Louise Jordan
@loujordan.bsky.social
Green heart. Community activist. Otter supporter. Northside Corkonian.
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We are ready for the Galway West By-election 💪
Delighted that my nomination as Green Party Candidate for Galway West By-election has now been ratified by the executive. Looking forward to working with members and supporters in the campaign ahead.
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We are ready for the Galway West By-election 💪
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Judicial reviews are not the enemy of progress — they are a vital safeguard
Recent headlines have been flooded with a false narrative about the planning system
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
Recent headlines have been flooded with a false narrative about the planning system
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
Fred Logue: Judicial reviews are not the enemy of progress — they are a vital safeguard
Judicial review is a way for ordinary people to ensure that laws protecting their homes, communities and the environment are enforced.
www.independent.ie
December 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Judicial reviews are not the enemy of progress — they are a vital safeguard
Recent headlines have been flooded with a false narrative about the planning system
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
Recent headlines have been flooded with a false narrative about the planning system
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
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This World Volunteer Day, we thank the IWT members and volunteers who support our campaigns 💚
Interested in joining the movement for wildlife in Ireland? Visit our website iwt.ie
@irishenvnet.bsky.social @fairseas.ie
#IrishWildlifeTrust #TakeActionForNature #WorldVolunteerDay
Interested in joining the movement for wildlife in Ireland? Visit our website iwt.ie
@irishenvnet.bsky.social @fairseas.ie
#IrishWildlifeTrust #TakeActionForNature #WorldVolunteerDay
December 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This World Volunteer Day, we thank the IWT members and volunteers who support our campaigns 💚
Interested in joining the movement for wildlife in Ireland? Visit our website iwt.ie
@irishenvnet.bsky.social @fairseas.ie
#IrishWildlifeTrust #TakeActionForNature #WorldVolunteerDay
Interested in joining the movement for wildlife in Ireland? Visit our website iwt.ie
@irishenvnet.bsky.social @fairseas.ie
#IrishWildlifeTrust #TakeActionForNature #WorldVolunteerDay
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Update: This evening, I have submitted a formal planning enforcement complaint to Cork City Council. Their planners will need to decide whether converting green space to parking requires (part 8) planning approval. #Cork
If you thought Bishop Lucey Park was the only nature lost in #Cork lately, think again. Today, Cork City Council removing trees and grass to lay concrete for parking of council vehicles in Blackpool. No planning permission, no 'Part 8', no public consultation. Just green space & nature wiped out...
December 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Update: This evening, I have submitted a formal planning enforcement complaint to Cork City Council. Their planners will need to decide whether converting green space to parking requires (part 8) planning approval. #Cork
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Recent CSO data found 72,000 vacant homes empty, connected to services & ready to go
So why are they still empty?
Record homelessness, children being traumatised
'Cos of ideology
Introducing compulsory rental & sales & custodian squatting would be transformative
#derelictireland #speirgorm
So why are they still empty?
Record homelessness, children being traumatised
'Cos of ideology
Introducing compulsory rental & sales & custodian squatting would be transformative
#derelictireland #speirgorm
December 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Recent CSO data found 72,000 vacant homes empty, connected to services & ready to go
So why are they still empty?
Record homelessness, children being traumatised
'Cos of ideology
Introducing compulsory rental & sales & custodian squatting would be transformative
#derelictireland #speirgorm
So why are they still empty?
Record homelessness, children being traumatised
'Cos of ideology
Introducing compulsory rental & sales & custodian squatting would be transformative
#derelictireland #speirgorm
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Greenhouse gas emissions per capita. The broken grey line is the path required for 2030 targets. Ireland is miles wide of it. The nearest neighbours are crushing it.
#climate
#climate
December 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita. The broken grey line is the path required for 2030 targets. Ireland is miles wide of it. The nearest neighbours are crushing it.
#climate
#climate
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Netherlands announce a new Vacant Home Tax
64k empty empty homes for 1 yr
0.7% of their housing stock
Compared to Ireland who has 72k-80k empty
3.3%-3.7% of Irish homes
#VacantIreland the gateway to #DerelictIreland
64k empty empty homes for 1 yr
0.7% of their housing stock
Compared to Ireland who has 72k-80k empty
3.3%-3.7% of Irish homes
#VacantIreland the gateway to #DerelictIreland
December 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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The Irish Greens are with our fellow Greens from all over Europe (and @europeangreens.eu co chair @ciarancuffe.bsky.social) for the annual Congress in Lisbon. We're talking common positions on the most pressing issues facing Europe+sharing solutions+approaches that work for a greener, fairer future
Welcome to the 40th European Green Party Congress!
We are in Lisbon this year, together with Green parties from all over Europe to celebrate our successes, learn from our losses and discuss the path forwards.
5-7 December 2025 in Lisbon.
🔴 Join us live on 6/12 at 9 am (GMT).
We are in Lisbon this year, together with Green parties from all over Europe to celebrate our successes, learn from our losses and discuss the path forwards.
5-7 December 2025 in Lisbon.
🔴 Join us live on 6/12 at 9 am (GMT).
December 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The Irish Greens are with our fellow Greens from all over Europe (and @europeangreens.eu co chair @ciarancuffe.bsky.social) for the annual Congress in Lisbon. We're talking common positions on the most pressing issues facing Europe+sharing solutions+approaches that work for a greener, fairer future
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Delighted that my nomination as Green Party Candidate for Galway West By-election has now been ratified by the executive. Looking forward to working with members and supporters in the campaign ahead.
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Delighted that my nomination as Green Party Candidate for Galway West By-election has now been ratified by the executive. Looking forward to working with members and supporters in the campaign ahead.
So happy to get this bundle sa phost. Presents for the family. Ar bís ar fad! 🎄🎄
December 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
So happy to get this bundle sa phost. Presents for the family. Ar bís ar fad! 🎄🎄
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Thanks to JJ O'Donoghue and Tripe & Drisheen for reporting the legal farce preventing the renaming of streets, parks and other places in Cork and across Ireland.
In 2011, the law was changed — but 15 years and 7 ministers later, regulations needed to give effect to this are still not in place.
In 2011, the law was changed — but 15 years and 7 ministers later, regulations needed to give effect to this are still not in place.
Bishop Lucey Park changed, the name didn't
In July, Cork City Councillors voted to rename Bishop Lucey Park. That was the easy part; now the process is caught up in legislation and a possible vote of the park's residents.
tripeanddrisheen.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Thanks to JJ O'Donoghue and Tripe & Drisheen for reporting the legal farce preventing the renaming of streets, parks and other places in Cork and across Ireland.
In 2011, the law was changed — but 15 years and 7 ministers later, regulations needed to give effect to this are still not in place.
In 2011, the law was changed — but 15 years and 7 ministers later, regulations needed to give effect to this are still not in place.
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Sovereignty? Democracy? Sorry, but we can't afford those anymore. We'll be sued if we try to defend them.
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Sovereignty? Democracy? Sorry, but we can't afford those anymore. We'll be sued if we try to defend them.
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Utter state enabled vandalism that these 10 homes are wasted for 15 years
A social crime when so many need a home
The owners, Government, Irish Water & Cork County Council should be held to account for this
Photos from @judesherry.bsky.social & my visit
#DerelictIreland #SpeirGorm
A social crime when so many need a home
The owners, Government, Irish Water & Cork County Council should be held to account for this
Photos from @judesherry.bsky.social & my visit
#DerelictIreland #SpeirGorm
December 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Utter state enabled vandalism that these 10 homes are wasted for 15 years
A social crime when so many need a home
The owners, Government, Irish Water & Cork County Council should be held to account for this
Photos from @judesherry.bsky.social & my visit
#DerelictIreland #SpeirGorm
A social crime when so many need a home
The owners, Government, Irish Water & Cork County Council should be held to account for this
Photos from @judesherry.bsky.social & my visit
#DerelictIreland #SpeirGorm
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🗞️ A bumper edition of the newsletter is out now, featuring Ireland's first female engineer, a missed opportunity to fly a tractor, and how an Armagh woman might use mistletoe to sort her Christmas wishlist. Also, a gift guide and more - sign up free for the next one here www.ciaraioch.com/newsletter
December 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🗞️ A bumper edition of the newsletter is out now, featuring Ireland's first female engineer, a missed opportunity to fly a tractor, and how an Armagh woman might use mistletoe to sort her Christmas wishlist. Also, a gift guide and more - sign up free for the next one here www.ciaraioch.com/newsletter
Support local artists this Christmas 🎄
A cost-of-living crisis isn't the easiest time to sell art, but: www.ciaraioch.com is where you can support my work, with each archival-quality print on textured heavy paper being produced here in Ireland, shipping internationally in eco-friendly packaging, with free mini-treats in every order 🎁
December 1, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Support local artists this Christmas 🎄
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Just a heads up with all the Christmas markets and fairs on at the moment - if you see art or art-based pieces for sale, ask who the artist is, because the amount of people deceptively slapping "made locally" on pieces locally farted out by their computer and a genAI prompt is getting depressing
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Just a heads up with all the Christmas markets and fairs on at the moment - if you see art or art-based pieces for sale, ask who the artist is, because the amount of people deceptively slapping "made locally" on pieces locally farted out by their computer and a genAI prompt is getting depressing
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"The delays have been criticised by the Green Party, whose transport spokesperson Feljin Jose told The Journal that the decisions “fly in the face” of government policy"
www.thejournal.ie/dart-south-w...
www.thejournal.ie/dart-south-w...
Four-year delay to major upgrade of Dart network 'flies in the face' of best practice
It was hoped construction could begin on Dart+ South West next year – that’s now been pushed out to at least 2030.
www.thejournal.ie
November 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"The delays have been criticised by the Green Party, whose transport spokesperson Feljin Jose told The Journal that the decisions “fly in the face” of government policy"
www.thejournal.ie/dart-south-w...
www.thejournal.ie/dart-south-w...
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Was on @newstalkfm.bsky.social earlier to discuss the existential risk to north-western Europe posed by a shutdown of the AMOC.
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/the...
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/the...
Will we become climate refugees? | Newstalk
Refugees entering Ireland is a widely spoken about topic, but could the climate crisis push us to...
www.newstalk.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Was on @newstalkfm.bsky.social earlier to discuss the existential risk to north-western Europe posed by a shutdown of the AMOC.
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/the...
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/the...
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We won't always make popular decisions but at the very least we could make fair decisions.
Fine Gael & Fianna Fáil would prefer to angrily shut down debate, rather than hear criticism of their rent hikes on the least well off while giving the maximum tax cut to homeowners.
Fine Gael & Fianna Fáil would prefer to angrily shut down debate, rather than hear criticism of their rent hikes on the least well off while giving the maximum tax cut to homeowners.
November 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We won't always make popular decisions but at the very least we could make fair decisions.
Fine Gael & Fianna Fáil would prefer to angrily shut down debate, rather than hear criticism of their rent hikes on the least well off while giving the maximum tax cut to homeowners.
Fine Gael & Fianna Fáil would prefer to angrily shut down debate, rather than hear criticism of their rent hikes on the least well off while giving the maximum tax cut to homeowners.
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The NTA have been slow to respond to the problems with the 80 bus route, but I met them this morning and there is some progress...
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The NTA have been slow to respond to the problems with the 80 bus route, but I met them this morning and there is some progress...
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From Metro to Dart+ South West to the Luas, this week has shown clearly how this Government is hell bent on sabotaging itself when it comes to providing sustainable Public Transport infrastructure for Ireland instead opting for more roads.
#transport #luas #metro #dart @greenpartyie.bsky.social
#transport #luas #metro #dart @greenpartyie.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
From Metro to Dart+ South West to the Luas, this week has shown clearly how this Government is hell bent on sabotaging itself when it comes to providing sustainable Public Transport infrastructure for Ireland instead opting for more roads.
#transport #luas #metro #dart @greenpartyie.bsky.social
#transport #luas #metro #dart @greenpartyie.bsky.social
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The government's failure to progress DART South west is infuriating. It condemns tens of thousands of people to spending hours every day sitting in traffic.
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The government's failure to progress DART South west is infuriating. It condemns tens of thousands of people to spending hours every day sitting in traffic.
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That’s quite an own goal by Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien delaying the Finglas Luas by two years, and stalling on DART+ South West till 2030, on World Sustainable Transport Day, no less. Who needs Judicial Reviews when Fianna Fáil’s running the show?
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
That’s quite an own goal by Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien delaying the Finglas Luas by two years, and stalling on DART+ South West till 2030, on World Sustainable Transport Day, no less. Who needs Judicial Reviews when Fianna Fáil’s running the show?
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The confirmation that 100ac of forestry adjacent to the Glen of the Downs has been bought by the NPWS is great news for Nature Restoration.
The opportunity to double the size of Irelands oldest nature reserve is a once in a limetime opportunity.
www.greystonesguide.ie/100-acres-of...
The opportunity to double the size of Irelands oldest nature reserve is a once in a limetime opportunity.
www.greystonesguide.ie/100-acres-of...
The Greystones Guide | This Bellevue Land Is Finally Our Land
National Parks & Wildlife Service snap up 100 acres…
www.greystonesguide.ie
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The confirmation that 100ac of forestry adjacent to the Glen of the Downs has been bought by the NPWS is great news for Nature Restoration.
The opportunity to double the size of Irelands oldest nature reserve is a once in a limetime opportunity.
www.greystonesguide.ie/100-acres-of...
The opportunity to double the size of Irelands oldest nature reserve is a once in a limetime opportunity.
www.greystonesguide.ie/100-acres-of...
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Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Exclusive: The BBC has issued an apology after one of its presenters failed to challenge a climate-sceptic lobbyist who runs a group that has received funding from fossil-fuel interests
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
BBC Apologises for Failing to Challenge 'Dark Money' Climate-Denial Lobbyist
EXCLUSIVE: BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford 'fell below usual standards'
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.