Ward Valley
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I’m a linear park along the banks of the Ward River, next to Swords town. Heavily wooded areas. Impressive diversity of wildlife. Many ancient monuments. 🇮🇪🇵🇸
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Living sculpture.
Notice also the pool of water held in the crook of this ancient oak on the shores of Kenmare River (bay).
Notice also the pool of water held in the crook of this ancient oak on the shores of Kenmare River (bay).
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Living sculpture.
Notice also the pool of water held in the crook of this ancient oak on the shores of Kenmare River (bay).
Notice also the pool of water held in the crook of this ancient oak on the shores of Kenmare River (bay).
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A major #pollution incident has occurred along the UK’s East Sussex coast, where millions of #plastic biobeads have washed up on the shoreline at Camber Sands and neighbouring beaches following a failure at Southern Water’s Eastbourne wastewater treatment works.
Full story: https://loom.ly/i418AUU
Full story: https://loom.ly/i418AUU
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
A major #pollution incident has occurred along the UK’s East Sussex coast, where millions of #plastic biobeads have washed up on the shoreline at Camber Sands and neighbouring beaches following a failure at Southern Water’s Eastbourne wastewater treatment works.
Full story: https://loom.ly/i418AUU
Full story: https://loom.ly/i418AUU
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GREAT presidential acceptance speech from Catherine Connolly, including a repeated focus on the threat of climate and environmental breakdown.
She's clearly announcing that she'll be an activist president: *exactly* what's needed right now.
She's clearly announcing that she'll be an activist president: *exactly* what's needed right now.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
GREAT presidential acceptance speech from Catherine Connolly, including a repeated focus on the threat of climate and environmental breakdown.
She's clearly announcing that she'll be an activist president: *exactly* what's needed right now.
She's clearly announcing that she'll be an activist president: *exactly* what's needed right now.
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China just hit 37.5°C, its hottest mid-October day ever.
Japan broke dozens of heat records too, and Indonesia set a new minimum temperature record.
October is supposed to be cooling. Instead, the world is still burning.
Japan broke dozens of heat records too, and Indonesia set a new minimum temperature record.
October is supposed to be cooling. Instead, the world is still burning.
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
China just hit 37.5°C, its hottest mid-October day ever.
Japan broke dozens of heat records too, and Indonesia set a new minimum temperature record.
October is supposed to be cooling. Instead, the world is still burning.
Japan broke dozens of heat records too, and Indonesia set a new minimum temperature record.
October is supposed to be cooling. Instead, the world is still burning.
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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apparently the unprecedented wealth and inflcuence big tech is amassing at the cost of the most marginalised is not enough. big tech ceos are not that different from drug cartels
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
EU set to water down landmark AI Act after pressure from big tech
European Commission proposes pauses to provisions in digital rule book amid concerns over implications for EU competitiveness
www.irishtimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
apparently the unprecedented wealth and inflcuence big tech is amassing at the cost of the most marginalised is not enough. big tech ceos are not that different from drug cartels
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
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Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
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‘I once planned to sue the bbc for suggesting I encouraged an insurrection the time I encouraged an insurrection on live tv’
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
‘I once planned to sue the bbc for suggesting I encouraged an insurrection the time I encouraged an insurrection on live tv’
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This seems like good news... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This seems like good news... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Two CRM references and still the same trolley in the river Broadmeadow @fingal.ie
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November 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Two CRM references and still the same trolley in the river Broadmeadow @fingal.ie
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@depthousingirl.bsky.social
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Einkaufswagonkunst @fingal.ie
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Restore Nature
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Restore Nature
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Einkaufswagonkunst @fingal.ie
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@localgovire.bsky.social
@depthousingirl.bsky.social
Restore Nature
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@depthousingirl.bsky.social
Restore Nature
#Einkaufswagonkunst @fingal.ie
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@localgovire.bsky.social
@depthousingirl.bsky.social
#RestoreNature
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#RestoreNature
November 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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'Hijacked'? 'Pushing an agenda'? It's called EU law, namely the Habitats Directive, it's been in place for decades, & like most laws Ireland is failing to do that well, while our biodiversity pays the price.
So, yes, eNGOs are pushing it. Unapologetically.
www.farmersjournal.ie/news/news/wa...
So, yes, eNGOs are pushing it. Unapologetically.
www.farmersjournal.ie/news/news/wa...
November 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
'Hijacked'? 'Pushing an agenda'? It's called EU law, namely the Habitats Directive, it's been in place for decades, & like most laws Ireland is failing to do that well, while our biodiversity pays the price.
So, yes, eNGOs are pushing it. Unapologetically.
www.farmersjournal.ie/news/news/wa...
So, yes, eNGOs are pushing it. Unapologetically.
www.farmersjournal.ie/news/news/wa...
#Biodiversity isn’t a luxury.
It’s the system that makes oxygen, food, clean water, and stable weather possible.
But we treat it like an optional accessory.
It’s the system that makes oxygen, food, clean water, and stable weather possible.
But we treat it like an optional accessory.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The National Centre for the Circular Economy has said consumption of textiles in Ireland is currently double the EU average
Bursting at the seams: Irish problem with textile waste
The National Centre for the Circular Economy has said Ireland will need more resources to adequately deal with textile waste.
www.rte.ie
November 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Who comes up with something like this in the midst of a climate crisis caused by the economy? Energy already costs a fortune for people, emissions from construction are out of control, and now we're building data centers to host 'AI', which by their very nature leeches energy, spews out emissions.
The town board in Lansing, New York, is considering a temporary ban on large-scale development that could delay construction of a data center.
A Data Center Could Be Coming to an Upstate New York Town, and Residents Are Speaking Out - Inside Climate News
The town board in Lansing is considering a temporary ban on large-scale development that could delay construction.
insideclimatenews.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Who comes up with something like this in the midst of a climate crisis caused by the economy? Energy already costs a fortune for people, emissions from construction are out of control, and now we're building data centers to host 'AI', which by their very nature leeches energy, spews out emissions.
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Mercury fillings are taking a bite out of British wildlife and river health. Nature groups are warning that mercury fillings should be banned...
www.wcl.org.uk/mercury-fill...
www.wcl.org.uk/mercury-fill...
Mercury fillings are taking a bite out of British wildlife and river health
Nature groups are warning that mercury fillings should be banned across Great Britain.
www.wcl.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Mercury fillings are taking a bite out of British wildlife and river health. Nature groups are warning that mercury fillings should be banned...
www.wcl.org.uk/mercury-fill...
www.wcl.org.uk/mercury-fill...
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Tees Valley mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen promised renewal. Instead, Britain’s biggest regeneration project has turned into a taxpayer-funded scandal - enriching a few local businessmen while leaving public bodies on the brink.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
November 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Tees Valley mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen promised renewal. Instead, Britain’s biggest regeneration project has turned into a taxpayer-funded scandal - enriching a few local businessmen while leaving public bodies on the brink.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
Fingal Council issues awards every year for reduced pesticide use (via Tidy Towns) but is clearly failing to live by those standards itself
Rat Poison notices at every side of our regional Park @fingal.ie
@deptcee.bsky.social
@localgovire.bsky.social
@depthousingirl.bsky.social
#RestoreNature
Rat Poison notices at every side of our regional Park @fingal.ie
@deptcee.bsky.social
@localgovire.bsky.social
@depthousingirl.bsky.social
#RestoreNature
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Fingal Council issues awards every year for reduced pesticide use (via Tidy Towns) but is clearly failing to live by those standards itself
Rat Poison notices at every side of our regional Park @fingal.ie
@deptcee.bsky.social
@localgovire.bsky.social
@depthousingirl.bsky.social
#RestoreNature
Rat Poison notices at every side of our regional Park @fingal.ie
@deptcee.bsky.social
@localgovire.bsky.social
@depthousingirl.bsky.social
#RestoreNature
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The BBC's senior leadership resigning en masse over one dodgy edit in one programme, simply because the right wing press demands it, tells you everything you need to know about where the power really lies in that relationship
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The BBC's senior leadership resigning en masse over one dodgy edit in one programme, simply because the right wing press demands it, tells you everything you need to know about where the power really lies in that relationship