Dr Richard Scriven
@richardscriven.bsky.social
Cultural Geographer focusing on disability, human rights, heritage, and pilgrimage, also a Scout
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“Role of agri minister and his officials is largely for handshakes & photo ops; the real decision-making is in hands of senior agri-PLC executives & farming lobbyists”
My take in today’s @irishtimes.com.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
My take in today’s @irishtimes.com.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
September 19, 2026 at 9:33 AM
“Role of agri minister and his officials is largely for handshakes & photo ops; the real decision-making is in hands of senior agri-PLC executives & farming lobbyists”
My take in today’s @irishtimes.com.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
My take in today’s @irishtimes.com.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Beautiful display from Hear the Queer Appear at #Cork city hall for #CultureNight It's a participatory art project by and for the LGBTQI+ community of Cork City and explores new ways to represent and celebrate the diversity of LGBTQI+ identities.
www.queerappearcork.com
www.queerappearcork.com
September 19, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Beautiful display from Hear the Queer Appear at #Cork city hall for #CultureNight It's a participatory art project by and for the LGBTQI+ community of Cork City and explores new ways to represent and celebrate the diversity of LGBTQI+ identities.
www.queerappearcork.com
www.queerappearcork.com
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Izz Alkarajeh in convo with Niamh Browne
Irish Times Magazine today
Irish Times Magazine today
September 19, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Izz Alkarajeh in convo with Niamh Browne
Irish Times Magazine today
Irish Times Magazine today
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As of Cabinet yesterday, one now needs the ability to communicate in order to be considered a citizen.
Yet in the first three months of 2026, not a single child in ten counties was given a plan on how the State would deliver them with speech and language therapy.
This week’s column @thejournal.ie:
Yet in the first three months of 2026, not a single child in ten counties was given a plan on how the State would deliver them with speech and language therapy.
This week’s column @thejournal.ie:
Gavan Reilly: Six months by law. 24.3 months in reality. Ireland's disability numbers don't add up
The eye-watering numbers of children waiting for Assessment of Need in this country expose a broken system offering little hope to families.
jrnl.ie
September 10, 2026 at 5:47 PM
As of Cabinet yesterday, one now needs the ability to communicate in order to be considered a citizen.
Yet in the first three months of 2026, not a single child in ten counties was given a plan on how the State would deliver them with speech and language therapy.
This week’s column @thejournal.ie:
Yet in the first three months of 2026, not a single child in ten counties was given a plan on how the State would deliver them with speech and language therapy.
This week’s column @thejournal.ie:
Cork's Shandon priest warns new Irish citizenship rules could split up her family
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Cork's Shandon priest warns new Irish citizenship rules could split up her family
Rev Meghan Farr says her eldest son could age out of his residency entitlement before the family qualifies for naturalisation
www.irishexaminer.com
September 10, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Cork's Shandon priest warns new Irish citizenship rules could split up her family
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
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Cork's Shandon priest warns new Irish citizenship rules could split up her family
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Cork's Shandon priest warns new Irish citizenship rules could split up her family
Rev Meghan Farr says her eldest son could age out of his residency entitlement before the family qualifies for naturalisation
www.irishexaminer.com
September 9, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Cork's Shandon priest warns new Irish citizenship rules could split up her family
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
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“The media regulator has said that rather than an aged-based blanket social media ban, there should be a ban on online services that are unsafe for children.
"Services that are not safe for children, that have dangerous features, should be banned from being provided to children," Mr Godfrey said.
"Services that are not safe for children, that have dangerous features, should be banned from being provided to children," Mr Godfrey said.
Ban unsafe online services for children - regulator
The media regulator has said that rather than an aged-based blanket social media ban, there should be a ban on online services that are unsafe for children.
www.rte.ie
September 10, 2026 at 7:07 AM
“The media regulator has said that rather than an aged-based blanket social media ban, there should be a ban on online services that are unsafe for children.
"Services that are not safe for children, that have dangerous features, should be banned from being provided to children," Mr Godfrey said.
"Services that are not safe for children, that have dangerous features, should be banned from being provided to children," Mr Godfrey said.
Great to see Star Trek IV in the cinema for its 40th Anniversary, unfortunately the environmental message is even more relevant today
#StarTrek #StarTrekDay
#StarTrek #StarTrekDay
September 9, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Great to see Star Trek IV in the cinema for its 40th Anniversary, unfortunately the environmental message is even more relevant today
#StarTrek #StarTrekDay
#StarTrek #StarTrekDay
Returning with geographic enthusiasm from the rich range of sessions at the @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social annual conference. I was lucky to contribute to the reflections on the 'A Change in the Climate' exhibition examining complex interweave of climate change and disability.
sensing-climate.com
sensing-climate.com
September 8, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Returning with geographic enthusiasm from the rich range of sessions at the @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social annual conference. I was lucky to contribute to the reflections on the 'A Change in the Climate' exhibition examining complex interweave of climate change and disability.
sensing-climate.com
sensing-climate.com
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Enjoyed presenting at the @rgs.org conference on loitering and PSPOs in the panel 'Geographies of Justice: mapping legal, carceral and civil societal notions of an elusive concept'. Thank you to Anna Schliehe @unibonn.bsky.social for organising!
September 4, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Enjoyed presenting at the @rgs.org conference on loitering and PSPOs in the panel 'Geographies of Justice: mapping legal, carceral and civil societal notions of an elusive concept'. Thank you to Anna Schliehe @unibonn.bsky.social for organising!
The Shaky Bridge, more officially Daly's Bridge, Cork, on the North channel of the River Lee near a former ferry crossing point.
August 21, 2026 at 7:34 PM
The Shaky Bridge, more officially Daly's Bridge, Cork, on the North channel of the River Lee near a former ferry crossing point.
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Am not an ecologist, but neither is the author of this piece. However, I have NEVER heard any ecologist say this is a good idea.
Irish Wildlife Trust, the actual experts, vehemently oppose sheep-wrecking of our sensitive uplands, yet here we are, in 2026.
Irish Wildlife Trust, the actual experts, vehemently oppose sheep-wrecking of our sensitive uplands, yet here we are, in 2026.
August 18, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Am not an ecologist, but neither is the author of this piece. However, I have NEVER heard any ecologist say this is a good idea.
Irish Wildlife Trust, the actual experts, vehemently oppose sheep-wrecking of our sensitive uplands, yet here we are, in 2026.
Irish Wildlife Trust, the actual experts, vehemently oppose sheep-wrecking of our sensitive uplands, yet here we are, in 2026.
Campcraft is a wonderful symbol for Scouting. Young people can take a field turn it into a village with their own sleeping, cooking, eating, and washing facilities, and leave the field spotless afterwards
#Scouts #PhoenixChallenge
#Scouts #PhoenixChallenge
August 18, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Campcraft is a wonderful symbol for Scouting. Young people can take a field turn it into a village with their own sleeping, cooking, eating, and washing facilities, and leave the field spotless afterwards
#Scouts #PhoenixChallenge
#Scouts #PhoenixChallenge
Geat crowd out to welcome to victorious Cork camogie team, especially girls and young women who need role models like this team to inspire and encourage.
#CorkCamogie #CorcaighAbú
#CorkCamogie #CorcaighAbú
August 10, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Geat crowd out to welcome to victorious Cork camogie team, especially girls and young women who need role models like this team to inspire and encourage.
#CorkCamogie #CorcaighAbú
#CorkCamogie #CorcaighAbú
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What if, and stick with me on this, we didn't just act out on our Big Feelings and tried things that made sense?
Government favours blanket ban on social media for under-16s despite EU proposals
Government favours blanket ban on social media for under-16s despite EU proposals
European Commission report calls for staged approach with total ban only affecting young people under 13 years of age
www.irishtimes.com
July 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
What if, and stick with me on this, we didn't just act out on our Big Feelings and tried things that made sense?
Summer camp is the heart of #Scouting. A wonderful parallel world where young people forge a micro society working independently of adults and interdependently in small groups. @scoutingireland.bsky.social
July 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Summer camp is the heart of #Scouting. A wonderful parallel world where young people forge a micro society working independently of adults and interdependently in small groups. @scoutingireland.bsky.social
Climate and Youth Justice alert:
A fantastic open access (free) book on how children and young people are engaging with climate litigation / advocacy and are advancing human rights, from the @youthclimatej.bsky.social project in @lawucc.bsky.social @ucc.ie
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...
A fantastic open access (free) book on how children and young people are engaging with climate litigation / advocacy and are advancing human rights, from the @youthclimatej.bsky.social project in @lawucc.bsky.social @ucc.ie
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...
The Rights of Children and Youth in the Climate Crisis | Action and Li
The climate crisis is a human rights crisis as health, homes, education, and numerous other areas of human life are affected. In this work, the authors examine
www.taylorfrancis.com
June 12, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Climate and Youth Justice alert:
A fantastic open access (free) book on how children and young people are engaging with climate litigation / advocacy and are advancing human rights, from the @youthclimatej.bsky.social project in @lawucc.bsky.social @ucc.ie
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...
A fantastic open access (free) book on how children and young people are engaging with climate litigation / advocacy and are advancing human rights, from the @youthclimatej.bsky.social project in @lawucc.bsky.social @ucc.ie
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...
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‘For me, recently reading Omar El Akkad’s book, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, emphatically tips the scales in favour of Thunberg’s perspective.’
- Kevin O’Sullivan
- Kevin O’Sullivan
Joining the dots from climate to Gaza and all the injustice in between
Climate impacts, treatment of displaced people, growing inequality and other key issues are all interconnected
www.irishtimes.com
May 29, 2026 at 6:01 AM
‘For me, recently reading Omar El Akkad’s book, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, emphatically tips the scales in favour of Thunberg’s perspective.’
- Kevin O’Sullivan
- Kevin O’Sullivan
Girl Guiding UK is implementing the law, responsibility for women's/ girl's organisations excluding trans and non-binary people lies with the UK Government. Scouting is an option for some young people, but that doesn't lessen the pain of legal segregation.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
‘Deeply distressing for all of us’: families react to Girlguiding’s trans exclusion
From September, trans girls, and young trans women who volunteer, will have to hand in their UK memberships
www.theguardian.com
April 7, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Girl Guiding UK is implementing the law, responsibility for women's/ girl's organisations excluding trans and non-binary people lies with the UK Government. Scouting is an option for some young people, but that doesn't lessen the pain of legal segregation.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Wonderful relief map, based on the 1595 Pacata Hibernia, has been added on Grand Parade. We need more engaging artifacts to remind us of local cultural and natural heritage and Cork's connection to the River Lee
March 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Wonderful relief map, based on the 1595 Pacata Hibernia, has been added on Grand Parade. We need more engaging artifacts to remind us of local cultural and natural heritage and Cork's connection to the River Lee
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This happened. The print interview was edited in ways that feel very jumpy, but I got to say some things. Like: Maybe changing the world is more like caregiving than it is like war. Too many people still expect it to look like war. [and then there's a crazy jump-cut w/out transition.]
Rebecca Solnit Says the Left’s Next Hero Is Already Here
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2026 at 3:14 PM
This happened. The print interview was edited in ways that feel very jumpy, but I got to say some things. Like: Maybe changing the world is more like caregiving than it is like war. Too many people still expect it to look like war. [and then there's a crazy jump-cut w/out transition.]
One woman’s story of facing a fatal foetal anomaly in pregnancy on @rteone.rte.ie
A harrowing account of another woman forced to go to the UK for basic healthcare. Irish abortion legislation still makes heartbreaking situations worse for women and families.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
A harrowing account of another woman forced to go to the UK for basic healthcare. Irish abortion legislation still makes heartbreaking situations worse for women and families.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
One woman’s story of facing a fatal foetal anomaly in pregnancy
Denise Whitmore discovered during her anatomy scan that her much-wanted baby had a fatal foetal abnormality. The loss of a pregnancy is often accompanied by feelings of shock, disbelief, and profound ...
www.rte.ie
March 3, 2026 at 9:51 PM
One woman’s story of facing a fatal foetal anomaly in pregnancy on @rteone.rte.ie
A harrowing account of another woman forced to go to the UK for basic healthcare. Irish abortion legislation still makes heartbreaking situations worse for women and families.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
A harrowing account of another woman forced to go to the UK for basic healthcare. Irish abortion legislation still makes heartbreaking situations worse for women and families.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops urges the US Supreme Court to strike down President Trump's attempt to remove birthright citizenship from the children of many migrants. It is a very clear and robust Christian argument supporting social solidarity.
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
March 2, 2026 at 9:55 PM
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops urges the US Supreme Court to strike down President Trump's attempt to remove birthright citizenship from the children of many migrants. It is a very clear and robust Christian argument supporting social solidarity.
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
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#Spéirgorm #Spéighorm #Disability #CostofDisability #DisabilityRights.https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/02/28/hundreds-attend-dublin-protest-for-disability-emergency-payment/
Hundreds attend Dublin protest for disability emergency payment
Organisers say last year’s budget left people with disabilities up to €1,400 worse off annually
www.irishtimes.com
March 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
#Spéirgorm #Spéighorm #Disability #CostofDisability #DisabilityRights.https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/02/28/hundreds-attend-dublin-protest-for-disability-emergency-payment/