Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 2m

Institutional failure.

#HowIrelandWorks

Philip Boucher-Hayes @philipb-h.bsky.social · 1h

Q: Why was the person responsible for the Blackwater fish kill never found?

A: it wasn’t anybody’s job.

I talked to the heads of all the agencies involved in the investigation, about why the biggest pollution event in Irish history fell between the cracks.

Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

CountryWide - RTÉ Radio 1

The CountryWide team feature the events, people and happenings that bring colour and life to communities, towns and villages across the country.

www.rte.ie

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 3m

a man in a suit is crying with the words gone but not forgotten

ALT: a man in a suit is crying with the words gone but not forgotten

media.tenor.com

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 8m

It's essential to have a toasty bum when driving towards (c)armageddon.

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 21m

Pretty cool, but have any of them ever tried cycling in Galway?

Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 1h

Meanwhile, I've got almost a year without getting my shoelace wrapped around the pedal arm...

1

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 1h

Report the offender, then block.

shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 5h

this person posted an AI video (the reporter has three arms, for a start) and then turned off comments when people pointed it out, so i have to insist everybody block them. block this account right now and i'll give you a thumbs up in your mind

Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 9h

Seems like they are going after reporters who are women. They hit one w/pepper spray ammo in her car, the WGN reporter and now this.

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 3h

Frank on the "rustic thrill" of "country living":

"There is a wonderful solace in sitting down in front of a glowing turf fire.

There's also the comfort of turning on the car 10 minutes before entering the vehicle and enjoying a heated steering wheel on the journey to the urban traffic jungle."

1

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 3h

Despite his visceral hatred of environmentalism and Green politics, journalist Francis Farragher is a determined recycler.

He churns out a version of this article in @connachttribune.bsky.social at least once every year, "with apologies (not really) to any of our anti-turf Green zealots."

1 1

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 4h

👇 Via @irishcycle.com.

irishcycle.com/2024/03/20/c...

Clifden Railway Bridge could be transformational for cycling in Galway, but more is needed than just building a bridge

Comment & Analysis: A new bridge using the abutments of the former Clifden Railway Bridge “will reduce a current 1.1km journey by foot or bicycle to one of just 131m,” according to …

irishcycle.com

3

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 4h

Pathetic on so many levels.

1 1

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 4h

A tankie idiot.

Let's block.

1 2

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 5h

Deleted by TikTok, ironically.

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 5h

👇

bsky.app/profile/ronf...

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

What he not saying is that his friends and cronies invested a fortune in Argentina since their guy Milei won, they stand to lose a big chunk of those fortunes the way things are going, and Argentina’s elections are in two weeks and we are tampering in them to bail Milei out.

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 5h

👇

bsky.app/profile/prof...

Prof Sensible @profsensible.bsky.social · 6d

How about
“Renewable energy = energy sovereignty “

1

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 5h

Unbreakable is the word.

How is that even physically possible?

Reposted by Cosáin Climate

Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 11h

cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war

9 1.5K 5.3K

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 5h

Yes, spotted that recently.

25+ years of tree growth cut down. Why no long-term planning?

Vegetation will grow back of course, and the Council will say that most of it had been routinely trimmed anyway. No doubt there will be new planting as well.

That said, it still seems brutal right now.

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 6h

👀👇

bsky.app/profile/noel...

NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 7h

Ukrainian Air Assault Forces repelled a major Russian assault on the Dobropillia axis. Russians attempted to capture Vodymyrivka and Sofiivka using 6 tanks, ~40 IFVs, 40+ vehicles, and several hundred troops. Ukraine destroyed 3 tanks, 13 IFVs, 41 vehicles, and eliminated around 100 personnel.

1

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 16h

Another interesting thread from @chriso-wiki.bsky.social suggests one possible reason for Russia's extreme casualty figures.

bsky.app/profile/chri...

ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 18h

His deputy commander had threatened: "If you don't get up and go now, I'll declare you AWOL." (False accusations of desertion have become a routine form of punishment, as being declared a deserter cuts off a soldier's pay.)
bsky.app/profile/chri...

ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · Jun 25

1/ Russian commanders have falsely declared potentially thousands of missing and dead soldiers to be deserters, as well as using such declarations for extortion. Relatives say they are being deprived of compensation payments and accuse commanders of concealing their losses. ⬇️

Reposted by Cosáin Climate

IrishCycle.com @irishcycle.com · 1d

Rich cargo bike owners from D4 are probably no more to blame for the "property crisis" than rich SUV owners from D4, so why focus on one? irishcycle.com/2025/10/10/t...

4 6 20

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 1d

"Cutting tool makers and automotive industry suppliers are most at risk from the shift to EVs."

www.mscdirect.com/knowledge-ce...

3 Ways EVs Will Change the Cutting Tools Industry — MSC Industrial Supply

Electric vehicle adoption drives changes from customization to new parts, 3D printing and additive manufacturing in the cutting tools industry.

www.mscdirect.com

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 1d

The decreasing complexity is a fascinating subject in itself.

And there will be a lot of disruption involved, as you point out.

1 1

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 1d

One can bear only so much rejection.

Brendan Cantwell @cantb.bsky.social · 1d

RIP the null hypothesis

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting report on China, h/t @kevinleecaster.bsky.social.

Diesel persists in long-haul freight and intercity transport, but is rapidly losing ground elsewhere.

bsky.app/profile/thei...

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) @theicct.org · 10d

🚛⚡ China’s zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicle market surged in H1 2025, with sales up 115% year-over-year.

📈 Trucks and tractor-trailers made up 91% of ZE-MHDV sales, while 🔋 swap-capable vehicles grew 134% compared with H1 2024.

Read the full market monitor: theicct.org/publication/...

Zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicle market in China, H1 2025 - International Council on Clean Transportation

In the first half of 2025, sales of medium trucks doubled, and sales of heavy trucks and tractor-trailers nearly tripled from the same period in 2024.

theicct.org

1

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 1d

The soya saga rumbles on.

bsky.app/profile/fact...

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 2d

Soybean farmer: If we don't move soybeans offshore, there is more here than we will utilize internally. That will cause further prices decline. We would much rather have a market and get revenue from there than the government. A self-inflicted wound here.

1

Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 1d

"Yeah, nah" is where we're at currently.

The transition will continue for a while yet, in some sectors.

trans.info/en/mans-last...

MAN unveils last diesel engine development

trans.info

1