Ruaidhri O'Boyle
@roboyle.bsky.social
'Environmental consciousness begins with confronting your own anthropocentrism.'
@extinctsymbol (Twitter), 19/1/19
Born: 339 CO2 ppm.
Antinatalist, because I care.
@extinctsymbol (Twitter), 19/1/19
Born: 339 CO2 ppm.
Antinatalist, because I care.
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Personal hot take: it would have been much preferable if these talks *actually collapsed". The UNFCCC COP process is *manifestly* not fit for purpose and *must* be reformed. But with this "last ditch agreement" any prospect of reform has been stymied. Yet again.
November 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Personal hot take: it would have been much preferable if these talks *actually collapsed". The UNFCCC COP process is *manifestly* not fit for purpose and *must* be reformed. But with this "last ditch agreement" any prospect of reform has been stymied. Yet again.
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We are so proud of our colleague and Head of Advocacy, Dr Elaine McGoff on all she has done, and continues to do, in clearly and unequivocally advocating for vital water quality safeguards and following the science. Clean water is a critical resource for us all.
I had the a welcome opportunity to move beyond the standard Punch & Judy media setup to properly look under the derogation hood, & explore why the Government measures are failing our waters & failing our farmers.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Nitrates derogation
Back in the early nineties all across the EU a rule was introduced to protect rivers and streams from agricultural run off. At the last count 7,000 out of 137,000 farms in Ireland had received a derog...
www.rte.ie
November 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
We are so proud of our colleague and Head of Advocacy, Dr Elaine McGoff on all she has done, and continues to do, in clearly and unequivocally advocating for vital water quality safeguards and following the science. Clean water is a critical resource for us all.
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This, in a nutshell, is where we’re at. All the lies, the distraction, NGO-blaming and drive towards even further deregulation is to cover the naked fact that, in Ireland, big polluters pull the strings and our politicians just nod along.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
A ‘national embarrassment’: Ireland in breach of multiple water quality rules, court finds
European Court of Justice ruling raises questions about Government’s system of water charges
www.irishtimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This, in a nutshell, is where we’re at. All the lies, the distraction, NGO-blaming and drive towards even further deregulation is to cover the naked fact that, in Ireland, big polluters pull the strings and our politicians just nod along.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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A ‘national embarrassment’: Ireland in breach of multiple water quality rules. European Court of Justice finds the State not doing enough to prevent pollution of water sources.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
A ‘national embarrassment’: Ireland in breach of multiple water quality rules, court finds
European Court of Justice ruling raises questions about Government’s system of water charges
www.irishtimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A ‘national embarrassment’: Ireland in breach of multiple water quality rules. European Court of Justice finds the State not doing enough to prevent pollution of water sources.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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Two years ago it was the Habitats Directive, now the European Court of Justice has found that Ireland hasn't bothered implementing the Water Framework Directive either!
swanireland.ie/2025/11/land...
swanireland.ie/2025/11/land...
Landmark EU water ruling shows systemic and abject failure of Irish government to protect water - Sustainable Water Network
The Sustainable Water Network (SWAN), a network of 25 environmental organisations, has welcomed yesterday’s European Court of Justice ruling [1] that Ireland is in breach of its obligations under the ...
swanireland.ie
November 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Two years ago it was the Habitats Directive, now the European Court of Justice has found that Ireland hasn't bothered implementing the Water Framework Directive either!
swanireland.ie/2025/11/land...
swanireland.ie/2025/11/land...
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One of the most rambly interviews we've ever heard. MOL drones on about the cap, and Ciara Doherty eggs him on with questions about issues he’s no expert in, from housing to remote work.
Nobody else in the country gets such free, uncritical access to Irish media as MOL, and it’s terrifying.
Nobody else in the country gets such free, uncritical access to Irish media as MOL, and it’s terrifying.
Michael O’Leary on fast-tracking airport cap removal
Ryanair has today called on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to fast-track legislation to scrap Dublin Airport’s passenger cap before the end of 2025.
Ryanair boss, Michael O’Leary, joins Ciara Doherty to di...
www.goloudplayer.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
One of the most rambly interviews we've ever heard. MOL drones on about the cap, and Ciara Doherty eggs him on with questions about issues he’s no expert in, from housing to remote work.
Nobody else in the country gets such free, uncritical access to Irish media as MOL, and it’s terrifying.
Nobody else in the country gets such free, uncritical access to Irish media as MOL, and it’s terrifying.
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We are still paying for the 2008 financial crisis in Ireland which was caused in part by reckless regulatory oversight of bankers & developers.
Fast forward & Bertie Ahern nearly ran in the presidential election & we are being told we need to deregulate & cut taxes for developers. Dangerous times.
Fast forward & Bertie Ahern nearly ran in the presidential election & we are being told we need to deregulate & cut taxes for developers. Dangerous times.
“Eoin Dorgan, asst sec at Dept of Public Expenditure Dorgan said Ireland needs to apply Tony Blair’s motto “tough on crime, tough on causes of crime” to the ongoing issue around legal objections”
..citizens ensuring that decisions are lawful are not criminals
www.businesspost.ie/politics/sen...
..citizens ensuring that decisions are lawful are not criminals
www.businesspost.ie/politics/sen...
Senior official says public given too many opportunities to object to infrastructure plans
www.businesspost.ie
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
We are still paying for the 2008 financial crisis in Ireland which was caused in part by reckless regulatory oversight of bankers & developers.
Fast forward & Bertie Ahern nearly ran in the presidential election & we are being told we need to deregulate & cut taxes for developers. Dangerous times.
Fast forward & Bertie Ahern nearly ran in the presidential election & we are being told we need to deregulate & cut taxes for developers. Dangerous times.
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I've found many dozens of studies & articles, like the one below, that confirm that the more we shift to plant-based diets, the bigger the environmental and health benefits (+ less harm to animals) - then add "no need to go fully vegan".
It's rather like stressing "no need to fully stop smoking"!
It's rather like stressing "no need to fully stop smoking"!
Switching from an omnivorous to a vegan diet can reduce daily greenhouse gas emissions by 46%, while also lowering land and water use and maintaining nutritional balance.
Vegan diet can halve your carbon footprint, study finds
Only around 1.1% of the world's population is vegan, but this percentage is growing. For example, in Germany the number of vegans approximately doubled between 2016 and 2020 to 2% of the population, while a 2.4-fold increase between 2023 and 2025 to 4.7% of the population has been reported in the UK.
phys.org
November 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I've found many dozens of studies & articles, like the one below, that confirm that the more we shift to plant-based diets, the bigger the environmental and health benefits (+ less harm to animals) - then add "no need to go fully vegan".
It's rather like stressing "no need to fully stop smoking"!
It's rather like stressing "no need to fully stop smoking"!
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Moral duty ‘to act now’ on climate change for future generations, says President Catherine Connolly
“Transformative action is required, action that places environmental responsibility and climate justice at the heart of everything we do”
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
“Transformative action is required, action that places environmental responsibility and climate justice at the heart of everything we do”
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Moral duty ‘to act now’ on climate change for future generations, says Catherine Connolly
Figures of possible fines of between €8bn and €26bn for breaching emissions targets ‘incredible’, President says
www.irishtimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Moral duty ‘to act now’ on climate change for future generations, says President Catherine Connolly
“Transformative action is required, action that places environmental responsibility and climate justice at the heart of everything we do”
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
“Transformative action is required, action that places environmental responsibility and climate justice at the heart of everything we do”
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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Freshly laid tarmac, freshly painted death lane.
How is this an acceptable standard in 2025 @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social? Paint ≠ infrastructure.
We deserve wide, fully protected cycle lanes that support a healthier, safer, more sustainable city.
This simply isn’t good enough.
#ReimagineDublin
How is this an acceptable standard in 2025 @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social? Paint ≠ infrastructure.
We deserve wide, fully protected cycle lanes that support a healthier, safer, more sustainable city.
This simply isn’t good enough.
#ReimagineDublin
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Freshly laid tarmac, freshly painted death lane.
How is this an acceptable standard in 2025 @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social? Paint ≠ infrastructure.
We deserve wide, fully protected cycle lanes that support a healthier, safer, more sustainable city.
This simply isn’t good enough.
#ReimagineDublin
How is this an acceptable standard in 2025 @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social? Paint ≠ infrastructure.
We deserve wide, fully protected cycle lanes that support a healthier, safer, more sustainable city.
This simply isn’t good enough.
#ReimagineDublin
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Rumour is a dirty political deal is afoot whereby Ireland gets Nitrates Derogation renewal in return for approving the EU Mercosur deal.
Makes nasty sense: IFA etc & rural TDs get to say "best we could get" to rural voters, meanwhile 🇮🇪🇪🇺 Big Dairy profit from both. Nature & health FAIL of course.
Makes nasty sense: IFA etc & rural TDs get to say "best we could get" to rural voters, meanwhile 🇮🇪🇪🇺 Big Dairy profit from both. Nature & health FAIL of course.
For those in any doubt, the ongoing nitrates derogation debate is not about the science on water quality, it's political wrangling, with our rivers, lakes and seas caught in the crossfire.
Our waterways deserve better- one can't drink politics.
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
Our waterways deserve better- one can't drink politics.
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Rumour is a dirty political deal is afoot whereby Ireland gets Nitrates Derogation renewal in return for approving the EU Mercosur deal.
Makes nasty sense: IFA etc & rural TDs get to say "best we could get" to rural voters, meanwhile 🇮🇪🇪🇺 Big Dairy profit from both. Nature & health FAIL of course.
Makes nasty sense: IFA etc & rural TDs get to say "best we could get" to rural voters, meanwhile 🇮🇪🇪🇺 Big Dairy profit from both. Nature & health FAIL of course.
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Hoping to see lots of people on the streets of Dublin this Saturday!
November 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Hoping to see lots of people on the streets of Dublin this Saturday!
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Climate Mass TD Lobby:
Wednesday Dec 3rd, 11am to 8pm, Buswells Hotel, Dublin.
Register for info and updates: www.stopclimatechaos.ie/calendar/202...
Tell your TDs & Senators directly that we need a healthier, safer and fairer future, in Ireland and around the world.
@stopclimatechaos.bsky.social
Wednesday Dec 3rd, 11am to 8pm, Buswells Hotel, Dublin.
Register for info and updates: www.stopclimatechaos.ie/calendar/202...
Tell your TDs & Senators directly that we need a healthier, safer and fairer future, in Ireland and around the world.
@stopclimatechaos.bsky.social
Sign up for the Climate Mass TD lobby!
Join us on 3rd December to speak to your TDs about the need for climate action!
www.stopclimatechaos.ie
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Climate Mass TD Lobby:
Wednesday Dec 3rd, 11am to 8pm, Buswells Hotel, Dublin.
Register for info and updates: www.stopclimatechaos.ie/calendar/202...
Tell your TDs & Senators directly that we need a healthier, safer and fairer future, in Ireland and around the world.
@stopclimatechaos.bsky.social
Wednesday Dec 3rd, 11am to 8pm, Buswells Hotel, Dublin.
Register for info and updates: www.stopclimatechaos.ie/calendar/202...
Tell your TDs & Senators directly that we need a healthier, safer and fairer future, in Ireland and around the world.
@stopclimatechaos.bsky.social
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Good to see Jennifer Whitmore TD and Holly Cairns TD bravely speak up for water quality & the environment by pointing out how the nitrates derogation is contributing to the declining health of our rivers, lakes, estuaries & seas. Half of which are already unhealthy.
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
www.agriland.ie
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Good to see Jennifer Whitmore TD and Holly Cairns TD bravely speak up for water quality & the environment by pointing out how the nitrates derogation is contributing to the declining health of our rivers, lakes, estuaries & seas. Half of which are already unhealthy.
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
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The Social Democrats seem to be the only politicians willing to speak out in defence of our right to clean water. What happened the rest of them?
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
Social Democrats 'dangerously clueless' about Nitrates Derogation, says MEP
Fianna Fáil MEP, Billy Kelleher claims the Social Democrats are actively seeking to sabotage the national effort to retain the derogation.
www.agriland.ie
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The Social Democrats seem to be the only politicians willing to speak out in defence of our right to clean water. What happened the rest of them?
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
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Join us at the National Climate March
Saturday 15 November at 1pm
Garden of Remembrance, Dublin
We’ll be marching for climate justice to urge the Government to put people before big polluters
@stopclimatechaos.bsky.social
#stopclimatechaos
#climateactionnow
#endfossilfuels
#climatejustice
Saturday 15 November at 1pm
Garden of Remembrance, Dublin
We’ll be marching for climate justice to urge the Government to put people before big polluters
@stopclimatechaos.bsky.social
#stopclimatechaos
#climateactionnow
#endfossilfuels
#climatejustice
November 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Join us at the National Climate March
Saturday 15 November at 1pm
Garden of Remembrance, Dublin
We’ll be marching for climate justice to urge the Government to put people before big polluters
@stopclimatechaos.bsky.social
#stopclimatechaos
#climateactionnow
#endfossilfuels
#climatejustice
Saturday 15 November at 1pm
Garden of Remembrance, Dublin
We’ll be marching for climate justice to urge the Government to put people before big polluters
@stopclimatechaos.bsky.social
#stopclimatechaos
#climateactionnow
#endfossilfuels
#climatejustice
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George Monbiot writes today about "'billionaire brain': a profound incapacity to see the world from other people’s point of view… Wealth seems to scramble certain cognitive functions, particularly those related to empathy and perspective."
Might this be mirrored in anthropocentrism? As humans have
Might this be mirrored in anthropocentrism? As humans have
November 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
George Monbiot writes today about "'billionaire brain': a profound incapacity to see the world from other people’s point of view… Wealth seems to scramble certain cognitive functions, particularly those related to empathy and perspective."
Might this be mirrored in anthropocentrism? As humans have
Might this be mirrored in anthropocentrism? As humans have
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Martyn Turner
Martyn Turner
November 8th, 2025
www.irishtimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Martyn Turner
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Meeting with EU Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall
"We’re calling on the Commissioner to champion the science and the law in her decision on Ireland’s next nitrates derogation ... Irish people care very deeply about clean and healthy waters"
Dr Elaine McGoff
www.antaisce.org/news/an-tais...
"We’re calling on the Commissioner to champion the science and the law in her decision on Ireland’s next nitrates derogation ... Irish people care very deeply about clean and healthy waters"
Dr Elaine McGoff
www.antaisce.org/news/an-tais...
November 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Meeting with EU Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall
"We’re calling on the Commissioner to champion the science and the law in her decision on Ireland’s next nitrates derogation ... Irish people care very deeply about clean and healthy waters"
Dr Elaine McGoff
www.antaisce.org/news/an-tais...
"We’re calling on the Commissioner to champion the science and the law in her decision on Ireland’s next nitrates derogation ... Irish people care very deeply about clean and healthy waters"
Dr Elaine McGoff
www.antaisce.org/news/an-tais...
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So the EP Agri committee, so adamant that consumers would be confused by labels saying VeggyBurger or Vegeterian sausage, have voted to allow booze producers to replace health indications with a QR code
Transparency seems is a one way street. Leading away from healthier and more sustainable diets.
Transparency seems is a one way street. Leading away from healthier and more sustainable diets.
November 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
So the EP Agri committee, so adamant that consumers would be confused by labels saying VeggyBurger or Vegeterian sausage, have voted to allow booze producers to replace health indications with a QR code
Transparency seems is a one way street. Leading away from healthier and more sustainable diets.
Transparency seems is a one way street. Leading away from healthier and more sustainable diets.
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For those in any doubt, the ongoing nitrates derogation debate is not about the science on water quality, it's political wrangling, with our rivers, lakes and seas caught in the crossfire.
Our waterways deserve better- one can't drink politics.
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
Our waterways deserve better- one can't drink politics.
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
November 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
For those in any doubt, the ongoing nitrates derogation debate is not about the science on water quality, it's political wrangling, with our rivers, lakes and seas caught in the crossfire.
Our waterways deserve better- one can't drink politics.
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
Our waterways deserve better- one can't drink politics.
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
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Bird flu is being painted as a problem wild birds are inflicting on the poultry industry, but it's precisely the reverse.
Where do they think it developed in the first place, if not in the disease incubators that are mass battery farms?
share.google/K4FBGkiuuUdc...
Where do they think it developed in the first place, if not in the disease incubators that are mass battery farms?
share.google/K4FBGkiuuUdc...
Bird flu outbreak at commercial turkey flock in Carlow
Restriction zones have been put in place around a commercial turkey farm in Co Carlow, after an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu was detected there.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Bird flu is being painted as a problem wild birds are inflicting on the poultry industry, but it's precisely the reverse.
Where do they think it developed in the first place, if not in the disease incubators that are mass battery farms?
share.google/K4FBGkiuuUdc...
Where do they think it developed in the first place, if not in the disease incubators that are mass battery farms?
share.google/K4FBGkiuuUdc...
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It’s concerning that Michael O’Leary can seemingly just call up The Irish Times and have inflammatory nonsense like this published that includes derogatory remarks about public officials.
There’s no genuine newsworthiness here — just provocation.
Do better Irish Times! Please.
There’s no genuine newsworthiness here — just provocation.
Do better Irish Times! Please.
Michael O’Leary attacks DAA over departure of CEO Kenny Jacobs
Ryanair boss said Mr Jacobs’ ‘elbows out’ style was what was needed in the public sector to get things done
www.irishtimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
It’s concerning that Michael O’Leary can seemingly just call up The Irish Times and have inflammatory nonsense like this published that includes derogatory remarks about public officials.
There’s no genuine newsworthiness here — just provocation.
Do better Irish Times! Please.
There’s no genuine newsworthiness here — just provocation.
Do better Irish Times! Please.
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#RTÉ #MorningIreland giving free airtime to #Ryanair yet again. Waited for critical discussion of climate impacts. Waited in vain, as usual.
November 3, 2025 at 7:59 AM
#RTÉ #MorningIreland giving free airtime to #Ryanair yet again. Waited for critical discussion of climate impacts. Waited in vain, as usual.