SEVENTEEN (!!!) poles at this intersection on O'Connell St in Dublin, imprisoning & almost fully obscuring the monuments to liberator Daniel O'Connell & revolutionary William Smith O'Brien. Dublin City Council desperately needs to address its street clutter epidemic!

The INJ grant call is now open! We seek to fund natural history fieldwork, research & publications!

Irish Naturalists Journal@injournal.bsky.social · last mo.

🌿Calling all Naturalists! The Irish Naturalists’ Journal 2026 Grant offers funding up to €2,500 for fieldwork, research, publications & more. Apply by 5 pm, Tuesday 13 October 2026. Full details & application form: irishnaturalistsjournal.org/inj-grant/

Tonight, we reveal how water use from data centres almost doubled during the summer, peaking in July when the hosepipe ban was introduced for households. The figures show data centres used over 514 million litres of water between May and July this year. Read on thejournal.ie just after midnight 🔜

Round fruited rush (Juncus compressus) from the Boyne Valley, Co. Meath - one of only three extant locations in Ireland. On the theme of this week's #WildflowerHour the common name describes exactly what to expect of the species. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbiireland.bsky.social

Best wishes to @AnTaisce.bsky.social and FoIE in their legal challenge to the recent capping of recoverable costs for winners of environmental legal cases. A critical action being taken to uphold the principals of access to justice in environmental matters. www.antaisce.org/News/environ...

Environmental groups launch legal challenge against new regulations that severely restrict access to justice

Together, An Taisce and Friends of the Irish Environment initiated a court challenge to new regulations that put a cap on the costs litigants in environmental legal cases can recover if they win their...

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Attracta Uí Bhroin@attractaub.bsky.social · 3mo ago

If you care about #environmentaldemocracy #housing #criticalinfrastructure #climatechange #ruleoflaw #publicaccountability #Aarhus #EULaw #theConstitution #nature and if you have sense - support this case of @antaisce.bsky.social & Friends of the Irish Environment www.antaisce.org/News/environ...

If you care about #environmentaldemocracy #housing #criticalinfrastructure #climatechange #ruleoflaw #publicaccountability #Aarhus #EULaw #theConstitution #nature and if you have sense - support this case of @antaisce.bsky.social & Friends of the Irish Environment www.antaisce.org/News/environ...

My first swallow of the year 🥰 At National Botanic Gardens JFK Arboretum, Co. Wexford.

Christ on a bike - literally

Ciaran Mc Lovin (he/him)@ciaranmclovin.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Been a while since a cycled down the quays. Still dangerous. On a green light you're expected to dive accross 3 lanes to get to the cycle lane on the opp side. Or wait til all the lovely cars have had their go. @irishcycle.com @righttobikeit.bsky.social

I'm running a training day on plant-pathogenic fungi with CEDaR on Saturday at Killard National Nature Reserve - book a ticket below! nationalmuseumsni.digitickets.co.uk/event-ticket...

Plans to let modular 'garden homes' on the rental market have been described as "scraping the bottom of the barrel" for solutions to the housing crisis. A former head of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland slammed the plan. www.thejournal.ie/garden-homes...

Garden homes plan 'scraping bottom of the barrel', says former president of architects body

Robin Mandal warned the garden units may turn out to be ‘exploitative’ for renters while creating more work for planners.

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Representing our native plants at Dublin Zoo "Native Species Festival" for #BiodiversityWeek. In an animal centred world it is important to remember our flora is part of our wildlife too.

Proud dad today as I said goodbye to my baby Meadow Barley (Hordeum secalinum), germinated from seed in the National Seed Bank, as they graduated from lab trials to native plant nursery. A threatened species, it is protected by law in Ireland, & will be cultivated by Joan for ex-situ conservation.

Those terrible cycle lanes in Fossa service a primary school, church, pub, 5 star hotel, caravan park, direct provision centre, equestrian centre, 3 x golf courses, a country club, distillery, massive factory, National Park, and countless residential homes and B&Bs. But ya, its desperate altogether!

Hannah Daly@hannahdaly.ie · 6mo ago

No subtle climate-delay tactics on display here from Deputy Danny Healy-Rae during Ireland's Earth Day parliamentary debate - just classic, old-school climate denial, "we can't control the weather". www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/d...

Proud dad today as I said goodbye to my baby Meadow Barley (Hordeum secalinum), germinated from seed in the National Seed Bank, as they graduated from lab trials to native plant nursery. A threatened species, it is protected by law in Ireland, & will be cultivated by Joan for ex-situ conservation.

Coming up on Tuesday, I will be having a pint with @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social and chatting about all things native plant conservation.

Irish Wildlife Trust@irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Green Drinks Dublin 🌱 Seeds for Survival: Establishing a National Seed Bank for Ireland with Dr Darren Reidy of the National Botanic Gardens 🗓️ Tuesday 07 April 🕡 Doors open 19:00, presentation from 19:30 📍 J.T. Pim's More info: iwt.ie/events/

Might be the greatest opening paragraph of anything ever.

Jordan@jordanpfot.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Have you read this? www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

The upcoming Killarney National Park Spring School (Apr 10-12) is free & open to all! There's a lovely line up to connect you to your landscape, biodiversity & heritage. Including a talk my me 🙋‍♂️ Step into Spring 2026 by Killarney National Park Education Centre | details👇 share.google/coPIQxWRILTX...

Step into Spring 2026

Join us for a weekend of walks and talks in Killarney National Park!

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Free Legal Advice Centres is warning overreach will impact on further cases beyond planning & infrastructure, "... reason for many judicial review cases is 'poor-quality decision-making by public bodies and lack of an alternative meaningful way' to make an appeal" www.thejournal.ie/judicial-rev...

Restricting judicial reviews will 'block' court challenges for vulnerable groups, claim lawyers

Free Legal Advice Centres is warning the overreach will impact on further cases well beyond planning and infrastructure.

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In an open letter published today in "Plants, People, Planet", I join 257 conservation and restoration experts in calling for independent biodiversity certification to become standard practice in restoration finance. Counting trees planted isn't enough! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

As per Kerry tradition Jessie Buckley will be put on display in a small cage in Killorglin for 3 days upon her arrival back from the Oscars

Join me & @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social for a pint and a chat about seed 🌱. Its a rollercoaster ride from the Siberian permafrost & the Dead Sea, to Svalbard & Glasnevin. In our quest to save the Irish flora we will encounter heroes & villains, the Soviets, the Nazis & even Seamus Heaney!

Irish Wildlife Trust@irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Green Drinks Dublin 🌱 Seeds for Survival: Establishing a National Seed Bank for Ireland with Dr Darren Reidy of the National Botanic Gardens 🗓️ Tuesday 07 April 🕡 Doors open 19:00, presentation from 19:30 📍 J.T. Pim's More info: iwt.ie/events/

Not a single fada in this newspaper article #SeachtainNaGaeilge

Dr Robert Bohan@robertbohan.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I’ve been following the British state’s interest in censoring Irish music group Kneecap. Unlike far right campaigns* about ‘cancellation’ & ‘woke’, Starmer’s lawyers are >really< trying to censor art & remove freedom of speech. Such authoritarian actions have no place in a democracy.

This little fellow just brings me so much joy! Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) in Co. Kerry - one of my favourite signs of spring. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiireland.bsky.social

That you Spring?

"Sure you wouldn't know yourself with the new road" - said the Kerry man to the Cork Man.

Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨@ciaraioch.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Had to drive to Cork city and back this morning and can I just say: the Macroom Bypass is an absolute finer. Wouldn't kick the Macroom Bypass out of bed for eating Tayto. Ride me sideways, the Macroom Bypass, and so on.

The next time you hear some politician blaming pearl mussels or the Habitats Directive for flooding disasters, might be a good time to point this out to to them.

Telling councillors they must not try to put housing on flood plains is a "frequent theme" in communications from the planning regulator www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

Councillors tried to zone 288 flood-prone sites for development in past six years

Planning regulator intervened 93 times to stop zoning on sites in nine counties, with more interventions still under way

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A few years back I had the privilege of working with a wonderful team to enhance education for sustainable development at UCC through integration of the SDGs into curricula. Our piece "Integrating Sustainability Across University Curricula" is finally published. link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

Integrating Sustainability Across University Curricula: Creating a Dynamic Pan-Disciplinary Framework and Open-Source Materials

Higher education must play a key role in contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by preparing graduates to embark on a lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning journey to face the e...

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Me n Charlie D are cut from the same cloth 💁

Letters of Note@lettersofnote.com · 8mo ago

Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin

Maybe, one day, if I become a landlord, I will be wealthy enough to live in my home county.

Ellen Coyne@ellenmcoyne.bsky.social · 8mo ago

U-turn on regulating short-term lets: striking a balance or a sop to Michael Healy-Rae? www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...