$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026

Striking oil: Chevron, Saudi Aramco, Gazprom and ExxonMobil among the biggest beneficiaries.

REMINDER: By-election "traffic & congestion hustings" this evening, Wednesday 15th April 2026 at 7pm.

Venue: Park House Hotel, H91 PCF8.

All candidates have confirmed attendance.

Via @galwaycommuters.bsky.social

Homer from The Simpsons imagining himself at a fancy dinner party with the quote "So I said 'I must get out of these wet clothes, and into a dry Martini'!"

Homer from The Simpsons getting angry with a guest

Irish politicans when they're quipping off the record to Miriam Lord and when they're in the Dail.

FF byelection candidate lied in application for second house ‘I am selling my present house in Dublin.'

Fianna Fáil Dublin Central byelection candidate councillor John Stephens lied on a planning application for a second house

He falsely claimed in a planning application form his Dublin home was up for sale to secure permission for a second house in Galway

www.ontheditch.com/fianna-fail-...

So why do the people of Castlemartyr, Co. Cork deserve this vandalism? #derelictireland

So why do the people of Castlemartyr, Co. Cork deserve this vandalism?

#speiirghorm

@fplogue.bsky.social did you hear what fg TD Jennifer Caroll McNeill said about "the time of objecting to energy infrastructure, no matter how politely Is over"?

He's able to shelve RSA reform

This warped process also eliminated or avoided appropriate conditions for proper comparison, as Ciarán Ferrie points out above.

There is no clear picture of how GMATS would work without the N6GCRR, because there was never a plan to do so.

The result is an ACP decision that is at best questionable.

IRELAND: A man climbed onto the wing of a U.S. military Lockheed C-130 Hercules at Shannon Airport and struck it with an axe, causing “extensive” damage before being arrested, authorities said.

Racists brining the country to a standstill this week (under guise of fuel crisis) tried to intimidate one of the great charities in the country last night.

MSOÉ have been feeding the unhoused for 11 years on O Connell street.

Ugly scenes but beautiful show of solidarity from the people they feed.

Who's going to pay for it I wonder

Do those calling for the Irish government to allow oil and gas drilling think that those companies are going to sell it to them at a discount? No! They‘ll sell it at the global wholesale price.

*Timmy

I think the ill defined "other" is often labelled "townie" who according to some non townies "get everything".. So whether they're working class or not, can be dismissed as privileged because most services are (naturally) in towns and cities.

I think the figure I heard from Tommy Dooley td on prime time was a price cap would cost 1B a month, and I assume that's at current oil prices, and the effects of hormuz won't be felt fully for another week as final oil tankers reach Europ

Summer 2025 was the warmest on record in Ireland.

The Council’s latest report shows it was 1.94°C above the long-term average, with warmer night-time temperatures a major part of that change.

Read 'Our Changing Climate in 2025' here: shorturl.at/ORv9s

Donate to Johnny, tragic accident takes the life of student, organized by Marilia Louise Andrade Lemos Johnny, 27 years old, came to Ireland to fulfill his dream of… Marilia Louise Andrade Lemos needs your support for Johnny, tragic accident takes the life of student

There's a GoFundMe link for anyone who would like to support the family of Johnny Santos who was killed while cycling in Dublin this week.

www.gofundme.com/f/johnny-san...

By having a world class bus system, you take cars off the road, a ring road will take cars of some majorly congested Rds agreed, but will do More to unlock land banks for developers on edge of city than reducing congestion, negating the whole point of the ring rd

I'd be inclined to trust @cosaingalway on this, ring road will most likely result in a higher share of Galway journeys being by car, cant say that'll be more sustainable. A commute from knocknacarra to Parkmore needs to be quicker by bus than car for us to meet sustainability targets imo.

It'll be up to LAs to determine what's derelict. I'm aware Cork city council have told ye before that #1 on the daily dose isn't considered derelict.. Results across LAs will be widely different if criteria isn't made clear for each LA

Opinion: Don’t ditch the triple lock. There is a better way to circumvent the Security Council Ireland should initiate campaign to support UN General Assembly role in peacekeeping

Instead of turning its back on the need for UN approval to participate in peacekeeping, Ireland should now try to muster other members of the General Assembly to defend the UN and keep peace operations going.

Prof Ray Murphy, Irish Centre for Human Rights in the School of Law, University of Galway.

New data from EPA:

'Nitrogen concentrations in rivers increased by 10% in 2025 ... Nitrogen levels in south‑eastern half of country are too high to support good ecological health in water bodies ... Primary source of nitrogen in Irish rivers is agriculture'

www.epa.ie/publications...

New Limerick Bike Hub helping refugees and asylum seekers opens on St Patrick’s Road A new Bike Hub providing refurbished bikes has opened at Singland Cross, St Patrick’s Road, Limerick. (Eircode V94 A727). This Project is part funded by Limerick City and County Council’s Active Trave...

@davetobin.bsky.social hi Dave, can I ask is this "bike hub" on St Patrick's road still running? Funded by active travel fund. @shanehickeyomara.bsky.social

www.limerick.ie/council/news...

Irish Cycling Campaign Spring Gathering 2026 Irish Cycling Campaign Spring Gathering 2026Saturday 28th March 2026Bonham Quay, Galway We are delighted to invite our members to Irish Cycling Campaign’s Spring Gathering (mini conference / think-in)...

A reminder to members that our spring Gathering is on the 28th March in Galway.

Registration is essentially as spaces are limited.

Details in the link.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

www.irishcyclingcampaign.ie/irish-cyclin...

Or the fact that that's an option that someone can transform someone else's life like they for the worse, is prob not a fair thing that someone can be allowed do?

Quite annoying how politicians will say how dreadful and sad it is how 20 tenancies are getting evicted. But transforming that into policy doesn't materialise

Extremely loud warplanes over Beirut tonight (plus the usual loud drone).

Big muscly dog: landlord when they're kicking you out small dog in tears: landlords when asked for the deposit back

here we go again

Taken from reddit. But this Galway commuter has tracked their rainy days while cycling! Very interesting, and as an ex Galway commuter myself, id believe it. I would say 1/5 days required rain gear.

YOU ARE NOW ENTERING FREE MINNEAPOLIS painted on a wall in the style of the Free Derry Corner.

This rules. I love how delighted they all look!