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We wrote to the Dept of Education and Youth today over school materials promoting Sitka Spruce Forestry while omitting ecological harm. The booklet by industry bodies is one-sided, ignoring biodiversity loss and water quality impacts. IWT calls for safeguards on school messaging iwt.ie/sitka_spruce/

Sitka Spruce the Amazing Timber Tree This is "Sitka Spruce the Amazing Timber Tree" by iPLANiT Productions on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

This video, and 2 copies of the matching book, have been sent to **every primary school in Ireland**.

It's possibly THE most outrageous industry propaganda I've ever seen. The descriptions of Sitka deadzones are so totally false, it's hard to know where to even start.
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Bus Connects Ballymun to city corridor due to start in Q4 2026

Fresh appeal for blood donations as just two days' supply remains after long weekend There is currently only two days’ supply of O positive blood saved – the lowest level this year.

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service has issued a fresh appeal for blood donations, as supplies dwindled due to the long weekend.

There is currently only two days' supply of O positive blood saved. jrnl.ie/7005481

Red squirrels rise again as Aberdeen begins to eliminate American greys Twenty years ago a red squirrel was a rare sighting in Aberdeen.

Red squirrels rise again as Aberdeen begins to eliminate American greys
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Do you have any info on the Tolka Valley Greenway mentioned in the article. I can never find any details on this anywhere. Thanks

Congrats Eoghan!

Amazing

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So why did the minister postpone Finglas Luas and DART West then?

Judge fined for failing to give sample A JUDGE has been fined €600 after pleading guilty to failing to provide a sample of his breath at the request of a garda.

This judge has form. m.independent.ie/irish-news/j...

1) Write to any school a child of yours is in (you can add a link to the gist essay if that’s helpful) and ask the school to close their x account.
2) Irish Rail exclusively use X to provide travel alerts. Email them and ask them to move those alerts to their own app, or Instagram or anywhere else.

He's on here now @patrickodonovan.bsky.social

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A massive old oak, wrapped in ivy, down by the shores of Bantry Bay, West Cork.

So many people still believe ivy is a 'parasite', or 'kills trees', but in Europe it's a natural and vital part of forest ecosystems, providing food, shelter, and cover to a great range of wildlife.

Photo of a river

It's worth cataloguing what has happened in the water world in the last few weeks alone.

It paints a picture of a Government who are not at all prioritising the health of our waterways, and who are failing on multiple fronts to put in place the measures we actually need.

A watery rant 🧵

These two stories are somehow connected. Apparently, if you lobby tirelessly for more pollution & ecological wreckage, that’s exactly what you get.

Tallaght District Heating Scheme - Codema Codema is a project partner with South Dublin County Council to develop the Tallaght District Heating Scheme

We have started to do this here. A couple more planned too. www.codema.ie/our-work/tal...

Guessing CJ Stander was playing for Ireland rather than SA as the flag would suggest?

7% at an LTV of up to 60%, you'd need to be crazy to take that offer.

Great discussion on rewilding in Europe as part of the @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social Autumn Seminar Series in Trinity College

Press Release: Irish Wildlife Trust welcomes good news for the Glen - Irish Wildlife Trust Press Release  26th November 2025  Irish Wildlife Trust welcomes good news for the Glen  The Irish Wildlife Trust has welcomed the news that the National Parks and Wildlife Service have purchased 100 ...

We welcome the news that the National Parks and Wildlife Service have purchased 100 acres of forestry land beside the Glen of the Downs nature reserve.

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Opinion: We could make our towns safer for everyone by lowering speed limits to 30km/h The government is dragging its feet on reducing the default speed limit in urban areas to 30 km/h, writes Councillor Feljin Jose.

My opinion piece on why we need lower speed limits in urban areas
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If Jim Gavin gets 12.5% or more, Fianna Fáil gets €250,000 in expenses refunded. Bear that in mind if you're voting for Jim Gavin as a joke.

Dublin City residents without secure bicycle parking can now register for BikeBunkers BikeBunkers, a service providing secure bicycle parking for Dublin City residents who lack access to secure bicycle storage, is now open to expressions of interest from the public, with the first units expected to be installed in December. BikeBunkers are on-street lockers provided in areas, such as those with terraced houses or apartments, where there is no access to bicycle storage.

Dublin City residents without secure bicycle parking can now register for BikeBunkers

BikeBunkers, a service providing secure bicycle parking for Dublin City residents who lack access to secure bicycle storage, is now open to expressions of interest from the public, with the first units expected…

They are actually now called The Irish Parking Association Company Limited by Guarantee

Guess she just can't open a bank account so!

And in Ireland getting both/joint names on one can be somewhat difficult. One utility company here makes you put in two first names and two surnames in the only two available fields......

Hard not to laugh at this. Will no 1 get hit?