Great to see Star Trek IV in the cinema for its 40th Anniversary, unfortunately the environmental message is even more relevant today #StarTrek #StarTrekDay

Returning with geographic enthusiasm from the rich range of sessions at the @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social annual conference. I was lucky to contribute to the reflections on the 'A Change in the Climate' exhibition examining complex interweave of climate change and disability. sensing-climate.com

Enjoyed presenting at the @rgs.org conference on loitering and PSPOs in the panel 'Geographies of Justice: mapping legal, carceral and civil societal notions of an elusive concept'. Thank you to Anna Schliehe @unibonn.bsky.social for organising!

The Shaky Bridge, more officially Daly's Bridge, Cork, on the North channel of the River Lee near a former ferry crossing point.

Am not an ecologist, but neither is the author of this piece. However, I have NEVER heard any ecologist say this is a good idea. Irish Wildlife Trust, the actual experts, vehemently oppose sheep-wrecking of our sensitive uplands, yet here we are, in 2026.

Campcraft is a wonderful symbol for Scouting. Young people can take a field turn it into a village with their own sleeping, cooking, eating, and washing facilities, and leave the field spotless afterwards #Scouts #PhoenixChallenge

Geat crowd out to welcome to victorious Cork camogie team, especially girls and young women who need role models like this team to inspire and encourage. #CorkCamogie #CorcaighAbú

What if, and stick with me on this, we didn't just act out on our Big Feelings and tried things that made sense?

The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · 2mo ago

Government favours blanket ban on social media for under-16s despite EU proposals

Summer camp is the heart of #Scouting. A wonderful parallel world where young people forge a micro society working independently of adults and interdependently in small groups. @scoutingireland.bsky.social

Climate and Youth Justice alert: A fantastic open access (free) book on how children and young people are engaging with climate litigation / advocacy and are advancing human rights, from the @youthclimatej.bsky.social project in @lawucc.bsky.social @ucc.ie www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...

The Rights of Children and Youth in the Climate Crisis | Action and Li

The climate crisis is a human rights crisis as health, homes, education, and numerous other areas of human life are affected. In this work, the authors examine

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‘For me, recently reading Omar El Akkad’s book, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, emphatically tips the scales in favour of Thunberg’s perspective.’ - Kevin O’Sullivan

Joining the dots from climate to Gaza and all the injustice in between

Climate impacts, treatment of displaced people, growing inequality and other key issues are all interconnected

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Girl Guiding UK is implementing the law, responsibility for women's/ girl's organisations excluding trans and non-binary people lies with the UK Government. Scouting is an option for some young people, but that doesn't lessen the pain of legal segregation. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

‘Deeply distressing for all of us’: families react to Girlguiding’s trans exclusion

From September, trans girls, and young trans women who volunteer, will have to hand in their UK memberships

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Wonderful relief map, based on the 1595 Pacata Hibernia, has been added on Grand Parade. We need more engaging artifacts to remind us of local cultural and natural heritage and Cork's connection to the River Lee

This happened. The print interview was edited in ways that feel very jumpy, but I got to say some things. Like: Maybe changing the world is more like caregiving than it is like war. Too many people still expect it to look like war. [and then there's a crazy jump-cut w/out transition.]

Rebecca Solnit Says the Left’s Next Hero Is Already Here

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One woman’s story of facing a fatal foetal anomaly in pregnancy on @rteone.rte.ie A harrowing account of another woman forced to go to the UK for basic healthcare. Irish abortion legislation still makes heartbreaking situations worse for women and families. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

One woman’s story of facing a fatal foetal anomaly in pregnancy

Denise Whitmore discovered during her anatomy scan that her much-wanted baby had a fatal foetal abnormality. The loss of a pregnancy is often accompanied by feelings of shock, disbelief, and profound ...

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The US Conference of Catholic Bishops urges the US Supreme Court to strike down President Trump's attempt to remove birthright citizenship from the children of many migrants. It is a very clear and robust Christian argument supporting social solidarity. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...

#Spéirgorm #Spéighorm #Disability #CostofDisability #DisabilityRights.https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/02/28/hundreds-attend-dublin-protest-for-disability-emergency-payment/

Hundreds attend Dublin protest for disability emergency payment

Organisers say last year’s budget left people with disabilities up to €1,400 worse off annually

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"Wandering through the grounds of Dromgarriff Rainforest, on the outskirts of Glengarriff, we feel the magic of this ancient landscape." www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pe...

'It’s a piece of heaven, isn’t it?': A West Cork rainforest and the mission to rewild it

A year before his high-profile purchase of The Park Hotel in Kenmare, Bryan Meehan quietly became the owner of a West Cork rainforest.

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Research in @thelancet.com finds '75 200 violent deaths (95% CI 63 600–86 800) between Oct 7, 2023, and Jan 5, 2025' in Gaza Violent and non-violent death tolls for the Gaza conflict: new primary evidence from a population-representative field survey www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Violent and non-violent death tolls for the Gaza conflict: new primary evidence from a population-representative field survey

This first independent population survey of mortality in the Gaza Strip shows that violent deaths have substantially exceeded official figures whereas the demographic composition of casualties aligns ...

thelancet.com

A positive and critically insightful podcast discussing lived experience of inclusive employment from @tcddublin.bsky.social Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities www.tcd.ie/tcpid/unlock... #Disability

Despite years of being around @ucc.ie, I only recently got to visit the Crawford Observatory. A wonderful heritage site with functioning original features. #UCC #Observatory #Astronom

Great to have proper access to Barrington's Folly in the Marina. More public spaces and amenities please. #Blackrock #Cork

Ireland could prosecute Twitter/X for AI 'child porn' deepfakes @conorom.bsky.social highlighting that the horrific child sex abuse material produced by Grok is already banned under Irish law. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Ireland could prosecute Twitter/X for AI 'child porn' deepfakes

The horrific child sex abuse material produced every day by Grok is already banned under Irish law. The real test is if we are ready to enforce that law against large tech companies

irishexaminer.com

"Whether venturing across continental Europe or completing Tóchar Phádraig in Mayo, people are choosing to engage in journeys embedded in the landscape and cultural or spiritual heritages" @richardscriven.bsky.social on the growing interest in pilgrimage routes www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Richard Scriven: We can add new meaning to old routes through pilgrimage

Thousands of Irish people are undertaking pilgrimages for religious or spiritual reasons, for charitable causes, or to mark milestones

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We can add new meaning to old routes through pilgrimage I've a piece in the @irishexaminer.bsky.social today on the popularity of #pilgrimage as a spiritual, cultural, and personal journey www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Richard Scriven: We can add new meaning to old routes through pilgrimage

Thousands of Irish people are undertaking pilgrimages for religious or spiritual reasons, for charitable causes, or to mark milestones

irishexaminer.com

People decorating their windows with Christmas tableaux is a wonderful festive gesture

Remember - if you're financially in a position to do so, skip the #BlackFriday deals online from big companies and shop instead from small and local businesses. The big guns don't need your money, but for small traders it can be what keeps them going into 2026, so support your community instead.

UN Committee Against Torture's findings on Israel includes 'reports indicating a de facto State policy of organized and widespread torture and ill-treatment during the reporting period, which had gravely intensified since 7 October 2023' www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

@ucc.ie comes into its own in autumn

Sadden to hear of Manchán Magan's passing, he was a champion of cultural and natural heritages. I was lucky enough to have worked with him an on arts project centring on Croagh Patrick. His knowledge and respect for the landscape was palpable. youtu.be/_wm8xAkyW-E?...

Pilgrimage Project :: Croagh Patrick

YouTube video by Pilgrimage Project

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