Invited by LDA to sod turning event, 779 new homes on site of St. Vincent’s Fairview. Welcome this village that will bring many much needed homes by end of 2028.
Important now to revisit Richmond Rd local area plan, active travel route, low traffic sustainability plan for new & existing residents.
Wonderful news on North Bull Island, met DCC Ger Carty, as was there for a quick sea dip, update on the Bathing Shelters restoration project! Going to be lovely with hand painted signage using old Irish script, putting the finishes on the restoration of these protected Herbert Simms structures.
Call to join a protest for climate change saying the energy crisis is the climate crisis on a green background with a megaphone
JOIN THE EARTH DAY PROTEST: 5.30pm, 22/4
Next Wednesday, 22nd April, Party Leader Roderic O'Gorman will bring a Green Party motion to the Dáil to mark Earth Day.
It calls for a renewed commitment to our 2030 climate targets, the protection of the Climate Act, and increased investment in nature.
We call on the foreign affairs ministers, meeting Tuesday in Luxembourg, to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
Read more from @ciarancuffe.bsky.social & @vulatsetsi.bsky.social ⬇️
europeangreens.eu/news/europea...
We're delighted to announce the launch of the Dublin #Climate Action Week event programme!
From 11-17th May 2026, a great programme of events will be taking place across the county, from biodiversity walks to energy saving talks, to family fun days & more!
Visit dublinclimateactionweek.ie #DCAW26
A dozen or so cars parked on a brand new bike path, Bóthar Stiofáin, Galway. Nearby, an event is being held to mark the unveiling of a plaque commemorating Steven Griffin, an Irish soldier who was killed in Lebanon (1980) while on duty with Unifil.
Utterly predictable — and you couldn't make it up.
Bóthar Stiofáin around lunchtime today.
The EU now requires all Mobile Phones to be sold with easily replaceable and standardised batteries, as they used to be.
From 2027 they all will be again, in Europe.
Next Friday, 24 April, 6pm - we ride again for #CriticalMassDub with #IBIKEBop - We hope you can join us!
Starts at Parnell Square North
NB: bring a friend it's even more fun!
#CriticalMass #Dublin #Cycling
A primary school yard full of bikes!
Love to see a primary school yard full of bikes...
Every Country Needs to do this….
⚠️BREAKING: Italy, the 3rd largest arms exporter to Israel, suspends defense agreement with Israel days after Beirut massacre
What an amazing women Lelia is, felt so privileged to @walkwithlelia to Dail Eireann on his last day of her walk from Shannon
Aged almost 92 she's an inspiration to all
PeaceNotWar givepeaceachance a pity neither the Taoiseach, or Minister came out to speak with her after her amazing walk for peace
My speech on @ray.cunningham.green ‘s motion to phase out HGVs with high blind spots in the city centre. I was really happy to see this pass in the council chamber last night.
www.instagram.com/reel/DXG6ymh...
Today, Israeli forces fired teargas at Palestinian schoolchildren who staged a sit-in in the occupied West Bank after settlers blocked access to their school.
It’s the first day of class since the start of the Iran war.
This is life for Palestinian children. The world does nothing.
Affordable housing or car parks? The government have dictated that we zone more land for housing.
Do we zone land for private developers into the green belt or council land that can deliver affordable housing just minutes walk from jobs, Luas and amenities?
#housing #sandyford #planning
Is the Minister for Media, Patrick O'Donovan, going to haul the media in every time he disagrees with their coverage of his Government's mismanagement?
It is inappropriate for the Minister to interfere in the independence of media when their reporting does not suit his Government.
First Canada
Then Australia
Then South Korea
Now Hungary
Next — America
Fascism is failing - democracy is winning
The Strait of Hormuz crisis is doing something a decade of subsidies and mandates struggled to achieve:
making millions of people want an EV who previously discounted them.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
From fertiliser to diesel to pesticides to the plastic packaging that the food came in — it is estimated that 15 per cent of all fossil fuels go into producing, processing, transporting and storing food.
In a sense, you are eating fossils fuels.
www.newscientist.com/article/2521...
Celebratory dance in Hungary
The future of farming doesn’t have to destroy the planet.
Agroecology shows us a better way: working with nature instead of against it.
Crop rotation, intercropping & agroforestry deliver higher yields, healthier soil, and real climate action.
Let’s scale this up for a thriving,
Seeing Victor Orbán concede defeat feels like a big moment for Europe - we have seen 16 years of eroding social rights in Europe, rescinding LGBT freedoms, rights for refugees and women and building fossil fuel based alliances with Russia
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Any government that isn't right now accelerating plans to transition to 100% clean, renewable energy is either:
a. Incompetent
b. In the pockets of people who'd rather they didn't
c. a & b
Two nights for the left: Monday, 20 April in Galway | Thursday, 23 April in Dublin
Two nights for voting left, transferring left ahead of the Dublin Central and Galway West byelections.
The Ditch's Eoghan McNeill chairs in Dublin's Teachers Club.
In France, legislation came into effect recently for all car parks that have over 80 spaces to be covered with solar panels. Estimated to add around 11GW of renewable energy capacity to the national grid. Why not do likewise in Scotland? Braehead, Silverburn, Glasgow Fort etc.
Honoring Irish women of the revolutionary period
As Cllr.Donna Cooney, the chair of the council’s commemorations and naming committee, reminded us
“There are no statues to women whatsoever on O’Connell St & very few in Dublin except for fictional characters”
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
i don’t want my appliances to be smart or connect to the internet. i want them to do one mechanical task for 100 years
Seven countries now generate 100% of their electricity from renewable sources, proving the transition is not theoretical but already operational. The barrier is no longer technology, but political will, investment priorities, and the courage to move faster.
A big step forward today in our fight to hold Big Tech accountable: Meta must face our lawsuit over deliberately designing Instagram to addict kids while downplaying risks their own research showed.
Our kids deserve better than companies that profit from their pain.
