Pinned
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I have obtained a copy of the Flood Advisory issued by Met Éireann to local authorities today showing an orange level flood risk for many parts of East and South. I cannot see why it is not made public as I believe it is in the public interest to share it so I am sharing it.
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I have obtained a copy of the Flood Advisory issued by Met Éireann to local authorities today showing an orange level flood risk for many parts of East and South. I cannot see why it is not made public as I believe it is in the public interest to share it so I am sharing it.
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Finally. A pointless post that in the past was adequately dealt with by councillors. Created by Conservatives because it was the only way they could win elections, on a micro-turnout where no one cared about the outcome.
Police and crime commissioners to be abolished, government to announce
System introduced in 2012 across England and Wales has faced criticism from police chiefs
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Finally. A pointless post that in the past was adequately dealt with by councillors. Created by Conservatives because it was the only way they could win elections, on a micro-turnout where no one cared about the outcome.
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NEWS⬇️
Ministers @darraghobrientd.bsky.social & Timmy Dooley approved to advance Marine Protected Area legislation in the Maritime Area Planning Act.
A General Scheme will now be prepared, which will need sign off again by gov, then legislation can be drafted.
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
#FairSeas
Ministers @darraghobrientd.bsky.social & Timmy Dooley approved to advance Marine Protected Area legislation in the Maritime Area Planning Act.
A General Scheme will now be prepared, which will need sign off again by gov, then legislation can be drafted.
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
#FairSeas
November 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
NEWS⬇️
Ministers @darraghobrientd.bsky.social & Timmy Dooley approved to advance Marine Protected Area legislation in the Maritime Area Planning Act.
A General Scheme will now be prepared, which will need sign off again by gov, then legislation can be drafted.
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
#FairSeas
Ministers @darraghobrientd.bsky.social & Timmy Dooley approved to advance Marine Protected Area legislation in the Maritime Area Planning Act.
A General Scheme will now be prepared, which will need sign off again by gov, then legislation can be drafted.
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
#FairSeas
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Bird of the day, Sleepy Duck standing on a rock. Galway Ireland. #BirdOfTheDay #Duck #DucksOutOfWater #Mallard #Birds #Wildlife #Ireland #Nature #EastCoastKin #Photography
November 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Bird of the day, Sleepy Duck standing on a rock. Galway Ireland. #BirdOfTheDay #Duck #DucksOutOfWater #Mallard #Birds #Wildlife #Ireland #Nature #EastCoastKin #Photography
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How about speeding things up by chatting to CSO Ireland to get locations for 72,000 (yep!) vacant dwellings announced in September & apply use it or lose it
They should also chat with Revenue to understand why only 2300 properties paid the Vacant Homes Tax
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland
They should also chat with Revenue to understand why only 2300 properties paid the Vacant Homes Tax
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland
November 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
How about speeding things up by chatting to CSO Ireland to get locations for 72,000 (yep!) vacant dwellings announced in September & apply use it or lose it
They should also chat with Revenue to understand why only 2300 properties paid the Vacant Homes Tax
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland
They should also chat with Revenue to understand why only 2300 properties paid the Vacant Homes Tax
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland
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November 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
An inevitable result of free world trade with no or lax bio security at port of entry?
Just as invasive species from other continents are causing major problems for ecosystems here, so are some of our best-loved native plants and animals doing the same elsewhere.
I didn't know Scots pine (a native Irish tree) was invasive in New Zealand.
I didn't know Scots pine (a native Irish tree) was invasive in New Zealand.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the planet in New Zealand, it’s not unreasonably regarded as a threat to native habitats.
Everything had a place until humans interfered.
Everything had a place until humans interfered.
November 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
An inevitable result of free world trade with no or lax bio security at port of entry?
Well that gives me some hope
New report shows people don’t want new homes to be built at nature’s expense www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
November 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Well that gives me some hope
Labradors in the mist #dog #dogs #labrador #lab #yellowlabrador #labradorretriever
#dogsofbluesky #labradorsofbluesky #yellowlabradorsofbluesky
#dogsofbluesky #labradorsofbluesky #yellowlabradorsofbluesky
November 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Labradors in the mist #dog #dogs #labrador #lab #yellowlabrador #labradorretriever
#dogsofbluesky #labradorsofbluesky #yellowlabradorsofbluesky
#dogsofbluesky #labradorsofbluesky #yellowlabradorsofbluesky
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JESUS CHRIST IN RICHMOND PARK: ORIGINAL UPLOAD
YouTube video by JAGGL113
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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I'll be on @rteone.rte.ie's Futureville Ireland after 7.00 this evening, talking about THE most critical choice we face as a nation.
Do we carry on wiping out nature, or start bringing it back via mass rewilding?
share.google/cd9ER2HKnXd3...
Do we carry on wiping out nature, or start bringing it back via mass rewilding?
share.google/cd9ER2HKnXd3...
Futureville Ireland: We are going back to the city of the future
Futureville Ireland, with Carla O'Brien and Dr Lollie Mancey, returns for a second series on Tuesday, 11 November at 7pm on RTÉ One & RTÉ Player. Made with support from Research Ireland.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I'll be on @rteone.rte.ie's Futureville Ireland after 7.00 this evening, talking about THE most critical choice we face as a nation.
Do we carry on wiping out nature, or start bringing it back via mass rewilding?
share.google/cd9ER2HKnXd3...
Do we carry on wiping out nature, or start bringing it back via mass rewilding?
share.google/cd9ER2HKnXd3...
Rulebreakers! #BigBed #dog #dogs #labrador #lab #yellowlabrador #labradorretriever
#dogsofbluesky #labradorsofbluesky #yellowlabradorsofbluesky
#dogsofbluesky #labradorsofbluesky #yellowlabradorsofbluesky
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Petition: Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only
Ban the sale of fireworks to the general public to minimise the harm caused to vulnerable people and animals. Defenceless animals can die from the distress caused by fireworks.
I believe that permitt...
petition.parliament.uk
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Petition: Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
So much beauty in trees yet so many see them simply as “timber” :(
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 6:50 AM
So much beauty in trees yet so many see them simply as “timber” :(
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Sky News just had Kelvin Mackenzie on, former editor of The Sun, one of the people at the centre of probably the most disgraceful front page in newspaper history, complaining about BBC journalists not being objective and 'fake news'. Astonishing. ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Sky News just had Kelvin Mackenzie on, former editor of The Sun, one of the people at the centre of probably the most disgraceful front page in newspaper history, complaining about BBC journalists not being objective and 'fake news'. Astonishing. ~AA
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Good turnout for Remembrance Day events in and around York
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November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Good turnout for Remembrance Day events in and around York
westfieldnewsfocus.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/w...
westfieldnewsfocus.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/w...
Walls of beauty and strength.
There was a great art to the building of drystone field walls, since, without mortar, every stone needed to be held in place by gravity.
Construction styles varied according to locality and stone type, and some walls could be 100s or even 1,000s of years old (but with periodic repairs).
Construction styles varied according to locality and stone type, and some walls could be 100s or even 1,000s of years old (but with periodic repairs).
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Walls of beauty and strength.
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Stephen really does have the best take on this. It’s not clear that the BBC Board or indeed the rest of the News team really understood the message of the previous reviews, which were about getting detail right. Instead they wanted to know what was ‘biased’ or not like they were blotting out stains.
The impossible dream some people on the British right are chasing is that you can have a BBC News operation that retreats from detail and expertise, that takes dictation from the government, but this will only create incompetence and failure when it suits you:
To fix the BBC, focus on competence and cash
Corporation fails to learn from criticism, while politicians have consciously reduced its scope for quality journalism
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Stephen really does have the best take on this. It’s not clear that the BBC Board or indeed the rest of the News team really understood the message of the previous reviews, which were about getting detail right. Instead they wanted to know what was ‘biased’ or not like they were blotting out stains.
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Wow. Just wow. We can safely say that leaving Europe is very bad for your economic health.
So what are UKG doing about it, and why is the answer not dropping the May-Johnson redlines?
So what are UKG doing about it, and why is the answer not dropping the May-Johnson redlines?
Headline from a serious and long working paper on the economic impact of Brexit. Possible that this has been feeding into OBR and HMT discussions?
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Wow. Just wow. We can safely say that leaving Europe is very bad for your economic health.
So what are UKG doing about it, and why is the answer not dropping the May-Johnson redlines?
So what are UKG doing about it, and why is the answer not dropping the May-Johnson redlines?
One man and his dogs #dog #dogs #labrador #lab #labradorsofbluesky#labradorsofbluesky #yellowlabrador #yellowlabsofbluesky #labradorretriever
#dogsofbluesky
#wicklow #wicklowoutdoors #nature
#dogsofbluesky
#wicklow #wicklowoutdoors #nature
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Autumn sunshine and labradors. Perfect #dog #dogs #labrador #lab #labradorsofbluesky
#yellowlabrador #yellowlabsofbluesky
#labradorretriever
#dogsofbluesky
#photography
#wicklow #wicklowoutdoors #nature
#yellowlabrador #yellowlabsofbluesky
#labradorretriever
#dogsofbluesky
#photography
#wicklow #wicklowoutdoors #nature
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Autumn sunshine and labradors. Perfect #dog #dogs #labrador #lab #labradorsofbluesky
#yellowlabrador #yellowlabsofbluesky
#labradorretriever
#dogsofbluesky
#photography
#wicklow #wicklowoutdoors #nature
#yellowlabrador #yellowlabsofbluesky
#labradorretriever
#dogsofbluesky
#photography
#wicklow #wicklowoutdoors #nature
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Sorry what????
Bringing back the stocks??
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Sorry what????