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Mary Mulvey @ecoireland.bsky.social · Jul 21

@communitywetlands.bsky.social
lots on next weekend Abbeyleix Bog

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Mary Mulvey @ecoireland.bsky.social · May 9

While it's great IKEA now electric vans get your own chargers _ second time now 2 vans charging Blanchardstown .

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Clodagh Tait @clodaghtait.bsky.social · Apr 24

If you're in Mayo and interested in things deathly, I'll be speaking at The Keening Festival 2025. There will be ghosts! www.mulrannyarts.com/the-keening

The Keening A Festival to celebrate the Irish Wake — Mulranny Arts

A Festival to celebrate the Irish Wake. Explore the traditions and ancient arts of the Irish Wake in Ireland's only Festival dedicated to celebrating the wonders of the Irish Wake. Rediscover for you...

www.mulrannyarts.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Apr 14

We traded Europe for a guy that builds concentration camps for profit.

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Mary Mulvey @ecoireland.bsky.social · Mar 25

Great turn Monaghan Peace Campus for Regeneration this region

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Heather Bothwell @heatherbothwell.bsky.social · Mar 21

Snipe in the Flow Bog , Co Cavan . Camaflague , blink and you’ll miss it @communitywetlands.bsky.social

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · Mar 21

Israel’s chilling message shames us all who look away:

Neither the US nor Europe cares about Gaza.

The world map will not change if all the people of Gaza vanish.

No one will feel for you, and no one will ask about you. You are left alone to face your inevitable fate.

This is the text of leaflets the Israeli occupation forces dropped on civilians in Gaza.

“We shall test you with something of fear and hunger, and decrease of goods, life and fruits. Give glad tidings to the patient. who, in adversity say: 'We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return. On those will be prayers and mercy from their Lord, those are guided.“ ( Text from Al-Quran, the holy book of Islam)

To the honorable people of Gaza,

After the events that have taken place, the temporary ceasefire, and before the implementation of Trump’s forced plan which will impose your forced displacement whether you like it or not, we have decided to make a final appeal to those who wish to receive aid in exchange for cooperating with us. We will not hesitate for a moment to help.

Reconsider your choices, for the world map will not change if all the people of Gaza vanish. No one will feel for you, and no one will ask about you. You are left alone to face your inevitable fate. Even Iran cannot protect itself, so how it can protect you. you have seen with your own eyes what happened. Neither US nor Europe cares about Gaza. Not even your Arab countries, which are now our allies, supplying us with money, oil, and weapons, while sending you only coffins.

The game is almost over, and only a little remains.

Whoever wants to save themselves before it’s too late, we are here to stay until Judgment Day.

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Mary Mulvey @ecoireland.bsky.social · Mar 17

So sad 😞

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Richard Branson @richardbranson.bsky.social · Mar 17

“The US spent 8 decades building an international system of rules, norms and values that has produced the longest period of great power peace and global prosperity in human history.” Fareed Zakaria on how upending the world order will only weaken America: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Trump upending world order will cost America dearly

The decline of American influence is a gift to Russia and China.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Mar 10

Five of the billionaires who attended Donald Trump's inauguration have lost a combined $210 billion in wealth since then, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index

Oh dear

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Billionaires at Trump’s Swearing-In Have Since Lost $210 Billion

As Donald Trump took the oath of office on Jan. 20, he was flanked by some of the world’s wealthiest people. The billionaires present that day — including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg — h...

www.bloomberg.com

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Marco Petagna @petagna.bsky.social · Mar 12

www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

Unprecedented changes to North Atlantic winds could have major impacts on UK weather

A groundbreaking study reveals that the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) could reach unprecedented magnitudes by the end of the century, leading to severe impacts such as increased flooding and storm ...

www.metoffice.gov.uk

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Mary Mulvey @ecoireland.bsky.social · Mar 11

Great turn out Grassroots _ empowering eco-health Tourism @ Sligo City Hall

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · Mar 8

Morning from Kyiv.
I had a slow #warcoffee
and read the news (nothing good is there).

Today is International Women’s Day.
I am sending my solidarity hugs to every woman who sees this message.
We can do more than we think.

The painting: 🇺🇦 Seraphym Charkin, Amazon Woman, 2019

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Mary Mulvey @ecoireland.bsky.social · Feb 27

Can you imagine if Michael was unofficial govt Rep....

www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

Michael O’Leary on Dublin Airport, The Green Party and Trump | Newstalk

The UK Government today backed plans for a second runway at Gatwick airport, with the condition t...

www.newstalk.com

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Dermot Lynott @dermotlynott.bsky.social · Feb 22

Every time I see the latest news from the US

Colm Meany as chief O’Brien in Star Trek Next Generation with a bewildered look on his face and the caption “stares in ah jaysus”

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Mark Little @marklittle.bsky.social · Feb 18

“Countless human lives could be at risk if companies like Meta are left to their own devices.” techpolicy.press/metas-new-co...

Meta’s New Content Policies Risk Fueling More Mass Violence And Genocide | TechPolicy.Press

Ignoring lessons from Myanmar and Ethiopia, Meta is stripping away safeguards against mass violence, write Pat de Brún and Maung Sawyeddollah.

techpolicy.press

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · Feb 13

this is exactly why i wrote my book. the regulations we have in place - building codes, land use codes - and hurdles around insurance and financing...

make developing climate adaptive places basically impossible in the US context. i hope this changes in my lifetime.

bsky.app/profile/holz...

Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · Oct 17

Rad. Never in a million years thought I'd be holding a book I wrote.

Thanks to Island Press and my editor Heather Boyer.

Thanks to Alex Steffen, Dave Roberts, and Carlos Moreno for the incredibly kind words.

Let's get to work building better, more affordable, and climate adaptive cities!

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Justine Calma @justcalma.bsky.social · Jan 20

Donald Trump signed an EO to take the US out of the Paris agreement www.theverge.com/2025/1/20/24...

Donald Trump pulls US out of Paris climate agreement

The US abandons global effort to stop climate change.

www.theverge.com

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Jan 15

NEW – Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2024 | @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org

Read here: https://buff.ly/4heAVMH

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Colman O'Sullivan @colmanos.bsky.social · Jan 14

DAA application to ⬆️ passenger cap at Dublin Airport from 33M to 36M - would ⬆️ emissions by 8% to 3.86MtCO2Eq- non aviation transport emissions last year in Ireland were 11.63Mt- see more at bottom of this report
Bid to boost Dublin Airport passenger cap ruled 'invalid' www.rte.ie/news/busines...

Bid to boost Dublin Airport passenger cap ruled 'invalid'

Fingal County Council has ruled that an application from the operators of Dublin Airport to raise the airport's passenger cap to 36 million passengers per annum was invalid

www.rte.ie

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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · Jan 14

I wrote about the push to "billionaire-proof" social media, including plans for a new nonprofit to build out "an entire ecosystem of interconnected apps" running on Bluesky's protocol. Gift link to today's Tech Brief: wapo.st/40fTk4X

Analysis | The push to ‘billionaire-proof’ social media

Nonprofits are spinning up to oversee the tech behind Bluesky and Mastodon.

wapo.st

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Mary Mulvey @ecoireland.bsky.social · Jan 14

Great turnout for marketing plans 2025 in Dublin Ceo Alice Manseragh

Mary Mulvey @ecoireland.bsky.social · Jan 14

24 % potential market share for Ireland @tourismireland.bsky.social Local People , Food & Culture , hidden gems ...sounds like real sustainable tourism

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · Jan 13

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Mark Little @marklittle.bsky.social · Jan 13

“As Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg continue to reshape the social media space, a group of international tech entrepreneurs and advocates has launched a campaign to protect social media from the control and influence of billionaires.”
techcrunch.com/2025/01/13/f...

'Free Our Feeds' campaign aims to billionaire-proof Bluesky’s tech | TechCrunch

The initiative, Free Our Feeds, aims to protect Bluesky’s underlying technology, the AT Protocol, and leverage it to create an open social media ecosystem that can’t be controlled by a single company ...

techcrunch.com

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