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Oisin Coghlan @oisinc.bsky.social · 2d

"No recollection or records" now vaults over "on mature recollection" to the top of the phrases-that-sank-an-Irish-Presidential-election-campaign charts. In both cases a considered "recollection" proved to be in contradiction with the truth and sank a @fiannafailparty.bsky.social candidate.

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Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · 20d

Infuriating radio debate sparked by our "temperature neutrality" analysis.

Drennan, President of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association, throws out a load of untrue statements that suggests farmers are being unfairly treated in GHG accounting & targets
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www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

Scientists dispute climate advisers’ emissions cuts plan | Newstalk

Scientists want an urgent review of Ireland’s proposals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions af...

www.newstalk.com

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We Act @weactireland.bsky.social · Aug 25

Charities and community groups are behind so much of the quiet, unseen work that happens in our communities.

We want to make that work loud and visible.

Visit WeAct.ie.

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Oisin Coghlan @oisinc.bsky.social · Aug 23

Sally Rooney won’t be 35 until February. But can we elect her President in October, let the presidential commission do the job for a few months and have her inauguration on her birthday? You have to be 35 to be President but do you have to be 35 to be elected? www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Sally Rooney: I support Palestine Action. If this makes me a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law, so be it

I would happily publish this statement in a UK newspaper – but that would now be illegal

www.irishtimes.com

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Jerry Mac Evilly @jerrymacevilly.bsky.social · Jul 17

We now have ESBN & GNI on record that they can't prevent data centre connections. Upshot is no limits on data centres outside of Dublin + expansion of sites in Dublin - skyrocketing demand, impacts on housing, higher costs, gas dependency & emissions. Urgent need for legislative + policy change!

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Elaine McGoff @elainemcgoff.bsky.social · Jul 7

This decision by the EU shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that has been paying attention to water quality.

What should come as a surprise is that to date the Government has no contingency plan in place for any loss or major revision of the derogation.

www.antaisce.org/news/an-tais...

An Taisce — The National Trust for Ireland welcomes EU Commission Decision

An Taisce welcomes the EU Commission requirement that more stringent environmental conditions be applied to farmers applying for a nitrates derogation in order to bring them into compliance with the E...

www.antaisce.org

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Friends of the Earth Ireland @foeireland.bsky.social · Jun 30

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📆Today is the EU deadline for Social Climate Plans.
In Ireland:
❌ No plan published
❌ No public consultation
These plans are needed to access EU funding to help with heating & transport costs, especially for lower-income households.

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Oisin Coghlan @oisinc.bsky.social · Jun 16

What to make of the fact that the sockets at the #NED25 aren’t connected to any power supply 😬? Our infrastructural deficit is getting out of hand altogether 😛.

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Oisin Coghlan @oisinc.bsky.social · Jun 16

Good to hear @micheal-martin.bsky.social at #NED25 reiterate the “existential challenge of climate change”, the growing threat from storms like Eowyn, and commit to accelerate #ClimateAction, “doing more and faster”.
But we haven’t seen decisions and delivery to match that rhetoric so far.

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Friends of the Earth Ireland @foeireland.bsky.social · May 29

Time for Taoiseach @micheal-martin.bsky.social to listen to expert advice - top official highlights risk of data centres to housing and need for demand reduction - key elements of @foeireland.bsky.social campaign

👉 www.friendsoftheearth.ie/data-centres/

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

Power shortages mean we’ll have to choose between new homes and data centres, top official warns

Power shortages mean the country will have to choose between artificial intelligence (AI) and housing, a senior government official has warned.

www.independent.ie

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Oisin Coghlan @oisinc.bsky.social · May 29

Today @trocaire.bsky.social is launching a new climate justice campaign with a powerful report: ‘Fuelling Injustice: Ireland’s fossil fuel problem’ exposes how we’re enabling climate harm & calls on @micheal-martin.bsky.social’s Gov to do its fair share to drive a fast, funded, fossil-fuel phase out

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Oisin Coghlan @oisinc.bsky.social · May 28

Great to hear Minister Jerry Buttimer speak so positively about the role charities & voluntary organisations play in communities around Ireland, especially in times like Storm Eowyn, and acknowledging the sector’s calls for multi-annual funding and efficient regulation at The Wheel’s #CharitySummit.

Minister Jerry Buttimer speaking at The Wheel’s Charity Summit.

Oisin Coghlan @oisinc.bsky.social · May 28

Useful summary by Prof @hannahdaly.ie of the shocking and alarming new figures from @epaireland.bsky.social on Ireland’s emissions that stoke climate chaos.

Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · May 28

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The EPA’s latest GHG projections show Ireland is far off track to meet its legally binding carbon budgets. Even with optimistic assumptions, emissions are projected to fall just 23% by 2030—less than half the 51% target.

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Analysis: There is no hiding place from latest EPA data on greenhouse gases

Do we want to spend our money on fines or ensure Ireland becomes climate resilient?

www.irishtimes.com

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Oisin Coghlan @oisinc.bsky.social · May 28

Stop Climate Chaos calls @epaireland.bsky.social's new emissions projections "alarming and shocking" and says what @micheal-martin.bsky.social does next is the acid test of his commitment to delivering the Programme for Government and upholding the climate law www.stopclimatechaos.ie/news/2025/05...

EPA emissions figures “alarming and shocking” as Ireland goes backwards on climate | Stop Climate Chaos

What Government does now is acid test for Micheál Martin’s legacyCommenting on the EPA emissions projections figures published today, which indicate Ireland will only reduce its climate-changing &#823...

www.stopclimatechaos.ie

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Oisin Coghlan @oisinc.bsky.social · May 27

My take on @micheal-martin.bsky.social's climate reputation after a few months back as Taoiseach, for @eolasmagazine.bsky.social.
He's undone much of the work he'd done to be regarded as serious on climate change. What he does next will determine his legacy.
www.eolasmagazine.ie/lip-service-...

Lip-service or a lasting legacy on climate? | Eolas Magazine

eolas Magazine is Ireland's leading policy, politics and business magazine which reaches over 10,000 senior decision-makers and influencers in government, business and the voluntary sector

www.eolasmagazine.ie

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Oisin Coghlan @oisinc.bsky.social · May 27

Mr Foley seems to be saying that a habitable planet for our children is unrealistic and that short term corporate profits and tax revenues are more important: "Climate chaos is a price worth paying for corporate profits".

Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · May 27

Mark Foley, former EirGrid CEO said Ireland’s digital sector is facing an “existential crisis” and data centres should connect to the gas network to generate energy on-site without delay.

If only this sector was the only thing facing an existential crisis...

www.businesspost.ie/companies/cl...

‘Climate targets were never realistic’: Former Eirgrid boss says data centres should run off gas

www.businesspost.ie

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Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · May 26

It’s really bizarre to hear the Taoiseach call the debate around data centres “ill informed”, “without perspective” & “name calling”. It’s not “just” NGOs & academics raising concern - SEAI & CCAC have both said such expansion is a threat to climate targets

www.businesspost.ie/politics/wat...

Watch: Taoiseach condemns ‘ill informed’ debate on data centres

www.businesspost.ie

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Ali Sheridan @alisheridan.bsky.social · May 26

It was also great to have a chance to discuss the work of the Just Transition Commission with Mary Robinson and to receive a Dandelion pin as part of Project Dandelion, which I look forward to supporting.

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Tara Connolly @taraconnolly.bsky.social · May 23

Wow. An honest review of an SUV.

www.irishtimes.com/motors/revie...

For the rest of us? We need to stop. Not only does the International Council on Clean Climate (ICCC) reckon that the extra weight and bulk of SUVs outmatches the gains in efficiency we’ve made with improved petrol engines and electric power, but more recently Imperial College London has released a study that shows you’re 44 per cent more likely to die if you’re struck by an SUV as opposed to a more conventional saloon, hatchback or estate. For children, chillingly, that figure rises to 130 per cent. I’ve been known to soften my SUV stance in the face of examples that are charming, or stylish, or notably comfortable, practical or good to drive, but those figures are enough to make any potential SUV purchaser blanch at the prospect. Or, at least, they ought to.

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Gerald Butts @gmbutts.bsky.social · May 25

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Gaza.

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Oisin Coghlan @oisinc.bsky.social · May 25

Ok @gavreilly.com, entertain me 😎.
(Or Lord Reith me if you must)

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · May 19

🔥 𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍? 🔥

📢 New EEB study: Just one-third of the EU’s Social Climate Fund could

✅ Deploy 20M heat pumps
✅ Cover every energy-poor household in 9 EU countries
✅ Cut EU gas use by 11%

Carbon revenues = a game changer for homes

📘 Read the report: www.coolproducts.eu/heating-and-...

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WWN @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social · May 14

Inconsiderate Public Urged To Please Think Of The Data Centres Before Watering Lawns

IF YOU'RE planning to water your lawn or plants during the current hot spell, the government is urging citizens to be a little bit more considerate and spare a thought for the country's 82 data …

waterfordwhispersnews.com

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Sean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · May 13

These kinds of things are worth remembering.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · May 13

Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi went to a consulate in Istanbul to get a document he needed to get married. Instead, he was murdered and dismembered on the orders of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, now a close pal of Donald Trump.

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Oisin Coghlan @oisinc.bsky.social · May 12

I spoke for The Wheel at the IREPO workshop on Energy Poverty in Ireland on Friday about the impact of energy poverty on wellbeing and what the state should do about it, with thanks to work by the SVP and @foeireland.bsky.social.
Here's my speech: soundcloud.com/oisincoghlan...

Stream episode "The impact of energy poverty on wellbeing" - speech at IREPO workshop 9 May 2025 by Oisin Coghlan podcast | Listen online for free on SoundCloud

Oisín Coghlan is a public policy advisor and commentator. He currently works with the Stop Climate Chaos coalition, the Irish Environmental Network and The Wheel. Until recently he was the chief execu

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