Will the state try and bulldoze the Blackpool Flood Scheme through via the Critical Infrastructure bill? Something a bit Trumpian about it all. If you can’t win by sticking to the rules, change them.
Parenting teens is mostly about trying to break through the Active Noise Cancellation barrier. #cork
The Blackpool Flood relief scheme is hopelessly outdated and environmentally destructive and highly exposed to a successful legal challenge. Colm Burke TD would better spending his time asking the minister to move to Option no 2 - Upstream Storage. youtu.be/7UQwT55p4WM?...
The closest I’ve got to a wild bird. On the Saltees. I sat down and it just pattered around me. Amazing.
Now, having drenched those heading into work, the clouds retreat and sun reappears, grinning in at the sodden office peering out. #cork
Spring has sprung. #cork
As far as I am aware Austria has an otter culling programme justified due to predation of fish in ponds.
‘If Ireland is to remain a stronghold for otters, we must do more to ease these pressures on water quality and restore the physical integrity of rivers too.’ www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Female Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) at a site in the Lower River Shannon catchment this week. Males have completely black bills, while females have an orange patch on the lower mandible. A good way to remember this is to think of females as wearing ‘lipstick’.
Otter pair on the River Lee, Cork City this morning. We have seen this pair a number of times and believe them to be mother and male cub. The vocal one being the cub. Can't show the full clip due to @bsky.app video size restrictions which is doing them no favours in building their user base. #cork
Need a breather from all the bad news?
Save Our Bride Otters has wonderful collection of short vids of Cork City otters doing all the things that otters do best.
You can even hear how urban it is from background traffic noise in some clips.
@saveourbrideotters.bsky.social
#waterqualitymatters
Great shot!
They do it themselves. They were taking stuff out as well as in.
Great title with nesting material
Great title with nesting material
Great title exiting a hole in a house wall during nest building.
Those who have followed this page over from X might be familiar with the Great Tits nesting in a hole in our wall for the last few years. As of this morning looks like we have new takers. A wonderful thing to see. #cork
So much for the "narrow interests" which the government says use judicial review.
When they went out and asked people what they thought 1,470 asked for Access to Justice to be upheld, only 30 sided with the government
So which interest is the "narrow interest"?
As Irish freshwater quality declines, An Taisce seeks review:
"Decisions like this are meant to be based on science, but evidence clearly shows Ireland has a serious water pollution problem that isn’t getting any better, caused largely by agricultural nitrogen."
www.antaisce.org/news/water-q...
The best of luck to this brave man, and all the other parties fighting for clean water in this hugely important court case.
Our rivers, lakes and seas deserve better.
On this World Water Day, let's celebrate the importance of this vital resource and why it's so worth protecting
Clean water = life
#worldwaterday
#cleanwater
#waterqualitymatters
The Brendan O’Connor show seems to be mostly about the panelists talking over each other.
Otter. Cork City. Earlier this week. #cork
New book. There’s always more to learn. #cork
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Another report from the EPA highlighting that nitrogen is too high in our waterways, particularly in the S & SE, with a 10% increase in 2025 compared to 2024.
Tell me again how well the measures are working?...
Remind me again why we got a new nitrates derogation?...
www.epa.ie/publications...
I did an interview about the River Lee and its otters this morning whilst sitting in Cafe Myo. Didn’t an otter come casually swimming past in the middle of the interview. Hah! #cork
For the otter enthusiasts. There is now a YouTube channel featuring Cork City Otter clips we have filmed over the years. Lots more to be added. #cork link here - www.youtube.com/@ottersofcor...
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River Lee Otter. Cork City yesterday 14/03/26. #cork
