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Kevin Healion
@healionk.bsky.social
· Oct 13
I’ve recently begun a PhD, part of which is to discover missing historical meteorological observations recorded across Ireland. Meteorological tables contained within the short-lived Dublin Magazine of 1820 were recently found. The observations were taken by a J. Pim at 55 City Quay, Dublin 1/
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Now that the government has abandoned a plan to make city speed limits 30km/h by default, the Dublin City Council is returning to the slog of doing it bit by bit. At a meeting Wednesday, councillors and council managers expressed frustration with the long road ahead.
After government abandons plan to make city speed limit 30km/h by default, council returns to slog of doing it bit by bit
At a meeting of Dublin City Council’s transport committee on Wednesday, councillors and council managers expressed frustration with the long road ahead.
www.dublininquirer.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Now that the government has abandoned a plan to make city speed limits 30km/h by default, the Dublin City Council is returning to the slog of doing it bit by bit. At a meeting Wednesday, councillors and council managers expressed frustration with the long road ahead.
This project has had great engagement so far with tens of thousands of classifications.
We'd love for even more help to improve our understanding of the past and future climates of Africa. Click on the link in the quoted message to get involved and spread the word! #datarescue
We'd love for even more help to improve our understanding of the past and future climates of Africa. Click on the link in the quoted message to get involved and spread the word! #datarescue
Want to contribute towards rescuing vital African weather data? then click on the following link. #weatherrescue
www.zooniverse.org/projects/hea...
www.zooniverse.org/projects/hea...
Weather Archive Africa | Zooniverse - People-powered research
Help catalogue vital meteorological data from across Africa as a vital step towards making it available for climate research.
www.zooniverse.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:39 AM
This project has had great engagement so far with tens of thousands of classifications.
We'd love for even more help to improve our understanding of the past and future climates of Africa. Click on the link in the quoted message to get involved and spread the word! #datarescue
We'd love for even more help to improve our understanding of the past and future climates of Africa. Click on the link in the quoted message to get involved and spread the word! #datarescue
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Should we start historical climate simulations in 1750 (or 1800) rather than 1850?
Importance of beginning industrial-era climate simulations in the eighteenth century
Ballinger, Schurer et al.: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Importance of beginning industrial-era climate simulations in the eighteenth century
Ballinger, Schurer et al.: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Should we start historical climate simulations in 1750 (or 1800) rather than 1850?
Importance of beginning industrial-era climate simulations in the eighteenth century
Ballinger, Schurer et al.: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Importance of beginning industrial-era climate simulations in the eighteenth century
Ballinger, Schurer et al.: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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Could China, the world’s largest GHG emitter, have already reached or passed its carbon peak thanks to large-scale solar and wind rollouts?
Analysis shows their CO2 emissions have been flat or declining over the past 18 months.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...?
Analysis shows their CO2 emissions have been flat or declining over the past 18 months.
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 9:53 AM
Could China, the world’s largest GHG emitter, have already reached or passed its carbon peak thanks to large-scale solar and wind rollouts?
Analysis shows their CO2 emissions have been flat or declining over the past 18 months.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...?
Analysis shows their CO2 emissions have been flat or declining over the past 18 months.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...?
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LNG ‘can’t happen fast enough’, says Taoiseach Micheál Martin as Cop30 grapples with ending fossil fuels.
Micheál Martin has absolutely no credibility when it comes to climate action.
Micheál Martin has absolutely no credibility when it comes to climate action.
LNG ‘can’t happen fast enough’, says Taoiseach as Cop30 grapples with ending fossil fuels
Martin indicates that liquefied natural gas a security imperative for Ireland
www.irishtimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:24 AM
LNG ‘can’t happen fast enough’, says Taoiseach Micheál Martin as Cop30 grapples with ending fossil fuels.
Micheál Martin has absolutely no credibility when it comes to climate action.
Micheál Martin has absolutely no credibility when it comes to climate action.
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A pine marten can tell that somebody was about and stops to check out the scents around our trail camera in Ardclough, Co. Kildare
youtu.be/X00zEMDioj4
youtu.be/X00zEMDioj4
29th September 2025 - A pine marten checking out the camera
YouTube video by Ardclough Biodiversity Group
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October 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A pine marten can tell that somebody was about and stops to check out the scents around our trail camera in Ardclough, Co. Kildare
youtu.be/X00zEMDioj4
youtu.be/X00zEMDioj4
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Restoration at the head of Liffey should reduce flood risk downstream for Dublin city. "The simple thing is, protect this, and you protect the city," says Marcus Collier, associate professor and head of botany at Trinity College Dublin.
Restoration at the head of Liffey should reduce flood risk downstream for Dublin city
"The simple thing is, protect this, and you protect the city," says Marcus Collier, associate professor and head of botany at Trinity College Dublin.
www.dublininquirer.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Restoration at the head of Liffey should reduce flood risk downstream for Dublin city. "The simple thing is, protect this, and you protect the city," says Marcus Collier, associate professor and head of botany at Trinity College Dublin.
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892 mb and 185 mph. Very few places in the world in modern history have ever experienced what Jamaica is experiencing right now. Hurricanes of this magnitude directly hitting a major land mass are exceptionally rare.
A 10am EDT update from the National Hurricane Center now puts Melissa's sustained winds at 185 mph. Full text: www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh...?
October 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
892 mb and 185 mph. Very few places in the world in modern history have ever experienced what Jamaica is experiencing right now. Hurricanes of this magnitude directly hitting a major land mass are exceptionally rare.
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Great news about Moyross train station today. New stations are also being designed for Cabra and Kylemore Road. But we still have no certainty over what projects are getting funding in the National Development Plan and when.
October 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Great news about Moyross train station today. New stations are also being designed for Cabra and Kylemore Road. But we still have no certainty over what projects are getting funding in the National Development Plan and when.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...
We are 1 week into this project and we are overblown by the amount of data rescued by the volunteers who've taken a few minutes each to contribute. Thanks to @maynoothuniversity.ie for the great promotion!!
@peterthorne.bsky.social @simonj1967.bsky.social
We are 1 week into this project and we are overblown by the amount of data rescued by the volunteers who've taken a few minutes each to contribute. Thanks to @maynoothuniversity.ie for the great promotion!!
@peterthorne.bsky.social @simonj1967.bsky.social
MU launches citizen science project to rescue African weather data
Researchers at ICARUS, Maynooth University’s (MU) climate research centre, have launched a new citizen science project, seeking help to rescue African weather data that is vital for research about a
www.maynoothuniversity.ie
October 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...
We are 1 week into this project and we are overblown by the amount of data rescued by the volunteers who've taken a few minutes each to contribute. Thanks to @maynoothuniversity.ie for the great promotion!!
@peterthorne.bsky.social @simonj1967.bsky.social
We are 1 week into this project and we are overblown by the amount of data rescued by the volunteers who've taken a few minutes each to contribute. Thanks to @maynoothuniversity.ie for the great promotion!!
@peterthorne.bsky.social @simonj1967.bsky.social
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Are you a little confused about how Ireland’s Presidential Election works?
Fear not: I have once again picked up some 🔴 popular 🟠 coloured 🟡 chocolate-based 🟢 confectionary 🔵 treats 🟣 to show how the #aras25 votes are counted.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
Fear not: I have once again picked up some 🔴 popular 🟠 coloured 🟡 chocolate-based 🟢 confectionary 🔵 treats 🟣 to show how the #aras25 votes are counted.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Are you a little confused about how Ireland’s Presidential Election works?
Fear not: I have once again picked up some 🔴 popular 🟠 coloured 🟡 chocolate-based 🟢 confectionary 🔵 treats 🟣 to show how the #aras25 votes are counted.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
Fear not: I have once again picked up some 🔴 popular 🟠 coloured 🟡 chocolate-based 🟢 confectionary 🔵 treats 🟣 to show how the #aras25 votes are counted.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
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Two job opportunities on new @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social contract until 30/06/28. Both looking at aspects of data rescue and preparation and provision of global historical land meteorological data. Looking to fill ASAP. First job is for a senior postdoctoral position: my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...
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October 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Two job opportunities on new @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social contract until 30/06/28. Both looking at aspects of data rescue and preparation and provision of global historical land meteorological data. Looking to fill ASAP. First job is for a senior postdoctoral position: my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...
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A request for weather interested volunteers!
Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue
Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...
Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue
Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...
October 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
A request for weather interested volunteers!
Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue
Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...
Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue
Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...
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The council is working to find a home in the Docklands for the salvaged stern of the ship "Naomh Éanna". Members of the local historical society restored it, and the council is looking at displaying it near the new Dodder Bridge.
Council working to find home in Docklands for salvaged stern of the ship "Naomh Éanna"
Members of the local historical society restored it, and the council is looking at displaying it near the new Dodder Bridge.
www.dublininquirer.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The council is working to find a home in the Docklands for the salvaged stern of the ship "Naomh Éanna". Members of the local historical society restored it, and the council is looking at displaying it near the new Dodder Bridge.
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Great to see this new citizen science data rescue project by Met Eireann up and running: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met... especially proud of our ICARUS graduates Rhonda and Ciara for taking this on. Local followers do go along and digitise a few values please.
Irish Weather Rescue | Zooniverse - People-powered research
Calling all weather and climate enthusiasts! Help us recreate the past climate of Ireland.
www.zooniverse.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Great to see this new citizen science data rescue project by Met Eireann up and running: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met... especially proud of our ICARUS graduates Rhonda and Ciara for taking this on. Local followers do go along and digitise a few values please.
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🌍 First episode now live!
With the inspirational @peterthorne.bsky.social
🎧 Climate Change: Off the Record — with @roisinmoriarty.com and myself.
@maynoothuniversity.ie
@ucc.ie @universityofgalway.bsky.social
#ipcc #icca
open.spotify.com/episode/4PWP...
With the inspirational @peterthorne.bsky.social
🎧 Climate Change: Off the Record — with @roisinmoriarty.com and myself.
@maynoothuniversity.ie
@ucc.ie @universityofgalway.bsky.social
#ipcc #icca
open.spotify.com/episode/4PWP...
Episode 1: IPCC Scientist Professor Peter Thorne
open.spotify.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🌍 First episode now live!
With the inspirational @peterthorne.bsky.social
🎧 Climate Change: Off the Record — with @roisinmoriarty.com and myself.
@maynoothuniversity.ie
@ucc.ie @universityofgalway.bsky.social
#ipcc #icca
open.spotify.com/episode/4PWP...
With the inspirational @peterthorne.bsky.social
🎧 Climate Change: Off the Record — with @roisinmoriarty.com and myself.
@maynoothuniversity.ie
@ucc.ie @universityofgalway.bsky.social
#ipcc #icca
open.spotify.com/episode/4PWP...
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Out now! Version 2.0.0 of the Global land surface meteorological observations dataset (1755–present) is available in the #C3S Climate Data Store (CDS). Updated in situ coverage thru 2024 plus enhanced and consolidated data from worldwide sources. 🔗 cds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/ins...
October 8, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Out now! Version 2.0.0 of the Global land surface meteorological observations dataset (1755–present) is available in the #C3S Climate Data Store (CDS). Updated in situ coverage thru 2024 plus enhanced and consolidated data from worldwide sources. 🔗 cds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/ins...
I’ve recently begun a PhD, part of which is to discover missing historical meteorological observations recorded across Ireland. Meteorological tables contained within the short-lived Dublin Magazine of 1820 were recently found. The observations were taken by a J. Pim at 55 City Quay, Dublin 1/
October 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I’ve recently begun a PhD, part of which is to discover missing historical meteorological observations recorded across Ireland. Meteorological tables contained within the short-lived Dublin Magazine of 1820 were recently found. The observations were taken by a J. Pim at 55 City Quay, Dublin 1/
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The incoming govt says it will ensure that all measures under the Nature Restoration Law will be completely voluntary for farmers. A law that is voluntary is no law at all. It's hard to see how this can comply with EU Regulations, and how it will deliver the necessary results.
January 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The incoming govt says it will ensure that all measures under the Nature Restoration Law will be completely voluntary for farmers. A law that is voluntary is no law at all. It's hard to see how this can comply with EU Regulations, and how it will deliver the necessary results.
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The incoming government's proposal to go ahead with the ratification of #CETA risks damaging Ireland's ability to deliver on its climate commitments. The threat of legal action under the Investor Courts is a real threat to climate action and progressive public policy. (1/3)
January 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The incoming government's proposal to go ahead with the ratification of #CETA risks damaging Ireland's ability to deliver on its climate commitments. The threat of legal action under the Investor Courts is a real threat to climate action and progressive public policy. (1/3)
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In 2018, @blkahn.bsky.social said that the warming stripes graphic 'belongs in a damn museum', even suggesting that it was 'fit for the Museum of Modern Art' (see gizmodo.com/this-climate...).
Well...
Later this month, they will appear in the Museum of Modern Art: press.moma.org/exhibition/p...
Well...
Later this month, they will appear in the Museum of Modern Art: press.moma.org/exhibition/p...
January 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
In 2018, @blkahn.bsky.social said that the warming stripes graphic 'belongs in a damn museum', even suggesting that it was 'fit for the Museum of Modern Art' (see gizmodo.com/this-climate...).
Well...
Later this month, they will appear in the Museum of Modern Art: press.moma.org/exhibition/p...
Well...
Later this month, they will appear in the Museum of Modern Art: press.moma.org/exhibition/p...