Orla
@somebogwitch.bsky.social
Irish environmentalist with a day job in make believe, fantasy fiction and speculative stories. Lesbian on main talking ecology, mental health, queer politics, audiobooks, ttrpgs and Gaeilge
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Queer Shed Mayo is trying to plan our coming year and need our members to let us know what they're hoping for
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January 21, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Queer Shed Mayo is trying to plan our coming year and need our members to let us know what they're hoping for
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Have studies been done on dereliction as a contagion? I'd feel very reluctant to purchase and repair a derelict property that shares a wall with another derelict property that isn't being repaired. It feels risky to invest in repairs when neighbouring buildings can undermine that work .
January 19, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Have studies been done on dereliction as a contagion? I'd feel very reluctant to purchase and repair a derelict property that shares a wall with another derelict property that isn't being repaired. It feels risky to invest in repairs when neighbouring buildings can undermine that work .
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Looked out the window then ran to the park and look! Aurora borealis. Visible to the naked eye too. Incredible.
January 19, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Looked out the window then ran to the park and look! Aurora borealis. Visible to the naked eye too. Incredible.
Aurora over Achill, 19th Janaury 2026
January 19, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Aurora over Achill, 19th Janaury 2026
This was some of the funnier litter picking I've done. When you see these videos of me talking and singing to myself, I need you to remember that my neighbours do pass me on the road 😅
January 16, 2026 at 4:59 PM
This was some of the funnier litter picking I've done. When you see these videos of me talking and singing to myself, I need you to remember that my neighbours do pass me on the road 😅
Finn kept me company on a beach clean the other day but always looks so betrayed that I won't throw the litter for him
January 14, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Finn kept me company on a beach clean the other day but always looks so betrayed that I won't throw the litter for him
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Fine Gael saw 63% of voters back left-wing values but chose to pander to a perceived right-wing vote of 13%. Remember that when they try to claim they're "middle of the road" or centrists. They're a right-wing minority who are about to start pushing far-right. #spéirgorm
October 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Fine Gael saw 63% of voters back left-wing values but chose to pander to a perceived right-wing vote of 13%. Remember that when they try to claim they're "middle of the road" or centrists. They're a right-wing minority who are about to start pushing far-right. #spéirgorm
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Now the Áras campaign is over, we cant afford to forget the Garda vetting story. We still don't have assurances that this information wasn't leaked by An Garda Síochána to harm someone. This is a criminal offence. AGS have form here and must be prevented from returning to those practices #spéirgorm
October 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Now the Áras campaign is over, we cant afford to forget the Garda vetting story. We still don't have assurances that this information wasn't leaked by An Garda Síochána to harm someone. This is a criminal offence. AGS have form here and must be prevented from returning to those practices #spéirgorm
Daniel from Dublin, and 4 others have been imprisoned for allegedly disrupting an Elbit Systems facility in Ulm, Germany last month. Elbit is an Israeli weapons manufacturer whose weapons are central to Israel’s genocide. Daniel is held 23 hours daily in their cell, including meals, no phone calls
October 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Daniel from Dublin, and 4 others have been imprisoned for allegedly disrupting an Elbit Systems facility in Ulm, Germany last month. Elbit is an Israeli weapons manufacturer whose weapons are central to Israel’s genocide. Daniel is held 23 hours daily in their cell, including meals, no phone calls
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Now you see me....
Now you don't!
A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back
And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves...
Please like and share!
(1/6)
Now you don't!
A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back
And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves...
Please like and share!
(1/6)
October 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Now you see me....
Now you don't!
A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back
And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves...
Please like and share!
(1/6)
Now you don't!
A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back
And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves...
Please like and share!
(1/6)
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James has changed the name of the group chat to Dangerously Woke Youth
October 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM
James has changed the name of the group chat to Dangerously Woke Youth
New episode of From the Roots two since the launch, I revisit the figures of that first overview, a number of current headlines and whether anything can be learned from Budget 2026
Text below and podcast wherever podcasts are found
orlanidhuill.com/2025/10/14/s...
Text below and podcast wherever podcasts are found
orlanidhuill.com/2025/10/14/s...
October 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
New episode of From the Roots two since the launch, I revisit the figures of that first overview, a number of current headlines and whether anything can be learned from Budget 2026
Text below and podcast wherever podcasts are found
orlanidhuill.com/2025/10/14/s...
Text below and podcast wherever podcasts are found
orlanidhuill.com/2025/10/14/s...
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My wife Alison had these five Merveille du Jour moths in her moth trap this morning, here in SE Scotland.
October 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
My wife Alison had these five Merveille du Jour moths in her moth trap this morning, here in SE Scotland.
There are a few people expressing surprise that members of the green party in Ireland might be against left wing politics enough to resign from the party over backing Catherine Connolly for president...
I am curious how this could possibly still be surprising?
I am curious how this could possibly still be surprising?
October 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
There are a few people expressing surprise that members of the green party in Ireland might be against left wing politics enough to resign from the party over backing Catherine Connolly for president...
I am curious how this could possibly still be surprising?
I am curious how this could possibly still be surprising?
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Gentle reminder…the Special Criminal Court was opposed trenchantly and for compelling reasons by Mary Robinson before she became President; its continued existence has been criticised by the UN Human Rights Committee, UN Special Rapporteurs, the Irish Human Rights & …
The two candidates in the Presidential Election have clashed over the Special Criminal Court with Heather Humphreys saying she supported it and Catherine Connolly calling for its abolition
Presidential candidates clash over Special Criminal Court
The two candidates in the Presidential Election have clashed over the Special Criminal Court with Heather Humphreys saying she supported it and Catherine Connolly calling for its abolition.
www.rte.ie
October 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Gentle reminder…the Special Criminal Court was opposed trenchantly and for compelling reasons by Mary Robinson before she became President; its continued existence has been criticised by the UN Human Rights Committee, UN Special Rapporteurs, the Irish Human Rights & …
Had a fairly long summer hiatus from the podcast but finally getting episodes out again. An overview of the current state of affairs, some series cases of felling and river pollution, and the questions over how the government is spending carbon tax revenue
Episode 11: State of the Systems
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October 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Had a fairly long summer hiatus from the podcast but finally getting episodes out again. An overview of the current state of affairs, some series cases of felling and river pollution, and the questions over how the government is spending carbon tax revenue
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every day that Heather Humphreys is not asked why she refused to meet with disability activists during the Scrap the Green Paper campaign is another day of ignominy for the Irish press. she's running on her record, yet she's not questioned on it any substantive way
October 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
every day that Heather Humphreys is not asked why she refused to meet with disability activists during the Scrap the Green Paper campaign is another day of ignominy for the Irish press. she's running on her record, yet she's not questioned on it any substantive way
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A cynical person might suggest that - just as with the recent huge ecocide on the river Blackwater - nobody will ever face consequences for this www.thejournal.ie/cork-tree-fe...
Investigation after more than 30 acres of native trees - some centuries old - felled in Co Cork
The Department of Agriculture has been formally alerted to the incident by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
www.thejournal.ie
October 12, 2025 at 9:32 AM
A cynical person might suggest that - just as with the recent huge ecocide on the river Blackwater - nobody will ever face consequences for this www.thejournal.ie/cork-tree-fe...
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Someone at the IT is having a 'mare rushing out the Budget coverage.
This was a sponsored post in my Insta Stories.
The social team needs a break and a hug maybe.
This was a sponsored post in my Insta Stories.
The social team needs a break and a hug maybe.
October 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Someone at the IT is having a 'mare rushing out the Budget coverage.
This was a sponsored post in my Insta Stories.
The social team needs a break and a hug maybe.
This was a sponsored post in my Insta Stories.
The social team needs a break and a hug maybe.
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The Basic Income for the Arts Scheme is €325 a week, similar to what they gave out during the pandemic. This is how much they've deemed one needs in order to live in Ireland. So why is disability benefit only €244? Why are disabled and sick people expected to live so far below the poverty line?
October 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The Basic Income for the Arts Scheme is €325 a week, similar to what they gave out during the pandemic. This is how much they've deemed one needs in order to live in Ireland. So why is disability benefit only €244? Why are disabled and sick people expected to live so far below the poverty line?
Only half of the allegedly ring fenced funding for environmental mitigation/ retro fitting that the carbon tax is meant to fund is actually spent on that
There will be no one-off energy credits next year while increases in carbon tax will add around 2.5c to the cost of a litre of motor fuels from tomorrow
Petrol and diesel up 2.5c, no electricity credits in 2026
There will be no one-off electricity credits next year while increases in carbon tax will add around 2.5c to the cost of a litre of motor fuels from tomorrow.
www.rte.ie
October 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Only half of the allegedly ring fenced funding for environmental mitigation/ retro fitting that the carbon tax is meant to fund is actually spent on that
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On 21 September 1937: J.R.R. #Tolkien's The Hobbit was published.
The book tells of a hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, and his journey with thirteen dwarves to recover their treasure from a dragon, Smaug. It's sold over 100 million copies and is one of the best-selling books of all time. #BookSky
The book tells of a hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, and his journey with thirteen dwarves to recover their treasure from a dragon, Smaug. It's sold over 100 million copies and is one of the best-selling books of all time. #BookSky
September 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM
On 21 September 1937: J.R.R. #Tolkien's The Hobbit was published.
The book tells of a hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, and his journey with thirteen dwarves to recover their treasure from a dragon, Smaug. It's sold over 100 million copies and is one of the best-selling books of all time. #BookSky
The book tells of a hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, and his journey with thirteen dwarves to recover their treasure from a dragon, Smaug. It's sold over 100 million copies and is one of the best-selling books of all time. #BookSky
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A little watercolour I’ve been working on, which all got a bit hypnotic for some reason.
#oaktrees
#savethebutterflies
#inverts
#nature
#wildlifeart
#teammoth
#oaktrees
#savethebutterflies
#inverts
#nature
#wildlifeart
#teammoth
September 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
A little watercolour I’ve been working on, which all got a bit hypnotic for some reason.
#oaktrees
#savethebutterflies
#inverts
#nature
#wildlifeart
#teammoth
#oaktrees
#savethebutterflies
#inverts
#nature
#wildlifeart
#teammoth