Helen Shaw - Athena Media
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Climate Solutions Storyteller : people, places, nature #bogs #TócharStories AthenaMedia.ie #housing & #climate-just city #Ireland
"The not-for-profit company paid out total compensation of €700,000 to Foley and private sector executives from Coca-Cola HBC Ireland, Britvic, Heineken, Musgrave and Diageo who sit on its board": Coca Cola, number 1 plastics polluter/ no bio for board on website www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
Re-Turn chief executive and board share six-figure pay rise
Body formed to manage deposit return scheme has faced political pressure to disclose remuneration to chief executive Ciarán Foley
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There is something heartening about a country and its people turning out to 'wake' a dead singer, artist and activist - Glen's final gift to us has been to remind us of the internal heart song that unites us #spéirghorm www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
Thousands attending public wake for Glen Hansard
Thousands of people have gathered for a public wake held for Glen Hansard in Dublin ahead of his funeral tomorrow.
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Helen Shaw - Athena Media@athenamediaie.bsky.social · last wk.Devastatingly sad news about Glen Hansard, a generous soul and a musician for musicians - we worked with him and Iarla O' Lionáird on Vocal Chords; its a beautiful interview - www.rte.ie/radio/lyricf... (took the photo in his kitchen - such warmth between these two) Heartfelt sympathy to his family
This says everything about where we are with climate in Ireland #spéirghorm www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Irish officials proposed scrapping ‘linchpin’ of climate legislation
Move would have ‘scuppered any notion that this Government takes climate action seriously’, environmentalists say
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Devastatingly sad news about Glen Hansard, a generous soul and a musician for musicians - we worked with him and Iarla O' Lionáird on Vocal Chords; its a beautiful interview - www.rte.ie/radio/lyricf... (took the photo in his kitchen - such warmth between these two) Heartfelt sympathy to his family
Sometimes you need to get a bird's eye view to see the magnificence of the bog - particularly at Cornafulla #Roscommon vimeo.com/1211827881?s... #LoveBogs
The Bog Bothy at Cornafulla Micro Reserve, Co. Roscommon
The Bog Bothy is on tour with Summer with support from Tóchar Wetlands Restoration. It is being hosted until August 9th by the Cornafulla Micro Reserve group, a community of local custodians of the bo...
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If you are around Athlone you're not far from Bog Bothy in Cornafulla; check out some of the public events. This is our story about a day there, meeting volunteers taking care of the landscape and its wildlife. #whooperSwans winter there!. www.tocharwetlands.ie/blog/bog-bot... #BogBothy #LiveBogs
Bog Bothy Summer Days at Cornafulla, Co Roscommon - Tóchar Wetlands
By Helen Shaw, Tóchar Stories There is something about wandering down a field in a flourishing bog and suddenly happening […]
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'historic' lines being crossed - but yet the Irish Minister says its environmental NGOs who are'weaponising' climate law - ( he seems unaware that the real weapon is fossil fuels - and being weaponised by policies embedding oil and gas as an energy supply ) www.rte.ie/news/europe/... #climate
'Historic situation' in France, Spain sees new fire front
Fire crews in France and Spain battling unchecked wildfires that have forced more than 300,000 people to flee were overwhelmed as the unpredictable blazes advanced.
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Peak Mad Max - sunning on the beach while watching the place burn - image captures so much of where we are, sitting back and watching passively (can you image the air pollution they are breathing in?). #climate #globalwarming #heatwaves
EU Electricity Generation - July 24, 2026 51.58% of EU electricity generation was renewable. Wind: 11.96% Nuclear: 23.14% Hydro: 14.86% Gas: 13.85% Solar: 21.63% Coal: 10.07% eu-electricity.eu #EU #Renewables #Electricity #EnergySky #ClimateSky
Because everyone needs a laugh at the beginning of the weekend .. the most bizarre press dinner www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
At Correspondents’ Dinner, a Rambling Trump Hurls Insults (Gift Article)
President Trump gave the keynote speech as relations between his administration and the press continue to deteriorate.
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Sympathy for man and his grief but "The court heard how four seconds before the collision, the car had been travelling at 173km/h with the average speed journey that day 138km/h" - amazing he didn't killed someone else on road at that speed. - Disqualified for ONE Year?? www.rte.ie/news/courts/...
Man spared jail over crash that caused daughter's death
A Galway-based doctor has been spared jail for careless driving causing the death of his six-year-old daughter in the midlands over two years ago.
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'just enjoy the ride' - the lunacy of thoughtless, reckless, break stuff and see what happens, ego maniacs - aka Musk //Sorry but if you are buying and driving a Tesla this is on you too www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Let's enjoy the ride' says Elon Musk, as AI risk concerns mount
Talking to The Economist, Musk said he doesn't care if people hate him and said he was not a racist.
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The sheer present and perhaps blind optimism around this house's short-term future in a world of rising tides, global warming and coastal erosion is quite something - www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/r...
Even the Architects Said the Build Would Be Nearly Impossible (Gift Article)
An architect and his client overcame a steep site and regulatory hurdles to build a 730-square-foot house that hovers over the water in Sonoma County, Calif.
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We're hosting Luke Casserly's bog inspired show Distillation in Kilcormac in August, at the newly refurbished Fiesta Hall, we've a handful of gift tickets for bog lovers in the Midlands - email tocharstories@gmail.com if interested in coming? #LoveBogs @tinaclaffey.bsky.social
Remind me where most of the 9/11 bombers came from ? But hey yes sure nuclear there no probs. Anyone remember Jamal Khashoggi? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/u...
Trump Administration to Announce Deal That Could Let Saudis Enrich Nuclear Fuel
U.S. lawmakers and Israeli officials have expressed opposition to such a plan, to be announced Wednesday, fearing that the kingdom could use a civilian nuclear project to develop nuclear weapons.
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What passes for EU climate action ( and its under the Irish Government Presidency) is simply moving the goal posts - allowing companies to increase emissions on some "competitiveness" pretext. As Spain points out we're now punishing countries who actually did the work #ETS www.rte.ie/news/busines...
EU softens carbon market to ease pressure on industry
The European Commission has today proposed an overhaul of the EU's Emissions Trading System, allowing industries to emit CO2 longer while offering more financial support to invest in clean technologie...
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New episode in our spotify series 'where the curlew calls' with biodiversity officer, Co Offaly, Ricky Whelan; a definite birdman of the bogland #podcasts #spotify #spéirghorm #lovebogs open.spotify.com/show/5hj0Qcn...
Where the Curlew Calls - our changing relationship with the bogs
Podcast · Tóchar Stories (Ireland) · Where the Curlew Calls - audio conversations with Helen Shaw and Tóchar Stories about our changing relationship with the bogs and peatlands - the wetlands of Irela...
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Our feature on the former Bord na Móna workers reunion in Boora, Offaly a few weekends ago. Extremely moving gathering - we need to carry people's stories, our past, our culture, in the energy transition: sharing our past and reimagining our future #Spéirghorm www.tocharwetlands.ie/community-st...
‘There’s a massive human story to be told’ - Tóchar Wetlands
Bord na Móna Boora, Offaly workers reunite on the company’s 80th birthday – Helen Shaw – Tóchar Stories It all […]
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The estate agency that ordered this mass destruction of hundreds of chicks is here; chre.ie #birds #spéirghorm www.leinsterexpress.ie/news/crime-c...
Man and woman in court after 57 nests ‘blasted’ off Laois house
The woman who works for an estate agent directed the man to clean the house
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Chatting to birdman Ricky Whelan with a river babbling and birdsong all around us. Tough job but someone has to do it! soundcloud.com/athena-media... #LoveBogs
Ricky Whelan, Biodiversity Officer, Co Offaly
Ricky Whelan is Biodiversity Officer, Co Offaly and in this chat with Helen Shaw Tóchar Stories he shares his own story, growing up in Laois and helping cut and foot the turf, as well as his move into
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"There's a massive human story to be told" former workers of Bord na Móna (BnM) gather in Boora to mark the lives of workers and their families at the 80th birthday of the company. A changing time and a changing relationship with the bog - but at the heart are people vimeo.com/1210758721?s...
Bord na Móna Boora Workshop Workers Reunion, June 27th 2026
On June 27th many of the former and current workers of Bord na Móna ( now BnM) Boora, Co Offaly gathered to commemorate the lives and contribution of the workers across the company's 80 years of histo...
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Climate crisis: Ireland's response appears to have not grasped the urgency involved in dealing with climate-proofing our agriculture, energy and transport systems. What world will we be leaving for the next generation? #climatecrisis #climateaction
Proud to be part of @antaisce.bsky.social standing up for science and climate action for the benefit of all, and a shared regenerative future #climate
RTÉ News@news.rte.ie · 3w agoIreland's oldest environmental group, An Taisce, has called on the Government to lead by example on climate during its six months hosting the EU presidency and said it must walk the walk as well as talking the talk
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... lovely programme on the evolution of trees - featuring @tcddublin.bsky.social Jenny McElwain - a definite weekend worthwhole listen while I tend the young native trees I planted in February #spéirghorm
BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Evolution of Trees
How trees first arose from small plants and changed the world, and why new trees emerge.
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You'd imagine #climate - given what we're experiencing in extreme weather impacts - would be top of the Irish EU Presidency - but it's battling to find its seat in the room www.rte.ie/news/eu-pres... @antaisce.bsky.social
Govt urged to lead on climate during EU Presidency
Ireland's oldest environmental group, An Taisce, has called on the Government to lead by example on climate during its six months hosting the EU presidency.
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Really excellent piece by @codohertynews.bsky.social on health response to heatwaves and wonderful to see it featuring Dr Ina Kelly, someone we've got to know through @tocharstories.bsky.social and Tyrrellspass #cloncrowBog. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...
‘We have entered a new reality’: Ireland is alarmingly unprepared for a heatwave future
From a lack of cool spaces to the push for more energy efficient homes, Ireland has no clear plan to cope with a warming world
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How I spent my Monday - the @antaisce.bsky.social climate committee put climate back on the EU presidency agenda. You can't have 'competitiveness' 'security' and 'values' without a climate-just approach from top down. #spéirghorm
RTÉ News@news.rte.ie · 3w agoIreland's oldest environmental group, An Taisce, has called on the Government to lead by example on climate during its six months hosting the EU presidency and said it must walk the walk as well as talking the talk