breathalyser in Connemara.…
Frustrated and entitled motorist forgets that as a judge he is supposed to be impartial and responsible. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
‘Cyclists have become a nightmare in Dublin’: Judge reduces €50,000 damages award by 80%
Court finds cyclist was mainly responsible for collision with motorbike in which he suffered brain and soft-tissue injuries
www.irishtimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Frustrated and entitled motorist forgets that as a judge he is supposed to be impartial and responsible. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
Thinking about all those interesting pebbles with ‘a silvery lustre’ that I just chucked away during our Sunday walks in Mallow. #cork www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Boy (7) strikes it lucky by finding one of the world’s rarest minerals near his home in Cork
Within seconds of handing it over to an expert, it was clear quartz discovery was very special
www.irishtimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Thinking about all those interesting pebbles with ‘a silvery lustre’ that I just chucked away during our Sunday walks in Mallow. #cork www.irishtimes.com/environment/...