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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

They can well afford it. That the government hasn't moved on this is more to do with incompetence than malice.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Everyone in Limerick is gone to Kilkee and Ballybunion.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Every book on the front window display of O'Mahony's Bookshop in Limerick is about the climate and environment crises. Some excellent reads there. 👏🏻 @omahonysbooks.bsky.social

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Riding bikes is 10X more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities. And that’s just the climate emissions. Doesn’t include the massive public & personal cost difference, the air & noise pollution difference, the massive space difference, etc, etc…Via @theconversation.bsky.social

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Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities

Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Yes, he was poor as a Minister. Still an unbelievably cowardly thing to jump ship when the going gets tough.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

The increased transport emissions caused by building the Galway Ring Road will mean that greater emissions cuts will be required in other sectors, but particularly in agriculture. Proponents of the road should be asked how those emissions cuts in agriculture will be achieved.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

It is widely agreed that the transport sector is the most difficult of all to decarbonize due to sprawl and dispersed settlement patterns caused by these kinds of road projects. It isn't the cleverest idea to make that challenge even harder. www.rte.ie/news/2026/04...

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Galway City Ring Road approved after decades of delays

The Galway City Ring Road project has been granted approval by An Coimisiún Pleanála after delays of over 20 years.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

€70m for a 27km greenway (€2.6m per km) seems like an awful lot. Then again, a 2km road costing €80m (€40m per km) was opened during the week in Limerick, despite having dubious benefit, but nobody batted an eye. If anything there was a surreal level of fanfare. www.rte.ie/news/munster...

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Kerry council defends €70m investment in greenway

Kerry County Council has insisted that an investment of more than €70m in the construction of a 27km greenway in the south of the county will be recouped, despite a threefold increase in the estimated...

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

They're reducing the carbon impact of pumping the gas basically. Obviously the gas itself is a much bigger issue, but they're ignoring that.

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

The idea that journalists, politicians, groups or - you know, women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ people - should "stay on the pitch" doesn't really hold up. Foreign Minister's account has 60k followers - 40 likes, 13k views? Blue ticks straight to the top of the queue with misogyny, bile.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

100% Somebody needs to get the ball rolling on an exodus. I proposed it a few times when I was in the Greens but they dragged their heels with many arguing that the party needed to stay on it because the journalists were there. An unjustifiable reason, in my view. At least they're off it now.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Finally, there's a focus on politicians using X / Twitter and it looks like it's becoming less acceptable for them to use the platform. But politicians use it often because they know the journalists are on it. Media needs to look in the mirror. @drivetime.bsky.social

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

About 1.5km. But looking at it again the railway curves away from the airport so there would only be a marginal benefit in moving the station further up the track, and probably wouldn't be worth it.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

I find myself agreeing with Councillor Healy Rae. Integrating the rail, road, and air infra makes a lot of sense. One other thing I'd add is the need for passing loops / double track on sections of the Mallow to Tralee railway to ramp up its capacity. m.independent.ie/regionals/ke...

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Moving train station closer to Kerry Airport ‘a no-brainer’ for connectivity

The idea of relocating Farranfore train station closer to Kerry Airport has been raised by a Kerry Councillor who said Farranfore should serve as a national template for rail, road, and flight connect...

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

High tide in Limerick City this morning. The construction works are flood defences. They'll be needed sooner rather than later.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

This really does sound like great news for the city. Credit to all who were involved in making it happen. I'm not aware of the company but these read as very high skilled roles. Ideally, most of those who fill them will live in or near the city centre. www.limerickleader.ie/news/breakin...

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BREAKING: Spanish firm announces plans for 70 jobs as it expands into Limerick city centre

Chipmaking company Openchip set to open at landmark building in heart of city

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

The political and societal will are the hard part!

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

On the Late Debate on RTÉ radio one just now Senator Dee Ryan said the Foynes Road project is higher priority than connecting Shannon Airport to the rail network.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Politicians in Counties Clare and Limerick have some explaining to do. It was announced today that Cork is getting massive rail investment through the National Development Plan while the Midwest is getting nothing at all. Did our politicians even lobby for it? www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

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Revised National Development Plan delivers €1bn for Cork rail expansion and new stations

More than €1bn will accelerate Cork’s commuter rail expansion as the updated NDP shifts transport spending towards a new 1:1 ratio

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

My old phone gave up the ghost but have to say I'm fairly impressed with the camera on the new one! Beautiful night out there.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

I'd be interested in hearing a credible approach to reducing emissions without reducing fossil fuels. Maybe she means that she's going to focus on agricultural methane and methane from drained peat bogs.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Those are just the consultation drawings but there's a note that the junction should be designed in accordance with the Cycle Design Manual. So long as that's done I don't see what the issue is.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

I found the drawings. I'm pretty sure this is the type of junction that the cyclist that was interviewed is not happy with. This design is not appealing to sport cyclists but it is fundamentally safer. It really is disingenuous of the cyclist to characterise this as giving priority to cars.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

I haven't seen the design. Can you point me to it?

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

That is a possibility. I'd have to see the design myself though. The prioritising cars at junctions point is often made by that subset of cyclists I referred to earlier. It is usually misleading and a reason to rubbish a scheme, when in fact it's following Dutch cycle design principles.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

There's a subset of cyclists who tend not to want bike lanes. They tend to be faster, sport cyclists, rather than children, elderly, etc and are happy to mix it with vehicles or cycle in a hard shoulder. Bike lanes are for making cycling attractive to people who aren't as confident / skilled as them

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

This was safer? I doubt that very much.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

"what was once a safe road" What does that mean? Was it safe for children walking and cycling, for example?

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

There is nobody that I'm aware of who is joining the dots between our economic model and the destruction of nature quite as well as Aislínn Kelly is. This thoughtful and articulate opinion piece deserves to be widely read. open.substack.com/pub/aislinna...

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The Land Calls Again

The fields where freedom once took root now call for protection

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Clare Noone @drclarenoone.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

🌍 First episode now live! With the inspirational @peterthorne.bsky.social 🎧 Climate Change: Off the Record — with @roisinmoriarty.com and myself. @maynoothuniversity.ie @ucc.ie @universityofgalway.bsky.social #ipcc #icca open.spotify.com/episode/4PWP...

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Episode 1: IPCC Scientist Professor Peter Thorne

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Some councillors are giving Mayor Moran a hard time over the purchase of the land. I shouldn't need to point out that the Mayor used his own discretionary funds to purchase it. It isn't really anything to do with them. Having said that, the zoning of it will be. www.limerickpost.ie/2025/09/24/c...

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Councillors challenge Mayor on Patrickswell purchase

MAYOR John Moran received strong criticism this week over a proposed multi-million euro commitment, from his discretionary mayoral fund...

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Good progress being made outside Thomond Park on the TUS to city centre active travel scheme.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Limerick folks, can you identify the building marked with the number 27? The map dates to 1786.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Was delighted to meet the one and only @thinkorswim.bsky.social at O'Mahony's Bookshop in Limerick last night. John was there to talk about his new book "The Lie of the Land". I've only just started into it but going by the great discussion last night I think it will be very worth reading.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Here's a video I took yesterday of the site. Patrickswell could be a very, very different place in just a few years time.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Unfortunately, there is still no commitment to passenger services on the new railway. Limerick's seven TDs seem oblivious to the potential and are barely saying anything about it. If they're not fighting for this then it sure as hell won't happen. www.limerickpost.ie/2024/11/01/w...

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Works on Limerick-Foynes rail line take step forward as Iarnród Éireann hint at passenger travel down the line

Final positioning works on the track have begun, Iarnród Éireann confirmed, ensuring the new tracks are positioned for freight services.

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Brian Leddin @brianleddin.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

All of this means that the LAP might not be worth the paper it's written on. The Office of the Planning Regulator might have something to say about this. Then again, the LAP really didn't properly consider the development potential for the village given a new railway is being built right to it.

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