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Connecting Cabra
@connectingcabra.bsky.social
Seeking to empower and engage as many as possible to create a truly sustainable community in Cabra, Dublin 7. "Impressive local group" - Irish Times
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Join us at the National Climate March
Saturday 15 November at 1pm
Garden of Remembrance, Dublin

We’ll be marching for climate justice to urge the Government to put people before big polluters

@stopclimatechaos.bsky.social
#stopclimatechaos
#climateactionnow
#endfossilfuels
#climatejustice
November 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Two of my favourite community organisations combine here! @nearfm.ie interviewed Stephen from
@connectingcabra.bsky.social about our Apple Press Festival and other activities. @hazelwoodlscapes.bsky.social

listenagain.org?p=57747
Northside Today : Connecting Cabra is an SEC – a Sustainable Energy Community – Near FM – Listen Again
listenagain.org
October 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Choral Music Live in Clarke Square!
Join us this Saturday for Nesodden Sangkor, a Norwegian choir, performing folk songs, sea shanties & classics. Led by Stefan Ibsen Zlatanos.
📅 Sat 25 Oct
🕛 12–1pm
📍 National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks
www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...
October 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Free 300-litre waterbutts available for residents on Leix, Fertualla, Erris, Annaly, Offaly & Bregia Roads.

Help prevent flooding and provide free water for your plants.

Can be installed in gardens, sheds or anywhere there’s a downpipe (not suitable for cast iron).

Email [email protected]
October 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Looking forward to hearing @thinkorswim.bsky.social @miseanja.bsky.social, Catherine Cleary, Eanna Ní Lámhna, Randall Plunkett and Fintan Drury speak on 5 November. All events Free and everybody welcome! @tudublinsustain.bsky.social @connectingcabra.bsky.social @climatealarmclock.bsky.social
We’re delighted to be bringing you a day of dynamic and thought-provoking events out at @tudublin.bsky.social’s Grangegorman campus, exploring sustainability and sustainable development themes. Full details on all events and bookings at our website ➡️ bit.ly/3KL6OBL @tudublinsustain.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Such a lovely community at event at our Apple Pressing Festival today! Thanks to Lord Mayor Ray McAdam for launching the day. Tks also to Seedsavers for the heritage apple tree and @communityfoundirl.bsky.social for funding this #CircularEconomy project.
October 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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This is what we're up against. People still removing woodlands when we've already lost so much

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 11:50 AM
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Global Warning now on Al Jazeera.

Episode 1 broadcast this week. Or you can stream it here.
👉 www.aljazeera.com/video/featur...
#Climate #ClimateCrisis hasn’t gone away.
October 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Hot Press: Special Report - Bohemian FC Women's Squad - Making Giant Strides
Special Report: Bohemian FC Women's Squad - Making Giant Strides | Hotpress
It’s been a transformative year for Bohemian’s senior women’s  football  team. The free spirits of Phibsboro have reached th...
www.hotpress.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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On today! Sunday 12th October, 12.30pm-3.30pm at the pond behind the Church of the Most Precious Blood, Cabra
Apple Press Festival with Community Roots is here! Bring your apples to press into juice, swap Halloween costumes, and pick up apple-themed sourdough bakes (plus a free starter). A day of community, food, and fun.
October 12, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Apple Press Festival is on tomorrow! Bring apples and a bottle. Halloween Costume swap also happening!
Apple Press Festival with Community Roots is here! Bring your apples to press into juice, swap Halloween costumes, and pick up apple-themed sourdough bakes (plus a free starter). A day of community, food, and fun.
October 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Apple Press Festival with Community Roots is here! Bring your apples to press into juice, swap Halloween costumes, and pick up apple-themed sourdough bakes (plus a free starter). A day of community, food, and fun.
September 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
@shanners1.bsky.social - for the pond?
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
October 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
At Buzzfest today. Drop in and find out more about our work. We’re beside our buddies, the garden sharing group, Community Roots.
October 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
At Buzzfest today. Drop in and find out more about our work. We’re beside our buddies, the garden sharing group, Community Roots.
October 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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If you’re sheltering from the wind today, why not pop along to Buzzfest in Phibsboro. Repair Cafes, mini pond workshops, fermenting workshops and much more. www.phibsboro.com/event/buzzfe...
October 4, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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New BETA Project: #StreetMixBETA

Could we design a better process for residents to decide the kerbside uses on 'their' street and balance with public needs?

More information dccbeta.ie/project/arti...

Looking for volunteer streets, so please spread the word! 🙏
October 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Trees make a street better, in so many ways. So it's great that the council Parks department are replanting trees in empty pits on Mourne Road. Let's look after them!
October 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Ever wondered what secrets lie behind flamingos, fossils & glass beetles?
Step into late night at the Dead Zoo Lab & meet the experts
📍 National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks
🕕 Thurs 2 Oct | 6–7:30PM
🎟️ Free | Drop-in | All Ages
No booking needed – just curiosity
👉 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...
September 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Family concert on tomorrow in Annamoe Parade. Supported by @grangegormandev.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Apple Press Festival with Community Roots is here! Bring your apples to press into juice, swap Halloween costumes, and pick up apple-themed sourdough bakes (plus a free starter). A day of community, food, and fun.
September 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Cargo bicycle share trial expands to Dublin’s northside with new hub in Stoneybatter

A cargo bike share scheme, which is being run as a pilot project by bike hire company Bleeper for Dublin City Council's Beta Projects, has been expanded to Stoneybatter. The new location in Stoneybatter is on…
Cargo bicycle share trial expands to Dublin’s northside with new hub in Stoneybatter
A cargo bike share scheme, which is being run as a pilot project by bike hire company Bleeper for Dublin City Council's Beta Projects, has been expanded to Stoneybatter. The new location in Stoneybatter is on Manor Place, opposite Kerala Kitchen. The cargo bike rental costs €1 per 15 minutes of use, which is capped at €25 per day. Bleeper said: "We're excited to announce the new shared cargo bike in Stoneybatter!
irishcycle.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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The information panel is a great idea! Maybe something similar for the @connectingcabra.bsky.social pond? @caitrionalk.bsky.social @hazelwoodlscapes.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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John Gibbons will be speaking in TU Dublin Grangegorman on 5 November as part of @dublinbookfest.bsky.social. I’ll post more details when the tickets go live. @tudublinsustain.bsky.social
@thinkorswim.bsky.social @grangegormandev.bsky.social @leafybatter.bsky.social @connectingcabra.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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With start-ups, a Phibsboro climate co-op is looking at ways to keep wealth within the neighbourhood. Imagine a network of local enterprises that plan for the future and are owned by the people, says Sean McCabe, the head of Climate Justice and Sustainability at Bohemians FC.
With start-ups, a Phibsboro climate co-op looks at ways to keep wealth within the neighbourhood
Imagine a network of local enterprises that plan for the future and are owned by the people, says Sean McCabe, the head of Climate Justice and Sustainability at Bohemians FC.
www.dublininquirer.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM