Ray Cunningham
@ray-cunningham.bsky.social
Green Party councillor for Ballyfermot-Drimnagh on Dublin City Council https://linktr.ee/raycunningham
Fianna Fail getting their excuses in early for more failures on climate
Caroline O'Doherty@codohertynews.bsky.social · 3h agoNo law, no projects, no strategy - firms in Ireland have responsibilities under the carbon capture & storage elements of the EU's Net Zero Industry Act but climate minister flags challenges ahead www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
They’re calling it the most theater kid story of all time
Pixie Casey@pixiecasey.bsky.social · yesterdayin insane local news, the 26 year old director of a rocky horror production was arrested for sending threatening messages to himself in order to get the play shut down bc he didn’t want to deal with cast drama www.mynbc5.com/article/rock...
Modern climate denialism is not so crude as to actually deny climate change - the clever thing is to say you take it very seriously, while not doing anything about it. The Irish government could give lessons in delay and avoidance...
I have to admit, when Musk said SpaceX would go to the moon, I thought it was the usual bullshit. This is a whole new level of shit.
Sky News@news.sky.com · 11h agoSpaceX latest: Abandoned rocket about to slam into moon at high speed
For comparison, the car park at Mayfield library was recently resurfaced, something that has to be done periodically — at a cost of approximately €3,500 per space.
IrishCycle.com@irishcycle.com · 2d agoBike parking enabling 60 hospital staff to cycle to work is a win for the taxpayer Comment & Analysis: A cost of €85,000, or €1,416 per space, for a secure bicycle shed for the National Maternity Hospital is cheap compared to building car parking, which is estimated to cost €5,000 to €85,000 per…
The law hasn't changed, but resources are being put into enforcement and tackling the supply side www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
E-scooters and e-bikes among 90 vehicles seized by gardaí in Dublin
Searches also yield sawn-off shotgun, €8,000 in cash and more than €80,000 worth of suspected narcotics
irishtimes.com
Bike parking enabling 60 hospital staff to cycle to work is a win for the taxpayer Comment & Analysis: A cost of €85,000, or €1,416 per space, for a secure bicycle shed for the National Maternity Hospital is cheap compared to building car parking, which is estimated to cost €5,000 to €85,000 per…
Bike parking enabling 60 hospital staff to cycle to work is a win for the taxpayer
Comment & Analysis: A cost of €85,000, or €1,416 per space, for a secure bicycle shed for the National Maternity Hospital is cheap compared to building car parking, which is estimated to cost €5,000 to €85,000 per space in 2025. Added to this are the health benefits of staff cycling to work, including the general finding that active commutes mean fewer sick days (sources: …
irishcycle.com
There are plans for a massive revamp of Cherry Orchard Park, to give the area the sports, nature, and community hub it deserves.
Fintan O'Toole: Dublin 4’s version of Marie Antoinette’s ‘let them eat cake’? Let them get the bus
Fintan O'Toole: Dublin 4’s version of Marie Antoinette’s ‘let them eat cake’? Let them get the bus
The northside is a different country – especially when it comes to transport options
irishtimes.com
Shooting interests & the rightwing press want to exploit the wildfires to reinstate moorland burning. But you don't fight fire with fire. You fight it with water. This wildfire in Wales' Elan Valley in May stopped abruptly when it reached re-wetted peat bogs: www.walesfarmer.co.uk/news/2614875...
A reminder that this legislation was passed at Final Stage by 129 votes to 10, with every political party bar Ind. Ireland supporting. This headline shows: > Enormous over-reach by officialdom on an unequivocal democratic mandate, > The craven backtracking of FFG in this gvt on climate action.
NEW: Big new feature from me about offshore wind farms as anchors for wildlife! For example: seals swimming *into* turbine towers to, apparently, hunt fish - and scour protection at the base of turbines used by sea creatures as a dwelling place. atmos.earth/science-and-...
The Sea Life Making a Home in Offshore Wind Farms | Atmos
Offshore wind farms can pose risks to birds and marine life. But their foundations also serve as artificial reefs, offering essential habit.
atmos.earth
Contemporary Ireland terms a story about itself as having escaped from an irrational age of ideological captivity to enter into the 21st century as a rational, evidence-based society of inclusion. But this is the reality: 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
irishtimes.com
The proposed two-way cycle lane on Chapelizod Hill Road makes a lot of sense, separating pedestrians, cyclists, and cars. I'll be making a supportive submission. Follow the link in my profile to see the details, and make your own submission.
Hungary will shut down the Paks nuclear power plant on Sunday for the first time in its 44-year history. Climate change means a lack of cooling water in summer is a real challenge for Europe’s nuclear industry. www.dw.com/en/hungary-t...
Hungary to shut sole nuclear plant for first time on Sunday
Record-low water levels on the Danube forced the Paks plant offline, leaving Hungary facing a potential power crunch.
dw.com
As the UN Secretary General says, every new fossil fuel project approved today makes tomorrow’s heatwaves more dangerous & our world less secure. I hope Andy Burnham is listening. Caving in to the fossil fuel lobby as the planet burns would be unforgivable
Burnham risks first revolt as PM over apparent support for North Sea drilling
Labour MPs fear No 10 team lack up-to-date energy insight and don’t fully recognise voters’ climate concerns
theguardian.com
ChatGPT can read a bedtime story to your kids! ChatGPT can help your kids with their homework! ChatGPT can make a podcast to play while you bring your kids to school! ChatGPT - for when your model parent is Elon Musk
Jared Yates Sexton@jysexton.bsky.social · 4d agoOne of the most important issues of our time is that the future of humanity is presently being authored by people who have nothing but total contempt for humanity and seek the erasure of everything that gives being a human meaning. It’s not just annoying. It doesn’t just suck. It’s existential.
In 2022, many people voted for change. That year, the Greens lost two seats. But before that, we had already shown what determined Green politics can achieve. 1/8
‘What was a beautiful habitat now is black soot’: Ireland’s wildfires devastate wildlife
‘What was a beautiful habitat now is black soot’: Ireland’s wildfires devastate wildlife
Mammals, small reptiles and amphibians losing shelter and food due to blazes in Tipperary, Wicklow and Waterford
irishtimes.com
Europe is burning 🥵 Meanwhile in the Irish midlands… Turf-cutting remains largely unregulated 😕 My phone couldn’t capture the extent of this pile. Whether it’s authorised or not is anyone’s guess 🤔
The promise of New York City is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty: this place would welcome anyone seeking refuge or a better life.
It never ceases to amaze how very intelligent people can simultaneously be thick as pigshit
Dare Obasanjo@carnage4life.bsky.social · last wk.“What we need to explain to the world: Number one, we are close to creating a genie that can grant any wish. Number two, we are going to make sure that our first wishes broadly benefit humanity” - Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI — This is definitely the opposite of Anthropic’s AI kills all jobs pitch.
Good to be back on #CriticalMass with @ibikedublin.bsky.social
To quote Mark Blyth, the climate crisis is ‘a giant non-linear outcome generator with wicked convexities. In plain English, there is no mean, there is no average, there is no return to normal. It’s one way traffic into the unknown’. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There is no ‘getting back to normal’ with climate breakdown | Mark Blyth
As the IPCC report makes clear, there are now only unknown and unfamiliar alternative futures that we can choose from, says political economist Mark Blyth
theguardian.com
James Murray@james-bg.bsky.social · 7d agoIt's not going to become 'the norm' though, is it? That's what so fucking terrifying about it. It's going to become a lot worse, very quickly.
Looking forward to it!
Tom Flood@tomflood.bsky.social · 6d agoReally excited for this talk in Dublin. Details and registration are now available for anyone interested. Thanks to @jcfjustice.bsky.social @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @ibikedublin.bsky.social and many others for putting this together. www.eventbrite.ie/e/reframing-...
