Cosybatter
@cosybatter.bsky.social
Stoneybatter’s Sustainable Energy Community
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@cosybatter.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Turning Solar into Savings in Dublin 7 Triple SEC Webinar February 2024
YouTube video by Cosybatter
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Some useful resources:
The “Turning Solar into Savings in Dublin 7” webinar we did with our Triple SEC partners in February, with local people talking about their experiences installing solar:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f28w...
The “Turning Solar into Savings in Dublin 7” webinar we did with our Triple SEC partners in February, with local people talking about their experiences installing solar:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f28w...
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‘We’re proud to be pioneers’: inside Spain’s community energy revolution
‘We’re proud to be pioneers’: inside Spain’s community energy revolution
From Taradell to Galicia, cooperatives are supplying cheap, clean electricity to homes and helping tackle fuel poverty
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:09 AM
‘We’re proud to be pioneers’: inside Spain’s community energy revolution
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Connecting Cabra will be attending this event on Saturday with our friends from Bohs Climate Cooperative. Hope to see you there. Let’s make some noise and get Climate back on the agenda! @leafybatter.bsky.social @nearfm.ie @cosybatter.bsky.social
Join us at the National Climate March
Saturday 15 November at 1pm
Garden of Remembrance, Dublin
We’ll be marching for climate justice to urge the Government to put people before big polluters
@stopclimatechaos.bsky.social
#stopclimatechaos
#climateactionnow
#endfossilfuels
#climatejustice
Saturday 15 November at 1pm
Garden of Remembrance, Dublin
We’ll be marching for climate justice to urge the Government to put people before big polluters
@stopclimatechaos.bsky.social
#stopclimatechaos
#climateactionnow
#endfossilfuels
#climatejustice
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Connecting Cabra will be attending this event on Saturday with our friends from Bohs Climate Cooperative. Hope to see you there. Let’s make some noise and get Climate back on the agenda! @leafybatter.bsky.social @nearfm.ie @cosybatter.bsky.social
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disinformation is real
😢
"Perhaps the most striking findings is that the British public vastly overestimates the cost getting to net zero by almost 14,000%, fueling scepticism & a reluctance to pay. On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to @thecccuk.bsky.social forecast of just 0.2%"
"Perhaps the most striking findings is that the British public vastly overestimates the cost getting to net zero by almost 14,000%, fueling scepticism & a reluctance to pay. On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to @thecccuk.bsky.social forecast of just 0.2%"
Are the advocates for net zero losing the fight?
The cost of misunderstanding: How public perception shapes the net zero debate
fgsglobal.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
disinformation is real
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SEAI’s latest energy & emissions data for 2025 is out! See how Ireland is doing on its climate targets, full report available on SEAI website.
Learn more: www.seai.ie/news-and-eve...
Learn more: www.seai.ie/news-and-eve...
October 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
SEAI’s latest energy & emissions data for 2025 is out! See how Ireland is doing on its climate targets, full report available on SEAI website.
Learn more: www.seai.ie/news-and-eve...
Learn more: www.seai.ie/news-and-eve...
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🚨 Dubliners are worried about their energy bills - and we need to talk about the impact this is having when discussing a just and fair transition away from fossil fuels
November 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
🚨 Dubliners are worried about their energy bills - and we need to talk about the impact this is having when discussing a just and fair transition away from fossil fuels
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🎉 We are delighted to announce that the Raytown Energy Dock is now open!
We're here today and every Thursday from 9:30-12:30 at the Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre for free, practical energy advice.
Learn more and book your energy clinic slot now: bit.ly/3L5HDde
We're here today and every Thursday from 9:30-12:30 at the Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre for free, practical energy advice.
Learn more and book your energy clinic slot now: bit.ly/3L5HDde
October 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
🎉 We are delighted to announce that the Raytown Energy Dock is now open!
We're here today and every Thursday from 9:30-12:30 at the Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre for free, practical energy advice.
Learn more and book your energy clinic slot now: bit.ly/3L5HDde
We're here today and every Thursday from 9:30-12:30 at the Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre for free, practical energy advice.
Learn more and book your energy clinic slot now: bit.ly/3L5HDde
All welcome! We’re here till 12.30pm today (Saturday.) Bring a book, take a book or just come along for a chat 😊
Today! Bring your preloved books to @cosybatter.bsky.social ‘s Stoneybatter book swap!
Kinda catty corner across the way from Little Deer!
littledeercomics.ie
Kinda catty corner across the way from Little Deer!
littledeercomics.ie
October 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
All welcome! We’re here till 12.30pm today (Saturday.) Bring a book, take a book or just come along for a chat 😊
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Tomorrow! Saturday 25th October we’re doing our (currently monthly) book swap again in Stoneybatter, 11am-12.30pm, at An Síol at 19 Manor Street. All are very welcome to bring books, choose books or just come along for a chat!
October 24, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Tomorrow! Saturday 25th October we’re doing our (currently monthly) book swap again in Stoneybatter, 11am-12.30pm, at An Síol at 19 Manor Street. All are very welcome to bring books, choose books or just come along for a chat!
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Dr. Sarah Blake, who leads the Geothermal Programme at Geological Survey Ireland discussed at the #DecarbonisingDublin the potential of geothermal energy.
It’s heat from beneath our feet and it can provide sustainable solutions as long as it’s matched with suitable end users🔋💡
It’s heat from beneath our feet and it can provide sustainable solutions as long as it’s matched with suitable end users🔋💡
October 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Dr. Sarah Blake, who leads the Geothermal Programme at Geological Survey Ireland discussed at the #DecarbonisingDublin the potential of geothermal energy.
It’s heat from beneath our feet and it can provide sustainable solutions as long as it’s matched with suitable end users🔋💡
It’s heat from beneath our feet and it can provide sustainable solutions as long as it’s matched with suitable end users🔋💡
“‘I’d be surprised if a chimney accounts for less than 10% heat loss. You need to close that off as far as you can.’ A chimney balloon, costing less than €50 will do the job. There are no structural works required & you can remove it if you want to light a fire.”
www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2...
www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2...
A little DIY could shave hundreds from your heating bill
Retrofitting your home doesn’t have to break the bank. Here’s how to do it.
www.irishtimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
“‘I’d be surprised if a chimney accounts for less than 10% heat loss. You need to close that off as far as you can.’ A chimney balloon, costing less than €50 will do the job. There are no structural works required & you can remove it if you want to light a fire.”
www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2...
www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2...
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Dublin City residents without secure bicycle parking can now register for BikeBunkers
BikeBunkers, a service providing secure bicycle parking for Dublin City residents who lack access to secure bicycle storage, is now open to expressions of interest from the public, with the first units expected…
BikeBunkers, a service providing secure bicycle parking for Dublin City residents who lack access to secure bicycle storage, is now open to expressions of interest from the public, with the first units expected…
Dublin City residents without secure bicycle parking can now register for BikeBunkers
BikeBunkers, a service providing secure bicycle parking for Dublin City residents who lack access to secure bicycle storage, is now open to expressions of interest from the public, with the first units expected to be installed in December. BikeBunkers are on-street lockers provided in areas, such as those with terraced houses or apartments, where there is no access to bicycle storage.
irishcycle.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Dublin City residents without secure bicycle parking can now register for BikeBunkers
BikeBunkers, a service providing secure bicycle parking for Dublin City residents who lack access to secure bicycle storage, is now open to expressions of interest from the public, with the first units expected…
BikeBunkers, a service providing secure bicycle parking for Dublin City residents who lack access to secure bicycle storage, is now open to expressions of interest from the public, with the first units expected…
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On today! Sunday 12th October, 12.30pm-3.30pm at the pond behind the Church of the Most Precious Blood, Cabra
Apple Press Festival with Community Roots is here! Bring your apples to press into juice, swap Halloween costumes, and pick up apple-themed sourdough bakes (plus a free starter). A day of community, food, and fun.
October 12, 2025 at 5:41 AM
On today! Sunday 12th October, 12.30pm-3.30pm at the pond behind the Church of the Most Precious Blood, Cabra
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We got solar panels installed about a month ago, and we’re running at about 75% energy independence. In autumn. In Ireland. This is not some unsolvable quantum physics problem for god’s sake 🤦
“I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change.”
- Mícheál Martin, Taoiseach.
www.independent.ie/business/tec...
- Mícheál Martin, Taoiseach.
www.independent.ie/business/tec...
Taoiseach says some climate projects will not be fulfilled because they risk polarising society
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rowed back on climate change commitments, saying Ireland may not be able fulfil all current initiatives due to the polarising effect it could have on society.
www.independent.ie
October 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
We got solar panels installed about a month ago, and we’re running at about 75% energy independence. In autumn. In Ireland. This is not some unsolvable quantum physics problem for god’s sake 🤦
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Oh lordy. No, these are not "heat pumps". They are *water* pumps installed in conventional fossil-fuel heating systems. 🤦♂️
October 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Oh lordy. No, these are not "heat pumps". They are *water* pumps installed in conventional fossil-fuel heating systems. 🤦♂️
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The consultation on Ireland’s Second Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy is now open!
Launched by Minister of State Alan Dillon, this consultation is your chance to shape Ireland’s circular future.
Find out more here: gov.ie/en/departmen...
@gov.ie
Launched by Minister of State Alan Dillon, this consultation is your chance to shape Ireland’s circular future.
Find out more here: gov.ie/en/departmen...
@gov.ie
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The consultation on Ireland’s Second Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy is now open!
Launched by Minister of State Alan Dillon, this consultation is your chance to shape Ireland’s circular future.
Find out more here: gov.ie/en/departmen...
@gov.ie
Launched by Minister of State Alan Dillon, this consultation is your chance to shape Ireland’s circular future.
Find out more here: gov.ie/en/departmen...
@gov.ie
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We have all been saying that government needs to move from X/Twitter to Bluesky, so give these people and other govt departments a follow! #Speirgorm
The consultation on Ireland’s Second Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy is now open!
Launched by Minister of State Alan Dillon, this consultation is your chance to shape Ireland’s circular future.
Find out more here: gov.ie/en/departmen...
@gov.ie
Launched by Minister of State Alan Dillon, this consultation is your chance to shape Ireland’s circular future.
Find out more here: gov.ie/en/departmen...
@gov.ie
September 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
We have all been saying that government needs to move from X/Twitter to Bluesky, so give these people and other govt departments a follow! #Speirgorm
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Tomorrow! Saturday 27th September, the 8th Stoneybatter book swap of 2025. Taking place at An Siol Manor St 11am-12.30pm, all are very welcome to come along & pick up a new (to you) book, swap, browse or just drop by for a chat.
September 26, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Tomorrow! Saturday 27th September, the 8th Stoneybatter book swap of 2025. Taking place at An Siol Manor St 11am-12.30pm, all are very welcome to come along & pick up a new (to you) book, swap, browse or just drop by for a chat.
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To expand the learnings for #CargobikeSharingBETA, there is now a public, electric, cargobike in #Stoneybatter.
@bleeperactive.bsky.social have registration info here bleeperactive.com/pages/shared...
We would love to hear your feedback and suggestions if you use it, and please spread the word! 🙏
@bleeperactive.bsky.social have registration info here bleeperactive.com/pages/shared...
We would love to hear your feedback and suggestions if you use it, and please spread the word! 🙏
September 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
To expand the learnings for #CargobikeSharingBETA, there is now a public, electric, cargobike in #Stoneybatter.
@bleeperactive.bsky.social have registration info here bleeperactive.com/pages/shared...
We would love to hear your feedback and suggestions if you use it, and please spread the word! 🙏
@bleeperactive.bsky.social have registration info here bleeperactive.com/pages/shared...
We would love to hear your feedback and suggestions if you use it, and please spread the word! 🙏
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If you’re on or near any of the play streets in Dublin today and have any pictures of street play that you’re happy to share, use #25playstreets or #d7playstreets here so we can find them and build the case for doing 100 play streets next year!!
(or tag @d7playstreets on instagram).
(or tag @d7playstreets on instagram).
September 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
If you’re on or near any of the play streets in Dublin today and have any pictures of street play that you’re happy to share, use #25playstreets or #d7playstreets here so we can find them and build the case for doing 100 play streets next year!!
(or tag @d7playstreets on instagram).
(or tag @d7playstreets on instagram).
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Cargo bicycle share trial expands to Dublin’s northside with new hub in Stoneybatter
A cargo bike share scheme, which is being run as a pilot project by bike hire company Bleeper for Dublin City Council's Beta Projects, has been expanded to Stoneybatter. The new location in Stoneybatter is on…
A cargo bike share scheme, which is being run as a pilot project by bike hire company Bleeper for Dublin City Council's Beta Projects, has been expanded to Stoneybatter. The new location in Stoneybatter is on…
Cargo bicycle share trial expands to Dublin’s northside with new hub in Stoneybatter
A cargo bike share scheme, which is being run as a pilot project by bike hire company Bleeper for Dublin City Council's Beta Projects, has been expanded to Stoneybatter. The new location in Stoneybatter is on Manor Place, opposite Kerala Kitchen. The cargo bike rental costs €1 per 15 minutes of use, which is capped at €25 per day. Bleeper said: "We're excited to announce the new shared cargo bike in Stoneybatter!
irishcycle.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Cargo bicycle share trial expands to Dublin’s northside with new hub in Stoneybatter
A cargo bike share scheme, which is being run as a pilot project by bike hire company Bleeper for Dublin City Council's Beta Projects, has been expanded to Stoneybatter. The new location in Stoneybatter is on…
A cargo bike share scheme, which is being run as a pilot project by bike hire company Bleeper for Dublin City Council's Beta Projects, has been expanded to Stoneybatter. The new location in Stoneybatter is on…
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Today’s a banner day for D7 Play Streets!
From Third Space café in Smithfield in 2023 to a Play Street initiative for the entire city in 2025.
In 2023, myself and my friend, Sean Shanagher, organised a public meeting to see if people were interested in doing "play streets” across Dublin 7...
From Third Space café in Smithfield in 2023 to a Play Street initiative for the entire city in 2025.
In 2023, myself and my friend, Sean Shanagher, organised a public meeting to see if people were interested in doing "play streets” across Dublin 7...
September 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Today’s a banner day for D7 Play Streets!
From Third Space café in Smithfield in 2023 to a Play Street initiative for the entire city in 2025.
In 2023, myself and my friend, Sean Shanagher, organised a public meeting to see if people were interested in doing "play streets” across Dublin 7...
From Third Space café in Smithfield in 2023 to a Play Street initiative for the entire city in 2025.
In 2023, myself and my friend, Sean Shanagher, organised a public meeting to see if people were interested in doing "play streets” across Dublin 7...
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With start-ups, a Phibsboro climate co-op is looking at ways to keep wealth within the neighbourhood. Imagine a network of local enterprises that plan for the future and are owned by the people, says Sean McCabe, the head of Climate Justice and Sustainability at Bohemians FC.
With start-ups, a Phibsboro climate co-op looks at ways to keep wealth within the neighbourhood
Imagine a network of local enterprises that plan for the future and are owned by the people, says Sean McCabe, the head of Climate Justice and Sustainability at Bohemians FC.
www.dublininquirer.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
With start-ups, a Phibsboro climate co-op is looking at ways to keep wealth within the neighbourhood. Imagine a network of local enterprises that plan for the future and are owned by the people, says Sean McCabe, the head of Climate Justice and Sustainability at Bohemians FC.
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🌞 On the rooftops of Aldgate, Rachel Blake MP & Mete Coban show how #CommunityEnergy is powering London’s future.
Solar panels on the Middlesex Street estate are proof that when power is put back in the hands of communities, change happens: cleaner, greener, fairer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFi1...
Solar panels on the Middlesex Street estate are proof that when power is put back in the hands of communities, change happens: cleaner, greener, fairer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFi1...
How Communities Are Powering a Greener London
YouTube video by Co-operative Party
www.youtube.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
🌞 On the rooftops of Aldgate, Rachel Blake MP & Mete Coban show how #CommunityEnergy is powering London’s future.
Solar panels on the Middlesex Street estate are proof that when power is put back in the hands of communities, change happens: cleaner, greener, fairer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFi1...
Solar panels on the Middlesex Street estate are proof that when power is put back in the hands of communities, change happens: cleaner, greener, fairer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFi1...
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the neighbours and i insulated our house, work finished mid spring 2024
calculated yesterday for heating fuel costs/repayments, LOOK at the difference
2023: €1155
2024: €616
2025: €150 (so far, but still!)
why are governments/the EU wasting money on more gas?? insulation cuts bills AND pollution
calculated yesterday for heating fuel costs/repayments, LOOK at the difference
2023: €1155
2024: €616
2025: €150 (so far, but still!)
why are governments/the EU wasting money on more gas?? insulation cuts bills AND pollution
August 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
the neighbours and i insulated our house, work finished mid spring 2024
calculated yesterday for heating fuel costs/repayments, LOOK at the difference
2023: €1155
2024: €616
2025: €150 (so far, but still!)
why are governments/the EU wasting money on more gas?? insulation cuts bills AND pollution
calculated yesterday for heating fuel costs/repayments, LOOK at the difference
2023: €1155
2024: €616
2025: €150 (so far, but still!)
why are governments/the EU wasting money on more gas?? insulation cuts bills AND pollution
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Next stop France! Really pleased to see work start on an electricity cable linking Ireland to France, a small step towards a European #Supergrid that will lower bills, and emissions. #CelticInterconnector
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Work under way on first Ireland-Europe interconnector
Work has begun to lay the underwater cable for the first electricity interconnector between Ireland and mainland Europe.
www.rte.ie
August 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Next stop France! Really pleased to see work start on an electricity cable linking Ireland to France, a small step towards a European #Supergrid that will lower bills, and emissions. #CelticInterconnector
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...