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Dr Cara Daly (she/her)
@plantsoup.bsky.social
Plant, Biodiversity and EDI Enthusiast. Plant Science Lecturer at @SETU and Gardener. 🌈🌴🌲🍄🏵️🏳️‍🌈🇮🇪🇪🇺
Today, our TUI Branch in SETU Waterford joined colleagues from @forsatradeunion.bsky.social and @siptu.bsky.social at the ICTU Workplace Day of Action in solidarity with the people of Palestine.
#palestine #palestinesolidarity
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Reposted by Dr Cara Daly (she/her)
18 months ago University of Galway was honouring Palestinian human rights defender Shawan Jabarin of Al-Haq with a distinguished alumni award.

Now honorary doctorates are being refused because of ongoing links between the University and the complicit Technion Institute.

www.rte.ie/news/connach...
Third person refuses doctorate from University of Galway
A third person has turned down an honorary doctorate that was due to be conferred by the University of Galway, at a ceremony tomorrow.
www.rte.ie
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Third honoree turns down doctorate from University of Galway over research links to Israeli tech institute. #NUIG say they are contractually bound (but only signed the contract in 2024 - well into Israel's obliteration of Gaza).
Never mind Human Rights, guys, we got research money.. jrnl.ie/6886747
donald duck is standing next to a pile of rocks .
ALT: donald duck is standing next to a pile of rocks .
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Frankenstein (2025) is cinematic. Wonderful movie..
November 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Great morning teaching our MSc Organic Ag & Hort students how to use belt transects to survey plant diversity. Lots of curiosity, teamwork & learning in the field today! #Fieldwork #Biodiversity #Horticulture #SETU
October 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Reposted by Dr Cara Daly (she/her)
McCarthy stressed that his nomination of Steen was “not an endorsement …voters will have the right to decide who is best suited to serve.”
Aubrey: you’re a senator cos people voted for YOUR PRINCIPLES & expect you to REPRESENT THEM in your actions, not support opposing views potentially into power.
September 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
USA haven't shown up! #wrwc #womensrugbyworldcup
August 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Irish government is blocking these children's visas. Please sign this petition. #LetThemPlay #GaaPalestine my.uplift.ie/petitions/le... @uplift.ie
Let Them Play
Irish government is blocking these children's visas. #LetThemPlay #GaaPalestine
my.uplift.ie
July 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I'm quite enjoying seeing our local anti-LGBT+ activists going absolutely apoplectic over Una's article this week.

Britain does not dictate Irish law. Or Irish feminism

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Britain does not dictate Irish law. Or Irish feminism
Where LGBTQ+ rights are bolstered, so too are women’s rights, and where they collapse, so too does authentic feminism
www.irishtimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 7:51 AM
At the #TUI Congress 2025 - General Secretary Michael Gillespie delivers his report. #FreePalestine
April 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Honestly, the pope wasn't perfect, but as an LGBT+, and an environmentalist, I can't help but thinking of future could be hugely influenced by the new pontiff..
April 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
So impressed with all the anti-trans folks worried about womens' rights who are also diligently campaigning for increased sentences for rapists, for increased funding of womans sports, for domestic abuse shelters etc. while also punching down on a vulnerable minority. Multi-tasking heroes!
April 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Reposted by Dr Cara Daly (she/her)
426.55 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air
30-Mar-2025 keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
The Keeling Curve
The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
March 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Word of the day: Sycophant
March 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Come one Ireland! 🇮🇪 #sixnations
March 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Reposted by Dr Cara Daly (she/her)
We're hiring!
Could you help create a resilient future for the Botanical Society, working across our teams to support staff and volunteers?
Apply to become our first ever Administration Officer: bsbi.org/vacancies/ad...
Not applying yourself? Then please help us spread the word! Deadline: 2nd March
February 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Reposted by Dr Cara Daly (she/her)
Reposted by Dr Cara Daly (she/her)
We got a message from the university to remove any use of the "DEI", "diversity", "equity", or "inclusion" from all public-facing documents. They said that even "biodiversity" is being flagged by the federal government. We live in the dumbest timeline.
February 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I'm on to recommend the Star Walk app.. I've the free version and it really brings the night sky to life ⭐🌍☄️ Explore the planets, stars, comets, and satellites. It's amazing..
January 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Reposted by Dr Cara Daly (she/her)
Why is public Irish media @news.rte.ie @rte.ie not changing its digital and social media strategy and is still sending public media audiences to places like X that now resemble Truth Social? It's using this platform but has not adapted share buttons or policy/playbook for journalists?
January 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
@waterfordlibraries.bsky.social Hi Folks, is your online membership tool working? I've tried it a few times in the past few weeks and it's telling me that my registration was unsuccessful.
waterford.spydus.ie/cgi-bin/spyd...
Register online | Waterford Libraries
waterford.spydus.ie
January 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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The new White House website
January 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Reposted by Dr Cara Daly (she/her)
Registration is open for this online music module at South East Technological University. Ideal for music enthusiasts 🎶 #music
January 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Reposted by Dr Cara Daly (she/her)
I have updated the Academic Workload Tracker for 2025. I strongly encourage all academics to track how long you actually work, and at what tasks. It's a crucial way to counter the deliberate wage-theft of obfuscatory university workload models.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Academic Work Tracker Template v2.2 (2025)
docs.google.com
December 31, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Garden peas, steeped (?) peas, and sugar snap peas, turnip, parsnip, roast potatoes, celery, Brussels sprouts, carrots, cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower.
This is not my shopping list, it's just the vegetables my mother prepared for the Christmas dinner. A record breaking year. #Christmas2024
December 25, 2024 at 9:00 PM