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Stephen McGinn @stephenmcginn.bsky.social · 5d

This time next week we'll be just getting ready to close off the roads around the Phoenix Park for our Bike Disco Event with the OPW & Dublin City Council

The event is free, but if you can register, that would be great

www.eventbrite.ie/e/bike-disco...

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 13h

The political paradox of Budget 2026: a multi-billion euro package that left many underwhelmed.

Dr Emma Howard, economist at TU Dublin, explained the headline figures, the winners and losers, and whether it is putting Ireland on a risky path.

Listen now pod.link/1452246930/e...

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Ray Cunningham @ray-cunningham.bsky.social · 18h

(I have sent in my objection)

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Brian Gormley D7 @bgormley.bsky.social · 18h

Good work by @richmondroadra.bsky.social residents to highlight the impact on their lives.

Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 18h

Yet another example of the harm cars cause to our society and yet another example of Dublin City Council’s failure to act.

Fed up locals occupy Dublin's Richmond Road as part of long-running road safety campaign

Residents occupied Richmond Road during the morning rush hour today in protest against Dublin City Council’s refusal to trial filtered permeability on the road.

www.thejournal.ie

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Volunteer Ireland @volunteerireland.bsky.social · 1d

Nomination = Inspiration.
When you nominate a volunteer, you’re sharing their story and inspiring others to step up too. Let’s build a culture of gratitude!

Nominations close this Friday! Submit a nomination today at volunteer.ie/nominate

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Rugby News + @rugbynewsplus.bsky.social · 23h

A DHL Stormers special in Cape Town ⚡️ (📹@URCOfficial) #DHLStormers #CapeTown #Rugby

A DHL Stormers special in Cape Town ⚡️

www.youtube.com

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Megan Darby @climatemegan.bsky.social · 1d

💃🎉🙌 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Children's Rights Over Flights @rightoverflight.bsky.social · 1d

Funding deficits for essential rural public transport services and affordable public transport fares? There is a simple and just solution: impose taxes on polluting flights. Excellent letter from Friends of the Irish Environment in today's Irish Times.

Sir , – Minister Darragh O’Brien’s Department of Transport has identified a “funding gap” for Public Service Obligations (PSO) of €250 million.

The PSO imposes an obligation on the Government to shore up routes that might not be commercially successful, but are nonetheless considered essential, especially in rural areas. These include BusConnects and the “connecting Ireland rural mobility plan,” the Young Adult Card and the 90-minute fare free child fares inclusion of those aged five to eight-years old.

Acknowledging that it is not “fiscally responsible” to maintain such a deficit, the Department proposed a new “sustainable funding model” to “plug the gap”.

The alternatives offered are an increase in public transport fares, cutting public transport services or taking €250 million a year away from National Development Plan infrastructure projects.

An alternative would be for Mr O’Brien to reinstate the €10 tax on airline tickets imposed by minister for transport Noel Dempsey in 2009 but cancelled by his successor Leo Varadkar in 2014.

Ireland is in a minority worldwide in not imposing any airline tax. Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands maintain airport taxes ranging from €29 to €42 per passenger, while even the United States imposes a passenger facility charge (PFC) which averages €37. All increase according to distance.

The UK’s short-haul tax is a modest €15 air passenger duty (APD) for short-haul economy class fares, with an increase in taxes in April 2025 and again in April 2026 which will include a 50 per cent increase on private jets – from €673 to €1,141.

A flight from Dublin to Rome attracts no tax. Returning you will contribute to another country’s climate efforts. Restoring the air travel tax could meet the funding gap required to maintain our Government’s commitment to public transport – and would also be a step towards climate justice. – Yours, etc,

TONY LOWES,

Friends of the Irish Environment,

Co Cork.

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Brian Gormley D7 @bgormley.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile the Ryanair CEO gets more Trumpy by the week.
“The green agenda is dead,” said Michael O’Leary, chief executive of Ryanair, at a recent media event.

Aviation fuel should absolutely be taxed.

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Friends of the Earth Ireland @foeireland.bsky.social · 2d

We have spotlighted five things to watch in Budget 2026 tomorrow to assess the Government’s commitment to tackling the interlinked climate and cost of living crises

Read it here: bit.ly/5thingsBudge...

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The Hearse Whisperer @babadooknukem.bsky.social · Sep 1

Much like "crab", industrial music is constantly re-evolving from first principles basically anywhere where there's a bunch of metal and plastic laying about

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 2d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

zeldawilliams
20m
From Create Mode
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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

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National University of Ireland @nuimerrionsq.bsky.social · 2d

Neurodiverse Learners Transitioning to Higher Education 📚

Join us for the next lunchtime seminar in our series, Higher Education, Today and Tomorrow in NUI, 49 Merrion Square.

📅 21 October
⏰ 12.30pm
🥯 Light lunch to follow

Register here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/neurodiver...

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Brian Gormley D7 @bgormley.bsky.social · 2d

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GardeningWell @gardeningwell.ie · 5d

Hedgehog House Giveaway

Hedgehogs are looking for safe places to hibernate now. A shelter in your garden could save a life this winter.

I’m giving away this hedgehog house.

To enter: like, repost & tag a friend.

More tips 👉 gardeningwell.ie/climate-action/wildlife-gardening/irish-hedgehogs

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ATU Mayo @atumayo.bsky.social · 2d

ATU Mayo will host the 8th International Swift Conference next May in association with Swift Conservation Ireland/Mayo, Mayo Co Co, Fáilte Ireland, NPWS, OPW and other sponsors. The event was launched by ATU President Dr Orla Flynn @oflynnatu.bsky.social @perryshare.bsky.social @atu-ie.bsky.social

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Brian Gormley D7 @bgormley.bsky.social · 2d

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Books Upstairs @booksupstairs.bsky.social · 2d

A small fire at the front of the bookshop was started last night after rubbish bags that were awaiting collection were set on fire. The guards don’t have reason at this time to believe it was a targeted attack. Thankfully the damage was limited and everyone is safe. We are open for business as usual

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Brian Gormley D7 @bgormley.bsky.social · 2d

Glad to hear the damage isn’t bad! Keep up the good work!

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Books Upstairs @booksupstairs.bsky.social · 2d

A small fire at the front of the bookshop was started last night after rubbish bags that were awaiting collection were set on fire. The guards don’t have reason at this time to believe it was a targeted attack. Thankfully the damage was limited and everyone is safe. We are open for business as usual

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Brian Gormley D7 @bgormley.bsky.social · 2d

‘Really shocking’: Independent Dublin bookstore damaged in arson attack.

A great bookshop - I hope they can get back up and running as soon as possible.

#Speirgorm

‘Really shocking’: Independent Dublin bookstore damaged in arson attack

Books Upstairs manager hopes to partially open the D’Olier Street store later on Monday

www.irishtimes.com

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Brian Gormley D7 @bgormley.bsky.social · 2d

Apparently it was Catherine Connolly’s skill with keepie-uppies that was the last straw for Jim Gavin. #aras25

🎃👻David 👻🎃 @rebelalliance77.bsky.social · 2d

#Áras25

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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 3d

Of all Jim Gavin’s gaffes, it turns out it was his spare one that took him down.

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Brian Gormley D7 @bgormley.bsky.social · 2d

Headline is badly misleading. RTE reported it correctly. @conorpope.bsky.social

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 3d

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has issued an urgent safety alert over 114,000 circulating pumps installed in heating systems in Irish homes that could present a serious risk of electrocution

Pumps in heating systems recalled over electrocution risk

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has issued an urgent safety alert over 114,000 circulating pumps installed in heating systems in Irish homes that could present a serious risk of ele...

www.rte.ie

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Conor Molloy | 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇬🇱 @conormolloy.bsky.social · 2d

Yep it's wrong. CCPC headline is circulating heating pumps not heat pumps. Is this deliberate by @irishtimes.com (given pic and headline).
www.ccpc.ie/consumers/20...

Serious risk of electrocution from 114,000 circulating pumps in homes in Ireland - CCPC Consumers

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is an independent statutory body that enforces competition and consumer protection law in Ireland

www.ccpc.ie

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Conor Molloy | 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇬🇱 @conormolloy.bsky.social · 3d

Is this headline correct? Should it not read 'heating' pumps? There's no notice on CCPC either, a link would be helpful 😡. Picture is wrong too?
@conorpope.bsky.social www.ccpc.ie/consumers/pr...

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