The world is on fire — wars, energy, food, climate, health, all spiralling.
Irish media: “We haven’t heard from Michael O'Leary at Ryanair in a while…”
Wouldn’t want the holidays affected.
The Irish state has a terrible track record when it comes to looking after land for nature restoration, but it should immediately buy this and give the land back to the public.
Who’s going to tell these councillors that the moment they step out of their cars, they’re pedestrians too? By their own logic, they’d need to be in hi-vis at all times.
Rather than tackling dangerous driving or poor road design, the responsibility gets dumped on the most vulnerable people instead.
It is absolutely absurd that in the year 2026, there are emojis for no cycling and no pedestrians 🚳🚷 but no emoji for no cars 🚗.
Never mind how there are emojis for fuel pumps ⛽ but none for solar panels or wind turbines...
Madness.
I suppose it’s positive that Ireland is counted among the participants, but the government’s track record doesn't exactly align with the idea of a “coalition of the willing” to break free from fossil fuels.
A textbook example of car-brained framing in the Irish media: a motorcyclist is identified as a person, while the other party is reduced to “a car,” as if it acted on its own.
Once again, the driver disappears from the story entirely.
Yes.
purple billboard These Machines Fight Traffic in white with two bikes.
These Machines Fight Traffic.
Walked by this beauty last night - pretty awesome to see these messages out in the world.
Let the urban sprawl begin.
Sure none of the other thousands of roads have ever improved congestion, but THIS time it will be different...
WFSA calls for the deactivation of central piped systems and a shift to portable cylinders to dramatically cut waste while maintaining safe, clinically appropriate patient care.
A few weeks ago, I wrote about what the government could do instead of subsidising fossil fuels.
It has aged well in the sense that the Irish government has done none of what I (and others) suggested, and instead, showed more millions into the fossil fuel beast.
Sheep grazing is a sensitive issue but is also unavoidable if there is to be nature restoration on the hills.
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More nauseating industry propaganda being pumped into our schools with no State regulation or oversight whatever, endorsed by that biodiversity champion, MHR.
Industrial forestry taking a leaf from livestock sector playbook.
The book might be written by lobbying industries, but by putting in an opening statement from a minister, the government effectively endorse it and the message.
This is a disgraceful, scandalous act of propaganda from the Government.
The likes of Shell, BP and ExxonMobil would be proud.
The Irish Government already spends 4.8 billion euro per year supporting fossil fuels & they just agreed to increase that by another 750 million.
'our vulnerability is the fossil fuel system itself. We are watching this system hold the country hostage, and the government pay the ransom'
Before the solar project launched, the village of about 130 people had no restaurant, no easy way to move around, and little communal infrastructure.
Now solar revenue pays for meals, a village “happiness bus” for elderly people, a table-tennis facility and cultural activities.
Another absolute chef's kiss for this Martyn Turner cartoon in today's @irishtimes.com
Fossil fuel dependency is ripping away national security and sovereignty, replacing it with subservience and rising costs.
The Irish government's response: more fossil fuel subsidies.
Rare good news amid global chaos and climate rollbacks.
Proud to share this work in the @bjajournals.bsky.social!
Through largely voluntary efforts, we have achieved a 27% cut in anaesthetic gas emissions since 2019.
Progress is possible, but we need more support!
#SustainableAnaesthesiology
A thought-provoking and insightful piece — well worth a read.
“Governance by Liveline” aptly sums up how Ireland is being run.
Government wilfully ignored advice from ESRI and IEA recommendations to deliver a short-term band-aid that tethers us to fossil dependency and only benefits the top 40% of earners. Make it make sense.
Brilliant explanation by @mcgovernaj.bsky.social !
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Wind energy infrastructure: Remove the planning and grid bottlenecks stalling projects. Ireland has world-class renewable wind energy resources, which we are failing to use effectively. Significant funding to upgrade the national grid is essential to deliver the target of increasing the share of electricity generated from renewable sources up to 80% in 2030. A just transition for workers: Ensure those employed in fossil fuel-dependent sectors have access to retraining, income support, and new employment opportunities in the green economy, so that no community is left behind. Reject proposed Critical Infrastructure Bill: This Bill is an explicit measure to circumvent obligations under the EU Green deal, in blatant ignorance of our ranking among EU countries as second-highest in GDP per capita and emissions per capita simultaneously.
Last week's crisis laid bare how dangerously exposed Ireland is to volatile global fuel markets. The government's response has done nothing to change that, instead tethering us to harmful, unjust fossil dependency. With energy and food security increasingly at risk from geopolitical instability, the cost of energy system inaction is no longer theoretical, and our position is more precarious than ever. We call on the government to redirect attention and resources away from fossil fuel dependency and toward the kinds of funded, systemic actions outlined above – building a fair, clean, and resilient energy future for workers, for communities, and for the generations who will inherit the consequences of today's decisions. The time to act is now.
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Statement from Irish Doctors for the Environment regarding Government response to fossil fuel blockades: Our government's response to a week of fuel blockades is wholly inadequate and entirely misses the crux of the issue. The announcement of a €505 million relief package, comprised largely of fossil fuel tax cuts against the advice of the ESRI and International Energy Agency. Without any accompanying roadmap to accelerate the energy transition away from fossil fuels, this represents a serious failure of leadership at a critical moment. Ireland's transport, haulage, and agriculture sectors are the backbone of this economy. They deserve genuine, evidence-based support on a pathway toward clean, energy-independent, and socially just operations, not merely short-term placation that deepens dependence on volatile global fossil fuel markets. This is not a just transition. It is a missed opportunity.
Last week's crisis must become the catalyst for urgent, systemic reform. We call on the government to act immediately on measures that are proven, deliverable, and transformative: Immediate fossil phase-out planning: publication, within 2026, of a long-term, cross-sector roadmap to phase out fossil fuels in Ireland. Legislative recognition of farmers as key stewards of the land who must be supported by evidence-based measures in their role of protecting food security and Irish biodiversity. Legislative recognition of biodiversity and nature as essential to human health and wellbeing as evidenced by medical research
Rooftop solar and community energy: Accelerate grants and grid connection for rooftop solar on homes, farms, and commercial premises. Empower communities to generate and own their own energy, reducing exposure to global price shocks at source. This should encompass broad expansion of eligibility criteria for retrofitting and solar panel grants that ensure equitable energy access for all Transition to agroecological farming and forestry: Financial incentives and institutional support to farmers to shift to agroecological methods, especially to fresh produce, which would entail the following benefits: increase our food security by significantly reducing our reliance on imports incur far less energy demand eliminate the need for further nitrogen derogations vastly improve the ecological state of our languishing waterways, 1 in 2 of which are currently deemed to be in a poor state
Electrification and clean fuel transition for transport: Accelerate EV adoption for private motorists and light commercial vehicles Increasing and incentivising the zero-emission heavy duty vehicles (ZEHDV) grant scheme to align with commitment to reach a minimum of 30% of all new Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicle sales (bus and truck) to be zero-emission by 2030. Active and public transport investment: Urgently expand cycling infrastructure, pedestrianise town centres, and fund frequent, coherent, affordable, rural and intercity public transport. Reducing car dependency is both a climate and an energy security measure. Plans should align with, and even exceed, the Climate Action Plan 2023, which aims to deliver by 2030: 50% increase in daily active travel journeys relative to 2022 130% increase in daily public transport journeys 20% reduction in total vehicle kilometres travelled
Updated Statement on Government Response to Fossil Fuel Blockades.
The government is failing to deliver a Just Transition and instead binding us to further fossil dependency and vulnerability - ignoring climate, health and economic science.
It is time to act now.
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An important piece from Ciarán Ferrie!
More and wider roads are not compatible with our climate commitments and will not reduce traffic. They are an expensive non solution that increases emissions, fuels sprawl, and discourages active travel.
