Trevor Halpin
@trevorhalpin.bsky.social
Trees, invasive species, anthropology, sci-fi
Comma butterfly sunbathing in the garden.
September 13, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Comma butterfly sunbathing in the garden.
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Release of non-native skunks in Co Kildare being investigated
Release of non-native skunks in Co Kildare being investigated
The last animal was humanely caught and culled in late April after video evidence showed one in bog near Newbridge
www.irishtimes.com
September 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Release of non-native skunks in Co Kildare being investigated
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"noncompliance rates aren’t exceptional; they’re the norm. Years go by, but the story remains the same: nature absorbs the impact because the political will isn’t there to make the consequences of pollution serious enough to stop it."
Excellent article 👇
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...
Excellent article 👇
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...
Ireland punishes tax evaders. Pollution should be just as risky
Nature absorbs the impact of polluters because the political will isn’t there to make the consequences serious enough to stop them
www.irishtimes.com
July 6, 2026 at 8:17 AM
"noncompliance rates aren’t exceptional; they’re the norm. Years go by, but the story remains the same: nature absorbs the impact because the political will isn’t there to make the consequences of pollution serious enough to stop it."
Excellent article 👇
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...
Excellent article 👇
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...
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"He's NOT the Messiah, he's a doctor actually"
April 13, 2026 at 6:17 PM
"He's NOT the Messiah, he's a doctor actually"
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"In the future, standing either side of the river Shannon on drained bogs, we'll look back and ask, 'How did we get this so wrong?'"
Strong piece from Ella McSweeney. I watched this account of the Abbeyleix bog project just last week. We can save these ecosystems: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaFa...
Strong piece from Ella McSweeney. I watched this account of the Abbeyleix bog project just last week. We can save these ecosystems: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaFa...
April 12, 2026 at 7:03 AM
"In the future, standing either side of the river Shannon on drained bogs, we'll look back and ask, 'How did we get this so wrong?'"
Strong piece from Ella McSweeney. I watched this account of the Abbeyleix bog project just last week. We can save these ecosystems: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaFa...
Strong piece from Ella McSweeney. I watched this account of the Abbeyleix bog project just last week. We can save these ecosystems: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaFa...
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The first major project from our new investigations unit.
From the Shannon to Siberia: How alumina from a Limerick refinery enters Russia’s weapons supply chain
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
From the Shannon to Siberia: How alumina from a Limerick refinery enters Russia’s weapons supply chain
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
Investigation: How raw materials from Aughinish Alumina in Limerick enter Russia’s weapons supply chain
Alumina made in Aughinish, Co Limerick is exported to smelters that sell aluminium to a trader supplying Russian arms manufacturers, an investigation has found. The project analysed confidential docum...
www.irishtimes.com
March 24, 2026 at 8:00 AM
The first major project from our new investigations unit.
From the Shannon to Siberia: How alumina from a Limerick refinery enters Russia’s weapons supply chain
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
From the Shannon to Siberia: How alumina from a Limerick refinery enters Russia’s weapons supply chain
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
Dublin City Councillor Hogan on the use of #glyphosate weedkiller “If it is safe enough to eat, it should be okay for footpaths.”
Two councillors have called on the council to consider reintroducing the controversial weedkiller glyphosate. Dublin City Council stopped using it in 2018, due to concerns that it was carcinogenic.
Two councillors call on council to consider reintroducing the controversial weedkiller glyphosate
Dublin City Council stopped using it in 2018, due to concerns that it was carcinogenic.
www.dublininquirer.com
February 22, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Dublin City Councillor Hogan on the use of #glyphosate weedkiller “If it is safe enough to eat, it should be okay for footpaths.”
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“You don’t treat a flood where it ends up, you treat it where it starts. Upstream at the top of the catchment”
How to use the land more cleverly to adapt to changing weather and future floods.
#RTECountrywide #SpeirGorm
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
How to use the land more cleverly to adapt to changing weather and future floods.
#RTECountrywide #SpeirGorm
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Flood Prevention
Is the way we are farming partly responsible for flooding, and what changes might decrease damage in the future? Geomorphologist Prof Mary Bourke. Sligo Farmers Eddie Davitt and Joe Leonard. Farming F...
www.rte.ie
February 7, 2026 at 10:49 AM
“You don’t treat a flood where it ends up, you treat it where it starts. Upstream at the top of the catchment”
How to use the land more cleverly to adapt to changing weather and future floods.
#RTECountrywide #SpeirGorm
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
How to use the land more cleverly to adapt to changing weather and future floods.
#RTECountrywide #SpeirGorm
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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“restoring ecosystems is the cheapest, quickest & most effective way that we can protect ourselves from the coming onslaught.
The communities of Enniscorthy & other affected areas deserve nothing less”
Reform the arterial drainage act & restore our wetlands now!
www.thejournal.ie/readme/storm...
The communities of Enniscorthy & other affected areas deserve nothing less”
Reform the arterial drainage act & restore our wetlands now!
www.thejournal.ie/readme/storm...
Ireland in the storms: Flood barriers won't save us if we keep draining the land
After flooding in the past, successive governments promised protections, but instead, doubled down on dredging and delayed land-use reform, leaving communities exposed, writes Pádraic Fogarty.
www.thejournal.ie
February 8, 2026 at 8:18 AM
“restoring ecosystems is the cheapest, quickest & most effective way that we can protect ourselves from the coming onslaught.
The communities of Enniscorthy & other affected areas deserve nothing less”
Reform the arterial drainage act & restore our wetlands now!
www.thejournal.ie/readme/storm...
The communities of Enniscorthy & other affected areas deserve nothing less”
Reform the arterial drainage act & restore our wetlands now!
www.thejournal.ie/readme/storm...
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⚖️ DEADLINE TOMORROW ⚖️
Submissions on this are due tomorrow. Please do take a few minutes to make a submission, it sounds like a dry topic, but the negative consequences for the Irish environment could be profound.
We need as many people as possible to push back on this.
Submissions on this are due tomorrow. Please do take a few minutes to make a submission, it sounds like a dry topic, but the negative consequences for the Irish environment could be profound.
We need as many people as possible to push back on this.
Have your say by January 15 deadline.
In all our time in An Taisce, this is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced. These proposed changes are clearly unlawful, undemocratic & unfair.
For more: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
#environmentaljustice
In all our time in An Taisce, this is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced. These proposed changes are clearly unlawful, undemocratic & unfair.
For more: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
#environmentaljustice
An Taisce urges public to object to ‘unlawful’ caps on judicial review fees
January 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM
⚖️ DEADLINE TOMORROW ⚖️
Submissions on this are due tomorrow. Please do take a few minutes to make a submission, it sounds like a dry topic, but the negative consequences for the Irish environment could be profound.
We need as many people as possible to push back on this.
Submissions on this are due tomorrow. Please do take a few minutes to make a submission, it sounds like a dry topic, but the negative consequences for the Irish environment could be profound.
We need as many people as possible to push back on this.
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This is a handful of the most interesting facts from the latest episode of the podcast about the impacts of beavers on salmonids, featuring Dr. Rob Needham's groundbreaking research on fish passage through beaver dams. 🌍🦤🦊🧪
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August 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This is a handful of the most interesting facts from the latest episode of the podcast about the impacts of beavers on salmonids, featuring Dr. Rob Needham's groundbreaking research on fish passage through beaver dams. 🌍🦤🦊🧪
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Garden wildlife, ringlet butterfly, tadpoles, bumble bees and foxglove.
June 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Garden wildlife, ringlet butterfly, tadpoles, bumble bees and foxglove.
Nice to see an urban tree with plants around the base like this one in #Naas. It would be great to see more #suds landscaping in our towns & cities. #urbantree #Kildare
June 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Nice to see an urban tree with plants around the base like this one in #Naas. It would be great to see more #suds landscaping in our towns & cities. #urbantree #Kildare
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"Like Conor Pass, the ambition is to expand the number of national parks and protect biodiversity"
- Minister of State for Biodiversity, Christopher O'Sullivan.
With all our EXISTING national parks severely overgrazed, rectifying *that* should be the priority.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/biodi...
- Minister of State for Biodiversity, Christopher O'Sullivan.
With all our EXISTING national parks severely overgrazed, rectifying *that* should be the priority.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/biodi...
Like Conor Pass, the ambition is to expand the number of national parks and protect biodiversity
Community is key if we want to protect biodiversity, writes Minister of State Christopher O’Sullivan.
www.thejournal.ie
June 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
"Like Conor Pass, the ambition is to expand the number of national parks and protect biodiversity"
- Minister of State for Biodiversity, Christopher O'Sullivan.
With all our EXISTING national parks severely overgrazed, rectifying *that* should be the priority.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/biodi...
- Minister of State for Biodiversity, Christopher O'Sullivan.
With all our EXISTING national parks severely overgrazed, rectifying *that* should be the priority.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/biodi...
Ant hills and yellow rattle in the garden.
June 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Ant hills and yellow rattle in the garden.
A small part of our #miniforest, 2021 v 2025. #miyawaki
April 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A small part of our #miniforest, 2021 v 2025. #miyawaki
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Have you ever wondered what the Somerset Levels might have sounded like in the late Iron Age?
Worth a watch....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0l8... #soundscapes #SomersetLevels #Birds #birdsong #IronAge
Worth a watch....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0l8... #soundscapes #SomersetLevels #Birds #birdsong #IronAge
Iron Age Soundscape: Glastonbury Lake Villages 165 BC
YouTube video by Lost Soundscapes
www.youtube.com
April 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Have you ever wondered what the Somerset Levels might have sounded like in the late Iron Age?
Worth a watch....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0l8... #soundscapes #SomersetLevels #Birds #birdsong #IronAge
Worth a watch....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0l8... #soundscapes #SomersetLevels #Birds #birdsong #IronAge
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Do you know of any large old Elms in Ireland?
We're looking for really big old elms which have survived elm disease, despite it spreading everywhere across the country.
Please visit our dedicated website and let us know about any veteran elms out there!
www.wych-hunt.ie
We're looking for really big old elms which have survived elm disease, despite it spreading everywhere across the country.
Please visit our dedicated website and let us know about any veteran elms out there!
www.wych-hunt.ie
April 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Do you know of any large old Elms in Ireland?
We're looking for really big old elms which have survived elm disease, despite it spreading everywhere across the country.
Please visit our dedicated website and let us know about any veteran elms out there!
www.wych-hunt.ie
We're looking for really big old elms which have survived elm disease, despite it spreading everywhere across the country.
Please visit our dedicated website and let us know about any veteran elms out there!
www.wych-hunt.ie
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1. Against my own political instincts, I’ve taken what feels like a drastic step, and started stockpiling food. This week’s column explains why.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Plus a brief thread.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Plus a brief thread.
Britain’s food supply is precarious – and Trump’s chaos is spreading. I have a plan. Do you? | George Monbiot
I’ve started a stockpile, but that isn’t the answer. If crisis strikes, the government needs a strategy to protect us all, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
1. Against my own political instincts, I’ve taken what feels like a drastic step, and started stockpiling food. This week’s column explains why.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Plus a brief thread.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Plus a brief thread.
March 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM