Saoirse McHugh: There is no urban-rural divide on a fox hunting ban Polling conducted by Ireland Thinks shows that 72% are against fox hunting, while only 2% of us have ever engaged in it, writes Saoirse McHugh

If only 2% of people polled have ever taken part, just *who* wants to retain fox hunting, asks Saoirse McHugh

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Sprat are small members of the herring family, and are the basis of whole marine ecosystems. Yet they're being hoovered up by pair-trawlers to feed fish farms.

Please sign our petition calling for a pause on sprat trawling until we have more data.

Thank you!
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Pie graphs showing how animal agriculture is the least covered theme in climate reporting, compared to regenerative agriculture, consumerism, land use changes, residential, general agriculture, transportation, fossil fuels, mining, manufacturing and energy production and emissions.

Sentient’s analysis of 940 climate news stories across 11 outlets found that 96.2 percent made no mention of meat or livestock production as a cause of climate change.

This makes animal agriculture the least covered theme in climate reporting.

Ireland's lax approach to inspecting farms and enforcing rules The EU Nitrates Committee meets tomorrow and may extend Ireland's nitrates derogation by up to three years. At the same time we need to protect or restore water quality on a national scale writes ecol...

My attempt to cut through some of the misinformation around farming and water quality as we approach decision time on Ireland’s nitrates derogation

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Yes. We have to worry about AI and robotics.

Some questions:

@skyview.social Unroll please

The last frontier of empathy: why we still struggle to see ourselves as animals | Megan Mayhew Bergman Champions of exceptionalism say humans hold a unique moral status. Yet there’s only one species recklessly destroying the planet it needs to survive

The last frontier of empathy: why we still struggle to see ourselves as animals.
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Petition to Ban Fox Hunting in Ireland Can you support this campaign to bring in legislation banning the hunting of foxes using packs of dogs and horses?

Fox hunting is a cruel and outdated practice, it’s not a ‘rural cultural pursuit’. Most people don’t want it, including those in rural Ireland. my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe... @uplift.ie

It would appear that civil society are equally unwilling to mention the elephant in the room when it comes to agri emissions - an almost complete capture by animal agriculture. Pussy footing around the issue by eNGOs has gone on for far too long already.

'Hijacked'? 'Pushing an agenda'? It's called EU law, namely the Habitats Directive, it's been in place for decades, & like most laws Ireland is failing to do that well, while our biodiversity pays the price.

So, yes, eNGOs are pushing it. Unapologetically.

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“Ireland’s derogation farmers” - are those the ones responsible for the pollution that plagues our natural environment and is killing off water bodies like #LoughDerg and #LadysIslandLake?

Looking at you @stopclimatechaos.bsky.social and @foeireland.bsky.social

Wake up @news.rte.ie we’re in a #climateemergency and you have a duty to report accurately on this. Animal agriculture in Ireland represents 38% of our emissions.

The Lie of the Land: A Game Plan for Ireland in the Climate Crisis should be read by everyone who cares about our future on this island.
Great discussion with @thinkorswim.bsky.social and @whittledaway.bsky.social at @booksupstairs.bsky.social yesterday, thanks to all involved 🙏👏📚

Inside Trump’s Deportation of Venezuelans: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison The Times interviewed dozens of migrant men sent to a prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration. Independent forensic analysts called the testimony credible and consistent and said the treatment met the U.N.’s definition of torture.

In March, the American government deported more than 200 Venezuelan men from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. The New York Times interviewed 40 of the men who were imprisoned. They described being beaten, sexually assaulted by guards and driven to the brink of suicide.

Meta is now running pro-data-center ads in regions with intense development

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N'étant pas connu comme soutien de Manuel Bompard, je dis sereinement qu'il recadre comme il faut cette journaliste⬇️ dont on se demande comment elle a préparé l'interview. Surtout sur le service public, le journalisme politique doit être rigoureux et honnête, pas approximatif ni tendancieux.

Il est consternant de voir le service public relayer des informations erronées sur une agence des Nations unies. Pendant ce temps, les Palestiniens continuent de vivre dans une enclave coupée du monde, privée de presse et soumise à des bombardements malgré le cessez-le-feu.

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.

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Save Ladys Island Lake, Co. Wexford I've just signed this petition to save Lady's Island Lake, Co. Wexford. Will you sign your name too?

I've just signed this petition to save Lady's Island Lake, Co. Wexford. Will you sign your name too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa... @uplift.ie

I pay tribute to Joanna Macy, who died in July, in the latest issue of permaculturemag.bsky.social. She was one of the most important ecological and spiritual teachers of our times (as well as my former teacher and friend).

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Derailment warning as world faces threats to its ability to act on climate change We may have seriously underestimated the risks of climate change. This includes derailment risks. This does not mean we are doomed, and it certainly does not mean there is no point in trying to turn o...

We have ****ed the climate. Dressing this up as temporary overshoot is indefensible. But this does not mean we are doomed, & it certainly doesn't mean there is no point in trying to turn off the fossil fuel spigot. It's time to get real with climate risks.
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Livre présentant des citations de Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, comme : « Il n’y a croissance que lorsque augmente la production par habitant des types de biens courants, ce qui implique naturellement aussi un épuisement croissant des ressources également accessibles. » - La Décroissance (1979)

En cette journée de vote sur la taxe Zucman, alors que le gouvernement n’a que le mot croissance à la bouche, c’est l’occasion de se replonger dans la lecture des penseurs de la décroissance, comme l’économiste Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, qui fustigeait l’escroquerie du « développement durable».

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Hurricane Melissa Published October 2025.

#HurricaneMelissa was made about four times more likely by the #climatecrisis

It's real, it's us, and it's here

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RTÉ receives formal complaint over ‘exclusion’ of climate issues from presidential debates Letter signed by academics, NGOs and medics alleges breach of public service obligations

From Dr Cara Augustenborg, @hannahdaly.ie @autofac.bsky.social Prof John Sweeney and others. #ClimateEmergency

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RTÉ receives formal complaint over ‘exclusion’ of climate issues from presidential debates Letter signed by academics, NGOs and medics alleges breach of public service obligations

We're glad to have co-signed this complaint to @rte.ie . Appalling that our national broadcaster did not address climate change in the Presidential debates. Young people deserved to hear what their next President thought on the issue most shaping their future.

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The window to act on climate is rapidly closing. Our new 2025 State of the Climate report is just out. Read the full report here: doi.org/10.1093/bios... @michaelemann.bsky.social @dwallacewells.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @ecowarriorss.bsky.social

La rapporteure spéciale de l'ONU sur les territoires palestiniens, Francesca Albanese, a publié son nouveau rapport intitulé « Le génocide de Gaza : un crime collectif ».

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Inside the planet’s most urgent climate warning | Global Warning E1 | Featured Documentary YouTube video by Al Jazeera English

“But there’s no interest in #climate change any more!”

Barely a fortnight on YouTube and Global Warning has already been watched half a million times. Plus look at the appetite in the comments for more reliable info. @aljazeera.com has made them free to air so share them.

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Ireland hopes for a discount for missing EU climate goals Ireland will miss its EU climate targets on agriculture, transport and buildings and likely face financial penalties, but can it secure concessions?

Negotiating or trying to cut a deal with physics really is a mug’s game, as our children will find out soon enough.

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