Jack Chambers wants you to believe that the Climate Act of 2021 is the reason for decades of poor infrastructure delivery and not the decisions of decades of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael governments
Tom Dowling 🇮🇪
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TV, Film and Arts wrangler. "The greatest danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving your mark". Michelangelo
Our first time at the Bregenzer Festspiele,seeing #LaTraviata. The set on the seebuehne (lake stage) before and after the show. The production is stunning and technically perfect. #opera #bodensee #lakeconstance #bregenz
🇺🇦 I wrote about yet another night of hell in Kyiv, from the air alerts to the day after. 👇 open.substack.com/pub/emmanuel...
No Shelter, No Sleep: Life Under Missile Attacks in Kyiv
There was barely any time to seek shelter as the air raid sirens rang out in the middle of the night over Kyiv.
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#Limerick has a peculiar tendency to sacrifice progress through childish political games, leaving residents in a state of limbo. The two ruling parties have allowed the city to decay for decades and don't appear to care. The mayor is simply the latest pawn in a dysfunctional system.
Mayor of Limerick complains to Taoiseach and Tánaiste about councillors after fractious meeting
City and county council’s corporate plan passed by councillors in John Moran’s absence
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What are this morning’s Russian papers saying about Saturday’s restaurant bombing in Moscow? Almost nothing. #ReadingRussia
Russian newspapers barely mention the Moscow restaurant bombing
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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Netflix's stock flop: Is streaming past its peak? It was inevitable.
Netflix's stock flop: Is streaming passed its peak?
While Netflix's falling share price partially reflects stock markets' obsession with growth, at its core is a genuine fear that the streaming market is passed its best, writes Adam Maguire.
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Aughinish Alumina is a ticking environmental time bomb, one that local and national politicians have ignored for years.
‘A ticking environmental time bomb’: What lies beneath Aughinish Alumina in Co Limerick
An Irish Times investigation shows the Russian-owned Co Limerick industrial plant is consistently polluting groundwater
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‘If a space is cared for, everything improves’: Meet four gardeners transforming their urban communities
‘If a space is cared for, everything improves’: Meet four gardeners transforming their urban communities
From improving biodiversity to managing antisocial behaviour, the benefits of greening towns and cities are massive. These names are leading the charge…
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New research suggests data centers have an alarming and overlooked environmental impact: heat pollution. CNN's Laura Paddison reports.
Here are some of the songs I've been listening to this summer. It starts with a song Michelle and I love by Glen Hansard, a great musician who passed tragically this week. Our hearts go out to his family.
Within the next few years, this guy will become our Elon Musk, attempting to buy influence in government here.
The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · last wk.Irish entrepreneur Patrick Collison donated $7m to group opposing California wealth tax
Unbelievably sad news: another talented Irish artist has died tragically and prematurely. Glen was a passionate supporter of emerging musicians.
Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard dies in Dublin crash
Oscar-winning songwriter and The Frames frontman Glen Hansard has died aged 56 in a road crash in Dublin.
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Like asking the fox if he has eaten any chickens lately. Aughinish Alumina to prove it’s not supplying Russian army.
Aughinish Alumina to prove it’s not supplying Russian army
businesspost.ie
The Honest Ulsterman magazine submissions are open until 31 July. I was super excited when they accepted my short story earlier this year :-) Honest Ulsterman - Submissions share.google/cXrQmdrkQ4hw...
Honest Ulsterman - Submissions
The Honest Ulsterman is a long-running Northern Ireland literary magazine that was established by James Simmons in 1968.
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52% of the material was sent to Russia. Interestingly, the Irish Government was unable to admit this fact.
MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦@maks23.bsky.social · last wk.🇪🇺 European officials fear that restrictions against the Aughinish Alumina plant could leave the EU's auto, defense and energy industries without critical raw materials, - FT Irish company is owned by Russia's Rusal. In the first five months of 2026, the plant sent 52% of its production to Russia…
‘Sending inconclusive findings to the European Commission is an evasion dressed up as due process. The State should instead weigh the probabilities, as governments must, and act’’ irishtimes.com editorial cuts through convenient dodging of reasonable conclusions.’
The Irish Times view on Aughinish Alumina report: evasion dressed up as due process
Worrying gap between Minister’s statement and what is actually in report
irishtimes.com
I can save the Government millions: Dublin’s latest rail plan needs to be tunnelled -- There's not enough leadership or vision from Government to say "yes, we do need another tunnel," but future Ministers will blame delays on this project on everybody but the Ministers....
I can save the Government millions: Dublin’s latest rail plan needs to be tunnelled
-- There's not enough leadership or vision from Government to say "yes, we do need another tunnel," but future Ministers will blame delays on this project on everybody but the Ministers. Comment & Analysis: Irish Rail has just announced initial public consultation on FourNorth, a project designed to four-track the Northern Line between Connolly Station and Malahide. A rail project that's going in the wrong direction.
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The first hybrid electric-powered aircraft to fly above 30,000 feet.
NASA, GE Aerospace Work Enables Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstration
NASA, GE Aerospace Work Enables Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstration An aircraft powered by a megawatt-class hybrid-electric engine developed in collaboration with NASA and built by GE Aerospace, demo...
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We’re using the word e-bike to describe too many things. Electric assist bikes are a version of bike & have many public interest benefits. But vehicles being driven by food delivery app drivers aren’t a form of bike…they’re a form of motorcycle. They don’t belong on sidewalks or pedestrian streets.
THREAD: I’m going to share this thread here to clearly state my perspective on electric vehicles, car dependency and better cities, for all those who frequently ask me about it, including media, elected leaders and many others. Here goes. Please share it frequently if you think it will help. 🧵#EVS
Billion-euro expansion announced for country’s most congested rail line.
Billion-euro expansion announced for country’s most congested rail line
Fourteen-kilometre stretch from Dublin Connolly to Malahide is to be doubled from two-track to four-track
irishtimes.com
This unknown 50% was crucial to the investigation, and it is difficult to imagine it's not going to a Russian smelter. So much for an investigation.
No evidence of Aughinish exports to Russian weapons plant
The Government's investigation into Aughinish Alumina did not find evidence linking its alumina exports to a weapons manufacturer in Russia, the Taoiseach has said.
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Prime Minister of Ireland Micheál Martin arrived in Kyiv today. Welcome, Sir!
The Odyssey was the best film I have seen in ages. It held my attention from start to finish.
The Odyssey review: Nolan's most human epic yet
Christopher Nolan has never been afraid to think big, but with The Odyssey, he does something even more impressive. He takes one of the oldest stories ever told and makes it feel immediate and deeply ...
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The July meeting of Limerick Council's Metro District is at 9:45am. Watching along, feel free to follow along if you have nothing else to do.🧵 Yes, we're still doing this. Sins in a previous (or this) life, I'm assuming. #CouncilMeetingThread
John Phillips: Let's Just Do The Damn Thing
ALT: John Phillips: Let's Just Do The Damn Thing
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