Peter Branigan
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News of tragic deaths on Irish roads has been met by some who have mistakenly blamed fatalities on an unusual target: environmental policies.
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Debunked: Increases in road deaths aren’t because cars are shrinking — they’re getting bigger
The average car has grown heavier by more than the weight of an adult giant panda since the year 2000.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
News of tragic deaths on Irish roads has been met by some who have mistakenly blamed fatalities on an unusual target: environmental policies.
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An incredibly stupid decision if it comes to pass. And a big disappointment for the cafes.
www.independent.ie/regionals/we...
www.independent.ie/regionals/we...
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
An incredibly stupid decision if it comes to pass. And a big disappointment for the cafes.
www.independent.ie/regionals/we...
www.independent.ie/regionals/we...
As the world moves towards pedestrianising streets, and creating space for people, in #Wexford we're closing off streets to pedestrians and businesses
Bringing cars through Mallin Street 24 hours a day can only damage local cafes
The same with Henrietta Street - one step foward, two steps back
Bringing cars through Mallin Street 24 hours a day can only damage local cafes
The same with Henrietta Street - one step foward, two steps back
November 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
As the world moves towards pedestrianising streets, and creating space for people, in #Wexford we're closing off streets to pedestrians and businesses
Bringing cars through Mallin Street 24 hours a day can only damage local cafes
The same with Henrietta Street - one step foward, two steps back
Bringing cars through Mallin Street 24 hours a day can only damage local cafes
The same with Henrietta Street - one step foward, two steps back
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It's so encouraging to get a full house for this event. It's also the first time local councillors and TDs have attended one of our public events. The conversation is detailed, respectful, and engaged. We need an evidence-based strategy to #SaveLadysIslandLake
A full house here tonight for our event with @elainemcgoff.bsky.social from @antaisce.bsky.social including two Oireachtas members: Wexford Labour TD George Lawlor and @greenpartyie.bsky.social Senator @malcolmnoonan.bsky.social which is very encouraging. We can work together to #SaveLadysIslandLake
November 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
It's so encouraging to get a full house for this event. It's also the first time local councillors and TDs have attended one of our public events. The conversation is detailed, respectful, and engaged. We need an evidence-based strategy to #SaveLadysIslandLake
Big takeaway from @elainemcgoff.bsky.social's interesting talk in Lady's Island, #Wexford this evening
According to the science, buffer zones around land are a waste of time (bushes, grasses etc) when it comes to #nitrogen
Herd size is the elephant (cow?!) in the room...
According to the science, buffer zones around land are a waste of time (bushes, grasses etc) when it comes to #nitrogen
Herd size is the elephant (cow?!) in the room...
November 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Big takeaway from @elainemcgoff.bsky.social's interesting talk in Lady's Island, #Wexford this evening
According to the science, buffer zones around land are a waste of time (bushes, grasses etc) when it comes to #nitrogen
Herd size is the elephant (cow?!) in the room...
According to the science, buffer zones around land are a waste of time (bushes, grasses etc) when it comes to #nitrogen
Herd size is the elephant (cow?!) in the room...
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A full house here tonight for our event with @elainemcgoff.bsky.social from @antaisce.bsky.social including two Oireachtas members: Wexford Labour TD George Lawlor and @greenpartyie.bsky.social Senator @malcolmnoonan.bsky.social which is very encouraging. We can work together to #SaveLadysIslandLake
November 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
A full house here tonight for our event with @elainemcgoff.bsky.social from @antaisce.bsky.social including two Oireachtas members: Wexford Labour TD George Lawlor and @greenpartyie.bsky.social Senator @malcolmnoonan.bsky.social which is very encouraging. We can work together to #SaveLadysIslandLake
Viktor Orban, YOUR BOYS TOOK ONE HELL OF BEATING!!!!!!!
November 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Viktor Orban, YOUR BOYS TOOK ONE HELL OF BEATING!!!!!!!
Snooker fans, there's a great pro-am going on at #Newbridge CYMS this weekend
All the top Irish players involved - Aaron Hill, Fergal Quinn, Leone Crowley, Robbie McGuigan
On today and tomorrow - worth dropping in to, well done to the organisers #Kildare #Snooker #Ireland
All the top Irish players involved - Aaron Hill, Fergal Quinn, Leone Crowley, Robbie McGuigan
On today and tomorrow - worth dropping in to, well done to the organisers #Kildare #Snooker #Ireland
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Snooker fans, there's a great pro-am going on at #Newbridge CYMS this weekend
All the top Irish players involved - Aaron Hill, Fergal Quinn, Leone Crowley, Robbie McGuigan
On today and tomorrow - worth dropping in to, well done to the organisers #Kildare #Snooker #Ireland
All the top Irish players involved - Aaron Hill, Fergal Quinn, Leone Crowley, Robbie McGuigan
On today and tomorrow - worth dropping in to, well done to the organisers #Kildare #Snooker #Ireland
Everything crossed - on duty for Ireland v Portugal in a now must-not-lose qualifier for FM104/Q102 #IRLvPOR #Dublin #WorldCup2026
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Everything crossed - on duty for Ireland v Portugal in a now must-not-lose qualifier for FM104/Q102 #IRLvPOR #Dublin #WorldCup2026
'Political content on X is not diverse; it is predominantly right-wing
'Is diverting eyeballs to their websites a good enough reason to be still publishing on a platform run by a ketamine-addled megalomaniac billionaire who revels in supporting authoritarian forces globally?'
'Is diverting eyeballs to their websites a good enough reason to be still publishing on a platform run by a ketamine-addled megalomaniac billionaire who revels in supporting authoritarian forces globally?'
Una Mullally: Media outlets need to break ties with X
The presence of media outlets on X does not have a diluting effect on the concentration of misinformation on the platform. If it did, then we wouldn’t be where we are
www.irishtimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
'Political content on X is not diverse; it is predominantly right-wing
'Is diverting eyeballs to their websites a good enough reason to be still publishing on a platform run by a ketamine-addled megalomaniac billionaire who revels in supporting authoritarian forces globally?'
'Is diverting eyeballs to their websites a good enough reason to be still publishing on a platform run by a ketamine-addled megalomaniac billionaire who revels in supporting authoritarian forces globally?'
Some potential solutions for John Street - School Street in #Wexford Town... and why not allow for contra flow cycling from the Arts Centre through the Bull Ring @wexbug.bsky.social
Here’s some of the new layouts that may be coming to a street near you soon
The rule book used by councils for the layout of road signs and markings, the Traffic Signs Manual, has been updated to support recent legal changes, which this website covered last month. The upda…
irishcycle.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Some potential solutions for John Street - School Street in #Wexford Town... and why not allow for contra flow cycling from the Arts Centre through the Bull Ring @wexbug.bsky.social
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Portal for uploading video evidence of road traffic crime to be progressed in 2026 — Minister
Gardaí are still developing an online portal to "facilitate the uploading and submission of video footage to An Garda Síochána by the public" the Minister for Justice has confirmed. In a parliamentary…
Gardaí are still developing an online portal to "facilitate the uploading and submission of video footage to An Garda Síochána by the public" the Minister for Justice has confirmed. In a parliamentary…
Portal for uploading video evidence of road traffic crime to be progressed in 2026 — Minister
Gardaí are still developing an online portal to "facilitate the uploading and submission of video footage to An Garda Síochána by the public" the Minister for Justice has confirmed. In a parliamentary question, Roderic O'Gorman, Green Party leader and a TD for Dublin West, asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, "when the online portal to submit video evidence of road traffic offences will become operational."
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November 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Portal for uploading video evidence of road traffic crime to be progressed in 2026 — Minister
Gardaí are still developing an online portal to "facilitate the uploading and submission of video footage to An Garda Síochána by the public" the Minister for Justice has confirmed. In a parliamentary…
Gardaí are still developing an online portal to "facilitate the uploading and submission of video footage to An Garda Síochána by the public" the Minister for Justice has confirmed. In a parliamentary…
On FAI Cup final duty today for @sport.rte.ie - Shamrock Rovers v Cork City
Good crowd in on Lansdowne Road #LOI
Good crowd in on Lansdowne Road #LOI
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
On FAI Cup final duty today for @sport.rte.ie - Shamrock Rovers v Cork City
Good crowd in on Lansdowne Road #LOI
Good crowd in on Lansdowne Road #LOI
Loser of the #LOI play-off:
15: Limerick (P)
16: Wexford (P)
17: N/A
18: Limerick (P)
19: Drogheda (FD)
20: Shelbourne (P)
21: Waterford (P)
22: Waterford (FD)
23: Cork (P)
24: Bray (FD)
25: Bray (FD)
A bit of a sea change in the play-offs in the last few seasons - big difference between PD and FD?
15: Limerick (P)
16: Wexford (P)
17: N/A
18: Limerick (P)
19: Drogheda (FD)
20: Shelbourne (P)
21: Waterford (P)
22: Waterford (FD)
23: Cork (P)
24: Bray (FD)
25: Bray (FD)
A bit of a sea change in the play-offs in the last few seasons - big difference between PD and FD?
November 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Loser of the #LOI play-off:
15: Limerick (P)
16: Wexford (P)
17: N/A
18: Limerick (P)
19: Drogheda (FD)
20: Shelbourne (P)
21: Waterford (P)
22: Waterford (FD)
23: Cork (P)
24: Bray (FD)
25: Bray (FD)
A bit of a sea change in the play-offs in the last few seasons - big difference between PD and FD?
15: Limerick (P)
16: Wexford (P)
17: N/A
18: Limerick (P)
19: Drogheda (FD)
20: Shelbourne (P)
21: Waterford (P)
22: Waterford (FD)
23: Cork (P)
24: Bray (FD)
25: Bray (FD)
A bit of a sea change in the play-offs in the last few seasons - big difference between PD and FD?
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Manchester City face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League - you can follow live updates of the game here with @peterbranigan.bsky.social #RTESport
Champions League latest: Manchester City v Dortmund
Manchester City host Borussia Dortmund on another busy night in the Champions League.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Manchester City face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League - you can follow live updates of the game here with @peterbranigan.bsky.social #RTESport
Irish government: 'the Irish delegation said EU states could not be “unfairly penalised” for missing the approaching targets'
Also Irish government: 'Minister Heydon said he is "standing with farmers" [stance on derogation]' - www.rte.ie/news/ireland... #ClimateEmergency #Cop30 #Ireland
Also Irish government: 'Minister Heydon said he is "standing with farmers" [stance on derogation]' - www.rte.ie/news/ireland... #ClimateEmergency #Cop30 #Ireland
EU states agree eleventh-hour deal to slash carbon emissions by 2040
Compromise deal gives EU states more flexibility to meet ambitious 2040 climate targets
www.irishtimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Irish government: 'the Irish delegation said EU states could not be “unfairly penalised” for missing the approaching targets'
Also Irish government: 'Minister Heydon said he is "standing with farmers" [stance on derogation]' - www.rte.ie/news/ireland... #ClimateEmergency #Cop30 #Ireland
Also Irish government: 'Minister Heydon said he is "standing with farmers" [stance on derogation]' - www.rte.ie/news/ireland... #ClimateEmergency #Cop30 #Ireland
'By 2030, transport is likely to overtake electricity to become Australia’s largest emitting sector, according to the Climate Change Authority.'
Switching 50km/h speed limits to 30km/h would protect cyclists while barely affecting commutes, research finds
One expert says a cyclist hit by a car travelling 50km/h has about a one-in-10 chance of surviving, while at 30km/h it is a nine-in-10 chance
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
'By 2030, transport is likely to overtake electricity to become Australia’s largest emitting sector, according to the Climate Change Authority.'
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In the wake of an alleged arson attack at a centre for asylum seekers, anti-immigration activists have labelled the attack a “false flag” operation, while one website instead characterised the attack as “calculated resistance” by “local patriots”.
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After fire at asylum center in Drogheda, online fringe groups seek to rewrite what happened
Conspiracy theories alleged the government, or Antifa, were behind the blaze.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
In the wake of an alleged arson attack at a centre for asylum seekers, anti-immigration activists have labelled the attack a “false flag” operation, while one website instead characterised the attack as “calculated resistance” by “local patriots”.
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'Airlines are never going to tell us that flying is not sustainable.
'Until the day boarding passes, like cigarette packets, are required to carry a warning, fly with your eyes open.'
'Until the day boarding passes, like cigarette packets, are required to carry a warning, fly with your eyes open.'
Airlines are never going to tell us that flying is not sustainable
Messaging about ‘green fares’ or ‘responsible’ aviation is often misleading
www.irishtimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
'Airlines are never going to tell us that flying is not sustainable.
'Until the day boarding passes, like cigarette packets, are required to carry a warning, fly with your eyes open.'
'Until the day boarding passes, like cigarette packets, are required to carry a warning, fly with your eyes open.'
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Treaty United Season Ticket holders can avail of a free bus to Sunday's First Division Playoff Final in Athlone 🚌
Those interested can contact us at this email address👇
📧 - info@treatyunitedfc.com
#WeAreTreaty
Those interested can contact us at this email address👇
📧 - info@treatyunitedfc.com
#WeAreTreaty
October 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Treaty United Season Ticket holders can avail of a free bus to Sunday's First Division Playoff Final in Athlone 🚌
Those interested can contact us at this email address👇
📧 - info@treatyunitedfc.com
#WeAreTreaty
Those interested can contact us at this email address👇
📧 - info@treatyunitedfc.com
#WeAreTreaty
A near 13 minute delay on the #Wexford to #Dublin line today at #Wicklow Town due to a delay up the line
It's so clear that the current single track between here and the Bray tunnel isn't fit for purpose @seontrack.bsky.social
It's so clear that the current single track between here and the Bray tunnel isn't fit for purpose @seontrack.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
A near 13 minute delay on the #Wexford to #Dublin line today at #Wicklow Town due to a delay up the line
It's so clear that the current single track between here and the Bray tunnel isn't fit for purpose @seontrack.bsky.social
It's so clear that the current single track between here and the Bray tunnel isn't fit for purpose @seontrack.bsky.social
Local councillor: "A coordinated national approach would not have taken any power away from councillors – it would simply have changed the default from what it currently is, while still allowing them to vary it" #Dublin #Wexford #Love30
Opinion: We could make our towns safer for everyone by lowering speed limits to 30km/h
The government is dragging its feet on reducing the default speed limit in urban areas to 30 km/h, writes Councillor Feljin Jose.
www.thejournal.ie
October 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
October 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Tentatively yes?
The real test will be council elections and then the general, whenever it happens #IrelandDecides #Ireland #Election
The real test will be council elections and then the general, whenever it happens #IrelandDecides #Ireland #Election
They were likely never going to be let in, in fairness
Is it possible that Labour, Greens, SocDems and PBP (and Sinn Féin, if they can decide which side of the political spectrum they’re on) can form a coherent opposition now and give voters a real choice ahead of the next General Election?
Is it possible that Labour, Greens, SocDems and PBP (and Sinn Féin, if they can decide which side of the political spectrum they’re on) can form a coherent opposition now and give voters a real choice ahead of the next General Election?
Labour has officially withdrawn from talks about potentially forming a government.
Leader Ivana Bacik says the 'policy gap' between Labour and FF and FG would mean it's 'not possible to implement policy priorities' in their manifesto.
Leader Ivana Bacik says the 'policy gap' between Labour and FF and FG would mean it's 'not possible to implement policy priorities' in their manifesto.
October 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Tentatively yes?
The real test will be council elections and then the general, whenever it happens #IrelandDecides #Ireland #Election
The real test will be council elections and then the general, whenever it happens #IrelandDecides #Ireland #Election
Cracking second half from the Girls in Green
They have the upper hand ahead of Tuesday evening - my report from Lansdowne Road #IRLvBEL #Dublin
They have the upper hand ahead of Tuesday evening - my report from Lansdowne Road #IRLvBEL #Dublin
Sublime Ireland take command of Nations League play-off with Belgium
Ireland 4-2 Belgium
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October 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM