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Anja Murray

@miseanja.bsky.social

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Ecologist, nature enthusiast, broadcaster, create #NatureFile @RTElyricfm, make radio docs, weekly column in The Examiner. Author of Wild Embrace

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Anja Murray @miseanja.bsky.social · Nov 14

to introduce myself here on BlueSky. My book 'Wild Embrace' is a celebration of nature in Ireland. In it I hone in on a selection of habitats & wild animals; explore symbiosis in nature; and examine how we interact with our environment, through ancient beliefs, folklore & more recent cultural frames

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Anja Murray @miseanja.bsky.social · 20d

Today is publication day!
Rich with info & insights about primroses and canopy leaves, the framework for the hidden power behind a butterfly’s wing or the singing of a wren;as well as otters, wild orchids, pilot whales, swifts, puffins, leatherback turtles, bog cotton, woolly mammoths, Kerry toads

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Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) @swanireland.ie · May 22

🚨Urgent Action🚨

The govt is trying to lower environmental protections for our rivers & lakes! We need to stop this before tomorrow, Friday 23rd.

Read more here: swanireland.ie/take-action/...

Click here to send a pre-made email submission asking them to stop: tinyurl.com/yu2dujb9

Stop the lowering of environmental protections for rivers and lakes - Sustainable Water Network

The government is lowering the ecological targets on nearly 10% of our rivers and lakes without adequate rationale to justify this. They can do this by designating them as Heavily Modified Water Bodie...

swanireland.ie

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Jane Clarke @janeclarke.bsky.social · May 2

Thrilled to hear a cuckoo in Glenmalure this morning.

A good reason to share this beautiful programme from @miseanja.bsky.social & Brían MacGloinn

www.rte.ie/radio/lyricf...

Feather and Flock - The Cuckoo | The Lyric Feature

Feather and Flock delves in to the ways of six iconic native Irish birds. Each episode combines ecology, folklore and history to uncover the incredible lives and journeys of these wild creatures. We b...

www.rte.ie

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Anja Murray @miseanja.bsky.social · Apr 9

The absence of butterflies in 2024 has been devastatingly obvious, even in the most important, flower-rich areas in Ireland, according to Jesmond Harding. Today’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social includes latest alarming trends for some Irish butterflies
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...

Butterfly numbers in freefall as biodiversity decline unfolds at pace

The absence of butterflies in 2024 has been devastatingly obvious, even in the most important, flower-rich areas in Ireland. And despite knowing that conservation works, the outlook for our butterflie...

www.irishexaminer.com

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Donna Rainey @donnarainey4.bsky.social · Apr 7

Watching swathes of butterflies in this field today. awash with Lady's smock & Dandelions. An absolute joy.

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · Apr 5

'Mothers calling for the passage of the Occupied Territories Bill – which was supported by all parties during the general election campaign – and an end to weapons flights transiting Irish airspace are arrested outside Leinster House and strip-searched.'

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Mothers against genocide presence with banner at Leinster House
Article heading, story by Justine McCarthy

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Anja Murray @miseanja.bsky.social · Apr 4

Nature File returns to the airwaves with a new season starting tomorrow! In this episode, welcoming in the spring, I’ll be celebrating the blossoming of wild bluebells in woodlands accross Ireland
RTÉ lyric fm at 9.15am every Saturday

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · Mar 22

Not-for-profit branch of Coillte “dedicated to restoration, regeneration of nature across Ireland” shut down.

“This will enable Coillte to significantly increase its delivery of #climate & nature restoration projects”.

Just how stupid do they think we are?

www.independent.ie/irish-news/q...

Questions raised as Coillte quietly shuts down its non-profit Nature branch

State forestry company Coillte has quietly shut down Coillte Nature, the not-for-profit branch it set up on nature restoration projects.

www.independent.ie

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · Mar 5

Countryside Bird Survey — volunteers wanted. Migrating and resident Irish birds, how you can support conservation: by @miseanja.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...

Anja Murray: Spring migration is tough enough — here's how we can help

And volunteers are needed now for The Countryside Bird Survey... the data collected is how we track the changes in populations of our common and widespread birds over time

www.irishexaminer.com

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Anja Murray @miseanja.bsky.social · Mar 5

Woooowee! That is quite a find 😂 back in the basketball playing days of the last century 💖

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Carla Jack @pocketwildingie.bsky.social · Mar 1

Why is hunting #Redlist woodcocks still legal in ireland?

"These are one of our most cryptic native birds, hiding away by day in the tangle of the woodland floor, becoming active during the hours of darkness, from dusk to dawn." @miseanja.bsky.social

www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...

Anja Murray: Shy — and red-listed — woodcock still on legal hunting list

In 2023, the Government reviewed which birds can legally hunted in Ireland and when. The review resulted in four species of duck being removed from the quarry list — birds that can be shot during open...

www.irishexaminer.com

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · Feb 28

#COP16 in Rome has agreed a road map to secure the finances required to implement the KMGBF, & a framework to monitor & review progress.
Progress has been made on paper but making peace with nature will require leadership & critically, financial investment.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/c...

Biodiversity Talks in Rome End

Delegates at global biodiversity talks in Rome agreed on a framework for monitoring environmental commitments and other measures.

www.nytimes.com

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Anja Murray @miseanja.bsky.social · Feb 14

Delighted to hear this Padraic! People regularly get in touch with me who’ve got pieces of land they want to rewild, seeking guidance & unsure how best to go about it all. I’ve little capacity to help them. Brilliant you will be offering your expertise… can’t wait to hear more as momentum builds 👏

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Anja Murray @miseanja.bsky.social · Feb 13

Prompted by this weeks examiner column

Anja Murray: Irish species at risk of extinction

Ireland has already lost many species, especially as a result of rapid deforestation in the 1600 and 1700s, and persecution of top predators such as wolves and eagles

www.irishexaminer.com

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Anja Murray @miseanja.bsky.social · Feb 13

Spoke with the brilliant @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social today about species at risk of extinction in Irl including iconic wild Salmon, eel, curlew, white skate & great yellow bumblebee

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

One in five species in Ireland are at risk of extinction | Newstalk

When you think of endangered species, your first thought may be of the Red Panda or an exotic ani...

www.newstalk.com

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Caroline O'Doherty @codohertynews.bsky.social · Feb 4

The new govt wants more one-off rural housing. The (almost identical) old govt was warned by an expert group not to go down this route. It's 'inherently unsustainable' they said. Thnx to Brendan O'Sullivan of @ucc.ie & @ciarancuffe.bsky.social for input

m.independent.ie/irish-news/g...

Government backs one-off rural housing against own expert advice as scattered homes stretch Storm Éowyn response

The Government ignored an expert group’s recommendations to restrict one-off rural housing or face problems caused by lack of services, strained infrastructure and car dependency.

m.independent.ie

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Anja Murray @miseanja.bsky.social · Jan 30

Blocks of spruce plantations flattened by Storm Éowyn are hindering efforts to restore power in many places & causing huge envir damage. In response, Ireland must do more to transition to continuous cover forest management methods. This weeks column ...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...

We can't stop storms coming but we can be more ready for them

Our national approach to forest management needs to change dramatically to help us respond better to the increasing frequency and severity of big storms

www.irishexaminer.com

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Anja Murray @miseanja.bsky.social · Jan 9

It’s publication day for Wild Embrace paperback edition! I’m proud of this book for having done so well for itself out in the world. Pictured here in its favourite habitat, the hills of west Cavan.

Thanks to the team Hachette Ireland & Jane Carkill for her gorgeous illustrations

Wild Embrace book nestled on a frosty rock with holly trees and blue skies in the background

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Patrick Freyne @patrickfreyne.bsky.social · Dec 14

I'm launching a new career as a demotivational speaker (thanks to everyone who got in touch this morning - it's nice to hear it strikes a chord) www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Patrick Freyne: I am becoming a demotivational speaker – let’s all have an averagely productive December

I keep meeting people who are extremely burned out. I meet them so often that I’m beginning to think burnout is something that exists by design

www.irishtimes.com

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Friends of the Earth Ireland @foeireland.bsky.social · Dec 10

🧵Friends of the Earth Ireland is calling on the Government to reconsider its position on the expansion of data centres and to respond to the policy recommendations in new expert research.

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Anja Murray @miseanja.bsky.social · Nov 30

Thank you Callum 🙏 I’m delighted you’ve enjoyed it so much 🤗

Anja Murray @miseanja.bsky.social · Nov 29

I’m proud of this series!
Feather & Flock, made together with wonderful Brían MacGloinn, combines ecology, folklore & music, & lots brill contributors

IMRO Gold award n all!

All 6 episode now available on RTÉ radio player or wherever u get your podcasts, search for Lyric Feature Feather & Flock

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Anja Murray @miseanja.bsky.social · Nov 29

Thanks Jane!
Delighted you’ve enjoyed the series

Jane Clarke @janeclarke.bsky.social · Nov 29

A fabulous series exploring Ireland's birds through music and story. Well worth a listen...

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Tom Spencer @tpspencer88.bsky.social · Nov 28

Ireland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity grid

Journal Investigates uncovered that over 135,000 tonnes of CO2 was emitted by data centre generators over the last five year - more than 33,000 cars
www.thejournal.ie/investigates...
#GE24 #SpeirGorm #Climate

Ireland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity grid

Climate-impacting emissions are being released from data centres using off-grid generators.

www.thejournal.ie

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Anja Murray @miseanja.bsky.social · Nov 28

Thanks Jim! Good to meet you at the hustings