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Cllr Honore Kamegni, Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork @cllrhonorekamegni.bsky.social · 5h

At the anti–far right protest in Cork 🇮🇪
Ireland is built on community, unity & compassion — a nation of emigrants who once sought kindness abroad.
Hate has no home here.
We stand for love, peace & democracy.
We are ONE. ✊💚

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Cllr Honore Kamegni, Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork @cllrhonorekamegni.bsky.social · 11h

I am with the Mahon Tidy Towns for our night of appreciation. Fabulous evening, great community spirit. Thank you all for coming!

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Malcolm Noonan @malcolmnoonan.bsky.social · 13h

No new money for nature restoration, a static heritage budget and nothing meaningful to fix our rivers, lakes and estuaries.

My response to heritage, nature, water measures in the FFG/Ind. first budget. #budget26

greenparty.ie/news/noonan-...

Noonan: No new money for Nature Restoration in Budget 2026 | Green Party

Noonan: No new money for Nature Restoration in Budget 2026

greenparty.ie

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Oliver Moran @oliver.ie · 1d

"Martin's objector" is first cousin to Schrödinger's cat.

Dermot Casey @dermotcasey.bsky.social · 1d

We need to stop the small number of people objecting to infrastructure AND
We need not to annoy the small number of people objecting to saving the planet is an interesting set of beliefs to hold at the same time

Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 1d

“I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change.”

- Mícheál Martin, Taoiseach.

www.independent.ie/business/tec...

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Roderic O’Gorman TD @rodericogorman.bsky.social · 1d

The Taoiseach creates a false choice here. Climate Action is about making life better, making energy cheaper, making our atmosphere cleaner.
But that requires leadership. We see none from this Government.

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Oliver Moran @oliver.ie · 1d

"This might be controversial, because I believe in addressing climate change. ..."

He ✌️*believes*✌️ in ✌️*addressing*✌️ ✌️*climate change*✌️ ...

Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 1d

“I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change.”

- Mícheál Martin, Taoiseach.

www.independent.ie/business/tec...

Taoiseach says some climate projects will not be fulfilled because they risk polarising society

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rowed back on climate change commitments, saying Ireland may not be able fulfil all current initiatives due to the polarising effect it could have on society.

www.independent.ie

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Roderic O’Gorman TD @rodericogorman.bsky.social · 1d

Micheál Martin raises the white flag on achieving our climate targets 🏳️
A Government with no leadership, no ambition and no ideas.

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Oliver Moran @oliver.ie · 1d

Deadline closes in a short time for submission on the River Bride (Blackpool) Drainage Scheme.

Here's my submission, outlining the environmental, social and urban planning impacts of the project — that won't benefit households and businesses affected in Blackpool.

ℹ️ www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

Page 1 of a submission on the Blackpool Flood Relief Scheme.

Page 2 of a submission on the Blackpool Flood Relief Scheme.

Page 3 of a submission on the Blackpool Flood Relief Scheme.

Page 4 of a submission on the Blackpool Flood Relief Scheme.

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Cork Greens @corkgreens.bsky.social · 1d

😱 Minister says climate costs warning is ‘back of envelope stuff’

😱 Mr O’Brien also signalled that bus and rail commuters could face fare increases to pay more for the expansion of services.

😱VAT reduction will cost the State €681m per year.

Minister says climate costs warning is ‘back of envelope stuff’

Darragh O’Brien says he does not believe Ireland will face fines of up to €26 billion

www.irishtimes.com

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Cork Greens @corkgreens.bsky.social · 1d

Budget 2026: An opportunity to fund climate goals has been wasted, says Green leader Roderic O’Gorman

An opportunity to fund climate goals has been wasted, says Green leader Roderic O’Gorman

The Government has been accused of failing to prioritise climate and nature in Budget 2026.

www.independent.ie

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Cllr Honore Kamegni, Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork @cllrhonorekamegni.bsky.social · 1d

On Budget 2025, I can’t accept that greater consideration continues to be given to landlords over young people — students and hardworking young workers alike. There are still no real or encouraging solutions to the housing crisis. We need stronger leadership to take control of our housing market.

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Oliver Moran @oliver.ie · 2d

Posting for other commuter cyclists in #SpeirGorm —

Cycling Ireland is the only place I know to offer third-party insurance to commuter cyclists in Ireland.

It comes as part of membership and works out about 70–90c per week depending on options. Cheaper if you book between now and the end of 2025.

Cycling Ireland | Official website for Cycling Ireland

Cycling Ireland is the Governing Body for cycling across the island of Ireland.

www.cyclingireland.ie

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Roderic O’Gorman TD @rodericogorman.bsky.social · 2d

🏠Having a warm place to live should not depend solely on a landlord's decision.

❗We need a Government strategy to ensure that everyone benefits from this retrofit revolution with increased incentives and minimum BER standards for rental properties.

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Oliver Moran @oliver.ie · 2d

Thanks Liudmyla Bortok and the Cork Independent for reporting my comments on this week's budget for Cork.

The Taoiseach called it "transformational". In fact, a list of half-finished projects. No mention if what was started by the Green Party will be completed for commuters by this government.

Roads and culture get a boost, yet questions remain | Cork Independent

Cork is set to benefit from major investment under Budget 2026, with funding confirmed for key road, rail, and cultural projects across the region.

www.corkindependent.com

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Oliver Moran @oliver.ie · 2d

Thanks to Peter McCarthy and the Irish Independent for reporting my comments on apartment building in the city.

A majority of homes commenced construction since 2021 are now for apartments. As planners and city councillors, we need to change our outlook on where and how people want to live.

Apartment building booming in Cork city - ‘Not everyone wants a semi-D’

Almost a quarter of the housing completed in Cork city in the past four years and a half years has consisted of apartments with the number rising to over half for residential units commenced but not y...

www.independent.ie

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Oliver Moran @oliver.ie · 2d

Thanks to Peter McCarthy and the Irish Independent for reporting the invitations open now for the Community Climate Action Fund.

Grants for community organisations of up to €100,000 are available for climate related projects from Cork City Council.

Cork City Council’s €1m fund for climate action projects launched

Community groups in Cork city are being urged to apply for a near €1m fund that supports climate and biodiversity projects in the community such as solar PV installation and tree planting.

www.independent.ie

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Feljin Jose @feljin.ie · 3d

We're so screwed

Minister says climate costs warning is ‘back of envelope stuff’
Darragh O’Brien says he does not believe Ireland will face fines of up to €26 billion

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Oliver Moran @oliver.ie · 3d

Grateful for the cross-party support at today's launch of World Vacant Homes Day outside Leinster House in Dublin.

The greenest home is the one that's already built. Vacancy and dereliction blight communities across our cities, towns and rural areas.

Photographed are (left to right): Dr Frank O'Connor, Alex Pigot, Marie Sherlock TD, Cllr Kieran McCarthy, Senator Malcolm Noonan, Cllr Dan Boyle, Senator Laura Harmon, Cllr Oliver Moran, Cllr Oisín O'Connor, Thomas Gould TD, Jude Sherr.

Location: Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin.

Date: 8 October, 2025.

Photo credit: Carolyn Moore.

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Cork Greens @corkgreens.bsky.social · 3d

The Community Climate Action Fund, run by Cork City Council, opens for applications on 28 October. Groups can apply for grants of up to €100,000 to cut carbon, boost biodiversity, and make neighbourhoods greener and healthier.

Got a green idea? Cork has €1m waiting | Cork Independent

Community groups across Cork city are being invited to get creative – with almost €1 million in new funding available to support local climate action projects.

www.corkindependent.com

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Cllr Marianne Butler @cllrmarianne.bsky.social · 3d

🏠💚 It’s International Vacant Homes Day!

Know of an empty house in your area? Report it easily (and anonymously) on vacanthomes.ie and help turn vacant houses into homes 🏡✨

If you need any help with this, contact me directly.

#VacantHomes #InternationalVacantHomesDay #Louth #Dundalk #HomesForAll

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European Greens @europeangreens.eu · 3d

🏡 On this first ever #WorldVacantHomesDay, we highlight one of the biggest contradictions of our time: too many homes without people, too many people without homes.

🇪🇺 EU countries must prioritise renovating & reallocating vacant houses for social housing.

There is no place like home.
Yet too many of them are vacant.

It’s not only a housing crisis, it’s also a vacant homes crisis.” The graphic shows bar charts comparing the national percentage of vacant homes (yellow bars) and the percentage of vacant homes in capital cities (dark green bars) across several European countries. The countries shown are the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain. A line marks 50% on the y-axis. Source: Housing Europe Observatory, 2023. Note: Data from countries with available comparable data.

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Oliver Moran @oliver.ie · 3d

An early start this morning — taking the train to Dublin with special cargo for the launch of World Vacant Homes Day.

I'll be joined on the other end by Frank O'Connor and Jude Sherry, who will be special guests at the launch outside Leinster House.

A bicycle stored on a train with a sign that reads, "World Vacant Homes Day".

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Oliver Moran @oliver.ie · 3d

Here's background to that local budget "spoof" last year — that ended up costing small businesses.

TLDR; FF/FG promised not to raise rates in an election year. So in order to balance the budget, they cut rebates to smaller businesses, who ended up paying more than if rates had been increased. 🤬

Cork City Council agrees revenue budget of €325m for 2025

Councillors voted by a majority 23 votes to three, to adopt the budget at the conclusion of the meeting, which was held in council chambers on ...

www.echolive.ie

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Oliver Moran @oliver.ie · 3d

The entire budget for BusConnects in Cork (plus a little more). 🤦‍♂️

In Cork City Council, we will be bringing in targeted rates rebates for smaller businesses — after FF/FG removed them last year, after tying themselves in knots in pre-election promises.

Lessons not learned by their higher-ups.

Green Party / Comhaontas Glas @greenpartyie.bsky.social · 4d

It's official. They're giving big restaurant chains a massive tax cut, costing nearly €700m in the #VAT cut to hospitality.

For that kind of money you could:

👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Bring in a second tier of child benefit - lifting 55,000 children out of poverty
🚌 Make public transport free

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Cork Greens @corkgreens.bsky.social · 4d

"The Government could hire 11,400 additional nurses rather than cut VAT for the hospitality sector”.
- Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

ℹ️ www.thejournal.ie/budget-2026-...

McBudget: Opposition criticises big companies being included in VAT cut for hospitality sector

The reduced VAT rate for food-led hospitality services and hairdressers will come into effect next July.

www.thejournal.ie

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