Gavin Nugent
@gavnugent.bsky.social
Politics, current affairs, comms, climate and environmentally stuff. Perpetually tired Dad of two.
My four year old threatened to "banish" me today, which is equal parts impressive, amusing, and concerning
Yugioh Evilyugi: You Think This Is A Game?
ALT: Yugioh Evilyugi: You Think This Is A Game?
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Me, when the most expensive carwash option at my local Apple Green drops the VIP rainfall soap: "This is how Jeff Bezos lives"
Dublin Central byelection observation: The Fianna Fáil candidate is the most stereotypically "TD" looking. Could have been lab grown from a template. #dubc
Helen McEntee's only priority should be hijacking this nonsense to get Ireland in, to right a decade-old wrong www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Italian sports minister dismisses plan for Azzurri to replace Iran at 2026 World Cup
The Italian sports minister Andrea Abodi has described a proposal for his country to replace Iran at the World Cup as ‘not appropriate’
theguardian.com
Solomon: there is nothing new under the climate denial Sun Bessent: land is woke
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 4mo agoBessent dismisses the threat of climate change and melting ice caps: "As we all know, the natural habitat for the Earth is actually water."
If it wasn't bad luck, this Government would have no luck. A half a billion euro tax cut on fuel not even the leading news item this morning, thanks to Rory McIlroy.
Petrol and diesel are, per litre, more affordable today than they were in the 90s and early 00s, when wages and welfare rates are factored in. The difference is that we, as a country, are driving more KMs and longer hours. Frustrating to see more short term thinking that will exarcebate the problem.
If you think the protestors in tractors are disruptive, wait until the roads are frozen over because the AMOC collapsed #spéirgorm
Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf@rahmstorf.bsky.social · 4mo agoNew study finds the "canary in the coal mine" for the #AMOC: a consistent decline of the western overturning circulation, down from 20 to 15 Sv during 2004-2023 at 26° N. 🌊 AMOC "could be at or near a critical tipping point, potentially leading to its collapse". www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Saw a teenager wearing what looked like a genuine 2002 Ireland World Cup training t-shirt - the kind I had 24 years ago. A good omen.
The Irish Government's emergency LNG plan looking like a great idea right now
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5mo ago* EXCLUSIVE- QATARENERGY CEO TELLS REUTERS: WE MAY HAVE TO DECLARE FORCE MAJEURE ON LONG-TERM CONTRACTS FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS FOR LNG SUPPLIES TO ITALY, BELGIUM, KOREA AND CHINA @reuters.com
Media all week: Catherine Connolly's remarks are out of bounds, put the Taoiseach in a difficult spot, and threaten Ireland's prosperity. Media today: Let's ask the Taoiseach all of the potentially most embarrasing questions possible in front of President Trump LOL
When you see the Luas burnt out in the Dublin riots arriving back in the country after repairs in France
FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?
Me: We might be in medal contention, can you turn back on the Winter Olympics? Pub: No, we have to show the u-20s rugby Ridiculous
If this comes before the Dáil in its current form, someone has to introduce an amendment to make helmet wearing mandatory in cars, and restrict car colours to bright, neon paint.
IrishCycle.com@handle.invalid · 7mo agoAll bicycles included in draft plan for mandatory helmets and high-vis, Department confirms irishcycle.com/2026/02/04/a...
We spoke to a number of environmental experts about the implications of today's Supreme Court ruling on the Climate Act, in the case of a Co Laois wind farm proposed for an area where wind turbines are not allowed. jrnl.ie/6946628t
Supreme Court issues significant ruling in favour of climate action in wind farm case
The ruling could have implications for projects with a climate impact such as data centres.
jrnl.ie
I'm not saying that LLMs or GenAI dont or wont have use cases, but if it were as genuinely transformative and productivity enhancing as advocates claim, it wouldn't need to spend so much money on Facebook ads trying to get people to change their photos into cartoons.
The #Mercosur agreement was largely finalised six years ago, and the European Commission waited six years to bring it to voting stage. They would'nt have done unless they had all the pieces in place for the vote to pass. The deal is done, and everything between now and then is political positioning.
Virgin Media News@virginmedianews.bsky.social · 7mo agoThe Tánaiste says approval of the Mercosur trade deal cannot be "taken for granted”, as farmers continue protesting across Europe and Irish farmers prepare for a major demonstration in Athlone tomorrow. #VMNews
By pushing an anti-green, anti-sustainability agenda, farming unions in Ireland and the EU have helped to create the political conditions for #Mercosur to pass. My letter in today's Irish Times.
New Year's Resolutions downgraded due to unforseen budget issues (didn't win Millionaire Raffle)
"This was a cynical strategic manoeuvre to avoid losing voters to the far right, but it seems, based on polling, that all they have done is prime their own voters to join the far right"
Richard Chambers@newschambers.bsky.social · 9mo agoOne to watch today. Centrist parties in Ireland and Britain have tried to ape the Frederiksen model... is it coming undone? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
