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New official greenways of Ireland website launched by the Department of Transport! This has been a long time coming and badly needed to get some much need info out there about all the greenways we have in Ireland #GreenwaysIreland
greenways.gov.ie
greenways.gov.ie
Homepage - Greenways Ireland
Welcome to the official Greenways Ireland website—a central hub for exploring our growing network of scenic, sustainable trails.
greenways.gov.ie
September 10, 2026 at 10:37 AM
New official greenways of Ireland website launched by the Department of Transport! This has been a long time coming and badly needed to get some much need info out there about all the greenways we have in Ireland #GreenwaysIreland
greenways.gov.ie
greenways.gov.ie
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Finance guys finally coming to the realisation that economics is downstream of the environment, and our relentless pursuit of the former should not come at irreparable cost to the latter. Welcome to the fight, greedy capitalist pigs.
euobserver.com/232026/eu-fu...
euobserver.com/232026/eu-fu...
EU fuelling economic ‘doom loop’ by weakening climate rules during record heatwave, Dutch bank says
Dutch bank Triodos argues that by prioritising “competitiveness” over tougher carbon pricing amid this summer's heat crisis, the EU is leaving its economy more exposed to future climate shocks.
euobserver.com
August 17, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Finance guys finally coming to the realisation that economics is downstream of the environment, and our relentless pursuit of the former should not come at irreparable cost to the latter. Welcome to the fight, greedy capitalist pigs.
euobserver.com/232026/eu-fu...
euobserver.com/232026/eu-fu...
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In the name of competitiveness and defence, the EU is going backwards on climate action. €800 billion has been committed to prepare for war by 2030, far outstripping anything that is being invested in climate resilience and a green transition. This is madness.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Opinion: Europe needs to start treating the climate emergency as a threat to our national security
Idea that climate action is about individual responsibility is as ridiculous as suggesting everyone can equip themselves to fight in war
www.irishtimes.com
August 11, 2026 at 7:02 AM
In the name of competitiveness and defence, the EU is going backwards on climate action. €800 billion has been committed to prepare for war by 2030, far outstripping anything that is being invested in climate resilience and a green transition. This is madness.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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Nobody disputes that having access to a car in a car-dominated society is good. It gives one access to jobs, healthcare, food, education, social opportunities and more. All we're asking is for people to go one step deeper and ask why access to such basic rights requires buying and operating a car.
I grew up in Jackson Heights in Queens and we still had a car, and our lives got measurably better when we did.
July 18, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Nobody disputes that having access to a car in a car-dominated society is good. It gives one access to jobs, healthcare, food, education, social opportunities and more. All we're asking is for people to go one step deeper and ask why access to such basic rights requires buying and operating a car.
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Another day - another Government TD announcing a Transport project which has no funding, nor is there any commitment in the NDP
Luas Bray “COULD” begin next year…. In the same way Ireland “COULD” meet its emissions reduction targets…. But it won’t
dublingazette.com/dublinlocalm...
Luas Bray “COULD” begin next year…. In the same way Ireland “COULD” meet its emissions reduction targets…. But it won’t
dublingazette.com/dublinlocalm...
Luas line set to be fast-tracked – O’Connell
A charity has had to employ additional chaplains to help residents cope with the trauma of homelessness in Dublin
dublingazette.com
July 1, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Another day - another Government TD announcing a Transport project which has no funding, nor is there any commitment in the NDP
Luas Bray “COULD” begin next year…. In the same way Ireland “COULD” meet its emissions reduction targets…. But it won’t
dublingazette.com/dublinlocalm...
Luas Bray “COULD” begin next year…. In the same way Ireland “COULD” meet its emissions reduction targets…. But it won’t
dublingazette.com/dublinlocalm...
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Sheds for houses, sheds for hospitals and sheds for schools.
F/FG is the party that builds sheds.
www.rte.ie/news/2026/06...
F/FG is the party that builds sheds.
www.rte.ie/news/2026/06...
€1.3bn spent on school prefabs in five years, PAC hears
The Public Accounts Committee has heard that €1.3 billion has been spent on modular buildings for schools in the past five years.
www.rte.ie
June 18, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Sheds for houses, sheds for hospitals and sheds for schools.
F/FG is the party that builds sheds.
www.rte.ie/news/2026/06...
F/FG is the party that builds sheds.
www.rte.ie/news/2026/06...
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If other news was reported like climate change:
June 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
If other news was reported like climate change:
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“For an Irish Government Minister, no movement is imaginable unless the Minister experiences an external pressure. Making decisions because the actions might be a good idea doesn't even enter the discussion.”
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
The Gist: The Promise of No Change
For every action needed, why is there an equal and opposite inaction? This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
May 30, 2026 at 10:54 AM
“For an Irish Government Minister, no movement is imaginable unless the Minister experiences an external pressure. Making decisions because the actions might be a good idea doesn't even enter the discussion.”
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
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IMPORTANT: The Dutch invested €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
May 24, 2026 at 4:36 AM
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invested €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
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Bicycles are hugely space efficient, which is why they make a lot of sense in congested cities.
This video demonstrates why there aren’t traffic jams in bike lanes.
Just imagine the traffic queues if every bicycle here was a car.
This video demonstrates why there aren’t traffic jams in bike lanes.
Just imagine the traffic queues if every bicycle here was a car.
May 23, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Bicycles are hugely space efficient, which is why they make a lot of sense in congested cities.
This video demonstrates why there aren’t traffic jams in bike lanes.
Just imagine the traffic queues if every bicycle here was a car.
This video demonstrates why there aren’t traffic jams in bike lanes.
Just imagine the traffic queues if every bicycle here was a car.
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Do renewables make wholesale electricity cheaper or more expensive?
The answer: renewables share doesn't really move the needle - it's markets where natural gas generation sets the price that are the expensive markets. Aka more gas = more expensive electricity.
Here's the mic drop graph:
The answer: renewables share doesn't really move the needle - it's markets where natural gas generation sets the price that are the expensive markets. Aka more gas = more expensive electricity.
Here's the mic drop graph:
May 17, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Do renewables make wholesale electricity cheaper or more expensive?
The answer: renewables share doesn't really move the needle - it's markets where natural gas generation sets the price that are the expensive markets. Aka more gas = more expensive electricity.
Here's the mic drop graph:
The answer: renewables share doesn't really move the needle - it's markets where natural gas generation sets the price that are the expensive markets. Aka more gas = more expensive electricity.
Here's the mic drop graph:
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When radio became popular, people worried children would sit around listening to it instead of playing outside. The same happened with TV, the internet and smartphones.
But none of those stop children playing outside.
Only cars do that.
But none of those stop children playing outside.
Only cars do that.
May 5, 2026 at 7:16 AM
When radio became popular, people worried children would sit around listening to it instead of playing outside. The same happened with TV, the internet and smartphones.
But none of those stop children playing outside.
Only cars do that.
But none of those stop children playing outside.
Only cars do that.
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V good article: "The reason our European peers have seen a 12 per cent drop in road deaths since 2019 in the same time we have seen a 31 per cent rise in ours is because we simply are not using the evidence-based solutions that already exist."
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
We underestimate the true impact of our dangerous roads
The real burden of road trauma on the health system is far greater than the fatality count might suggest
www.irishtimes.com
May 4, 2026 at 7:55 PM
V good article: "The reason our European peers have seen a 12 per cent drop in road deaths since 2019 in the same time we have seen a 31 per cent rise in ours is because we simply are not using the evidence-based solutions that already exist."
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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Water is our great truth-teller. You cannot fake your way to a drinkable river.
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...
Is there an Irish river I can drink from without vomiting?
In the 1980s about 500 Irish rivers were classed as the very best of the best but, today, there are about 20
www.irishtimes.com
May 3, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Water is our great truth-teller. You cannot fake your way to a drinkable river.
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...
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“They cut speed limits, changed street design, removed space for cars… Now it appears that work is paying off. #Oslo & #Helsinki are reaping the rewards of committed action on making their roads safer, reducing pedestrian fatalities to zero last year.”
What if your city actually MEANT #VisionZero?
What if your city actually MEANT #VisionZero?
How Helsinki and Oslo cut pedestrian deaths to zero
After years of committed action, neither city recorded a single pedestrian fatality in 2019
www.theguardian.com
May 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
“They cut speed limits, changed street design, removed space for cars… Now it appears that work is paying off. #Oslo & #Helsinki are reaping the rewards of committed action on making their roads safer, reducing pedestrian fatalities to zero last year.”
What if your city actually MEANT #VisionZero?
What if your city actually MEANT #VisionZero?
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Food security depends, above all, on a healthy biosphere, which is the sum of the Earth's natural ecosystems.
No nature, no food.
No nature, no food.
Food security for all is a pretty important goal to aim for.
April 28, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Food security depends, above all, on a healthy biosphere, which is the sum of the Earth's natural ecosystems.
No nature, no food.
No nature, no food.
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Today's package entails €505m of tax cuts and supports
April 12, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Today's package entails €505m of tax cuts and supports
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“Paris has embarked on a grand transformation, planting 155k trees, adding hundreds of kms of bike lanes, pedestrianising 300 school streets and banning cars from the banks of the Seine. Parking has been turned into green space…Fewer parents fear their child being run over when they walk to school.”
How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets
Under outgoing mayor Anne Hidalgo, the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance
www.theguardian.com
April 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
“Paris has embarked on a grand transformation, planting 155k trees, adding hundreds of kms of bike lanes, pedestrianising 300 school streets and banning cars from the banks of the Seine. Parking has been turned into green space…Fewer parents fear their child being run over when they walk to school.”
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The perfect headline doesn’t exi…
Google pledges roughly three hours of its annual profit to fight climate change
Google and others are committing $100 million to combat climate change.
www.engadget.com
March 5, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The perfect headline doesn’t exi…
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Going car-free is the best thing most people can do for climate. To reduce car dependency, cities should promote car-free living, supporting compact cities through policy, and investing in public transportation, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and shared mobility options.
These key strategies could help Americans get rid of their cars » Yale Climate Connections
Research points the way to a more climate-friendly, diverse, and desirable transportation system.
yaleclimateconnections.org
February 12, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Going car-free is the best thing most people can do for climate. To reduce car dependency, cities should promote car-free living, supporting compact cities through policy, and investing in public transportation, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and shared mobility options.
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Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
- António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
- António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Reducing - and enforcing - speed limits for ALL vehicles to 30km/hr in urban areas & cameras to detect cars breaking traffic lights would save scores of lives annually, but it might annoy some motorists so instead we get this performative BS from gov’t.
www.thejournal.ie/e-bikes-scoo...
www.thejournal.ie/e-bikes-scoo...
Helmets and hi-vis clothing to be made mandatory for e-bikes and e-scooter users
Cabinet will sign off on plans to explicitly ban the use of scramblers on roads this morning.
www.thejournal.ie
February 4, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Reducing - and enforcing - speed limits for ALL vehicles to 30km/hr in urban areas & cameras to detect cars breaking traffic lights would save scores of lives annually, but it might annoy some motorists so instead we get this performative BS from gov’t.
www.thejournal.ie/e-bikes-scoo...
www.thejournal.ie/e-bikes-scoo...
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The idea that journalists, politicians, groups or - you know, women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ people - should "stay on the pitch" doesn't really hold up.
Foreign Minister's account has 60k followers - 40 likes, 13k views?
Blue ticks straight to the top of the queue with misogyny, bile.
Foreign Minister's account has 60k followers - 40 likes, 13k views?
Blue ticks straight to the top of the queue with misogyny, bile.
This is the 'engagement' that the Irish government has been using to justify remaining on X. These are the top replies to a randomly chosen recent post.
January 10, 2026 at 8:59 AM
The idea that journalists, politicians, groups or - you know, women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ people - should "stay on the pitch" doesn't really hold up.
Foreign Minister's account has 60k followers - 40 likes, 13k views?
Blue ticks straight to the top of the queue with misogyny, bile.
Foreign Minister's account has 60k followers - 40 likes, 13k views?
Blue ticks straight to the top of the queue with misogyny, bile.
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The U-turns on road safety by this government would make your head spin. Lower default speed limits, RSA reform and red light camera pilot all abandoned while deaths and serious injuries are rising.
independent.ie/opinion/comm...
independent.ie/opinion/comm...
Feljin Jose: Seán Canney has earned the nickname ‘Minister for U-turns’ – and there’s a reason for that
Here’s a riddle for you: if two wrongs don’t make a right, but three lefts do make a right, how many U-turns make you spiral out of control?
independent.ie
January 7, 2026 at 10:03 AM
The U-turns on road safety by this government would make your head spin. Lower default speed limits, RSA reform and red light camera pilot all abandoned while deaths and serious injuries are rising.
independent.ie/opinion/comm...
independent.ie/opinion/comm...