UCD Earth Institute
@ucdearth.bsky.social
UCD's institute for environmental, climate and sustainability research. Discover more at www.ucd.ie/earth
Important opinion piece in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social by Dr Tadhg O'Mahony, Assistant Professor at UCD Environmental Policy & UCD Earth Institute Climate Fellow, in which he lays out how Ireland has been on the wrong path in terms of its hashtag#climate policy for too many years...
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Important opinion piece in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social by Dr Tadhg O'Mahony, Assistant Professor at UCD Environmental Policy & UCD Earth Institute Climate Fellow, in which he lays out how Ireland has been on the wrong path in terms of its hashtag#climate policy for too many years...
Our Earth Comment series (www.ucd.ie/earth/comment/) is a great source of opinion and explainers on environmental, climate and sustainability issues from our leading experts.
Don't miss the latest piece where Prof Gary Boyd of @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Architecture, Planning &
Don't miss the latest piece where Prof Gary Boyd of @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Architecture, Planning &
November 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Our Earth Comment series (www.ucd.ie/earth/comment/) is a great source of opinion and explainers on environmental, climate and sustainability issues from our leading experts.
Don't miss the latest piece where Prof Gary Boyd of @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Architecture, Planning &
Don't miss the latest piece where Prof Gary Boyd of @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Architecture, Planning &
Reposted by UCD Earth Institute
Conversations on the potential of restoring seagrass and salt marsh habitats to store carbon hosted by @ucdearth.bsky.social
A hugely informative event; as Govt scrambles to meet sectoral targets, consideration on these habitats needs further attention.
A hugely informative event; as Govt scrambles to meet sectoral targets, consideration on these habitats needs further attention.
November 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Conversations on the potential of restoring seagrass and salt marsh habitats to store carbon hosted by @ucdearth.bsky.social
A hugely informative event; as Govt scrambles to meet sectoral targets, consideration on these habitats needs further attention.
A hugely informative event; as Govt scrambles to meet sectoral targets, consideration on these habitats needs further attention.
Are you a journalist covering #environment or #sustainability?
Would you like to work with @ucddublin.bsky.social's top researchers to break the best stories?
Here's the good news - the 2026 Earth Institute Journalist in Residence call is now open!
Apply today 👉 tinyurl.com/5n835nk2
Would you like to work with @ucddublin.bsky.social's top researchers to break the best stories?
Here's the good news - the 2026 Earth Institute Journalist in Residence call is now open!
Apply today 👉 tinyurl.com/5n835nk2
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Are you a journalist covering #environment or #sustainability?
Would you like to work with @ucddublin.bsky.social's top researchers to break the best stories?
Here's the good news - the 2026 Earth Institute Journalist in Residence call is now open!
Apply today 👉 tinyurl.com/5n835nk2
Would you like to work with @ucddublin.bsky.social's top researchers to break the best stories?
Here's the good news - the 2026 Earth Institute Journalist in Residence call is now open!
Apply today 👉 tinyurl.com/5n835nk2
Reposted by UCD Earth Institute
Excited to share our latest publication, in which we characterise key sociogovernance processes in Marine Protected Areas, to support the selection of appropriate tools for stakeholder engagement 👉
doi.org/10.1016/j.oc...
@ucdearth.bsky.social @ucdresearch.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.oc...
@ucdearth.bsky.social @ucdresearch.bsky.social
Redirecting
doi.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Excited to share our latest publication, in which we characterise key sociogovernance processes in Marine Protected Areas, to support the selection of appropriate tools for stakeholder engagement 👉
doi.org/10.1016/j.oc...
@ucdearth.bsky.social @ucdresearch.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.oc...
@ucdearth.bsky.social @ucdresearch.bsky.social
We’re excited to invite you to the first of a new UCD Earth Institute seminar series, taking place in @molimuseum.bsky.social on 28 October. 👐
𝑨𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 will bring together experts, policymakers & industry leaders to discuss how Ireland can respond to complex sustainability challenges.
𝑨𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 will bring together experts, policymakers & industry leaders to discuss how Ireland can respond to complex sustainability challenges.
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We’re excited to invite you to the first of a new UCD Earth Institute seminar series, taking place in @molimuseum.bsky.social on 28 October. 👐
𝑨𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 will bring together experts, policymakers & industry leaders to discuss how Ireland can respond to complex sustainability challenges.
𝑨𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 will bring together experts, policymakers & industry leaders to discuss how Ireland can respond to complex sustainability challenges.
Reposted by UCD Earth Institute
#Forest #pests on the horizon in the @irishtimes.com
with #ips_typographus.
irishtimes.com/environment/...
@ucdearth.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social
UCD SBES and Forestry
research on resilient forests @teagasc.bsky.social
#OPRAM #ADAPTForRes
with #ips_typographus.
irishtimes.com/environment/...
@ucdearth.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social
UCD SBES and Forestry
research on resilient forests @teagasc.bsky.social
#OPRAM #ADAPTForRes
Is Ireland ready for spruce bark beetles? An invasion is ‘only a matter of time’
Eight-toothed insect, which has killed millions of trees across Europe, has made landfall in England and could soon be in Ireland
irishtimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
#Forest #pests on the horizon in the @irishtimes.com
with #ips_typographus.
irishtimes.com/environment/...
@ucdearth.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social
UCD SBES and Forestry
research on resilient forests @teagasc.bsky.social
#OPRAM #ADAPTForRes
with #ips_typographus.
irishtimes.com/environment/...
@ucdearth.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social
UCD SBES and Forestry
research on resilient forests @teagasc.bsky.social
#OPRAM #ADAPTForRes
Reposted by UCD Earth Institute
Walsh PhD Scholarship: Modelling the impact of climate change on #forest productivity
Details at: drjonyearsley.github.io/agriadaptPhD...
Apply by 30th Sept 2025
@bes-quantitative.bsky.social @bes-forests.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social @ucdearth.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social
Details at: drjonyearsley.github.io/agriadaptPhD...
Apply by 30th Sept 2025
@bes-quantitative.bsky.social @bes-forests.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social @ucdearth.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Walsh PhD Scholarship: Modelling the impact of climate change on #forest productivity
Details at: drjonyearsley.github.io/agriadaptPhD...
Apply by 30th Sept 2025
@bes-quantitative.bsky.social @bes-forests.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social @ucdearth.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social
Details at: drjonyearsley.github.io/agriadaptPhD...
Apply by 30th Sept 2025
@bes-quantitative.bsky.social @bes-forests.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social @ucdearth.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social
Fascinating new @rte.ie Brainstorm article by @darastanley.bsky.social (Institute member & Assoc Prof at @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Agriculture & Food Science), in which she lays out the threats to Ireland’s #insects, #pollinators & beekeeping from the #AsianHornet.
👇
tinyurl.com/uwxp5z4s
👇
tinyurl.com/uwxp5z4s
Why Asian hornets remain a significant risk for Irish nature
The major concerns around this invasive species are to do with their impact on honeybees, beekeeping and wild insects
tinyurl.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Fascinating new @rte.ie Brainstorm article by @darastanley.bsky.social (Institute member & Assoc Prof at @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Agriculture & Food Science), in which she lays out the threats to Ireland’s #insects, #pollinators & beekeeping from the #AsianHornet.
👇
tinyurl.com/uwxp5z4s
👇
tinyurl.com/uwxp5z4s
A study published in 2024 found that Europe’s ground-nesting birds, particularly those nesting in farming areas, are at a significantly higher risk of decline than other birds. 📉 Barry McMahon, Assoc Prof at @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Agriculture & Food Science (& one of the study's authors)
September 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM
A study published in 2024 found that Europe’s ground-nesting birds, particularly those nesting in farming areas, are at a significantly higher risk of decline than other birds. 📉 Barry McMahon, Assoc Prof at @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Agriculture & Food Science (& one of the study's authors)
"𝐖𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩-𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬."
Sobering piece in @theguardian.com by Dr Ruth Leeney of @ucddublin.bsky.social on her deep-sea sharks research, and how marine life is being ravaged by bottom trawling.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Sobering piece in @theguardian.com by Dr Ruth Leeney of @ucddublin.bsky.social on her deep-sea sharks research, and how marine life is being ravaged by bottom trawling.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I’m obsessed with deep sea sharks: their bioluminescent spots are just visible in the pitch black environment they live in
Most of these little-known but already endangered fish have never been seen alive in their natural habitat, but are under threat from bottom trawling and deep-sea mining
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2025 at 9:09 AM
"𝐖𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩-𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬."
Sobering piece in @theguardian.com by Dr Ruth Leeney of @ucddublin.bsky.social on her deep-sea sharks research, and how marine life is being ravaged by bottom trawling.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Sobering piece in @theguardian.com by Dr Ruth Leeney of @ucddublin.bsky.social on her deep-sea sharks research, and how marine life is being ravaged by bottom trawling.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by UCD Earth Institute
How climate stories & poetry can inspire & engage people - looking forward to this discussion @molimuseum.bsky.social w. environment writers, thinkers and activists, hosted by @athenamediaie.bsky.social & @ucdearth.bsky.social
www.ucd.ie/earth/events...
www.ucd.ie/earth/events...
22 September Telling Climate Stories
www.ucd.ie
August 29, 2025 at 7:38 AM
How climate stories & poetry can inspire & engage people - looking forward to this discussion @molimuseum.bsky.social w. environment writers, thinkers and activists, hosted by @athenamediaie.bsky.social & @ucdearth.bsky.social
www.ucd.ie/earth/events...
www.ucd.ie/earth/events...
Great to team up with @athenamediaie.bsky.social for this storytelling event in @molimuseum.bsky.social, featuring @ellamcsweeney.bsky.social @kosull.bsky.social, @janeclarke.bsky.social, Ricky Whelan & @ucddublin.bsky.social lecturer Treasa De Loughry. Book your place at tinyurl.com/yhk8vh9u!
Telling Climate Stories; Inspiring Public Conversations
Join climate and environment storytellers, writers and thinkers as they explore how stories can inspire positive change.
tinyurl.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Great to team up with @athenamediaie.bsky.social for this storytelling event in @molimuseum.bsky.social, featuring @ellamcsweeney.bsky.social @kosull.bsky.social, @janeclarke.bsky.social, Ricky Whelan & @ucddublin.bsky.social lecturer Treasa De Loughry. Book your place at tinyurl.com/yhk8vh9u!
Listen back to Prof Gerald Mills of UCD School of Geography on @rteradio1.bsky.social, outlining why cities will need more green spaces & shade and buildings will have to be better ventilated in the future as global temperatures continue to rise due to climate change.
👇
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
👇
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Scorching temperatures break records across Europe
Helena Smith, Athens Correspondent, The Guardian, Gerald Mills, physical geographer, UCD, expert in the climates of cities and Isabel Moreno, is a meteorologist based in Madrid
www.rte.ie
August 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Listen back to Prof Gerald Mills of UCD School of Geography on @rteradio1.bsky.social, outlining why cities will need more green spaces & shade and buildings will have to be better ventilated in the future as global temperatures continue to rise due to climate change.
👇
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
👇
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Be sure to catch the final episode of 'Food Island' – our podcast collaboration with the Irish Farmers Journal, where you can hear @ucddublin.bsky.social Assoc Professor @tomcurran.bsky.social talk ammonia emissions, biodiversity pressures & Ireland's bioeconomy future.
👇👇👇
tinyurl.com/mnzkuuym
👇👇👇
tinyurl.com/mnzkuuym
Ep 1281: Food Island Episode 6 - Back to the future | Irish Farmers Journal podcasts
For the sixth and final episode of this limited podcast series on the past, present and future of Irish food and agriculture, we delve into our potential food future.
tinyurl.com
July 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Be sure to catch the final episode of 'Food Island' – our podcast collaboration with the Irish Farmers Journal, where you can hear @ucddublin.bsky.social Assoc Professor @tomcurran.bsky.social talk ammonia emissions, biodiversity pressures & Ireland's bioeconomy future.
👇👇👇
tinyurl.com/mnzkuuym
👇👇👇
tinyurl.com/mnzkuuym
Reposted by UCD Earth Institute
@sssireland.bsky.social and @ucdearth.bsky.social #WorldSoilDay conference, UCD Village Auditorium, 5-December 2025
Register interest tinyurl.com/vafcf2x7
Soil Science Society of Ireland and UCD Earth Institute
Funded by Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency @epaireland.bsky.social
Register interest tinyurl.com/vafcf2x7
Soil Science Society of Ireland and UCD Earth Institute
Funded by Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency @epaireland.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
@sssireland.bsky.social and @ucdearth.bsky.social #WorldSoilDay conference, UCD Village Auditorium, 5-December 2025
Register interest tinyurl.com/vafcf2x7
Soil Science Society of Ireland and UCD Earth Institute
Funded by Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency @epaireland.bsky.social
Register interest tinyurl.com/vafcf2x7
Soil Science Society of Ireland and UCD Earth Institute
Funded by Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency @epaireland.bsky.social
"In 2024, the State added just 1,573 hectares of new forest, the lowest number in nearly 80 years."
Great to read this excellent piece in @irishtimes.com by Jeremy (an Earth Institute journalist in residence) on why Irish farmers are not taking advantage of grants and getting involved in forestry.
Great to read this excellent piece in @irishtimes.com by Jeremy (an Earth Institute journalist in residence) on why Irish farmers are not taking advantage of grants and getting involved in forestry.
To meet its climate goals, Ireland must radically expand tree cover. To that end, it offers generous incentives to farmers who forest their lands. Most can earn more money from forestry than from raising livestock.
Despite this, tree planting is at its lowest level since 1946.
My new story:
Despite this, tree planting is at its lowest level since 1946.
My new story:
Most farmers could earn more money by planting trees - why don’t they?
Tree planting in Ireland is at its lowest level since 1946 despite grants and premiums
www.irishtimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"In 2024, the State added just 1,573 hectares of new forest, the lowest number in nearly 80 years."
Great to read this excellent piece in @irishtimes.com by Jeremy (an Earth Institute journalist in residence) on why Irish farmers are not taking advantage of grants and getting involved in forestry.
Great to read this excellent piece in @irishtimes.com by Jeremy (an Earth Institute journalist in residence) on why Irish farmers are not taking advantage of grants and getting involved in forestry.
“If there are any global issues or a war, we are not in any way self-sufficient.”
Don't miss this latest Food Island pod episode where Prof Patrick Paul Walsh talks Ireland's food security, its overreliance on imports & weakened capacity to grow food
👇
tinyurl.com/3x93zef3
@ucddublin.bsky.social
Don't miss this latest Food Island pod episode where Prof Patrick Paul Walsh talks Ireland's food security, its overreliance on imports & weakened capacity to grow food
👇
tinyurl.com/3x93zef3
@ucddublin.bsky.social
Ep 1275: Food Island Episode 5 - The current climate | Irish Farmers Journal podcasts
tinyurl.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
“If there are any global issues or a war, we are not in any way self-sufficient.”
Don't miss this latest Food Island pod episode where Prof Patrick Paul Walsh talks Ireland's food security, its overreliance on imports & weakened capacity to grow food
👇
tinyurl.com/3x93zef3
@ucddublin.bsky.social
Don't miss this latest Food Island pod episode where Prof Patrick Paul Walsh talks Ireland's food security, its overreliance on imports & weakened capacity to grow food
👇
tinyurl.com/3x93zef3
@ucddublin.bsky.social
Reposted by UCD Earth Institute
We had a lovely, and productive, few days last week at the @ucdearth.bsky.social writing retreat, in the gorgeous Belfield House @ucddublin.bsky.social. Thanks to all who attended for making it so pleasant! @jonyearsley.bsky.social @taradirilgen.bsky.social @hollyenglish.bsky.social
July 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
We had a lovely, and productive, few days last week at the @ucdearth.bsky.social writing retreat, in the gorgeous Belfield House @ucddublin.bsky.social. Thanks to all who attended for making it so pleasant! @jonyearsley.bsky.social @taradirilgen.bsky.social @hollyenglish.bsky.social
There's lots to digest in this, the second episode, of our podcast collaboration with the Irish Farmers Journal, so don't miss award-winning journalist Janine Kennedy as she continues her journey through the history of Irish food and farming. 👇
tinyurl.com/3ebbt22k
tinyurl.com/3ebbt22k
Ep 1259: Food Island Episode 2 - Feast and famine | Irish Farmers Journal podcasts
For episode two, we move into medieval Ireland and beyond, covering pre- and post-British colonisation, the Great Famine and the era of industrialisation.
tinyurl.com
June 30, 2025 at 10:18 AM
There's lots to digest in this, the second episode, of our podcast collaboration with the Irish Farmers Journal, so don't miss award-winning journalist Janine Kennedy as she continues her journey through the history of Irish food and farming. 👇
tinyurl.com/3ebbt22k
tinyurl.com/3ebbt22k
Did you know that 2024-25 was a bumper year for us? Since September of last year:
👥 Our membership has grown to over 200 academics drawn from 31 of UCD’s 38 schools & all colleges.
We organised more than 90 events including seminars & workshops.
💬 Over 200 speakers contributed to our events.
👥 Our membership has grown to over 200 academics drawn from 31 of UCD’s 38 schools & all colleges.
We organised more than 90 events including seminars & workshops.
💬 Over 200 speakers contributed to our events.
June 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Did you know that 2024-25 was a bumper year for us? Since September of last year:
👥 Our membership has grown to over 200 academics drawn from 31 of UCD’s 38 schools & all colleges.
We organised more than 90 events including seminars & workshops.
💬 Over 200 speakers contributed to our events.
👥 Our membership has grown to over 200 academics drawn from 31 of UCD’s 38 schools & all colleges.
We organised more than 90 events including seminars & workshops.
💬 Over 200 speakers contributed to our events.
Great to work with the Irish Farmers Journal on a new pod exploring the past, present & future of Irish food & agriculture. Lots to digest in Ep 1 where @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social Assoc Profs Meriel McClatchie & Jessica Smyth discuss Ireland's past diets & farming practices. 👇
tinyurl.com/2xw9n4vf
tinyurl.com/2xw9n4vf
Ep 1254: Food Island Episode 1 - Land of milk and honey | Irish Farmers Journal podcasts
Can our past help us navigate a more sustainable future in food production and our eating habits?
tinyurl.com
June 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Great to work with the Irish Farmers Journal on a new pod exploring the past, present & future of Irish food & agriculture. Lots to digest in Ep 1 where @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social Assoc Profs Meriel McClatchie & Jessica Smyth discuss Ireland's past diets & farming practices. 👇
tinyurl.com/2xw9n4vf
tinyurl.com/2xw9n4vf