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For my sins, I finally got around to reading the Countess’s new anti-immigration policy document and it’s as misinformed and badly written as you’d expect but the funniest part is when it says we should limit migration from countries that don’t respect “LGBT rights” #speirghorm
December 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
For my sins, I finally got around to reading the Countess’s new anti-immigration policy document and it’s as misinformed and badly written as you’d expect but the funniest part is when it says we should limit migration from countries that don’t respect “LGBT rights” #speirghorm
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A reminder that 90% of Ireland's so-called 'forests' are industrial plantations, virtually empty of nature.
It doesn't have to be like this: with a bit of thought, we could satisfy our timber needs AND have huge tracts of natural forest ecosystems, bursting with life.
It doesn't have to be like this: with a bit of thought, we could satisfy our timber needs AND have huge tracts of natural forest ecosystems, bursting with life.
December 23, 2025 at 7:10 AM
A reminder that 90% of Ireland's so-called 'forests' are industrial plantations, virtually empty of nature.
It doesn't have to be like this: with a bit of thought, we could satisfy our timber needs AND have huge tracts of natural forest ecosystems, bursting with life.
It doesn't have to be like this: with a bit of thought, we could satisfy our timber needs AND have huge tracts of natural forest ecosystems, bursting with life.
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Important end-of-the-year article on government priorities: fight tooth and nail to defend nature-killing activities like the nitrates derogation, do next to nothing to support nature protection or restoration.
The result?
Species and ecosystems continue to plummet.
The result?
Species and ecosystems continue to plummet.
If we're to turn the tide on nature loss, we're going to need a government that treats it with the level of priority that was given to holding on to the nitrates derogation
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Habitats report a stark contrast to nitrates decision
Biodiversity collapse is not a lost cause, but Government failure to prioritise it is devastating for all those working on nature restoration
www.irishexaminer.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Important end-of-the-year article on government priorities: fight tooth and nail to defend nature-killing activities like the nitrates derogation, do next to nothing to support nature protection or restoration.
The result?
Species and ecosystems continue to plummet.
The result?
Species and ecosystems continue to plummet.
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They will literally write columns telling you why you should be a good Christian and forgive child sex abusers and then come back the following day with a column about why you should hate trans people.
December 22, 2025 at 9:14 AM
They will literally write columns telling you why you should be a good Christian and forgive child sex abusers and then come back the following day with a column about why you should hate trans people.
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A solitary man watches the sunrise from the rocks.
#Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Photography #EastCoastKin
#Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Photography #EastCoastKin
December 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A solitary man watches the sunrise from the rocks.
#Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Photography #EastCoastKin
#Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Photography #EastCoastKin
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#NewgrangeSolstice earlier today 🇮🇪
☀️ The light slowly creeping through the corridor, illuminating the inner chamber, as the northern hemisphere gradually starts facing the sun again. The ancestral beauty of it all
☀️ The light slowly creeping through the corridor, illuminating the inner chamber, as the northern hemisphere gradually starts facing the sun again. The ancestral beauty of it all
December 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
#NewgrangeSolstice earlier today 🇮🇪
☀️ The light slowly creeping through the corridor, illuminating the inner chamber, as the northern hemisphere gradually starts facing the sun again. The ancestral beauty of it all
☀️ The light slowly creeping through the corridor, illuminating the inner chamber, as the northern hemisphere gradually starts facing the sun again. The ancestral beauty of it all
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As a rainforest forms naturally all around this boulder, so do the more sheltered, humid conditions allow a rich bed of mosses and other plants to recolonise.
Continual nature loss is not inevitable: the reverse is equally possible.
#Rewilding 🌍
Continual nature loss is not inevitable: the reverse is equally possible.
#Rewilding 🌍
December 16, 2025 at 6:32 AM
As a rainforest forms naturally all around this boulder, so do the more sheltered, humid conditions allow a rich bed of mosses and other plants to recolonise.
Continual nature loss is not inevitable: the reverse is equally possible.
#Rewilding 🌍
Continual nature loss is not inevitable: the reverse is equally possible.
#Rewilding 🌍
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"Social cohesion" is a horrible combination of words to be rolling out against a minority group. Makes my skin crawl
December 16, 2025 at 9:55 AM
"Social cohesion" is a horrible combination of words to be rolling out against a minority group. Makes my skin crawl
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Jim O'Callaghan is a threat to social cohesion.
December 16, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Jim O'Callaghan is a threat to social cohesion.
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O'Callaghan and Fianna Fáil are aligning themselves with the absolute worst people and politics in Europe, and journalists need to start asking them about it.
To date, I have seen little evidence that Irish media is prepared to meet this moment, and I fear the worst.
To date, I have seen little evidence that Irish media is prepared to meet this moment, and I fear the worst.
Liam Herrick: Why has Ireland abruptly decided the European Convention on Human Rights goes too far?
Precedent could have far-reaching consequences. Who is to say the rights of gay citizens won’t be the next target by a coalition of hostile states?
www.irishtimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:19 AM
O'Callaghan and Fianna Fáil are aligning themselves with the absolute worst people and politics in Europe, and journalists need to start asking them about it.
To date, I have seen little evidence that Irish media is prepared to meet this moment, and I fear the worst.
To date, I have seen little evidence that Irish media is prepared to meet this moment, and I fear the worst.
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Sprat are small members of the herring family, and are the basis of whole marine ecosystems. Yet they're being hoovered up by pair-trawlers to feed fish farms.
Please sign our petition calling for a pause on sprat trawling until we have more data.
Thank you!
www.change.org/p/save-our-m...
Please sign our petition calling for a pause on sprat trawling until we have more data.
Thank you!
www.change.org/p/save-our-m...
December 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Sprat are small members of the herring family, and are the basis of whole marine ecosystems. Yet they're being hoovered up by pair-trawlers to feed fish farms.
Please sign our petition calling for a pause on sprat trawling until we have more data.
Thank you!
www.change.org/p/save-our-m...
Please sign our petition calling for a pause on sprat trawling until we have more data.
Thank you!
www.change.org/p/save-our-m...
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These two stories are somehow connected. Apparently, if you lobby tirelessly for more pollution & ecological wreckage, that’s exactly what you get.
December 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
These two stories are somehow connected. Apparently, if you lobby tirelessly for more pollution & ecological wreckage, that’s exactly what you get.
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Time after time, these tribunals are uncovering the abuse of trans people by 'figureheads' backed by far-right & anti-gender movements. Often these cases are based on dodgy funding, fabrication, prejudice, hate, and the egos of deluded zealots determined to eradicate a marginalised group.
Decision in the Sandie Peggie case.
She was not directly or indirectly discriminated against, her claim of victimisation fails entirely, her claim of harassment fails largely and her claim against Beth Upton fails entirely. www.judiciary.uk/judgments/sa...
She was not directly or indirectly discriminated against, her claim of victimisation fails entirely, her claim of harassment fails largely and her claim against Beth Upton fails entirely. www.judiciary.uk/judgments/sa...
Sandie Peggie -v- Fife Health Board and another (judgment and summary) - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Case number: 4104864/2024 Employment Tribunal, Scotland 8 December 2025 Before: Employment Judge A KempTribunal Member L BrownTribunal Member C Russell Between: Mrs Sandie Peggie -v- Fife Health Board...
www.judiciary.uk
December 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Time after time, these tribunals are uncovering the abuse of trans people by 'figureheads' backed by far-right & anti-gender movements. Often these cases are based on dodgy funding, fabrication, prejudice, hate, and the egos of deluded zealots determined to eradicate a marginalised group.
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then, the transphobes , feeling victorious at how many people they have made unhappy and despairing in the previous week, move on to anything else that has a spectrum and the possibility of more colours than they can conceive - such hateful people - they cannot understand anything that is not THEM
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
then, the transphobes , feeling victorious at how many people they have made unhappy and despairing in the previous week, move on to anything else that has a spectrum and the possibility of more colours than they can conceive - such hateful people - they cannot understand anything that is not THEM
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Really looking forward to having to prove my sex repeatedly in a restaurant, in the event I want to do something outrageous like order food or go to the lav
December 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Really looking forward to having to prove my sex repeatedly in a restaurant, in the event I want to do something outrageous like order food or go to the lav
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Important rewilding initiative underway in the North Sea, with an Irish connection due to involvement of researchers at ATU. Ending bottom trawling in existing MPAs is an important first step.
rewildingeurope.com/news/pioneer...
rewildingeurope.com/news/pioneer...
Pioneering North Sea rewilding initiative joins European Rewilding Network | Rewilding Europe
The partners of the Rewilding Dogger Bank coalition are working to protect and restore Dogger Bank as the ecological beating heart of the North Sea. Their efforts to raise the profile of marine…
rewildingeurope.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Important rewilding initiative underway in the North Sea, with an Irish connection due to involvement of researchers at ATU. Ending bottom trawling in existing MPAs is an important first step.
rewildingeurope.com/news/pioneer...
rewildingeurope.com/news/pioneer...
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This plan is based on lie after lie after lie
So it seems the claim of 30% increase in judicial review in 2025 was based on the number to 26 June & *a guess* at a number for July to Dec (which wasn’t fact checked & is wrong)
.. & that erroneous claim is the entire justification for govt plan to limit access to the courts #Speirgorm #Planning
.. & that erroneous claim is the entire justification for govt plan to limit access to the courts #Speirgorm #Planning
December 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This plan is based on lie after lie after lie
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Super [perigee] Full Moon at 100% (Cold Moon) over Galway, Ireland tonight (December 4th), 357,180km from Earth. This is the last full moon of 2025 #Moon #Ireland #Scape #Landscape #Sky #Clouds #SkyScape #Photography
![Super [perigee] Full Moon at 100% (Cold Moon) over Galway, Ireland tonight (December 4th)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3ez3rchjgxnl6whcskrmugp3/bafkreia7xvr4smkdjt4vg3gfpriif5ixdoilfpr7k6ir4u5dodvzjjzeey@jpeg)
December 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Super [perigee] Full Moon at 100% (Cold Moon) over Galway, Ireland tonight (December 4th), 357,180km from Earth. This is the last full moon of 2025 #Moon #Ireland #Scape #Landscape #Sky #Clouds #SkyScape #Photography
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The truth?
The Irish public doesn't WANT their national rivers and lakes turned into stinking, dying, cesspools for profit by a particular commercial sector, that also happens to be very heavily subsidised by people's taxes.
Yet that's what this government continues to push for.
The Irish public doesn't WANT their national rivers and lakes turned into stinking, dying, cesspools for profit by a particular commercial sector, that also happens to be very heavily subsidised by people's taxes.
Yet that's what this government continues to push for.
A new Ireland Thinks poll, commissioned by An Taisce, reveals Irish public appear at odds with Government’s application for a derogation from EU Nitrates Directive.
It comes days before a crucial EU vote on the derogation expected on December 9th.
Full results:
www.antaisce.org/news/public-...
It comes days before a crucial EU vote on the derogation expected on December 9th.
Full results:
www.antaisce.org/news/public-...
December 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The truth?
The Irish public doesn't WANT their national rivers and lakes turned into stinking, dying, cesspools for profit by a particular commercial sector, that also happens to be very heavily subsidised by people's taxes.
Yet that's what this government continues to push for.
The Irish public doesn't WANT their national rivers and lakes turned into stinking, dying, cesspools for profit by a particular commercial sector, that also happens to be very heavily subsidised by people's taxes.
Yet that's what this government continues to push for.
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Hold on. HOLD ON.
Are you telling me that when fascists get what they want that they don’t stop but instead they keep coming and keep demanding more fascist things? Even new things that this time might affect people you care about?
How could we ever have known this?
Are you telling me that when fascists get what they want that they don’t stop but instead they keep coming and keep demanding more fascist things? Even new things that this time might affect people you care about?
How could we ever have known this?
Because too many people let him get away with using the Cass Review to take away puberty blockers.
December 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Hold on. HOLD ON.
Are you telling me that when fascists get what they want that they don’t stop but instead they keep coming and keep demanding more fascist things? Even new things that this time might affect people you care about?
How could we ever have known this?
Are you telling me that when fascists get what they want that they don’t stop but instead they keep coming and keep demanding more fascist things? Even new things that this time might affect people you care about?
How could we ever have known this?
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Because too many people let him get away with using the Cass Review to take away puberty blockers.
December 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Because too many people let him get away with using the Cass Review to take away puberty blockers.
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My friends! Please sign this petition to get proper trans healthcare in Ireland. Although it’s from the Irish Labour Party, it’s important to show that trans healthcare has popular support in Ireland!
Petition: Trans Healthcare Now!
secure.labour.ie
December 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
My friends! Please sign this petition to get proper trans healthcare in Ireland. Although it’s from the Irish Labour Party, it’s important to show that trans healthcare has popular support in Ireland!