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World Health Network @thewhn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Clean indoor air belongs on the back-to-school checklist. Students spend hours each day inside classrooms, and the air they breathe can affect health, attendance, concentration and learning. Improving ventilation, filtration and overall indoor air quality (...)

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

RIP Professor Staines and thank you for your generosity and care in sharing your knowledge beyond academia and public health spheres, and for truly reaching out to those of us in the public domain.

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We are very saddened to learn of the death of Anthony Staines. He was a strong advocate and leader in public health and a major inspiration to us in advocating for clean air and indoor air sanitisation.

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It's always a good time to #CleanTheAir as 'winter vomiting bugs' are now spreading even in summer months! Air filters & ventilation in public venues should be the standard by now. It is required by law under SI & HSA Code of Practice for Indoor Air Quality. www.irishtimes.com/health/your-...

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What is norovirus and how has an outbreak closed a deluxe Co Westmeath hotel?

Dr Muiris Houston: Infection difficult to prevent, but following steps can help reduce spread

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Did you know that Norovirus can be spread through the air? It occurs when infected people 🤮 As Norovirus is again topical in Ireland right now, here's one of our past blog posts with tips on how to avoid #airborne transmission. www.cleanairadvocacyireland.org/clean-air-bl...

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Norovirus Can Spread Through The Air — Clean Air Advocacy Ireland

Here are some tips for avoiding it.

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

It's not fun being sick, and this should be an exciting time for learning! #CleanTheAir

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Normalise ventilating classrooms and school transport and wearing courtesy masks if feeling unwell to help reduce the spread of airborne infections. Children who choose to wear masks as a precaution should be normalised too. These days, it's a smart thing to do!

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Really encouraging, evidence-based public health messaging from Durham County Department as always. Schools are for everyone, including children with immunocompromised health conditions or immunocompromised family members.

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

It is a great example of a company looking after their employees' and customers' health by demonstrating good air hygiene and creating a healthy indoor environment with excellent ventilation. #CleanTheAir www.hsa.ie/publications...

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Code of Practice for Indoor Air Quality

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

These readings fall well within the statutory guidelines that employers are expected to provide under HSA Code of Practice for Indoor Air Quality & are so encouraging to travellers with infants or immunocompromised friends and family, as lower CO2 indoors reduces the spread of airborne pathogens.

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Thanks to the holiday maker who returned from their trip to France during peak travel season, & shared these terrific CO2 readings with us. These exceptional CO2 readings were taken in the public spaces on board @brittanyferries.bsky.social Cotentin and are readings they can be proud of!

White text on blue background. Do you know how healthy the air quality around you is?

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

'This new era of climate obstruction is particularly frightening, because it requires pretending things are okay when clearly they are not.' - Professor Jennie Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social

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New era of climate obstruction requires pretending things are okay when clearly they are not

Misleading economic arguments position climate action as a threat to prosperity

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This is a timely reminder that we must reduce our emissions and clean our indoor air for our children’s health and for public health in general. #CleanTheAir

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

In this study led by Queen Mary University of London, it was found that air quality improvements following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children.

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Did you hear the good news? A recent landmark study has reported an amazing development demonstrating the real-world impacts clean air can have on people's lives. www.qmul.ac.uk/news/latest-...

London's ULEZ linked to improved lung growth in children graphics

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

and adding appropriate filters can help reduce your indoor exposure to wildfire generated pollutants."

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

"In the longer run, we need to be prepared for such fires during the summer. Acquiring a suitable portable air cleaner for your home, installing a mechanical ventilation system and consulting with engineers to adjust your ventilation system...

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

"Protective gear like N95 respirator, googles, long-sleeved shirts and full-length trousers should be worn to avoid inhalation and dermal exposure. Using water before sweeping, wet mopping, and vacuum cleaners with HEPA filters can help avoid resuspension of these accumulated air pollutants."

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Out of control fires contribute to unhealthy air quality, both outside and inside buildings. This article provides some helpful advice on how to minimise health risks from exposure to air pollutants from wildfires.

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Excellent advice on RTÉ authored by Dr. Asit Kumar Mishra at University College Cork. Now that the environmental impacts of climate change are being felt in real-time, we can no longer collectively ignore the damage & act like it's a threat for the distant future. www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

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How wildfires impact our indoor air quality

In addition to the direct risk wildfires pose to life and property, they also impact the air that we are breathing in our homes

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

For this reason, air filters should be commonplace in our homes and workplaces to support our collective health and wellbeing. #CleanTheAir #AirQuality

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Smoke from wildfires is a very obvious and visible contributor to poor air quality. Not only is smoke visible, but it is accompanied by a smell too. PM2.5 as well as other airborne contaminants like airborne pathogens and mould often are invisible to the senses.

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

If venturing outside in such poor air quality, a well fitting respirator mask is recommended to protect your respiratory and vascular health in the short and long term. Children are particularly at risk due to their smaller lung size and more frequent breathing rate.

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

As a result of a major gorse fire in Cork, the air quality in the area has drastically deteriorated. This video shows just how effective HEPA air filters are for protecting your lungs and heart from harmful airborne pollutants.

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Thanks to an #AirAware member of the public in Cork City for submitting this video to us today, comparing outdoor PM2.5 levels to the PM2.5 levels in their home where they already practice air hygiene with HEPA air filters.

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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

🚨 2 *HUGE* WINS for children's health have just been written into DfE statutory guidance - and the media didn't notice them! If your child is Clinically Vulnerable due to asthma or allergies, this changes what you can demand from their school. 1/🧵 www.clinicallyvulnerable.org/post/allergy...

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Hidden in the new school allergy guidance is a major victory for clean air

Two years ago, members of the Clinically Vulnerable community began telling us something was wrong. People who had voted all their lives no longer felt able to vote in person. The introduction of vote...

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Similarly, PM2.5 which can originate from nearby buses or even craft supplies, is small enough to enter the bloodstream directly through the lungs, triggering inflammatory responses that hinder a student’s ability to focus. School management must anticipate these issues & assess & plan accordingly.

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

For example, CO2 is often used as a proxy for ventilation adequacy; high levels in a crowded classroom don’t just indicate “stale” air, but a build-up of exhaled bio-effluents that can lead to lethargy and headaches.

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

It is time to move beyond the idea of air as an invisible void and to recognise it as a complex mixture of gases and particles that directly interacts with human physiology. When schools prioritize pollutant education, they transition from reactive cleaning to proactive management.

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Every child deserves to be safe from illness in school. The quality of air within a school is not merely a background condition; it is a critical variable in the biological and cognitive functioning of every child and every member of school staff.

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

We celebrate @goaqs.bsky.social plan for Schools which is a global intervention to transform school environments from passive shelters to active health-protective zones. This strategy is based on stringent air quality standards being maintained at levels that protect the most Clinically Vulnerable.

Table by GO IAQS depicting limits for indoor gases and particulate matter. The recommended ceiling value for CO2 is 800 ppm.

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

This roundtable discussion promises to raise awareness among EU policymakers & local authorities about the importance of improving IAQ in schools for the health and well-being of children. Sign up and spread the word to keep your public representatives and local authorities informed.

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SynAir-G Roundtable at the European Parliament on ‘Indoor Air Quality and Children: The Needed Leap Forward’ – Synair-G

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Very excited to see the issue of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) will be discussed at the European Parliament in June! Registration available here: synairg.eu/event/synair...

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SynAir-G Roundtable at the European Parliament on ‘Indoor Air Quality and Children: The Needed Leap Forward’ – Synair-G

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

We wish the school every success in this pilot iniative and hopefully Muff will pave the way for more schools across the country to adopt clean air interventions. #CleanTheAir

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

It is very encouraging to see political & public policy level support for this initiative in Donegal with Minister Mc Conalogue, Councillor Terry Crossan and Dr Catriona Strain of Ernact and Peace-Air in attendance.

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

and reduces PM2.5 pollution effects. This is so important when 1 in 5 children in Irish classrooms have asthma!

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

This not only improves children's educational attainment, but reduces the risk of developing chronic illnesses from common airborne pathogens eg. RSV, flu & Covid-19 to name a few. Improving indoor air quality in schools also leads to reductions in pollen & mould spore related asthma exacerbations

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

This simple, inexpensive measure has the scope to provide major lifelong health & learning benefits. Every child deserves access to a safe, healthy classroom. Similar schemes that have taken place in other jurisdictions have seen school attendance improve due to less illness spread in classrooms.

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

This school pilot would not have been possible without the vision and determination of Dr. Ciara Steele, School Principal Gary foster, Vice Principal Karen Mc Nally and Smart Air Filters. It's wonderful to see the children getting so excited about the introduction of air filters in their classrooms.

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Huge congratulations to students & staff in Scoil Naomh Bríd in Muff, Co. Donegal on being the first school in Ireland to pilot the introduction of air filters in every classroom. It is inspiring to see what is possible when community leaders work together to make this pioneering vision a reality.

two children and 4 adults standing around a large white box (air filter) in fron tof a white backdrop with multicoloured artwork and a religious cross on the wall.

A group of children in green uniforms gathering around a man with a bubble machine blowing bubbles in the air in a classroom.

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Kristin Meekes @kmeekes.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Covid is a workplace safety issue and imo everyone should be asking what improvements have been made to indoor air quality in their workplace, and what compensation exists for people disabled by long COVID from workplace exposure

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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Irish Times: 'Evidence mounts that Long Covid is damaging the hearts of those affected' 'There are also increasing signs that the condition can disrupt the autonomic nervous system' www.irishtimes.com/health/your-...

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Evidence mounts that Long Covid is damaging the hearts of those affected

There are also increasing signs that the condition can disrupt the autonomic nervous system

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The regulations requiring improved ventilation and air filtration are enshrined in the Irish Statute Book. It is now past time to give them effect. See our website for more information and resources on Clean Air. www.cleanairadvocacyireland.org/clean-air-st... #CleanTheAir

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Clean Air: Statutory Rights & Obligations — Clean Air Advocacy Ireland

Ireland is one of the few countries in the world to lead the way in legislating for clean indoor air quality standards in our workplaces.

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

We know that SARS-COV-2 and other pathogens are spread through the air like smoke. We know that air filtration and ventilation reduce the spread of airborne illnesses and creates a healthy workplace environment.

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

during lockdowns, and as society reopened, have effectively been abandoned by the State and left in financial ruin. Workers deserve to be compensated for the damage caused to them from acquiring a workplace infection. Workers deserve to work in a healthy and safe workplace environment.

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

It is now confirmed that death isn't the only negative outcome of a covid infection. Long Covid, vascular disease and other post viral sequelae are now impacting a growing number of people. As Long Covid is unrecognised as an occupational illness in Ireland, many workers who risked their lives

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Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

As the world marked International Workers' Day on the 1st May, this article (www.irishtimes.com/health/your-... ) is a timely reminder of how poorly workers around the world and at home have been treated since the advent of SARS-CoV-2.

Screenshot of Irish Times Headline of article written by Dr. Muiris Houston, 'Evidence mounts that Long Covid is damaging the hearts if those affected - There are also increasing signs that the condition can disrupt the autonomic nervous system.'

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