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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I have obtained a copy of the Flood Advisory issued by Met Éireann to local authorities today showing an orange level flood risk for many parts of East and South. I cannot see why it is not made public as I believe it is in the public interest to share it so I am sharing it.
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I have obtained a copy of the Flood Advisory issued by Met Éireann to local authorities today showing an orange level flood risk for many parts of East and South. I cannot see why it is not made public as I believe it is in the public interest to share it so I am sharing it.
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Amidst Gov's attempt to hijack the common good & ur #JR rights,a contrary perspective from me on what's happening
As always the @irishexaminer.bsky.social facilitates examination 😇👏
#accesstojustice
#aarhus
#eulaw
#courts
#judicialreview
#publicinterest
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
As always the @irishexaminer.bsky.social facilitates examination 😇👏
#accesstojustice
#aarhus
#eulaw
#courts
#judicialreview
#publicinterest
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Judicial reviews serve the common good
Rather than castigating public-spirited ordinary people concerned by planning problems, the Government should focus on properly resourcing the planning and legal systems
www.irishexaminer.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Amidst Gov's attempt to hijack the common good & ur #JR rights,a contrary perspective from me on what's happening
As always the @irishexaminer.bsky.social facilitates examination 😇👏
#accesstojustice
#aarhus
#eulaw
#courts
#judicialreview
#publicinterest
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
As always the @irishexaminer.bsky.social facilitates examination 😇👏
#accesstojustice
#aarhus
#eulaw
#courts
#judicialreview
#publicinterest
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Today’s litter pick river treasure. Thanks to @ScoilMhuireCork TY students and teacher Anne for coming out to Blackpool for a tidy along the banks of the River Bride. (Again!) Thanks to Seán at Cork City Council Blackpool depot for sorting collection of the rubbish. #cork
October 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Today’s litter pick river treasure. Thanks to @ScoilMhuireCork TY students and teacher Anne for coming out to Blackpool for a tidy along the banks of the River Bride. (Again!) Thanks to Seán at Cork City Council Blackpool depot for sorting collection of the rubbish. #cork
Things are not going well for the party of supreme arrogance and general all round nastiness. #youknowwho
October 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Things are not going well for the party of supreme arrogance and general all round nastiness. #youknowwho
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A damning account of the rot within Inland Fisheries Ireland at a critical time for our rivers and waterways
www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
Mick Clifford: Our rivers are not the only places to have been polluted under the IFI
It seems there has been a complete disregard for the protection of rivers and lakes under Inland Fisheries Ireland, writes Mick Clifford
www.irishexaminer.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
A damning account of the rot within Inland Fisheries Ireland at a critical time for our rivers and waterways
www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
John Creedon sent us this clip of an otter yesterday afternoon. It is the fourth time he has spotted an otter at this location which is the last place most people would expect to see one. Thanks John. #cork
October 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
John Creedon sent us this clip of an otter yesterday afternoon. It is the fourth time he has spotted an otter at this location which is the last place most people would expect to see one. Thanks John. #cork
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'[this] could not have come at a worse time for the Gov. & farmers as Ireland attempts to retain its EU nitrates derogation.. The EPA findings undermine the case for retention ..The Min for Ag has called for an extension..This now looks like a specious argument.'
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
The Irish Times view on Ireland’s waterways: an ecological death
Nutrients from agriculture and poor wastewater treatment have led to 48 per cent of waters being rated below minimum standards
www.irishtimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM
'[this] could not have come at a worse time for the Gov. & farmers as Ireland attempts to retain its EU nitrates derogation.. The EPA findings undermine the case for retention ..The Min for Ag has called for an extension..This now looks like a specious argument.'
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
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The state does not cause environmental destruction on its own. It does so with the assistance of environmental consultants who spin and twist information in an attempt to mislead the public and get around environmental protections. Hence legal action. #cork
October 10, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The state does not cause environmental destruction on its own. It does so with the assistance of environmental consultants who spin and twist information in an attempt to mislead the public and get around environmental protections. Hence legal action. #cork
Last chance to make a submission on the Blackpool Flood Scheme. Submissions close today the 10th October. Let's keep the River Bride in Blackpool Village and store the floodwater upstream. Submissions to - blackpoolschemeconsultation@per.gov.ie #cork
October 10, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Last chance to make a submission on the Blackpool Flood Scheme. Submissions close today the 10th October. Let's keep the River Bride in Blackpool Village and store the floodwater upstream. Submissions to - blackpoolschemeconsultation@per.gov.ie #cork
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A few days more tomake a submission on the Blackpool Flood Relief Scheme which proposes to denude the area of yet more biodiversity. #Cork #Speirgorm
Until 10th October to make a submission on the Blackpool (River Bride) Flood Relief Scheme which will concrete over the last stretch of river in Blackpool. This over-engineering would have been out-dated in the 1980s never mind 2025 (Image @saveourbrideotters.bsky.social )
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
October 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
A few days more tomake a submission on the Blackpool Flood Relief Scheme which proposes to denude the area of yet more biodiversity. #Cork #Speirgorm
Just a reminder that the developers of the Blackpool Retail Park rerouted the River Bride in 2003 and did not install flood storage to mitigate as had been promised to flooded business owners a few hundred meters downstream in the village. It was also a planning condition. #cork
October 7, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Just a reminder that the developers of the Blackpool Retail Park rerouted the River Bride in 2003 and did not install flood storage to mitigate as had been promised to flooded business owners a few hundred meters downstream in the village. It was also a planning condition. #cork
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Until 10th October to make a submission on the Blackpool (River Bride) Flood Relief Scheme which will concrete over the last stretch of river in Blackpool. This over-engineering would have been out-dated in the 1980s never mind 2025 (Image @saveourbrideotters.bsky.social )
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
October 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Until 10th October to make a submission on the Blackpool (River Bride) Flood Relief Scheme which will concrete over the last stretch of river in Blackpool. This over-engineering would have been out-dated in the 1980s never mind 2025 (Image @saveourbrideotters.bsky.social )
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
Otter catching fish in a trout pool on the River Bride last night. This pool will be destroyed and buried in a pipe under the current OPW flood scheme plans. Please make a submission before Oct 10th. See our pinned post for details . #cork
October 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Otter catching fish in a trout pool on the River Bride last night. This pool will be destroyed and buried in a pipe under the current OPW flood scheme plans. Please make a submission before Oct 10th. See our pinned post for details . #cork
Why the fixation on bike sheds? Far more is being wasted elsewhere. It’s just populist bullshit. P.S I love my bike.
Plan for hospital bike shed costing up to €100,000 is ‘unacceptable’, says Sinn Féin leader
Plan for hospital bike shed costing up to €100,000 is ‘unacceptable’, says Sinn Féin leader
National Maternity Hospital said more staff are cycling to work and need a secure parking facility
www.irishtimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Why the fixation on bike sheds? Far more is being wasted elsewhere. It’s just populist bullshit. P.S I love my bike.
Our little River Bride kingfisher is back again. Ten minutes of scoping from the stick and a catch. Sound up for the 'thunks' as the fish is slapped into submission before being swallowed whole. #Cork
September 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Our little River Bride kingfisher is back again. Ten minutes of scoping from the stick and a catch. Sound up for the 'thunks' as the fish is slapped into submission before being swallowed whole. #Cork
A good piece in the Echo by Tom MacSweeney . The picture of a River Bride otter was taken by our trusty hardworking trail camera. #cork
September 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A good piece in the Echo by Tom MacSweeney . The picture of a River Bride otter was taken by our trusty hardworking trail camera. #cork
A reminder that the OPW could not find a kingfisher on our lovely River Bride in Blackpool. All they really needed was a magic kingfisher stick and a highly motivated individual to find them. Filmed this evening. It wasn’t difficult. #cork
September 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A reminder that the OPW could not find a kingfisher on our lovely River Bride in Blackpool. All they really needed was a magic kingfisher stick and a highly motivated individual to find them. Filmed this evening. It wasn’t difficult. #cork
Otter fishing from a trout pool whilst you are all getting ready for bed. It’s completely dark here. Just using its whiskers, paws, tail, teeth, instinct…and what its mother taught it…to survive. Video quality shit. What can you do. #cork
September 22, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Otter fishing from a trout pool whilst you are all getting ready for bed. It’s completely dark here. Just using its whiskers, paws, tail, teeth, instinct…and what its mother taught it…to survive. Video quality shit. What can you do. #cork
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Three people riding bicycles were killed on Irish roads last week.
The most recent, a 27 year old woman from Japan, who had just started working in Cork.
The oldest was a man in his 80s. The driver did not stop.
#cycling #spéirghorm #killing
The most recent, a 27 year old woman from Japan, who had just started working in Cork.
The oldest was a man in his 80s. The driver did not stop.
#cycling #spéirghorm #killing
The government is:
❌ Failing to provide good quality active transport infrastructure
❌ Failing to introduce a 30 km/h default urban speed limit
❌ Failing to protect people
Make no mistake, the rise in people being killed is not an accident — it’s the result of political choices.
❌ Failing to provide good quality active transport infrastructure
❌ Failing to introduce a 30 km/h default urban speed limit
❌ Failing to protect people
Make no mistake, the rise in people being killed is not an accident — it’s the result of political choices.
Road deaths are going down - but more cyclists and pedestrians are being killed. Why?
The number of pedestrian and cyclist deaths is now at the highest level in six years.
www.thejournal.ie
September 20, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Three people riding bicycles were killed on Irish roads last week.
The most recent, a 27 year old woman from Japan, who had just started working in Cork.
The oldest was a man in his 80s. The driver did not stop.
#cycling #spéirghorm #killing
The most recent, a 27 year old woman from Japan, who had just started working in Cork.
The oldest was a man in his 80s. The driver did not stop.
#cycling #spéirghorm #killing
Poor OPW couldn’t find any Kingfishers on the River Bride. We try to be as helpful as possible and have temporarily turned our trail camera attentions away from otters to focus on kingfishers. We present this little bum waggy specimen filmed on the Bride on Wednesday. #cork
September 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Poor OPW couldn’t find any Kingfishers on the River Bride. We try to be as helpful as possible and have temporarily turned our trail camera attentions away from otters to focus on kingfishers. We present this little bum waggy specimen filmed on the Bride on Wednesday. #cork