Craichoor
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Brilliant to see @npwsireland.bsky.social staff in Killarney feel they're now making serious progress re invasive rhododendron and sika deer in the park.

But what about the feral goats?? The place is swarming with them, one of the world's *worst* invasive species.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
‘We’ve broken the barrier’: Optimism blossoms in the battle against rhododendron at Killarney National Park
Investment in machinery to clear ‘scourge’ species a ‘game changer’, says National Parks and Wildlife Service
www.irishtimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Yesterday, I returned from 3 weeks in Costa Rica, where I went to find out what can be learned from their spectacular success rewilding a country.

I cannot overstate how awe-inspiring the trip was: nature loss CAN be reversed on a huge scale, benefiting *everyone*.
February 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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January 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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70% is an insane number, fucking hell
What’s it like to be 25 in Ireland today? 70% live at home with their parents, CSO finds

Read more: www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
January 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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In the spirit of Draw With Don, have decided to launch a series of How To Draw Nice Irish Celebrities
January 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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I don’t know what’s going on anymore,
The world outside is burning with a brand new light,
But it isn’t one that makes me feel warm..
January 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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A rare non-pisstake post.
December 31, 2024 at 11:41 AM
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If we were *really* serious about tackling nature collapse in Ireland (a very big if, I know), what would we be doing?

A thread...🧵
December 22, 2024 at 6:15 AM
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Boom. Fuck you pal. I AM Christmas.
December 21, 2024 at 11:18 AM
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people posting the antisemitism map of Europe over and over and over and over again:
December 21, 2024 at 11:12 AM
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I have to take an annual fire safety training for work, and I am reminded that I asked some of the folks who manage these things how they evacuate the NICU and apparently they have vests you can load up with babies
December 19, 2024 at 11:59 PM
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Yeah, and we didn't prosecute the ring leader either. As a matter of fact, we just put him in the White House. Nothing makes sense anymore.
December 19, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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I'd happily pay higher Local Property Tax if the money offset rates and other costs for enterprises of cultural value like bookshops, cinemas, heritage (non-franchise) cafes and youth clubs.

I think many homeowners would, but politicians seem to think we want tiny tax cuts.
December 18, 2024 at 4:05 PM
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Festive food essentials #food
December 17, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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The 39th time we've had to post this, and this time about The Onion's original hometown.
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
MADISON, WI—In the hours following a violent rampage in Wisconsin in which a lone attacker killed at least two individuals and injured six others, citizens living in the only country where this kind o...
theonion.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:48 PM
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December 15, 2024 at 10:51 AM
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No joke: The ill-considered, lightning fast adoption of these faulty technologies across different sectors of society is nothing less than a mass cult conversion. It's the Kool Aid at scale, and we're treating it like a nice calming cup of green tea
An AI answering service took a message from me for my doctor the other day.

The medical receptionist called me the next day because the AI service wasn’t able to give them a coherent message.

This is at a CARDIOLOGIST’s office, by the way.
December 12, 2024 at 2:43 AM
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Lmao they're so scared, this is deranged
December 9, 2024 at 4:36 AM
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I’m hoping Met Éireann will be on Bluesky soon.
December 6, 2024 at 10:17 AM
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Hope Kielty asks him about the nitrates derogation. These culchie kids have been getting an easy ride for too long #LateLateToyShow
December 6, 2024 at 11:10 PM
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It's also shit for the voters of Kildare South, who have been under represented for the last 10 years. Should be term limits for the Ceann Comhairle.
December 5, 2024 at 2:27 PM
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Just received this great photo book 'Gaelic Fields' by Paul Carroll @gaelicfields - an excellent account of a uniquely Irish universe with just the right amount of dispassion 👌
November 26, 2024 at 1:36 PM
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And I'm sorry, but with so many now claiming the Greens "punched above their weight in government", it has to be said:

One Green minister drafted a forestry plan that was mostly about ramping up sitka, while another Green minister insisted sheep graze a national park.
One image goes a long way to explaining why Ireland is among the most nature-wrecked places on Earth: sheep + sitka.
December 4, 2024 at 8:31 AM
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The idea that FFG need to give concessions to Labour or the Soc Dems is a nothing but pie in the sky wishcasting.
The last time the Greens negotiated hard they got a PfG that was full of vague commitments around social justice commitments that ultimately meant their demise.
December 2, 2024 at 10:29 PM
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I would politely suggest that officialdom in Irish Education (particularly the support services!) migrate their material and updates from X to here. It is so unfair that teachers are forced to engage with that platform in an effort to be informed. #edchatie
November 17, 2024 at 9:22 PM