Shauna Corr
@shaunacorr.bsky.social
Investigative reporter | UCD Earth Institute journalist-in-residence | SCI fellow | Former Mirror/Irish Star environment correspondent | 📇 http://linktr.ee/ShaunaCorr
Here’s to new beginnings this Imbolc and Brigid’s day.
Cross made and bratach hung out for the Celtic goddess’s blessing.
Reminded of these lovely wee traditions at @wimbelfast.bsky.social 5th birthday at the Sunflower yesterday.
#happyimbolc
Can’t wait for spring to well, spring 🌼
Cross made and bratach hung out for the Celtic goddess’s blessing.
Reminded of these lovely wee traditions at @wimbelfast.bsky.social 5th birthday at the Sunflower yesterday.
#happyimbolc
Can’t wait for spring to well, spring 🌼
February 1, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Here’s to new beginnings this Imbolc and Brigid’s day.
Cross made and bratach hung out for the Celtic goddess’s blessing.
Reminded of these lovely wee traditions at @wimbelfast.bsky.social 5th birthday at the Sunflower yesterday.
#happyimbolc
Can’t wait for spring to well, spring 🌼
Cross made and bratach hung out for the Celtic goddess’s blessing.
Reminded of these lovely wee traditions at @wimbelfast.bsky.social 5th birthday at the Sunflower yesterday.
#happyimbolc
Can’t wait for spring to well, spring 🌼
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"When you lose someone you love, they never really leave you. They just move into a special place in your heart"
- Catherine O'Hara (1954-2026)
#CatherineOHara
- Catherine O'Hara (1954-2026)
#CatherineOHara
January 30, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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"Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve Bill 2025... quietly reshapes how major fossil fuel infrastructure can be approved, weakening climate law, compressing scrutiny, and sidelining public participation in the name of urgency" in Ireland says @padraigmcevoy.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/padraigm...
open.substack.com/pub/padraigm...
Security, Urgency, and Power: What is the Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve Bill up to?
The Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve Bill uses urgency to bypass scrutiny, climate law, and public participation. Make your submission!
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:02 AM
"Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve Bill 2025... quietly reshapes how major fossil fuel infrastructure can be approved, weakening climate law, compressing scrutiny, and sidelining public participation in the name of urgency" in Ireland says @padraigmcevoy.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/padraigm...
open.substack.com/pub/padraigm...
Months of work finally unveiled as a major investigation I worked on with the @independent.ie launches.
Every council in Ireland was asked to write a Climate Action Plan identifying local risks and what they plan to do to reduce emissions causing those risks.
We read them all...
bit.ly/3Mf9h8x
Every council in Ireland was asked to write a Climate Action Plan identifying local risks and what they plan to do to reduce emissions causing those risks.
We read them all...
bit.ly/3Mf9h8x
How your county is weighing in on fighting climate change
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bit.ly
January 29, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Months of work finally unveiled as a major investigation I worked on with the @independent.ie launches.
Every council in Ireland was asked to write a Climate Action Plan identifying local risks and what they plan to do to reduce emissions causing those risks.
We read them all...
bit.ly/3Mf9h8x
Every council in Ireland was asked to write a Climate Action Plan identifying local risks and what they plan to do to reduce emissions causing those risks.
We read them all...
bit.ly/3Mf9h8x
Can confirm the new @JustPark system in Belfast is woeful. Have to pick select times… but when forced to overestimate past 6pm… it says you can’t have the space. Wasn’t broke… didn’t need to be changed… but I suppose customer annoyance is worth the extra £££s @belfastcc.bsky.social 🙄
January 23, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Can confirm the new @JustPark system in Belfast is woeful. Have to pick select times… but when forced to overestimate past 6pm… it says you can’t have the space. Wasn’t broke… didn’t need to be changed… but I suppose customer annoyance is worth the extra £££s @belfastcc.bsky.social 🙄
It might have come a day late for my birthday - but I do love some good January news about the NI environment.
A new seagrass meadow that's good for other species and fighting climate crisis.
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social student Rebekah Bakjo found it 😍
theearthscorr.substack.com/p/queens-uni...
A new seagrass meadow that's good for other species and fighting climate crisis.
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social student Rebekah Bakjo found it 😍
theearthscorr.substack.com/p/queens-uni...
Queen's University student 'delighted' to find new seagrass meadow in NI waters
The once abundant marine habitats have been disappearing since the 1800s because of pollution, coastal development and disease
theearthscorr.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:16 PM
It might have come a day late for my birthday - but I do love some good January news about the NI environment.
A new seagrass meadow that's good for other species and fighting climate crisis.
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social student Rebekah Bakjo found it 😍
theearthscorr.substack.com/p/queens-uni...
A new seagrass meadow that's good for other species and fighting climate crisis.
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social student Rebekah Bakjo found it 😍
theearthscorr.substack.com/p/queens-uni...
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Darragh O'Brien wants to bypass normal planning permission, maritime consent, energy regulator & CPO procedures for the State's LNG project. @ciaranahern.bsky.social Jennifer Whitmore @social-democrats.bsky.social & Pa Daly are concerned
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Proposed law would enble Minister to decide on process relating to State gas reserve
Move to bypass normal procedures comes after all-party committee asked to waive right to scrutinise draft legislation
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Darragh O'Brien wants to bypass normal planning permission, maritime consent, energy regulator & CPO procedures for the State's LNG project. @ciaranahern.bsky.social Jennifer Whitmore @social-democrats.bsky.social & Pa Daly are concerned
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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Some excellent reporting here by @ucdearth.bsky.social journalist-in-residence @eithnedodd.bsky.social on the state of Ireland’s #saltmarshes, featuring UCD Climate Fellow Dr Grace Cott from @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Biology and Environmental Science.
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www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Decline in number and quality of saltmarshes in Ireland
Saltmarshes are in decline all over the world, including in Ireland, which is seeing the size of its wetlands decreasing as well as a significant decline in the quality of the ecosystems.
www.rte.ie
January 18, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Some excellent reporting here by @ucdearth.bsky.social journalist-in-residence @eithnedodd.bsky.social on the state of Ireland’s #saltmarshes, featuring UCD Climate Fellow Dr Grace Cott from @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Biology and Environmental Science.
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www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
‘Up to £9bn in value’ appears to be the figure Dalradian is putting on the goldmine now - so many questions.
How is the value estimated? We oft see such figures bandied about with no real breakdown on where this value will be realised.
For the company? Crown Estate? HMRC?
How is the value estimated? We oft see such figures bandied about with no real breakdown on where this value will be realised.
For the company? Crown Estate? HMRC?
January 7, 2026 at 2:58 PM
‘Up to £9bn in value’ appears to be the figure Dalradian is putting on the goldmine now - so many questions.
How is the value estimated? We oft see such figures bandied about with no real breakdown on where this value will be realised.
For the company? Crown Estate? HMRC?
How is the value estimated? We oft see such figures bandied about with no real breakdown on where this value will be realised.
For the company? Crown Estate? HMRC?
Reposted by Shauna Corr
Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Couldn’t agree more. Daylight robbery of a country’s resources live on TV. God help us all
NEW: A mass propaganda event is about to engulf the US news cycle and what, if anything, survives it will be a lesson for our times.
But it’s what the rest of the world does now that’s key. When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-threat...
But it’s what the rest of the world does now that’s key. When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-threat...
January 3, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Couldn’t agree more. Daylight robbery of a country’s resources live on TV. God help us all
Reposted by Shauna Corr
Ørsted files legal challenge against US government over windfarm lease freeze #Climate
Ørsted files legal challenge against US government over windfarm lease freeze
Europe’s biggest offshore wind developer seeking to overturn White House decision to suspend work on a $5bn wind farm project
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Ørsted files legal challenge against US government over windfarm lease freeze #Climate
Happy new year💖
Wishing you a peaceful, plentiful and joyful 2026… and the resilience to face any tough times 🤗
Wishing you a peaceful, plentiful and joyful 2026… and the resilience to face any tough times 🤗
December 31, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Happy new year💖
Wishing you a peaceful, plentiful and joyful 2026… and the resilience to face any tough times 🤗
Wishing you a peaceful, plentiful and joyful 2026… and the resilience to face any tough times 🤗
Still, happy Christmas from #TheEarthsCorr and here's to a joyful 2026
open.substack.com/pub/theearth...
open.substack.com/pub/theearth...
Another [wasted] year over... as the DUP continues to block efforts to give NI folks a clean and healthy environment
Still, happy Christmas from #TheEarthsCorr and here's to a joyful 2026
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Still, happy Christmas from #TheEarthsCorr and here's to a joyful 2026
open.substack.com/pub/theearth...
open.substack.com/pub/theearth...
Reposted by Shauna Corr
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!
Now we need to see full steam ahead from the government in terms of procurement and approval processes. We've never been closer than we are now.
Now we need to see full steam ahead from the government in terms of procurement and approval processes. We've never been closer than we are now.
December 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!
Now we need to see full steam ahead from the government in terms of procurement and approval processes. We've never been closer than we are now.
Now we need to see full steam ahead from the government in terms of procurement and approval processes. We've never been closer than we are now.
Who knew Shakespeare was an environmentalist?! 🤣
It's been a long, hard year for everyone.
I hope you all have a lovely holiday catching up with friends and family.
From mine to yours, happy Christmas x
It's been a long, hard year for everyone.
I hope you all have a lovely holiday catching up with friends and family.
From mine to yours, happy Christmas x
December 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Who knew Shakespeare was an environmentalist?! 🤣
It's been a long, hard year for everyone.
I hope you all have a lovely holiday catching up with friends and family.
From mine to yours, happy Christmas x
It's been a long, hard year for everyone.
I hope you all have a lovely holiday catching up with friends and family.
From mine to yours, happy Christmas x
Didn’t expect t a share on this yarn all this time later… still as relevant though
December 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Didn’t expect t a share on this yarn all this time later… still as relevant though
Couldn’t agree more
From Eowyn to Donald - a look back on the storms, meterorological and metaphorical, of the past year
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
The climate crisis in 2025: When scientific and political realities diverged
‘Climate adaptation’ became the new buzzwords but there was much evidence of business as usual
www.irishtimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Couldn’t agree more
Cheap solar power for 22,000 homes vs an aristocrat’s ‘right’ to hunt wild animals 🤯
Aristocrat’s lawsuit over hunting rights holds up development of €100m solar farm www.independent.ie/irish-news/c...
December 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Cheap solar power for 22,000 homes vs an aristocrat’s ‘right’ to hunt wild animals 🤯
Reposted by Shauna Corr
⏳"Time is scarce for all in academia; for postdocs, time is oxygen”.
📣In the latest piece published on #TheAuditorium (blog by @glasgow.ac.uk Research Culture & Researcher Development Team) we discuss the challenges of research communication as postdocs: shorturl.at/6vyJc
#postdocs #researchstaff
📣In the latest piece published on #TheAuditorium (blog by @glasgow.ac.uk Research Culture & Researcher Development Team) we discuss the challenges of research communication as postdocs: shorturl.at/6vyJc
#postdocs #researchstaff
Postdoctoral researchers: bridled research communicators
By Dr Audrey M Plan, Research Engagement Specialist, Dr Sara M Esteves, IRC Postdoctoral Fellow and Dr Dorota Kolbuk, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University College Dublin. Since March 2025, th…
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December 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
⏳"Time is scarce for all in academia; for postdocs, time is oxygen”.
📣In the latest piece published on #TheAuditorium (blog by @glasgow.ac.uk Research Culture & Researcher Development Team) we discuss the challenges of research communication as postdocs: shorturl.at/6vyJc
#postdocs #researchstaff
📣In the latest piece published on #TheAuditorium (blog by @glasgow.ac.uk Research Culture & Researcher Development Team) we discuss the challenges of research communication as postdocs: shorturl.at/6vyJc
#postdocs #researchstaff
Reposted by Shauna Corr
It was such a joy to celebrate Hanukkah with Mandy, Kathryn and their son, Gideon. As Jewish New Yorkers across our city prepare to light candles and mark the seventh night today, I wish you and your families a Hanukkah full of light and love.
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
Happy Hanukkah
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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December 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
It was such a joy to celebrate Hanukkah with Mandy, Kathryn and their son, Gideon. As Jewish New Yorkers across our city prepare to light candles and mark the seventh night today, I wish you and your families a Hanukkah full of light and love.
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
"Ireland should be distancing itself from the US fossil fuel industry, rather than establishing new strategic relationships with it," says Professor Jennie C Stephens from @maynoothuniversity.ie.
The gov is about to decide whether to tie Ireland to US LNG, or not
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
The gov is about to decide whether to tie Ireland to US LNG, or not
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Ireland is falling for the American fossil fuel industry’s ‘energy security’ con
One of the reasons this argument has been so effective is because, like all good propaganda, there is an element of truth to it
www.irishtimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"Ireland should be distancing itself from the US fossil fuel industry, rather than establishing new strategic relationships with it," says Professor Jennie C Stephens from @maynoothuniversity.ie.
The gov is about to decide whether to tie Ireland to US LNG, or not
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
The gov is about to decide whether to tie Ireland to US LNG, or not
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Is this in reaction to Obama getting his own centre? 🙄
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Is this in reaction to Obama getting his own centre? 🙄
Irish farmers will be allowed to vaccinate cattle and sheep against bluetongue in 2026 following “four outbreaks” in Co Down, N Ireland.
Minister Heydon made the announcement today, saying: “My objective has always been clear… to respond as effectively as possible, and reduce any disease impact.
Minister Heydon made the announcement today, saying: “My objective has always been clear… to respond as effectively as possible, and reduce any disease impact.
December 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Irish farmers will be allowed to vaccinate cattle and sheep against bluetongue in 2026 following “four outbreaks” in Co Down, N Ireland.
Minister Heydon made the announcement today, saying: “My objective has always been clear… to respond as effectively as possible, and reduce any disease impact.
Minister Heydon made the announcement today, saying: “My objective has always been clear… to respond as effectively as possible, and reduce any disease impact.
🔴 2 more cases of suspected bluetongue discovered in Co Down bringing total farms impacted to 4.
Surveillance uncovered the cases on another farm near Greyabbey say @daera-ni.gov.uk.
Temporary control zone not being expanded.
Minister Muir says “emergence of fourth suspect case.. disappointing"
Surveillance uncovered the cases on another farm near Greyabbey say @daera-ni.gov.uk.
Temporary control zone not being expanded.
Minister Muir says “emergence of fourth suspect case.. disappointing"
December 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
🔴 2 more cases of suspected bluetongue discovered in Co Down bringing total farms impacted to 4.
Surveillance uncovered the cases on another farm near Greyabbey say @daera-ni.gov.uk.
Temporary control zone not being expanded.
Minister Muir says “emergence of fourth suspect case.. disappointing"
Surveillance uncovered the cases on another farm near Greyabbey say @daera-ni.gov.uk.
Temporary control zone not being expanded.
Minister Muir says “emergence of fourth suspect case.. disappointing"