Shauna Corr
@shaunacorr.bsky.social
Investigative reporter and UCD Earth Institute journalist-in-residence 2025 | Formerly environment correspondent at Reach Plc | 📇 http://linktr.ee/ShaunaCorr
Over the past few days AI has given me a few wrong answers on Google.
Check this one search, with and without AI, you get completely opposing answers.
You can bypass Google AI by following your search with ‘-ai’.
AI seems to side with what businesses say without question
Check this one search, with and without AI, you get completely opposing answers.
You can bypass Google AI by following your search with ‘-ai’.
AI seems to side with what businesses say without question
November 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Over the past few days AI has given me a few wrong answers on Google.
Check this one search, with and without AI, you get completely opposing answers.
You can bypass Google AI by following your search with ‘-ai’.
AI seems to side with what businesses say without question
Check this one search, with and without AI, you get completely opposing answers.
You can bypass Google AI by following your search with ‘-ai’.
AI seems to side with what businesses say without question
Reposted by Shauna Corr
More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists granted access to the Cop30 climate negotiations in Belém (Brazil), 12% up from last year’s talks in Baku, Azerbaijan.
What should be the most serious, urgent talks on the planet continue to be a farce.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What should be the most serious, urgent talks on the planet continue to be a farce.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists granted access to the Cop30 climate negotiations in Belém (Brazil), 12% up from last year’s talks in Baku, Azerbaijan.
What should be the most serious, urgent talks on the planet continue to be a farce.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What should be the most serious, urgent talks on the planet continue to be a farce.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Shauna Corr
Fintan O’Toole: Simon Harris is deliberately spreading disinformation on immigration
Fintan O’Toole: Simon Harris is deliberately spreading disinformation on immigration
For Fine Gael, the small number awaiting deportation is proof inward migration has become ‘too high’
www.irishtimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Fintan O’Toole: Simon Harris is deliberately spreading disinformation on immigration
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Bird flu is being painted as a problem wild birds are inflicting on the poultry industry, but it's precisely the reverse.
Where do they think it developed in the first place, if not in the disease incubators that are mass battery farms?
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Where do they think it developed in the first place, if not in the disease incubators that are mass battery farms?
share.google/K4FBGkiuuUdc...
Bird flu outbreak at commercial turkey flock in Carlow
Restriction zones have been put in place around a commercial turkey farm in Co Carlow, after an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu was detected there.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Bird flu is being painted as a problem wild birds are inflicting on the poultry industry, but it's precisely the reverse.
Where do they think it developed in the first place, if not in the disease incubators that are mass battery farms?
share.google/K4FBGkiuuUdc...
Where do they think it developed in the first place, if not in the disease incubators that are mass battery farms?
share.google/K4FBGkiuuUdc...
As family lore would have it, my great grandfather (a Monaghan McKenna), oft heard the banshee. The purveyor of cures… he also predicted the death of locals after hearing her wails. On the night of his untimely death, it was no different… but he declined to give his wife a name..
October 31, 2025 at 11:48 PM
As family lore would have it, my great grandfather (a Monaghan McKenna), oft heard the banshee. The purveyor of cures… he also predicted the death of locals after hearing her wails. On the night of his untimely death, it was no different… but he declined to give his wife a name..
Reposted by Shauna Corr
It's a no brainer
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The Results Are In: Tax The Rich
YouTube video by Novara Media
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October 26, 2025 at 7:14 AM
It's a no brainer
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An absolutely *brilliant* day for Ireland.
Now the left needs to show it can, despite differences, work together to provide a numerically viable alternative to FF-FG business-as-usual at the next Dáil election.
It could not be more needed, by people, nature, + climate.
share.google/fJWMLLln1VXd...
Now the left needs to show it can, despite differences, work together to provide a numerically viable alternative to FF-FG business-as-usual at the next Dáil election.
It could not be more needed, by people, nature, + climate.
share.google/fJWMLLln1VXd...
This is a disastrous day for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael
Huge number of spoiled votes conveys a message of hostility towards established politics
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October 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
An absolutely *brilliant* day for Ireland.
Now the left needs to show it can, despite differences, work together to provide a numerically viable alternative to FF-FG business-as-usual at the next Dáil election.
It could not be more needed, by people, nature, + climate.
share.google/fJWMLLln1VXd...
Now the left needs to show it can, despite differences, work together to provide a numerically viable alternative to FF-FG business-as-usual at the next Dáil election.
It could not be more needed, by people, nature, + climate.
share.google/fJWMLLln1VXd...
Reposted by Shauna Corr
Public to be advised how to survive 72 hours without services in plan for next Storm Éowyn
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Public to be advised how to survive 72 hours without services in plan for next Storm Éowyn
Review of Ireland’s most severe storm found lives were protected but aftermath was hard
www.irishtimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Public to be advised how to survive 72 hours without services in plan for next Storm Éowyn
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
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I wouldn't have believed it unless I saw it with my own eyes, but apparently it's still possible for experienced financial journalists to write long-ish articles about exploding home insurance prices and never mention the phrase "climate change."
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
Runaway Insurance Costs Bring Back Talk of Price Caps
Increasingly, insurers in both red and blue states are being told to cap prices as lawmakers come under pressure.
www.wsj.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I wouldn't have believed it unless I saw it with my own eyes, but apparently it's still possible for experienced financial journalists to write long-ish articles about exploding home insurance prices and never mention the phrase "climate change."
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
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“This is the largest increase since modern measurements started in 1957 and is well in excess of the 2022–2023 increase of 2.3 ppm.”
Global carbon sinks buckling as pollution overwhelms Earth’s capacity to absorb our impacts. ☠️
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
Global carbon sinks buckling as pollution overwhelms Earth’s capacity to absorb our impacts. ☠️
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
CO2 levels in Earth's atmosphere jumped by a record amount in 2024
The global average concentration of CO2 surged by 3.5 parts per million to reach 423.9 ppm last year, fuelling worries that the planet’s ability to soak up excess carbon is weakening
www.newscientist.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
“This is the largest increase since modern measurements started in 1957 and is well in excess of the 2022–2023 increase of 2.3 ppm.”
Global carbon sinks buckling as pollution overwhelms Earth’s capacity to absorb our impacts. ☠️
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
Global carbon sinks buckling as pollution overwhelms Earth’s capacity to absorb our impacts. ☠️
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
Reposted by Shauna Corr
“From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy
In Ireland data centres consume more than 20% of the country’s electricity… authorities have limited new data centers in the Dublin area because of “significant risk” to power supplies”
@nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t...
In Ireland data centres consume more than 20% of the country’s electricity… authorities have limited new data centers in the Dublin area because of “significant risk” to power supplies”
@nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t...
From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
“From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy
In Ireland data centres consume more than 20% of the country’s electricity… authorities have limited new data centers in the Dublin area because of “significant risk” to power supplies”
@nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t...
In Ireland data centres consume more than 20% of the country’s electricity… authorities have limited new data centers in the Dublin area because of “significant risk” to power supplies”
@nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t...
Wild Belfast, Queen’s University planners and some in the council hope to make Belfast the first national park city on the island of Ireland…
A series of public conversations kick off this evening in the city centre.
Find out more here 👇
open.substack.com/pub/theearth...
A series of public conversations kick off this evening in the city centre.
Find out more here 👇
open.substack.com/pub/theearth...
Belfast becoming a national park city could ‘bring people together’ says Wild Belfast founder
A new campaign to make Belfast the first national park city on the island of Ireland could be just the thing to bring “people together” rather than “tearing them apart” says Wild Belfast founder, Cono...
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October 20, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Wild Belfast, Queen’s University planners and some in the council hope to make Belfast the first national park city on the island of Ireland…
A series of public conversations kick off this evening in the city centre.
Find out more here 👇
open.substack.com/pub/theearth...
A series of public conversations kick off this evening in the city centre.
Find out more here 👇
open.substack.com/pub/theearth...
It rained yesterday… and there’s a farmer round my neck of the woods out spraying slurry in the dark right now 🙄
Closed period for spreading starts at midnight, I believe.
Maybe time to consider storage bigger tanks considering climate promises more rainfall?
Closed period for spreading starts at midnight, I believe.
Maybe time to consider storage bigger tanks considering climate promises more rainfall?
October 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
It rained yesterday… and there’s a farmer round my neck of the woods out spraying slurry in the dark right now 🙄
Closed period for spreading starts at midnight, I believe.
Maybe time to consider storage bigger tanks considering climate promises more rainfall?
Closed period for spreading starts at midnight, I believe.
Maybe time to consider storage bigger tanks considering climate promises more rainfall?
What if politicians at all levels were chosen like the jury service - you serve five years and then go on about your business?
Like a citizens' assembly - every section of society would be represented fairly and a majority vote gets new policy over the line?
A real democracy?
Like a citizens' assembly - every section of society would be represented fairly and a majority vote gets new policy over the line?
A real democracy?
a woman is holding a cup of coffee and the words something to think about are above her
ALT: a woman is holding a cup of coffee and the words something to think about are above her
media.tenor.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
What if politicians at all levels were chosen like the jury service - you serve five years and then go on about your business?
Like a citizens' assembly - every section of society would be represented fairly and a majority vote gets new policy over the line?
A real democracy?
Like a citizens' assembly - every section of society would be represented fairly and a majority vote gets new policy over the line?
A real democracy?
Reposted by Shauna Corr
Marine heatwaves to become more frequent off UK and Irish coasts, experts say #Climate
Marine heatwaves to become more frequent off UK and Irish coasts, experts say
Scientists find 10% chance that similar events to the ‘unheard of’ temperatures in 2023 could occur each year
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Marine heatwaves to become more frequent off UK and Irish coasts, experts say #Climate
Thinking of all the victims and families devastated by the October 7 attack on #Israel.
Also thinking of all the Palestinians caught up in the genocide that followed as the onslaught on Gaza continues despite ceasefire talks.
Both sides need peace. #StopTheGenocide on #Palestine
Also thinking of all the Palestinians caught up in the genocide that followed as the onslaught on Gaza continues despite ceasefire talks.
Both sides need peace. #StopTheGenocide on #Palestine
October 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Thinking of all the victims and families devastated by the October 7 attack on #Israel.
Also thinking of all the Palestinians caught up in the genocide that followed as the onslaught on Gaza continues despite ceasefire talks.
Both sides need peace. #StopTheGenocide on #Palestine
Also thinking of all the Palestinians caught up in the genocide that followed as the onslaught on Gaza continues despite ceasefire talks.
Both sides need peace. #StopTheGenocide on #Palestine
Reposted by Shauna Corr
Yet another reminder that the fight for #climate action is also the fight against fascism and genocide.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags
Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Yet another reminder that the fight for #climate action is also the fight against fascism and genocide.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
A fee for requesting discharge of conditions on planning approvals is a great idea given the no of applications approved with conditions - many to protect the environment - which developers later request removal of in a long list of applications.
It could even stop request splitting #Stormont
It could even stop request splitting #Stormont
October 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
A fee for requesting discharge of conditions on planning approvals is a great idea given the no of applications approved with conditions - many to protect the environment - which developers later request removal of in a long list of applications.
It could even stop request splitting #Stormont
It could even stop request splitting #Stormont
Reposted by Shauna Corr
Agency investigating Blackwater fish kill says its powers ‘too weak’ to deter offenders
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Agency investigating Blackwater fish kill says its powers ‘too weak’ to deter offenders
Angling clubs say true extent of incident could be hundreds of thousands of dead fish
www.irishtimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Agency investigating Blackwater fish kill says its powers ‘too weak’ to deter offenders
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
SDLP leader @clairehanna.bsky.social
has called for a Northern Ireland exemption from
@labourpartyireland.bsky.social 's
'Brit Card' scheme warning it would be 'unworkable and does not reflect the reality of people’s rights of identity and citizenship here'...
has called for a Northern Ireland exemption from
@labourpartyireland.bsky.social 's
'Brit Card' scheme warning it would be 'unworkable and does not reflect the reality of people’s rights of identity and citizenship here'...
September 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
SDLP leader @clairehanna.bsky.social
has called for a Northern Ireland exemption from
@labourpartyireland.bsky.social 's
'Brit Card' scheme warning it would be 'unworkable and does not reflect the reality of people’s rights of identity and citizenship here'...
has called for a Northern Ireland exemption from
@labourpartyireland.bsky.social 's
'Brit Card' scheme warning it would be 'unworkable and does not reflect the reality of people’s rights of identity and citizenship here'...
Lough Neagh eel among species found with algae-linked toxin in flesh for first time
#environment #pollution #bluegreenalgae #TheEarthsCorr
open.substack.com/pub/theearth...
#environment #pollution #bluegreenalgae #TheEarthsCorr
open.substack.com/pub/theearth...
Lough Neagh eel among species found with algae-linked toxin in flesh for first time
The FSA confirmed microcystins, which can attack the human liver if consumed, were found in the flesh of four species fished from Lough Neagh in 2024/25
open.substack.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Lough Neagh eel among species found with algae-linked toxin in flesh for first time
#environment #pollution #bluegreenalgae #TheEarthsCorr
open.substack.com/pub/theearth...
#environment #pollution #bluegreenalgae #TheEarthsCorr
open.substack.com/pub/theearth...
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The Brits have such a way with words. You know. Those things with letter that help you define and say stuff about things.
September 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The Brits have such a way with words. You know. Those things with letter that help you define and say stuff about things.
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1. I've long contended that austerity doesn't save money. It merely transfers costs from one group (the very rich, who would otherwise pay more tax) to others. Last night was a powerful reminder of that. Before I go further, I should say I’m fine. Just a black eye, cuts & bruises, no serious harm. 🧵
September 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
1. I've long contended that austerity doesn't save money. It merely transfers costs from one group (the very rich, who would otherwise pay more tax) to others. Last night was a powerful reminder of that. Before I go further, I should say I’m fine. Just a black eye, cuts & bruises, no serious harm. 🧵
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We’ve had a great time with a special Postdocs Spotlight seminar earlier this week in Dublin’s MoLI.
🔔How to clearly communicate research? How to avoid sensationalizing science? How to make people care? - as discussed by our panel of scientists and journalists.
#scicomm @ucddublin.bsky.social
🔔How to clearly communicate research? How to avoid sensationalizing science? How to make people care? - as discussed by our panel of scientists and journalists.
#scicomm @ucddublin.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We’ve had a great time with a special Postdocs Spotlight seminar earlier this week in Dublin’s MoLI.
🔔How to clearly communicate research? How to avoid sensationalizing science? How to make people care? - as discussed by our panel of scientists and journalists.
#scicomm @ucddublin.bsky.social
🔔How to clearly communicate research? How to avoid sensationalizing science? How to make people care? - as discussed by our panel of scientists and journalists.
#scicomm @ucddublin.bsky.social
Reposted by Shauna Corr
We thank our panellists: Saule Akhmetkaliyeva, Ravikant Singh, @cjnicoson.bsky.social, @shaunacorr.bsky.social from @ucdearth.bsky.social, and our moderator, Jim Carroll from @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social.
And of course, thank you to the audience who made the Q&A so engaging and thought-provoking!
And of course, thank you to the audience who made the Q&A so engaging and thought-provoking!
September 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We thank our panellists: Saule Akhmetkaliyeva, Ravikant Singh, @cjnicoson.bsky.social, @shaunacorr.bsky.social from @ucdearth.bsky.social, and our moderator, Jim Carroll from @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social.
And of course, thank you to the audience who made the Q&A so engaging and thought-provoking!
And of course, thank you to the audience who made the Q&A so engaging and thought-provoking!