This is the year when more EU residents will realise the effects of climate change... www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis finds

Exclusive: Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire sites predicted to emit 4.5m tonnes a year when fully running

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Arrogance: O’Flynn Group to appeal ‘incomprehensible’ refusal of 1,150-home development in Cork www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

O’Flynn Group to appeal ‘incomprehensible’ refusal of 1,150-home development in Cork

Council says proposal contravenes zoning objectives

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Here’s a bank saying the thing that everyone else in the EU can see with their own eyes. If you weaken climate action because you want better economic outcomes, your economic outcomes get much worse because of the bad climate change you could have acted on.

Rosamunde Van Brakel@rosamundevb.bsky.social · last wk.

A Dutch bank has warned that Europe risks falling into a “doom loop” in which climate damage slows economic growth, prompting governments to weaken climate policy, and so leaving the continent even more exposed to future heatwaves. euobserver.com/232026/eu-fu...

If critical infrastructure is truly in the national interest, shouldn't it also be consistent with Ireland's #climate objectives? We need faster infrastructure delivery, but the biggest projects should meet the highest standards, not be exempt from them. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

The dangerous idea at the heart of the Government's new infrastructure policy

Legal loopholes in climate law are being introduced in a year in which it has become painfully obvious that climate change is hitting with greater speed and severity than predicted, writes Tony Lowes

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Bad for the Climate: Irish officials proposed scrappingthe ‘linchpin’ of climate legislation. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Road safety shouldn't depend on the person most at risk having to take extraordinary precautions. Responsibility starts with the driver controlling the greatest source of danger.

Data down the drain: As householders live under a hosepipe ban, data centres have a transparency problem no one wants to solve... jrnl.ie/7114784

Data down the drain: We're told to cut our showers short, but data centres face no such pressure

As the hosepipe ban stays in effect around the country, it is becoming increasingly clear that data centres have a transparency problem no one wants to solve.

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Today, the Council published the Built Environment chapter of its Annual Review 2026. It highlights the need to accelerate retrofitting, decarbonised heating, solar PV and district heating to reduce Ireland’s reliance on fossil fuels in homes and buildings. Read more: lnkd.in/gfvQAVkF

The launch of the County Kildare Biodiversity Action Plan 2026-2031 @kildarecoco.bsky.social

Emergency infrastructure laws ‘may be at extremity’ of what is constitutionally permitted. Minister Chambers of Commerce but not Chambers for Justice! www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Emergency infrastructure laws ‘may be at extremity’ of what is constitutionally permitted

Minister for Public Expenditure says aspects of Climate Act weaponised by those who want to stop projects

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introducing his argument for nuclear power, Michael McDowell says imagine a world in which people can have as many cars as they want and no limits on parking. utter nonsense

The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · last mo.

Michael McDowell: Unless we embrace nuclear, Ireland will remain partly dependent on gas

In Watergate, Nixon only resigned after it was clear he was going to be impeached. Before the tide reached him, his Vice -President had gone (later convicted), his AG had quit and 24 other staffers were eventually convicted. That was a result of a functioning independent Supreme Court & Congress.

Energy security, connectivity and economic growth matter. But so does ensuring major infrastructure decisions remain consistent with Ireland's climate commitments. A letter on aviation, gas infrastructure and disapplying the Climate Act's "climate sense check". www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...

If I read one more reference to 'gold plating' of EU law in Ireland....Can anyone show me the evidence? Should we look to the over half our rivers and lakes polluted? The trend which is getting worse? The 25% of our most pristine waterbodies now lost? A 🧵 www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...

Top Government adviser calls for action to roll back ‘gold-plated’ environmental law

Laws exempting key projects from national climate goals should be followed by moves to curtail environmental screening, says taskforce chief

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Michael O’Leary’s contradictions could fill an aircraft hangar. It’s time we called them out. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

Trevor White: Michael O’Leary’s contradictions could fill an aircraft hangar. Time we called them out

Lately the libertarian has even urged the nanny state to act over passengers’ early-morning drinking

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The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy. When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice. The result? Demagoguery and corruption.

Never understand why news orgs don't link to reports when they write about them! A link below to the @ccacireland.bsky.social report referred to by articles in today's Journal and Irish Times, for any (like me) looking for the source material. #spéirgorm #coastalerosion #maharees #climatechange

4,500 homes are at risk of coastal erosion by 2050, and experts say that figure is an undercount

2,279 properties and 570 kilometres of roads are currently at risk from coastal erosion.

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Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland@ccacireland.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Today the Council published a working paper by Dr Eugene Farrell on 'Managing Coastal Risks in Ireland'. The Council working papers represent unrefereed work-in-progress by researchers who are solely responsible for the content and any views expressed therein. tinyurl.com/yc22s7cv

How can this have happened? We made literally no efforts and did none of the things that would help?

The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · 3mo ago

‘We won’t hit target’: O’Brien admission leaves Ireland braced for hefty climate fines

Ireland’s data centre strain a ‘cautionary tale’ for rest of world, UN says” www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

Ireland’s data centre strain a ‘cautionary tale’ for rest of world, UN says

Data processing accounts for 21% of Irish electricity use – compared to just 4% in the US and 1% in China

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How are we doing on our 2030 climate targets? A better question might be - How is ireland doing on the 2020 target? We still havent reached it and wont until 2029 at the earliest. Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... #climate #speirgorm

How well are we doing at meeting our emissions targets?

Last week's publication of Ireland's latest set of Climate Change targets led to a ping-pong flurry of claim and counter claim about how we are doing. Philip Boucher-Hayes, presenter of RTE Radio's Ho...

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Calls to make high-vis clothing compulsory for anyone outside a car have been growing in recent years. Could Magritte's The Son of Man in a high-viz offer a reflection on where some people might want to take us? irishcycle.com/2026/05/26/c...

Our Library Service has partnered with the Vodafone Foundation, through its Hi Digital programme, to make digital skills training more accessible for older people by introducing a tablet loan scheme. For more information, visit: https://tinyurl.com/wbbdh366

Three months after Ottawa removed its automatic safety cameras, the share of drivers following the speed limit plunged from 87% to 41%(!). "High-end speeding" is up 10x. Automatic enforcement saves lives. If you remove it, people will die.

‘A clear setback’: More drivers speeding in Ottawa with photo radar gone, city says - Ottawa | Globalnews.ca

The City of Ottawa says more drivers are speeding in school zones five months after the Ontario government shut off automated speed enforcement (ASE) cameras.

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Tractors on streets aren’t just about fuel prices; they’re also another warning. We’ve built a food and transport system that can’t function without fossil fuels. When prices spike, it’s not inconvenient; it’s existential. Aislínn Kelly sees the bigger picture. open.substack.com/pub/aislinna...

Tractor Runs

A protest about fuel that reveals a deeper failure of resilience

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But high vis will protect us from this, right? Right?? - Nearly 140 people were arrested for driving under the influence -3,000 drivers detected for speeding -Over 310 people have been detected holding a mobile phone or not wearing a seatbelt m.independent.ie/irish-news/m...

Motorist travelling 138kmh in 50kmh zone in Tipperary, as over 3,000 caught speeding and 138 driving under influence in past four days

Nearly 140 people were arrested for driving under the influence during the first four days of a Garda Roads Policing Operation over Easter weekend.

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While optimistic noises may be made about our progress in limiting emissions, the underlying problem is not being tackled by effective policy measures. While our EU partners have achieved average emission reductions of 40% since 1990, we have managed a measly 5%. www.antaisce.org/news/is-the-...

Is the Emissions Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

Emeritus Professor John Sweeney, Irish Climate Analysis and Research UnitS (ICARUS), Maynooth University writes that while optimistic noises may be made about our progress in limiting emissions, the u...

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So much for the "narrow interests" which the government says use judicial review. When they went out and asked people what they thought 1,470 asked for Access to Justice to be upheld, only 30 sided with the government So which interest is the "narrow interest"?

Fred Logue @fplogue.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Government report on consultation on legal costs in planning and environmental litigation indicates that 98% of the almost 1,500 responses opposed the proposed scale of fees assets.gov.ie/static/docum...

The Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly has published a Strategic Issues Paper to support engagement with pre-draft public consultation for the review of the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy. consult.emra.ie/en/consultat... Open until 5 pm, Friday, 22 May 2026. @emrassembly.bsky.social

Happy St Patrick's Day from #Clane. Taking in some of the relative calm ahead of the crowds that will cheer on the paraders.

While water levels are high in Clane, updated public data on the ESB-managed levels is limited. esb.ie/what-we-do/g...