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Attracta Uí Bhroin @attractaub.bsky.social · 2d

Care about #nature #Hedgerows & all who depend on them for food, shelter, nesting ? Never forget #HedgerowHackerHumphreys and her infamous ironically named Heritage Bill 2016 proposing awful changes to burnimg & hedgerows regs.
Make sure u r registered to vote by tomorrow 7 Oct #Áras25
#Aras25

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dóchas is grá @dochasisgra.bsky.social · 3d

#speirgorm #Aras25 please if you have 5 minutes let [email protected] know that throwing trans people and EU human rights law under the bus is not a vote winner.

dóchas is grá @dochasisgra.bsky.social · 3d

Just emailed Heather. "Just letting you know, you just lost about 40 votes from our extended family in Monaghan when you threw our son and all the trans people in Ireland under the bus by pandering to the rightwing rag Gript (1/)

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 3d

Back to the actual and current Presidential candidates -with all the Jim Gavin shenanigans of the last 24 hours it may have not grabbed people’s attention that Heather Humphreys just threw trans people under the bus in response to a Grift dot ie reporters question!So there’s that! #aras25 #speirgorm

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Nigel Quinlan @nigellicus.bsky.social · 6d

If we were a sane society we'd be rewetting boglands, marshes and swamps and rewilding uplands with all the urgency of an FG intern searching for something to use against Catherine Connolly. #speirgorm

Carlow Weather @carlowweather.bsky.social · 6d

Result of that rain in West Cork at Borlin Valley with road badly damaged and flooding. Glengarriff recorded 107mm since midnight.

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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 3d

"Don't lose hope"

Jane Goodall, an inspiration to the end. If you watch one thing today, let it be this.

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 4d

"We need to look at the cost of genocide to our humanity."

@catherinegalway.bsky.social #twip #aras25

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Stephanie Ruhle @stephruhle.bsky.social · 7d

“The greatest danger to our future is apathy.” Jane Goodall
Good night Jane. Your jungle life taught us humanity. I am truly grateful.

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Nicholas Wu @nicholaswu.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 Postdoc in evolutionary genomics of heat stress adaptation position at @ucddublin.bsky.social.
📍 Dublin, Ireland
Closes: 15th Oct 2025
🔗 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOV094/u...

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The Tonight Show @tonightvmtv.bsky.social · 9d

🗣️ "We utterly failed to build public housing on public land." – Catherine Connolly
#TonightVMTV

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Brian Gormley D7 @bgormley.bsky.social · 12d

A reminder that Heather Humphreys was not just a poor Minister for heritage and biodiversity, but actively worked to extend hedge cutting and burning of hill vegetation in to bird nesting season. Thankfully the next govt reversed this stupidity. #aras2025

www.farmersjournal.ie/news/news/he...

Farmers Journal, Irish Farmers Journal, Farming in Ireland, Farmer Journal, Farmers in Ireland

Farming News, Farming Classifieds

www.farmersjournal.ie

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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 19d

UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

docs.google.com

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 21d

If the UN security council won’t act and states including the US and UK continue to support Israel, this report is unlikely to change anything.

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, says UN commission. But will it make any difference?

If the UN security council won’t act and states including the US and UK continue to support Israel, this report is unlikely to change anything.

tcnv.link

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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 27d

That's what I thought!

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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 27d

... having decided the manuscript isn't in scope with their journal. They want a major rewrite in how it's pitched. Surely they should have made this call before sending it out to review? The authors have done a great job here, with two happy reviewers. Is it just me or is this ridiculous? (2/2)

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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 27d

Peer review rant incoming...
I reviewed a paper. My job was easy, the science was sound and the work was well thought-out and well-written. The other reviewer felt the same way. Now the editor has asked the authors to do major revisions... (1/2)

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🌎🐎John Hyphen🎮🤠 @johnhyphen.bsky.social · 28d

my heart is breaking for waldo

photo of two geese, one brown and one white, beside a pond

caption reads: the geese, our white gander waldo, unfortunately recently single

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 28d

Ireland will not take part in 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if participation of Israel goes ahead, RTÉ Director-General says

Ireland to withdraw from Eurovision 2026 over Israel

RTÉ has announced this lunchtime that it will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song contest "if the participation of Israel goes ahead."

www.rte.ie

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · Sep 9

Organisers of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists said late Monday that one of their boats was hit by a suspected UAV off the coast of Tunisia, but authorities there said "no drones" had been detected
jrnl.ie/6811260

Gaza flotilla boat struck by suspected drone off Tunisian coast, activists claim

Tunisian officials have said that no drones were detected at the time of the suspected strike.

jrnl.ie

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · Sep 4

The first confirmed birth of a white-tailed eagle in Co Waterford for over 150 years has taken place

First white-tailed eagle born in Waterford in 150 years

The first confirmed birth of a white-tailed eagle in Co Waterford for over 150 years has taken place.

www.rte.ie

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Matt Grainger @drmattg.bsky.social · Sep 4

Apropos of nothing....
Peer-review should be rigorous, not rude.

Critique the work, not the author team.
Explain, don’t sneer.
Build science up, don’t beat the authors down.

Respect in peer-reviews isn’t optional — it’s how good research gets better.

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Wouter Vansteelant @wmgvs.bsky.social · Sep 3

What a great and welcoming community at #BESMove2025! Was a real pleasure to share a cultural perspective on #bird #migration based on field and tracking studies of raptors and shorebirds.

BES Movement Ecology @besmovesig.bsky.social · Sep 3

We're kicking off day 2 of our annual meeting with a plenary by @wmgvs.bsky.social on raptor and seabird migration #BESMove2025

Wouter presenting a talk to at audience. The screen shows a slide that reads "soaring migration through overland highways"

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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · Sep 3

If you're interested in hearing about the @besmovesig.bsky.social annual meeting, I am posting updates (irregularly!) from the group's account #BESMove2025

BES Movement Ecology @besmovesig.bsky.social · Sep 3

We're kicking off day 2 of our annual meeting with a plenary by @wmgvs.bsky.social on raptor and seabird migration #BESMove2025

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BES Movement Ecology @besmovesig.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our 2025 annual meeting is off to a great start with a wonderful morning of talks so far. Follow along and join the conversation with #BESMove2025

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Anne Hilborn @annewhilborn.bsky.social · Aug 30

Wildlife science is a big one for this too. Paying for work experience and working for free or for a small weekly stipend is distressingly common. Many entry level paid jobs are barely living wage

Thaddeodrome 📼🥵🤯😵 @thaddeus.zone · Aug 28

this "passion tax" appears all over the place & should be talked about more. you see it in book stores and game stores all the time

excitement for particular work is constantly weaponized to depress wages & pit workers against each other

screenshot of a paragraph from op's linked article

Claudy pointed to what he calls the “passion tax.” Game workers, he said, often get paid less than their tech industry counterparts because they’re passionate about what they do, and passion can be taken advantage of. Microsoft is a tech company, making discrepancies all the more arbitrary.

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · Aug 12

Mary Robinson: It is utterly devastating to see the sheer volume of vital materials sitting there. Oxygen tanks, generators, wheelchairs, crutches. It is unbelievable
www.independent.ie/irish-news/m... #speirgorm

Mary Robinson travels to Rafah Crossing and says Israel deliberately blocking Gaza aid

Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson has travelled to the Rafah Crossing between Egypt and Gaza, where she said Israel was deliberately blocking aid from entering the starving and war-ravaged Pal...

www.independent.ie

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Virgin Media News @virginmedianews.bsky.social · Aug 12

Former President Mary Robinson says Donald Trump could end the “awful” Gaza crisis by telling Israel the US wants a ceasefire now - and by halting the supply of arms.

Robinson has spent the last three days visiting the Egyptian side of Rafah crossing.

#VMNews

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