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One planet. Two 'realities'.
The Irish government may talk the talk — but their actions speak louder than any promises.
Amid climate-driven suffering, they continue to prioritise profit over people, the planet, and public health.
It really is that simple.
The Irish government may talk the talk — but their actions speak louder than any promises.
Amid climate-driven suffering, they continue to prioritise profit over people, the planet, and public health.
It really is that simple.
November 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
One planet. Two 'realities'.
The Irish government may talk the talk — but their actions speak louder than any promises.
Amid climate-driven suffering, they continue to prioritise profit over people, the planet, and public health.
It really is that simple.
The Irish government may talk the talk — but their actions speak louder than any promises.
Amid climate-driven suffering, they continue to prioritise profit over people, the planet, and public health.
It really is that simple.
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Ryanair’s latest “look how much we’re flying” graphic leaves out a pretty important detail: their emissions and consequent harm to human health.
Pretty important as they're one of Europe's most polluting companies, but not to worry, I fixed it.
Pretty important as they're one of Europe's most polluting companies, but not to worry, I fixed it.
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Ryanair’s latest “look how much we’re flying” graphic leaves out a pretty important detail: their emissions and consequent harm to human health.
Pretty important as they're one of Europe's most polluting companies, but not to worry, I fixed it.
Pretty important as they're one of Europe's most polluting companies, but not to worry, I fixed it.
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Just a reminder...
November 8, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Just a reminder...
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Climate talks kick off in Brazil next week, and EU Ministers meet today to crunch the numbers. We need a loophole-free domestic 90% target, and fudging the numbers will come back to haunt us. www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
EU states gather for emergency emissions targets meeting
Officials have said the prospects of EU environment ministers agreeing ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions by 2040 will go down to the wire when they gather for an emergency meeting in Brusse...
www.rte.ie
November 4, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Climate talks kick off in Brazil next week, and EU Ministers meet today to crunch the numbers. We need a loophole-free domestic 90% target, and fudging the numbers will come back to haunt us. www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
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Conor Pope argues that an air-travel tax would be unfair.
We would like to remind him that the vast majority of people on Earth will never take a flight. It is a wealthy minority (read: us) who pollute, while others around the world bear the consequences.
So we ask: is that fair, Conor?
We would like to remind him that the vast majority of people on Earth will never take a flight. It is a wealthy minority (read: us) who pollute, while others around the world bear the consequences.
So we ask: is that fair, Conor?
The Debate: Should we introduce an air-travel tax to aid climate efforts?
Is a levy on the aviation industry a necessary corrective or just another tax on consumers? An environmental campaigner debates Conor Pope
www.irishtimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Conor Pope argues that an air-travel tax would be unfair.
We would like to remind him that the vast majority of people on Earth will never take a flight. It is a wealthy minority (read: us) who pollute, while others around the world bear the consequences.
So we ask: is that fair, Conor?
We would like to remind him that the vast majority of people on Earth will never take a flight. It is a wealthy minority (read: us) who pollute, while others around the world bear the consequences.
So we ask: is that fair, Conor?
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🇮🇪 Ireland must close its policy gap, and seize the unique opportunity in its EU Presidency coming at this significant moment to lead climate action on aviation.
Full report: https://www.opportunitygreen.org/publication-closing-irelands-aviation-climate-gap?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Full report: https://www.opportunitygreen.org/publication-closing-irelands-aviation-climate-gap?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Closing Ireland’s aviation climate gap — Opportunity Green
In 2026, Ireland assumes the Presidency of the Council of the EU. This report examines how the country can place climate action at the heart of its leadership while generating significant revenue through introducing a fair air travel levy and expanding the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to inc
www.opportunitygreen.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🇮🇪 Ireland must close its policy gap, and seize the unique opportunity in its EU Presidency coming at this significant moment to lead climate action on aviation.
Full report: https://www.opportunitygreen.org/publication-closing-irelands-aviation-climate-gap?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Full report: https://www.opportunitygreen.org/publication-closing-irelands-aviation-climate-gap?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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2️⃣ Use Ireland’s EU Presidency in 2026 to push to expand the ETS to emissions from int'l aviation.
3️⃣ Distribute revenues from a levy and extended ETS to drive climate action and equity domestically, accelerate the aviation transition, and contribute to Ireland’s share of int'l climate finance.
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3️⃣ Distribute revenues from a levy and extended ETS to drive climate action and equity domestically, accelerate the aviation transition, and contribute to Ireland’s share of int'l climate finance.
🧵5/6
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
2️⃣ Use Ireland’s EU Presidency in 2026 to push to expand the ETS to emissions from int'l aviation.
3️⃣ Distribute revenues from a levy and extended ETS to drive climate action and equity domestically, accelerate the aviation transition, and contribute to Ireland’s share of int'l climate finance.
🧵5/6
3️⃣ Distribute revenues from a levy and extended ETS to drive climate action and equity domestically, accelerate the aviation transition, and contribute to Ireland’s share of int'l climate finance.
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✈️ 🇮🇪 Ireland has a climate policy gap: aviation.
Our new report highlights the aviation industry’s free passes on climate and how the Irish gov should lead on cutting aviation emissions int'ly and at home.
https://www.opportunitygreen.org/publication-closing-irelands-aviation-climate-gap
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Our new report highlights the aviation industry’s free passes on climate and how the Irish gov should lead on cutting aviation emissions int'ly and at home.
https://www.opportunitygreen.org/publication-closing-irelands-aviation-climate-gap
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Closing Ireland’s aviation climate gap — Opportunity Green
In 2026, Ireland assumes the Presidency of the Council of the EU. This report examines how the country can place climate action at the heart of its leadership while generating significant revenue through introducing a fair air travel levy and expanding the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to inc
www.opportunitygreen.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
✈️ 🇮🇪 Ireland has a climate policy gap: aviation.
Our new report highlights the aviation industry’s free passes on climate and how the Irish gov should lead on cutting aviation emissions int'ly and at home.
https://www.opportunitygreen.org/publication-closing-irelands-aviation-climate-gap
🧵1/6
Our new report highlights the aviation industry’s free passes on climate and how the Irish gov should lead on cutting aviation emissions int'ly and at home.
https://www.opportunitygreen.org/publication-closing-irelands-aviation-climate-gap
🧵1/6
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This is worse than even the initial reports and statement from the Justice Minister suggested.
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
CCTV catches moment intruder torched asylum centre housing children
Gardai have rebranded attack in Drogheda as a potential attempted murder after camera footage was released
www.thetimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:39 AM
This is worse than even the initial reports and statement from the Justice Minister suggested.
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
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The refusal of the Irish government to pass the Occupied Territories Bill despite overwhelming support from the Irish people is a democratic disgrace.
October 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The refusal of the Irish government to pass the Occupied Territories Bill despite overwhelming support from the Irish people is a democratic disgrace.
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Longstanding and systemic violations of international law by Israel against the Palestinians have been “facilitated through Third States’ direct support, material aid, diplomatic protection and, in some cases, active participation”.
"Gaza Genocide: a collective crime"
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.
www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.
www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
A/80/492: "Gaza Genocide: a collective crime" – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. - Advance unedited version
SummaryThe ongoing genocide in Gaza is a collective crime, sustained by the complicity of influential Third States that have enabled longstanding systemic violations of international law by Israel. Fr...
www.ohchr.org
October 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Longstanding and systemic violations of international law by Israel against the Palestinians have been “facilitated through Third States’ direct support, material aid, diplomatic protection and, in some cases, active participation”.
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🗣️ "Are we going to have a conversation, on the level that you are about deportations here, about the crisis of male violence against women in this country?” - News Correspondent, The Journal Eimer McAuley
#TonightVMTV
#TonightVMTV
October 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
🗣️ "Are we going to have a conversation, on the level that you are about deportations here, about the crisis of male violence against women in this country?” - News Correspondent, The Journal Eimer McAuley
#TonightVMTV
#TonightVMTV
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Ireland is mentioned three times by the UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese in her latest report on the genocide in Gaza:
⚫ For the transfer of weapons from the United States to Israel through Shannon airport
⚫ For trade - importing over $3 billion of dual-use integrated circuits from Israel
⚫ For the transfer of weapons from the United States to Israel through Shannon airport
⚫ For trade - importing over $3 billion of dual-use integrated circuits from Israel
"Gaza Genocide: a collective crime"
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.
www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.
www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
A/80/492: "Gaza Genocide: a collective crime" – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. - Advance unedited version
SummaryThe ongoing genocide in Gaza is a collective crime, sustained by the complicity of influential Third States that have enabled longstanding systemic violations of international law by Israel. Fr...
www.ohchr.org
October 23, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Ireland is mentioned three times by the UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese in her latest report on the genocide in Gaza:
⚫ For the transfer of weapons from the United States to Israel through Shannon airport
⚫ For trade - importing over $3 billion of dual-use integrated circuits from Israel
⚫ For the transfer of weapons from the United States to Israel through Shannon airport
⚫ For trade - importing over $3 billion of dual-use integrated circuits from Israel
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Very serious question marks about how the hell AGS thought this was appropriate?
The Ditch x Village Magazine
Heather Humphreys honoured a disgraced ex-garda after he was accused of extreme domestic violence and found by a tribunal to have corruptly organised planting weapons and fabricated evidence.
An ‘exceptional award’ she said.
www.ontheditch.com/humphreys-ho...
Heather Humphreys honoured a disgraced ex-garda after he was accused of extreme domestic violence and found by a tribunal to have corruptly organised planting weapons and fabricated evidence.
An ‘exceptional award’ she said.
www.ontheditch.com/humphreys-ho...
Humphreys honoured disgraced garda
The garda was accused of extreme domestic violence.
www.ontheditch.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Very serious question marks about how the hell AGS thought this was appropriate?
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October 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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This needs to be corrected by @news.rte.ie repeatedly throughout the day. There is no equivocation here.
Just spit out my breakfast in the middle of Morning Ireland as RTE says something vague about the "cab file" rule and then says that the truth lies somewhere between Catherine Connolly and Fine Gael's position. Reader, barristers are not their clients. Full stop:
www.lawlibrary.ie/statement-fr...
www.lawlibrary.ie/statement-fr...
Statement from the Council of The Bar of Ireland: The fundamental importance of an independent referral Bar - Law Library
It is the duty of barristers to be independent and free from any influence, especially such as may arise from their personal interests or external pressure, in the discharge of their professional duti...
www.lawlibrary.ie
October 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
This needs to be corrected by @news.rte.ie repeatedly throughout the day. There is no equivocation here.
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Then Ireland AM must also correct. We cannot have this level of dis- or misinformation in the final week of a presidential campaign.
This morning on Ireland AM, Louise Burne kept up the fine gael line that "Connolly has questions to answer" even after she mentioned the law society statement and cab rank rules.
October 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Then Ireland AM must also correct. We cannot have this level of dis- or misinformation in the final week of a presidential campaign.
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Heather Humphreys is simply, flatly wrong about this. And I'm gonna forever side-eye all the FG associates I know at the Bar (which is A LOT of people) if they don't come out strongly against this really pernicious undermining of the profession.
October 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Heather Humphreys is simply, flatly wrong about this. And I'm gonna forever side-eye all the FG associates I know at the Bar (which is A LOT of people) if they don't come out strongly against this really pernicious undermining of the profession.
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🇵🇸 Events in solidarity with the Palestinian people around the country this weekend. All out for Palestine! #SolidarityIsAVerb #FreePalestine 🇵🇸
October 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
🇵🇸 Events in solidarity with the Palestinian people around the country this weekend. All out for Palestine! #SolidarityIsAVerb #FreePalestine 🇵🇸
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No poll showed Maria Steen getting more than about 5% of the vote, but vast numbers of Irish pundits are convinced that her failure to get enough nominations represents some epochal repression of the masses.
How imprecise polling Qs can be is shocking. What does “Maria Steen should have been facilitated to run” mean? How would that work exactly without a referendum to change the constitution?
October 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
No poll showed Maria Steen getting more than about 5% of the vote, but vast numbers of Irish pundits are convinced that her failure to get enough nominations represents some epochal repression of the masses.
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And now back to the serious business of campaigning.
October 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
And now back to the serious business of campaigning.
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“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."
― George Orwell
www.axios.com/2025/10/14/t...
― George Orwell
www.axios.com/2025/10/14/t...
Biden, Clinton praise Trump for Gaza peace deal
Biden said he commends Trump and his team, and Clinton said they "deserve great credit."
www.axios.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."
― George Orwell
www.axios.com/2025/10/14/t...
― George Orwell
www.axios.com/2025/10/14/t...
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No?!?! I don't believe it. How can this be.
Half of Ireland’s rivers, lakes and estuaries in unhealthy state as standards slide again
Agriculture, sewage, chemicals and physical damage all threatening nature’s waterways
www.irishtimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:55 AM
No?!?! I don't believe it. How can this be.
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Palestinian orphans in Gaza marching with photos of their dead parents
October 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Palestinian orphans in Gaza marching with photos of their dead parents
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The legendary Irish musician Christy Moore endorses Catherine Connolly TD for Irish president. There is now very strong support from musicians, poets, writers & artists for the independent candidate.
October 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The legendary Irish musician Christy Moore endorses Catherine Connolly TD for Irish president. There is now very strong support from musicians, poets, writers & artists for the independent candidate.