Helmet cam footage from Irish Defence Forces parachute team, the Black Knights as descend to the beach at Bray, Co Wicklow for the Bray Air Display #rtenews #brayairshow

Lovely respite on a hot day #urbantrees

This article expresses great confidence in a technology, that’s not yet proven and doesnt address issue of nuclear waste Ireland banned nuclear power for a world that no longer exists www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

Ireland banned nuclear power for a world that no longer exists

Traditional nuclear was never right for this State. The plants were too large - but the technology has moved on

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Thousands have turned out for an Anti-Racism rally in Belfast city centre, organised by United Against Racism and supported by Trade Unions

Small anti immigration protest in Dublin this afternoon www.rte.ie/news/regiona...

Anti-immigration rally under way in Dublin city centre

Several hundred people are taking part in an anti-immigration rally in Dublin city centre.

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An essay from Paris on 1973, arguing for what has become known as the 15 minute city- I wonder what the writer would make of the rebirth of cycling in Paris unevenearth.org/2018/08/the-...

The social ideology of the motorcar - Uneven Earth

by André Gorz The worst thing about cars is that they are like castles or villas by the sea: luxury goods invented for the exclusive pleasure of a very rich minority, and which in conception and natur...

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Activists in former pub say no trespass order received

Activists occupying a closed down pub in the Liberties in Dublin said they have not been officially notified of a High Court order restraining them from continuing their trespass at the building.

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Still loads of work to be done- more girls driving themselves to school in Ireland than cycling in 2024 www.rte.ie/news/regiona...

Campaign aims to encourage teenage girls to cycle

Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council have recruited three social media influencers to try to persuade teenage girls that cycling can be cool and fun.

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1/ Speaking at #dcuclimateconference President Catherine Connolly notes it is 7 years since Ireland declared a climate emergency but "unfortunately we have seen report after report confirming that transformative change is certainly not happening at the scale and speed that is required."

This could cut megatons of carbon emissions every year- India flights per capita very very low compared to Europe or US but expected to grow exponentially as wealth rises

Justin Mikulka@justinmikulka.bsky.social · 3mo ago

India getting it right.

And the International Air Transport Assocation projections predict airline emissions won't peak til well after 2030- and that's a best case scenario

Caroline O'Doherty@codohertynews.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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Ireland requires €700m annually to restore nature, report

Ireland needs to invest hundreds of millions every year to restore nature and to support farmers, fishers and foresters to protect the environment, according to a report from the Independent Advisory ...

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Is there a way Ireland could use this to accelerate our wind programme? Divert some of that capacity here?

Luke Russell@lukerussell.bsky.social · 3mo ago

No, AP. The administration has announced that taxpayers are buying off energy companies. Who voted for that and why am I paying for it?

The Trump administration has announced two more payouts for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development.

Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases

The Trump administration has announced two more payouts for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development.

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As government considers more measures to help people move away from fossil fuels…there have been calls for some time for more resources for people living in fuel poverty and unhealthy conditions www.rte.ie/news/2026/03...

Calls for more Govt funding to retrofit social homes

Opposition parties and climate campaigners are calling for the Government to allocate more resources to retrofitting social homes.

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Surge in purchases of rooftop solar panels, says SEAI

Purchases of rooftop solar panels by Irish homeowners have surged since the start of the war on Iran, with both the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and the trade body Solar Ireland reporting s...

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Whose sod is it anyway? The Taoiseach, Minister for Housing and Lord Mayor of Dublin all turn a sod at Richmond Village, a Land Development Agency project in Fairview, Dublin

Solar panels that generate power from raindrops! Just perfect for Ireland

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 4mo ago

Solar panels in the rain? No problem.

Great reporting by @dpcarrington.bsky.social in the Guardian on one of those not surprising but still shocking stories www.theguardian.com/environment/...

$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds

Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026

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Fuel crisis shows some sectors like haulage, farming and construction a long way off being able to quit fossil fuels- completely but where they can there are big savings to be made in cash & carbon www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...

Dublin construction site sees benefit of battery power

A Dublin building site has been benefitting from the installation of batteries charged by generators to save on electricity use and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

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Very sad news- a fantastic musician and when I interviewed her a few years ago when Shane MacGowan died she was lovely. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dilís

RTÉ News@news.rte.ie · 4mo ago

Moya Brennan, best known as the lead singer of Grammy and BAFTA-winning group Clannad, has died aged 73

1/ A leader of the #fuelprotest told me last night he doesn't believe in climate change, said the climate has always changed and it was hotter 5 million years ago than it is now. I asked how long farmers have been around. Millions of years, he said...

Very interesting article, sentencing for drivers who kill an issue in many countries including Ireland

Thanks to all who contributed to this report- water security both in times of flood and drought becomes more important every year- bogs a big part of the story in Ireland

RTÉ News@news.rte.ie · 4mo ago

Data from a bog restoration project in Co Wicklow suggests that some of the most effective flood prevention measures may be up in the hills.

!/ I doubt anyone will be surprised by the order in which we arrived at Stephens Green www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...

Bike, car and bus - which gets to centre of capital first

RTÉ News has undertaken a very non-scientific methodology to see how three different modes of transport fared during Dublin's rush-hour.

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HVO, green aviation fuel, green data centres - so much depends on biofuels which may turn out to be not so green…this type of investigation very important

T&E@transportenvironment.org · 4mo ago

The 'green' fuel market supplying Europe with used cooking oil, appears to be rife with fraud. An investigation by SVT has uncovered that the world's largest producer of biofuel for aviation, Neste, is likely receiving virgin palm oil instead of recycled frying oil.

Hundreds of millions spent on retrofitting homes, calls for more help for those in social housing Calls for more Govt funding to retrofit social homes www.rte.ie/news/2026/03...

Calls for more Govt funding to retrofit social homes

Opposition parties and climate campaigners are calling for the Government to allocate more resources to retrofitting social homes.

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As war drives energy prices higher and threatens to push more people into energy poverty Calls for more Govt funding to retrofit social homes www.rte.ie/news/2026/03...

Calls for more Govt funding to retrofit social homes

Opposition parties and climate campaigners are calling for the Government to allocate more resources to retrofitting social homes.

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Every breath we take- elevated CO2 levels putting stress on our bodies

Sang-Ki Lee@sklee621.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A new article shows why rising atmospheric CO2 is acidifying our blood and weakening our skeleton - the human (and animal) biological equivalent of "ocean acidification". 🌊🧪 ocean2climate.org/2026/03/01/c...

1/ Modular reactors increasingly touted as a solutuon for Ireland, nuclear waste is still (for me) the biggest issue. Here the proponent says "The much lower cost of waste handling is built into the new technology" ??? But costs may in fact be higher....... www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

Government should consider lifting ban on nuclear power, says economist John Fingleton

Irishman who chairs UK nuclear industry body says new nuclear generator technology presents opportunity to tackle climate challenge

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