Ola Løkken Nordrum
@olaln.bsky.social
🌱 Fighting for a fairer, greener and healthier planet for all!
🩺 Roaming Anaesthesiology Trainee.
🌍 Proud member of @irishdocsenv.bsky.social.
🔥 #BanFossilAds
💭 #ReimagineDublin
✍️ https://substack.com/@olanordrum
🩺 Roaming Anaesthesiology Trainee.
🌍 Proud member of @irishdocsenv.bsky.social.
🔥 #BanFossilAds
💭 #ReimagineDublin
✍️ https://substack.com/@olanordrum
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Ola Løkken Nordrum
@olaln.bsky.social
· Sep 14
Opinion: We should aim to be the first generation to experience more nature, not less
Our relationship with nature is broken but fixing it could be the key to happier, healthier lives, writes Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum.
www.thejournal.ie
Let’s be the first generation in Ireland to experience more, wilder and healthier nature, not less.
The benefits would be endless!
My piece in the Journal this week.
The benefits would be endless!
My piece in the Journal this week.
Ryanair (one of the most polluting companies in Europe btw...) is acting like a cartoon villain...
Ryanair expects me to take the financial hit for helping others
As a doctor I stepped in to tend to an elderly passenger … but it won’t waive £100 transfer fee to rebook
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Ryanair (one of the most polluting companies in Europe btw...) is acting like a cartoon villain...
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It really is just simple geometry.
You cannot build a functional city if everyone brings a 2-ton living room on wheels with them.
You cannot build a functional city if everyone brings a 2-ton living room on wheels with them.
The entrance to the 3-storey bike parking garage at Utrecht Central holding 12,500 bicycles. It’s free for the first 24 hours, linked to the station, and used by tens of thousands every day. This is what happens when a country treats bikes as real transport infrastructure, not an afterthought.
November 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
It really is just simple geometry.
You cannot build a functional city if everyone brings a 2-ton living room on wheels with them.
You cannot build a functional city if everyone brings a 2-ton living room on wheels with them.
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Pod of this week’s Last Word on the environment with Matt Cooper is now available. I argued for the futility of trying to solve Ireland’s congestion crisis with more roads, while also having a hop off a pet peeve: petrol-powered leaf blowers.
www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...
www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...
Are Leaf Blowers Bad For The Environment?
On this week’s Environment slot, Matt talks to John Gibbons about the noise and air pollution produced by leaf blowers.Meanwhile, in response to an earlier...
www.todayfm.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Pod of this week’s Last Word on the environment with Matt Cooper is now available. I argued for the futility of trying to solve Ireland’s congestion crisis with more roads, while also having a hop off a pet peeve: petrol-powered leaf blowers.
www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...
www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...
I would love to see a similar level of ambition and vision for Dublin.
Dublin desperately needs greener, healthier and creative solutions like this!
#ReimagineDublin
Dublin desperately needs greener, healthier and creative solutions like this!
#ReimagineDublin
How ambitious ‘forest city’ plan for England could become a reality
Cross-party coalition behind proposals hope eco-friendly scheme for million people could begin before end of decade
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I would love to see a similar level of ambition and vision for Dublin.
Dublin desperately needs greener, healthier and creative solutions like this!
#ReimagineDublin
Dublin desperately needs greener, healthier and creative solutions like this!
#ReimagineDublin
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? 🙃
Trains (and bikes) are the future of transport!
Another brilliant dispatch from the coolest train child on the line… @aislinnn.bsky.social!
Another brilliant dispatch from the coolest train child on the line… @aislinnn.bsky.social!
Raising Railways
How I fell for trains and why Europe should too
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Trains (and bikes) are the future of transport!
Another brilliant dispatch from the coolest train child on the line… @aislinnn.bsky.social!
Another brilliant dispatch from the coolest train child on the line… @aislinnn.bsky.social!
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"If An Garda Síochána is serious about improving safety, then the next video should focus on the group with the greatest capacity to cause harm: motorists." - @olaln.bsky.social on the misguided approach to road safety by An Garda Síochána
olanordrum.substack.com/p/the-wrong-...
olanordrum.substack.com/p/the-wrong-...
The Wrong Road to Safety
What a recent Gardaí social media post reveals about Ireland’s car-first mindset.
olanordrum.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
"If An Garda Síochána is serious about improving safety, then the next video should focus on the group with the greatest capacity to cause harm: motorists." - @olaln.bsky.social on the misguided approach to road safety by An Garda Síochána
olanordrum.substack.com/p/the-wrong-...
olanordrum.substack.com/p/the-wrong-...
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One of the most rambly interviews we've ever heard. MOL drones on about the cap, and Ciara Doherty eggs him on with questions about issues he’s no expert in, from housing to remote work.
Nobody else in the country gets such free, uncritical access to Irish media as MOL, and it’s terrifying.
Nobody else in the country gets such free, uncritical access to Irish media as MOL, and it’s terrifying.
Michael O’Leary on fast-tracking airport cap removal
Ryanair has today called on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to fast-track legislation to scrap Dublin Airport’s passenger cap before the end of 2025.
Ryanair boss, Michael O’Leary, joins Ciara Doherty to di...
www.goloudplayer.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
One of the most rambly interviews we've ever heard. MOL drones on about the cap, and Ciara Doherty eggs him on with questions about issues he’s no expert in, from housing to remote work.
Nobody else in the country gets such free, uncritical access to Irish media as MOL, and it’s terrifying.
Nobody else in the country gets such free, uncritical access to Irish media as MOL, and it’s terrifying.
The Wrong Road to Safety.
My thoughts on a recent social media post by An Garda Síochána and their overall approach to road safety.
My thoughts on a recent social media post by An Garda Síochána and their overall approach to road safety.
The Wrong Road to Safety
What a recent Gardaí social media post reveals about Ireland’s car-first mindset.
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The Wrong Road to Safety.
My thoughts on a recent social media post by An Garda Síochána and their overall approach to road safety.
My thoughts on a recent social media post by An Garda Síochána and their overall approach to road safety.
Tesco and Aer Lingus have launched a scheme that turns everyday shopping into “unforgettable travel.” Doing this in the middle of a climate crisis is absolute madness!
It’s time to ban fossil-fuel companies, including airlines, from advertising and shaping our choices in this way.
#BanFossilAds
It’s time to ban fossil-fuel companies, including airlines, from advertising and shaping our choices in this way.
#BanFossilAds
November 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Tesco and Aer Lingus have launched a scheme that turns everyday shopping into “unforgettable travel.” Doing this in the middle of a climate crisis is absolute madness!
It’s time to ban fossil-fuel companies, including airlines, from advertising and shaping our choices in this way.
#BanFossilAds
It’s time to ban fossil-fuel companies, including airlines, from advertising and shaping our choices in this way.
#BanFossilAds
Most Irish politicians ignore the massive costs of our car-centric transport system, doubling down on cars as a 'win' for society. We all pay for this.
Meanwhile, investment in active travel keeps shrinking, and the rollout of the little infrastructure we do get crawls along at a snail’s pace.
Meanwhile, investment in active travel keeps shrinking, and the rollout of the little infrastructure we do get crawls along at a snail’s pace.
November 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Most Irish politicians ignore the massive costs of our car-centric transport system, doubling down on cars as a 'win' for society. We all pay for this.
Meanwhile, investment in active travel keeps shrinking, and the rollout of the little infrastructure we do get crawls along at a snail’s pace.
Meanwhile, investment in active travel keeps shrinking, and the rollout of the little infrastructure we do get crawls along at a snail’s pace.
Reposted by Ola Løkken Nordrum
Investing in cycling to address the housing crisis? That's exactly what the Dutch government is going to do!
€2.5 billion is being invested to make housing projects accessible. A large portion of this will go towards cycling infrastructure, such as continuous cycle routes. 👌
nos.nl/artikel/2589...
€2.5 billion is being invested to make housing projects accessible. A large portion of this will go towards cycling infrastructure, such as continuous cycle routes. 👌
nos.nl/artikel/2589...
November 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Investing in cycling to address the housing crisis? That's exactly what the Dutch government is going to do!
€2.5 billion is being invested to make housing projects accessible. A large portion of this will go towards cycling infrastructure, such as continuous cycle routes. 👌
nos.nl/artikel/2589...
€2.5 billion is being invested to make housing projects accessible. A large portion of this will go towards cycling infrastructure, such as continuous cycle routes. 👌
nos.nl/artikel/2589...
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Just preaching my message of "wanting to do less more often" we all have our reasons.
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Just preaching my message of "wanting to do less more often" we all have our reasons.
Reposted by Ola Løkken Nordrum
As part of the CHA, we recently launched our report “Active Travel: The Magic Pill.”
It shows that embedding active travel into daily life brings major health and environmental benefits for everyone.
And yet, @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social continues to build active-travel 'infrastructure' like this.
It shows that embedding active travel into daily life brings major health and environmental benefits for everyone.
And yet, @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social continues to build active-travel 'infrastructure' like this.
Freshly laid tarmac, freshly painted death lane.
How is this an acceptable standard in 2025 @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social? Paint ≠ infrastructure.
We deserve wide, fully protected cycle lanes that support a healthier, safer, more sustainable city.
This simply isn’t good enough.
#ReimagineDublin
How is this an acceptable standard in 2025 @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social? Paint ≠ infrastructure.
We deserve wide, fully protected cycle lanes that support a healthier, safer, more sustainable city.
This simply isn’t good enough.
#ReimagineDublin
November 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
As part of the CHA, we recently launched our report “Active Travel: The Magic Pill.”
It shows that embedding active travel into daily life brings major health and environmental benefits for everyone.
And yet, @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social continues to build active-travel 'infrastructure' like this.
It shows that embedding active travel into daily life brings major health and environmental benefits for everyone.
And yet, @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social continues to build active-travel 'infrastructure' like this.
Freshly laid tarmac, freshly painted death lane.
How is this an acceptable standard in 2025 @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social? Paint ≠ infrastructure.
We deserve wide, fully protected cycle lanes that support a healthier, safer, more sustainable city.
This simply isn’t good enough.
#ReimagineDublin
How is this an acceptable standard in 2025 @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social? Paint ≠ infrastructure.
We deserve wide, fully protected cycle lanes that support a healthier, safer, more sustainable city.
This simply isn’t good enough.
#ReimagineDublin
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Freshly laid tarmac, freshly painted death lane.
How is this an acceptable standard in 2025 @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social? Paint ≠ infrastructure.
We deserve wide, fully protected cycle lanes that support a healthier, safer, more sustainable city.
This simply isn’t good enough.
#ReimagineDublin
How is this an acceptable standard in 2025 @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social? Paint ≠ infrastructure.
We deserve wide, fully protected cycle lanes that support a healthier, safer, more sustainable city.
This simply isn’t good enough.
#ReimagineDublin
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Trigger warning.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
November 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Trigger warning.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
Interesting look at mode share across 800 cities worldwide. City size and income tell you a lot about how people get around. And, well… Dublin doesn’t come out looking great. Not exactly a stronghold of public or active transport.
#ReimagineDublin
#ReimagineDublin
November 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Interesting look at mode share across 800 cities worldwide. City size and income tell you a lot about how people get around. And, well… Dublin doesn’t come out looking great. Not exactly a stronghold of public or active transport.
#ReimagineDublin
#ReimagineDublin
Reposted by Ola Løkken Nordrum
Thank you, @thinkorswim.bsky.social and @whittledaway.bsky.social for always bringing reason and much-needed urgency to the conversations around the climate and nature crisis.
It was a genuinely inspiring discussion this afternoon between two people who continue to push things forward.
Keep at it!
It was a genuinely inspiring discussion this afternoon between two people who continue to push things forward.
Keep at it!
November 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Thank you, @thinkorswim.bsky.social and @whittledaway.bsky.social for always bringing reason and much-needed urgency to the conversations around the climate and nature crisis.
It was a genuinely inspiring discussion this afternoon between two people who continue to push things forward.
Keep at it!
It was a genuinely inspiring discussion this afternoon between two people who continue to push things forward.
Keep at it!
Brilliant conversation in Books Upstairs this afternoon between the always-inspirational @thinkorswim.bsky.social and @whittledaway.bsky.social on John's new book The Lie of the Land.
It was packed with stark facts, sobering analysis, and even a bit of hope!
It was packed with stark facts, sobering analysis, and even a bit of hope!
November 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Brilliant conversation in Books Upstairs this afternoon between the always-inspirational @thinkorswim.bsky.social and @whittledaway.bsky.social on John's new book The Lie of the Land.
It was packed with stark facts, sobering analysis, and even a bit of hope!
It was packed with stark facts, sobering analysis, and even a bit of hope!
Reposted by Ola Løkken Nordrum
Yesterday, we marched alongside inspiring organisations and individuals at the National Climate March, urging the Irish Government to deliver a just climate-action policy and phase out fossil-fuel power.
Showing up. Speaking up. It matters.
Let’s keep going!
Climate action = health action!
Showing up. Speaking up. It matters.
Let’s keep going!
Climate action = health action!
November 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Yesterday, we marched alongside inspiring organisations and individuals at the National Climate March, urging the Irish Government to deliver a just climate-action policy and phase out fossil-fuel power.
Showing up. Speaking up. It matters.
Let’s keep going!
Climate action = health action!
Showing up. Speaking up. It matters.
Let’s keep going!
Climate action = health action!
Inspiring day at the National Climate March organised by
@foeireland.bsky.social, marching with @irishdocsenv.bsky.social, calling on the Irish Government to deliver a just climate-action policy and to end fossil-fuel power.
Showing up. Speaking up. It makes a difference.
Let’s keep at it!
@foeireland.bsky.social, marching with @irishdocsenv.bsky.social, calling on the Irish Government to deliver a just climate-action policy and to end fossil-fuel power.
Showing up. Speaking up. It makes a difference.
Let’s keep at it!
November 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Inspiring day at the National Climate March organised by
@foeireland.bsky.social, marching with @irishdocsenv.bsky.social, calling on the Irish Government to deliver a just climate-action policy and to end fossil-fuel power.
Showing up. Speaking up. It makes a difference.
Let’s keep at it!
@foeireland.bsky.social, marching with @irishdocsenv.bsky.social, calling on the Irish Government to deliver a just climate-action policy and to end fossil-fuel power.
Showing up. Speaking up. It makes a difference.
Let’s keep at it!
Where will the SUVs park?
November 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Where will the SUVs park?
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Looks like Simon Harris’s ongoing meltdown is accelerating. This latest nonsense actually manages the tough task of insulting & infantilising the very farmers he claims to be “standing up for”, who he clearly thinks are eejits.
November 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Looks like Simon Harris’s ongoing meltdown is accelerating. This latest nonsense actually manages the tough task of insulting & infantilising the very farmers he claims to be “standing up for”, who he clearly thinks are eejits.
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A sign at today’s march that sums it up.
November 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A sign at today’s march that sums it up.
Anything to be said for a fully integrated transport app?
Dublin Bus contactless payments may not arrive until 2028
Keep your coins at the ready...
lovindublin.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Anything to be said for a fully integrated transport app?