Eoin Lettice
@eoinlettice.bsky.social
Plant Scientist at UCC, Ireland. Sustainable agriculture; rhizospheres; plant pathology; trees & green infrastructure. www.tree-explorers.ie www.ucc.ie/en/arboretum/ www.lettice.eu 'We're all smart. Distinguish yourself by being kind'.
Brown hairstreak (Thecla betulae) in the Burren this week.
Corcomroe Abbey, St Maria De Petra Fertilis (Saint Mary of the Fertile Rock), The Burren, Co.Clare.
They (Cordyline australis) give the appearance of having 'gone wild' in Ballyphehane (Cork city). Although, I think it is the result of a long forgotten and mis-guided planting scheme. Pictures to follow...eventually.
Máiréad Enright@maireadenright.bsky.social · last wk.Somebody give me a grant to explore the origins of palm trees in West of Ireland gardens.
While his role in Titanic was impressive, I am strongly against Leonardo DiCaprio getting his own Euro banknote. Leo da Vinci on the other hand... @theobserveruk.bsky.social
Why you shouldn't put Hemlock water dropwort in a curry. The native dathabha bán plant is highly poisonous, but can be inadvertently eaten by humans who mistake it for celery or parsnips. By @eoinlettice.bsky.social & @barbaradp.bsky.social @ucc.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why you shouldn't put Hemlock water dropwort in a curry
The native dathabha bán plant is highly poisonous, but can be inadvertently eaten by humans who mistake it for celery or parsnips
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A "desire line" from the very beginning. That whole corner behind The Oval is a mess.
Conn Donovan@conndonovan.bsky.social · 2w agoBishop Lucey Park
#Cork this is why you are smelling smoke today
Denis O’Regan@denisoregan.bsky.social · 2w agoVia the windy app
"Plants are like your babies,” says Harry. No. Stop it Harry.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago‘People are scared their neighbours will call the police on them’: how the hosepipe ban got caught up in the culture wars
"From the tannins in tea and wines to caffeine in our morning coffee, many of the flavours we enjoy are actually the taste of plants under attack" A piece we wrote for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social this week. @ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social @researchireland.ie @barbaradp.bsky.social
Why you shouldn't put Hemlock water dropwort in a curry
The native dathabha bán plant is highly poisonous, but can be inadvertently eaten by humans who mistake it for celery or parsnips
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I don't want to oversell it but...Odyssey may be the best movie this century.
If the GAA no longer needs the 4G pitch here it should be returned to public ownership to repair the rupture it has created in Marina park. The ongoing conflict between park and business interests is in nobody's interest. #Cork www.irishexaminer.com/business/eco...
Cork GAA unveils 11,000-capacity Events Centre bid with Canadian real estate partner
Canadian developer Shenkman Group backs Cork GAA's proposal for a flexible multi-purpose venue beside Páirc Uí Chaoimh
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Here we go again. Minister Jack Chambers signs off on the Blackpool Flood Scheme. The decision has been informed by environmental consultants CAAS. CAAS also advised the previous minister who signed off on the same scheme in 2021.(successfully challenged by us) #cork www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
Notice under the ARTERIAL DRAINAGE ACT 1945 (as amended) - River Bride (Blackpool) Drainage Scheme
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Yup. Lambley's Lane between Tesco express and the snakey bridge is essentially a carpark. Absolutely no enforcement. Won't change.
Bad Parking Cork@badparkingcork.bsky.social · 3w agoSouth main street #badParkingCork #bpcSouthMainStreet
It is too hot to do any actual work in the garden. Monitoring it from the shade.
Ouch! 80% of Dublin’s electricity going to data centres? Tom Parlon, chair of the Irish Data Centres Supplier Alliance needs reminding that his members cannot ignore environmental and consumer concerns. europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/chat-ar...
Now that the space at the end of South Mall has re-opened I'll come back to my old hobby-horse of where 'City' by Pat O'Sullivan has moved to? I've not seen the space in person but doesn't look like this Cork 800 work has made the cut. Any idea where it is? @oliver.ie @michaelwaldron.bsky.social
These lands should be brought into public ownership by CPO. It should never have come to this though. Plenty of oppprtunity to call halt, starting with the order and developers themselves but also the local authority, ABP/ACP and central government. Heartless. www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
'Have they no heart or soul?': State urged to CPO Bessborough lands to stop apartments being built
Survivors and campaigners have demanded the Government must compulsorily purchase the land after An Coimisúin Pleanála upheld decision to build apartments there on Thursday
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We need to talk about people using the Little Island exit as a 'shortcut' onto the westward (tunnel) exit on the eastern side the Dunkettle Interchange. They are the worst. #Cork #alltweetsarelocal
What if flowering plants didn’t rise after the dinosaurs died out? New fossils suggest angiosperms were already thriving 10 million years earlier—challenging a long-held evolutionary narrative. #Paleontology #Fossils #Evolution
New fossils upend catastrophist narrative that flowering plants flourished only after dinosaur extinction - Berkeley News
Flowering plants, or angiosperms, now dominate Earth’s flora, but biologists thought they truly took off only after an asteroid impact 66 million years ago. A ‘botanical Pompeii’ containing fossilized...
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It's a penalty. Not 'Strictly'. Just hoof the thing. Some awful penalties there.
Great to talk about my plant pathology #SciArt work with @crawfordartgallery.bsky.social today at the #iCASE conference. A great meeting. Wonderfully organised by Dr Declan Kennedy et al. Well done to all involved.
RTE committed to establish a Climate Unit in Cork in 2026 as part of RTE News and Current Affairs. It would be good to see an update on whether that has been delivered and if not, when? @news.rte.ie @rte.ie
Dave Mathieson@tinydbass.bsky.social · last mo.F*cking hell RTÉ Morning Ireland. Manage to spend 10 minutes talking about record temperatures in Paris, London etc, presenter twice says "high temperatures in X aren't usual", and not a single mention of climate change, let alone emissions. Public Service broadcasting.....
Universities closing botanic gardens in this day, age and climate should really take a very long, hard look at themselves. www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
Threatened Dundee Botanic Gardens 'could not be reassembled'
The gardens opened in 1970
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100 Buildings: A sleeping giant - Cork Distillers Bottling Plant www.rte.ie/culture/2026...
100 Buildings: A sleeping giant - Cork Distillers Bottling Plant
Asleep on the former floodplains along the north bank of the River Lee lies a sleeping giant
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