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Darren Reidy @darrenreidy.bsky.social · 15h

Catherine Connolly only put a twenty in the wedding card
#Smearthebejaysis

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Irish Naturalists Journal @injournal.bsky.social · 1d

🌿 Celebrate 100 years of the Irish Naturalists’ Journal! Join Dr Rory Hodd & the Irish Bryophyte Group for a bryophyte walk/talk in Killarney NP, Sun 12 Oct 2025, 10:30–13:30. Free but booking essential: [email protected]

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Darren Reidy @darrenreidy.bsky.social · 3d

What a crock of actual horse... burgers. 🙄

Elaine McGoff @elainemcgoff.bsky.social · 3d

This is honestly the stupidest thing I've heard in a long time- banning the use of the words burger & sausage on plant based products.

The world is burning & war ravaged, & this is what our Parliamentarians think they need to 'fix'?

P.S. Fish also don't have fingers, right @oisinc.bsky.social?

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Darren Reidy @darrenreidy.bsky.social · 4d

Also can we just use a nice gender neutral "they" instead of "s/he" in the job description... 💁‍♀️

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An Taisce @antaisce.bsky.social · 10d

How many chances should be given to get it right?

Non-compliance under our licence system appears to be more the norm than the aberration when it comes to protecting our water quality

Insights from last night's Joint Committee on Climate, Environment & Energy session on River Blackwater fish kill

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Ella McSweeney @ellamcsweeney.bsky.social · 27d

Public records about North Cork Creameries - a company that is a "leading supplier of butter to the internationally renowned Kerrygold brand" - paint a disquieting picture of how regulators are performing

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Rules to protect Ireland’s fragile rivers are being repeatedly breached

Public records about North Cork Creameries’ operations paint a disquieting picture of how regulators are performing

www.irishtimes.com

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Darren Reidy @darrenreidy.bsky.social · 27d

Grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia palustris) has long been my favourite wildflower, untiI I met the stunning Oysterplant (Mertensia maritima) for the 1st time last week, and then this week I saw my first ever Meadow Saffron (Colchicum autumnale) and now I just don't know anymore. #WildflowerHour

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Darren Reidy @darrenreidy.bsky.social · Sep 8

If you have a project on Ireland's natural heritage in mind now is your chance to apply for the INJ Grant

Irish Naturalists Journal @injournal.bsky.social · Sep 1

🌿 Calling all naturalists! The Irish Naturalists’ Journal 2025 Grant offers funding up to €2,500 for fieldwork, research, publications & more. Apply by 5 pm, Monday 13 October 2025. Full details & application form: irishnaturalistsjournal.org/inj-grant/

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Lynn Boylan MEP @lnbdublin.bsky.social · Aug 21

My FOI of Government memo confirms more data centres means higher electricity bills for all.

"The expansion of data centres has raised security of supply concerns and leads to associated costs to taxpayers and electricity bill payers," the memo stated.

www.rte.ie/news/primeti...

www.rte.ie

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Darren Reidy @darrenreidy.bsky.social · Aug 21

I love science, the rigorous way we advance our understanding of the universe. But I don't love the egos and pressures that come with academia.

I also love nature and understand that it is in critical need of saving. That is where I want to put my efforts - being a practitioner and inspiring others

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · Aug 21

I often find myself feeling guilty for not like…trying to get academics to respect me more by writing op eds and publishing and generally being a more Serious Person, but it’s really does not matter very much for the work I do, so I don’t do it too often. Yet the leftover academia guilt persists…

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Darren Reidy @darrenreidy.bsky.social · Aug 18

Little treat to see Frogbit
(Hydrocharis morsus-ranae) today in the River Boyne, Oldbridge, Co. Meath. Not something you ever see in the South West so - happy dance💃🕺

@bsbiireland.bsky.social

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Darren Reidy @darrenreidy.bsky.social · Aug 17

For this week's #WildflowerHour Asteraceae Challege I give you - Common Fleabane
(Pulicaria dysenterica) from a roadside embankment in Wexford

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Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · Aug 15

This, in a nutshell, is why O’Leary talks down the Metro. He makes more money the fewer options there are for airport transit. Of course none of the news outlets that reported his misinformation verbatim ever bothered to mention this obvious conflict of interest.

Feljin Jose @feljin.ie · Aug 15

I can understand why a company that gets commission from selling airport taxis, airport parking, airport coach tickets and car rentals may not want to compete with a metro. But MetroLink is about much more than Ryanair's business strategy or even the airport itself.

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Darren Reidy @darrenreidy.bsky.social · Aug 15

A new one for me - Kangaroo Apple (Solanum laciniatum), and escaped house plant, naturalised in coastal habitats around Killiney in Ireland.

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Darren Reidy @darrenreidy.bsky.social · Aug 13

Lets keep and expand the Basic Income for Artists! Take the survey below!

Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · Aug 13

There's a REALLY quick and easy survey for the public consultation on the Basic Income for the Arts scheme - it only takes a few seconds, anyone can fill it in, and it could make a huge difference to arts workers in Ireland. Take a few ticks to places a few ticks here: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

Screenshot of the first two questions in the survey - there's only six to answer.

#SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #Ireland #Art

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · Aug 13

There's a REALLY quick and easy survey for the public consultation on the Basic Income for the Arts scheme - it only takes a few seconds, anyone can fill it in, and it could make a huge difference to arts workers in Ireland. Take a few ticks to places a few ticks here: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

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Darren Reidy @darrenreidy.bsky.social · Aug 13

My piece on establishing Ireland's National Seed Bank was published in the Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland back in the spring, but nothing beats seeing a copy in the flesh! My copy finally arrived in the post today 😊

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Darren Reidy @darrenreidy.bsky.social · Aug 10

For this week's pollinator themed #WildflowerHour I cheat a little (no flowers) and give you a swarm of honey bees on a Hawthorn hybrid trunk at the National Botanic Gardens

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Darren Reidy @darrenreidy.bsky.social · Aug 9

I recently went to check on the population of Pyrola rotundifolia subsp. maritima (Coastal Round-Leaved Winter-Green) in at the Raven Nature Reserve in Co. Wexford. It was still in flower but I will be returning to collect seed of this vulnerable species for Ireland's seed bank later in the season.

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Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · Aug 8

Nice to see a familiar graph replicated in this @data.ft.com deep-dive on data centres and how they're powered.

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Darren Reidy @darrenreidy.bsky.social · Jul 29

Ipomoea species have such showy flowers. But the secret to their identity is in their sepals and bracteoles. With over 600 recognised species in the genus, this morning glory has been leaving me in quite the bind(weed) this week 😅

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Darren Reidy @darrenreidy.bsky.social · Jul 26

Graveyard - Halsey

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Halsey - Graveyard

YouTube video by HalseyVEVO

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Darren Reidy @darrenreidy.bsky.social · Jul 26

Looking back on last wknd, visiting some lovely saltmarsh & coastal lagoons habitats in search of some of Ireland's rarest charaphytes w/ Paul Green & @bsbiireland.bsky.social Aquatic Plants Project.

We found both Foxtail Stonewort
(Lamprothamnium papulosum) & Bearded Stonewort
(Chara canescens).

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Darren Reidy @darrenreidy.bsky.social · Jul 24

This new song by CMAT is stuck in my my head, my throat and my gut.

The tragedy of the Celtic Tiger, the false promise of neoliberalism, the erasure of culture and identity, the loss of so many fathers, the outright greed of it all.

A moving & elegant piece of art.

youtu.be/_SVNTv44C4g?...

CMAT - EURO-COUNTRY (Official Video)

YouTube video by CMAT

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Darren Reidy @darrenreidy.bsky.social · Jul 19

Scented Mayweed
(Matricaria chamomilla) & Scentless Mayweed
(Tripleurospermum inodorum) side by side on the Wexford Slobs.

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