Aislínn Kelly
@aislinnn.bsky.social
Geography PhD student.
Writing about nature, art and other things.
🌳🌊🛤️✨🧚
https://aislinna.substack.com/
Writing about nature, art and other things.
🌳🌊🛤️✨🧚
https://aislinna.substack.com/
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Raising Railways
How I fell for trains and why Europe should too
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New Substack on my love of trains and how we can transition into a society that picks rail rather than flights!
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Americans don't know what they're missing not using Trains for travel...
New Substack on my love of trains and how we can transition into a society that picks rail rather than flights!
open.substack.com/pub/aislinna...
open.substack.com/pub/aislinna...
Raising Railways
How I fell for trains and why Europe should too
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Americans don't know what they're missing not using Trains for travel...
Reposted by Aislínn Kelly
Iarnród Éireann bonus points every time you shop in Tesco anyone? 🙃
New Substack on my love of trains and how we can transition into a society that picks rail rather than flights!
open.substack.com/pub/aislinna...
open.substack.com/pub/aislinna...
Raising Railways
How I fell for trains and why Europe should too
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Iarnród Éireann bonus points every time you shop in Tesco anyone? 🙃
New Substack on my love of trains and how we can transition into a society that picks rail rather than flights!
open.substack.com/pub/aislinna...
open.substack.com/pub/aislinna...
Raising Railways
How I fell for trains and why Europe should too
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:08 AM
New Substack on my love of trains and how we can transition into a society that picks rail rather than flights!
open.substack.com/pub/aislinna...
open.substack.com/pub/aislinna...
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"To read Ledwidge today is to glimpse a lost Ireland, one that understood the deep, spiritual continuity between land, language and life".
A beautiful read by @aislinnn.bsky.social!
A beautiful read by @aislinnn.bsky.social!
The Blackbird's Poet
A song of conviction from a forgotten field of Irish history
open.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"To read Ledwidge today is to glimpse a lost Ireland, one that understood the deep, spiritual continuity between land, language and life".
A beautiful read by @aislinnn.bsky.social!
A beautiful read by @aislinnn.bsky.social!
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"you cannot measure the soul of a nation in capital flows. It breathes in the child warmed by a public health nurse, the pensioner safe on a winter night, the worker who does not fear tomorrow. Not in airports and equity markets.”
Colin Sheridan going for the jugular today... Perfectly said
Colin Sheridan going for the jugular today... Perfectly said
"When history judges us, it won’t ask how “agile” we were.
It will ask who we housed, who we fed, who we sheltered, who we lifted up when the lift got stuck.
That’s the only kind of fast that matters."
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
It will ask who we housed, who we fed, who we sheltered, who we lifted up when the lift got stuck.
That’s the only kind of fast that matters."
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
November 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
"you cannot measure the soul of a nation in capital flows. It breathes in the child warmed by a public health nurse, the pensioner safe on a winter night, the worker who does not fear tomorrow. Not in airports and equity markets.”
Colin Sheridan going for the jugular today... Perfectly said
Colin Sheridan going for the jugular today... Perfectly said
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It's mad to think how short this section is and how much parking will be left after the plan is done.
The blue is the stretch where parking will be removed.
The yellow is the available on street parking after the works
The blue is the stretch where parking will be removed.
The yellow is the available on street parking after the works
November 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
It's mad to think how short this section is and how much parking will be left after the plan is done.
The blue is the stretch where parking will be removed.
The yellow is the available on street parking after the works
The blue is the stretch where parking will be removed.
The yellow is the available on street parking after the works
This week, I wrote about how a poet from Slane who died in the trenches has been a guiding influence in my life.
open.substack.com/pub/aislinna...
open.substack.com/pub/aislinna...
The Blackbird's Poet
A song of conviction from a forgotten field of Irish history
open.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:25 AM
This week, I wrote about how a poet from Slane who died in the trenches has been a guiding influence in my life.
open.substack.com/pub/aislinna...
open.substack.com/pub/aislinna...
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“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:31 AM
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
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"It’s vital that we put money behind the idea of ecological capital, which is the natural wealth of soils, water, and biodiversity that underpins our entire economy. Without acknowledging its value, we keep treating it as free and infinite, right up until it’s gone."
Paying for Life
How results-based payments protect the invisible infrastructure of agriculture.
open.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
"It’s vital that we put money behind the idea of ecological capital, which is the natural wealth of soils, water, and biodiversity that underpins our entire economy. Without acknowledging its value, we keep treating it as free and infinite, right up until it’s gone."
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We deserve a world-class fully integrated public and active transport app for Dublin!
Other European cities have had them for years: plan, pay, ride, all in one place.
My piece in @thejournal.ie this morning.
#ReimagineDublin
Other European cities have had them for years: plan, pay, ride, all in one place.
My piece in @thejournal.ie this morning.
#ReimagineDublin
Opinion: The people of Dublin deserve a proper public transport app
It’s frustrating to have to switch between different apps for one journey instead of it all being in one place, writes Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum.
www.thejournal.ie
October 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
We deserve a world-class fully integrated public and active transport app for Dublin!
Other European cities have had them for years: plan, pay, ride, all in one place.
My piece in @thejournal.ie this morning.
#ReimagineDublin
Other European cities have had them for years: plan, pay, ride, all in one place.
My piece in @thejournal.ie this morning.
#ReimagineDublin
Reposted by Aislínn Kelly
Another timely, thought provoking read by @aislinnn.bsky.social!
"Ireland can feed itself and care for its land at the same time. But to do that, we need to start paying for outcomes that secure the future of food, not just the next harvest."
"Ireland can feed itself and care for its land at the same time. But to do that, we need to start paying for outcomes that secure the future of food, not just the next harvest."
Paying for Life
How results-based payments protect the invisible infrastructure of agriculture.
open.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Another timely, thought provoking read by @aislinnn.bsky.social!
"Ireland can feed itself and care for its land at the same time. But to do that, we need to start paying for outcomes that secure the future of food, not just the next harvest."
"Ireland can feed itself and care for its land at the same time. But to do that, we need to start paying for outcomes that secure the future of food, not just the next harvest."
Reposted by Aislínn Kelly
Or - there’s tons of money in all the state funded subsidies/tax arrangements, food industry profits, savings across all the perverse (eg health) effects of the current agri-food system to shift to an environment friendly much better approach.
There’s no real political will for the shift.
There’s no real political will for the shift.
Another timely, thought provoking read by @aislinnn.bsky.social!
"Ireland can feed itself and care for its land at the same time. But to do that, we need to start paying for outcomes that secure the future of food, not just the next harvest."
"Ireland can feed itself and care for its land at the same time. But to do that, we need to start paying for outcomes that secure the future of food, not just the next harvest."
Paying for Life
How results-based payments protect the invisible infrastructure of agriculture.
open.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Or - there’s tons of money in all the state funded subsidies/tax arrangements, food industry profits, savings across all the perverse (eg health) effects of the current agri-food system to shift to an environment friendly much better approach.
There’s no real political will for the shift.
There’s no real political will for the shift.
Reposted by Aislínn Kelly
October in Ireland.
Apples from New Zealand.
Our food system is completely broken.
We could grow these ourselves, but instead, we ship them 18,000 km.
If we can’t grow and eat what’s in season here, how can we talk about food security?
Apples from New Zealand.
Our food system is completely broken.
We could grow these ourselves, but instead, we ship them 18,000 km.
If we can’t grow and eat what’s in season here, how can we talk about food security?
October 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
October in Ireland.
Apples from New Zealand.
Our food system is completely broken.
We could grow these ourselves, but instead, we ship them 18,000 km.
If we can’t grow and eat what’s in season here, how can we talk about food security?
Apples from New Zealand.
Our food system is completely broken.
We could grow these ourselves, but instead, we ship them 18,000 km.
If we can’t grow and eat what’s in season here, how can we talk about food security?
Reposted by Aislínn Kelly
“The land our ancestors fought to reclaim is once again under threat, not from a foreign empire, but from the economic forces that treat it as a commodity rather than a shared inheritance still alive beneath our feet.” - @aislinnn.bsky.social
aislinna.substack.com/p/the-land-c...
aislinna.substack.com/p/the-land-c...
The Land Calls Again
The fields where freedom once took root now call for protection
aislinna.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“The land our ancestors fought to reclaim is once again under threat, not from a foreign empire, but from the economic forces that treat it as a commodity rather than a shared inheritance still alive beneath our feet.” - @aislinnn.bsky.social
aislinna.substack.com/p/the-land-c...
aislinna.substack.com/p/the-land-c...
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A recent public opinion poll from NABU shows overwhelming support for the Nature Restoration Law in Germany, with no regional or political divide.
In a time of increasing global polarisation Nature Restoration seems to be a positive unifying force for good.
www.birdlife.org/news/2025/10...
In a time of increasing global polarisation Nature Restoration seems to be a positive unifying force for good.
www.birdlife.org/news/2025/10...
German citizens urge politicians to do more to restore nature
A recent public opinion poll from NABU shows overwhelming support for the Nature Restoration Law.
www.birdlife.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A recent public opinion poll from NABU shows overwhelming support for the Nature Restoration Law in Germany, with no regional or political divide.
In a time of increasing global polarisation Nature Restoration seems to be a positive unifying force for good.
www.birdlife.org/news/2025/10...
In a time of increasing global polarisation Nature Restoration seems to be a positive unifying force for good.
www.birdlife.org/news/2025/10...
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This sounds like something councillors could fix rather than just 'call for'.
That being said, the major issue in Dublin remains the almost complete lack of good quality, inclusive and safe active transport infrastructure.
That being said, the major issue in Dublin remains the almost complete lack of good quality, inclusive and safe active transport infrastructure.
Calls for 'Leap Card' bike-sharing system for all services in Dublin
With several bike sharing services available in Dublin city, Green Party councillors are calling for a unified system that eliminates all complications.
www.dublinlive.ie
October 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This sounds like something councillors could fix rather than just 'call for'.
That being said, the major issue in Dublin remains the almost complete lack of good quality, inclusive and safe active transport infrastructure.
That being said, the major issue in Dublin remains the almost complete lack of good quality, inclusive and safe active transport infrastructure.
Pretty worrying to see certain residents of the South Circular Road prioritise parking spaces over pedestrians and cyclist’s safety 🙄
October 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Pretty worrying to see certain residents of the South Circular Road prioritise parking spaces over pedestrians and cyclist’s safety 🙄
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For cars in Ireland: build and they will come.
For bikes: build something, tick a box.
In my latest Substack, I look at Dublin’s new cycle routes and why "better than nothing" is not nearly good enough!
If we built for bikes the way we build for cars, Ireland would be transformed.
#ReimagineDublin
For bikes: build something, tick a box.
In my latest Substack, I look at Dublin’s new cycle routes and why "better than nothing" is not nearly good enough!
If we built for bikes the way we build for cars, Ireland would be transformed.
#ReimagineDublin
For cyclists it is build something and tick a box
If we built for bikes like we build for cars, Ireland would be transformed.
open.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
For cars in Ireland: build and they will come.
For bikes: build something, tick a box.
In my latest Substack, I look at Dublin’s new cycle routes and why "better than nothing" is not nearly good enough!
If we built for bikes the way we build for cars, Ireland would be transformed.
#ReimagineDublin
For bikes: build something, tick a box.
In my latest Substack, I look at Dublin’s new cycle routes and why "better than nothing" is not nearly good enough!
If we built for bikes the way we build for cars, Ireland would be transformed.
#ReimagineDublin
Reposted by Aislínn Kelly
Lies, deceit and propaganda from the agri lobby, polished, packaged, and sold as truth by their media mouthpieces.
State called on to 'immediately cease all plans' to buy hill land
The INHFA has called on the state to 'immediately cease all plans associated with the purchase of hill lands'.
www.agriland.ie
October 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Lies, deceit and propaganda from the agri lobby, polished, packaged, and sold as truth by their media mouthpieces.
Reposted by Aislínn Kelly
“The absence of farming activity from our national parks "has undermined habitat conservation leading to biodiversity loss".
The absolute state of agri doublespeak today.
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
The absolute state of agri doublespeak today.
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
State called on to 'immediately cease all plans' to buy hill land
The INHFA has called on the state to 'immediately cease all plans associated with the purchase of hill lands'.
www.agriland.ie
October 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“The absence of farming activity from our national parks "has undermined habitat conservation leading to biodiversity loss".
The absolute state of agri doublespeak today.
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
The absolute state of agri doublespeak today.
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
Ireland’s land, farms, and biodiversity are under threat not from invaders, but from economic forces and unsustainable systems.
Who will step up to defend the environment for the next generation?
open.substack.com/pub/aislinna...
Who will step up to defend the environment for the next generation?
open.substack.com/pub/aislinna...
The Land Calls Again
The fields where freedom once took root now calls for protection
open.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Ireland’s land, farms, and biodiversity are under threat not from invaders, but from economic forces and unsustainable systems.
Who will step up to defend the environment for the next generation?
open.substack.com/pub/aislinna...
Who will step up to defend the environment for the next generation?
open.substack.com/pub/aislinna...
Reposted by Aislínn Kelly
Environmental action isn't about utopian, anti-rural ideas.
It's about our survival as a species on this planet.
Thought provoking Sunday read by @aislinnn.bsky.social.
It's about our survival as a species on this planet.
Thought provoking Sunday read by @aislinnn.bsky.social.
The Land Calls Again
Where freedom once took root, the land now calls for protection
open.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Environmental action isn't about utopian, anti-rural ideas.
It's about our survival as a species on this planet.
Thought provoking Sunday read by @aislinnn.bsky.social.
It's about our survival as a species on this planet.
Thought provoking Sunday read by @aislinnn.bsky.social.
Reposted by Aislínn Kelly
Classic polluter pays in action. More of this please. www.businessgreen.com/news/4520543...
'Land Rover Tax': Cardiff Council approves parking premium for 'oversized and highly polluting vehicles'
Sports utility vehicles or cars weighing more than 2,400kg set to be charged more to park in Cardiff
www.businessgreen.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Classic polluter pays in action. More of this please. www.businessgreen.com/news/4520543...
