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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

His talk was filled with magic and wonder, with the sounds of nature, birds and badgers echoing through the auditorium. “I believe that every one of us is born with an absolute grá for nature,” Ronayne said, and his mission is to help us rediscover that lost sense of awe. #DCUClimate2026 #DCU

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

It's time to share what is probably the most anticipated recording from the Institute's annual conference, which took place back in May at DCU St Patrick's Campus. Seán Ronayne brought a remarkable mix of tears, laughter, despair and hope to the conference. 👉 vimeo.com/1196422370/f...

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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Why wasn't winter rain stored to prevent summer water shortages? Piece by Dr Jenny Lawler of @dcuwaterinstitute.bsky.social for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/44UTVfk #RTEBrainstorm

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

At a time when climate records are being broken year after year, the panel asked a challenging question: what is hope and where do we find it? If you want to find out, watch the panel and join the conversation in the comments. #DCU #DCUClimate2026

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Bringing together voices from the media, communications, academia, and governance, the panel explored the complex factors that have shaped our current climate reality. The panel looked at how social inequalities, political dishonesty, and climate denial contributed to the situation we face today.

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Another snippet from the Institute’s annual conference, which took place back in May at DCU St Patrick's Campus. The recording of our first panel discussion, “How Did We Get Here?”, is now available. You can find it via the link below: 👉 vimeo.com/1196005676/2...

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The role of art in helping us hold the line was explored by Mia DiChiaro, who introduced the dance elements of the programme. These included an eco-dance film screening, available throughout the day in a breakout room, and two live dance performances that brought the conference to a close.

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Dr Torney opened by reminding us of the urgency of the climate crisis. But also that this year’s conference invited participants to hold the line through innovative solutions, new approaches to farming, and, above all, hope.

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

We're continuing to share recordings from the Institute’s annual conference, held in May. Today, we’re highlighting the opening address delivered by our Director, Dr Diarmuid Torney, alongside Mia DiChiaro, the Institute’s Dancer-in-Residence. Full address HERE >

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

She highlighted the inextricable link between the more than 130 armed conflicts currently affecting the world and the escalating impacts of the climate crisis. As Connolly stated: “The deafening silence around this connection should be called out by every one of us.”

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The first recording we are sharing is the keynote address delivered by Ireland’s President, Catherine Connolly. In her speech, she addressed what she described as “the elephant in the room”: the normalisation of war.

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

For those who were unable to attend the Institute’s annual conference in May, the video recordings are now available. They offer plenty of food for thought, particularly if the recent spell of unusually hot weather on the continent has prompted reflection on some of the challenges we face.

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

💬 “Any meaningful pathway forward must be rooted in justice and a deeper appreciation of the natural systems that underpin society.” - Dr Jimmy O’Keeffe, Assistant Professor in Environmental Systems, DCU School of History and Geography

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

💬 “My lesson is that we need to reduce unhelpful rhetoric that creates an urban-rural divide and pay farmers a fair price for the food.” - Dr Alice Brawley-Chesworth, Postdoctoral Researcher, DCU School of Law and Government

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

💬 “In the massive shift needed, there is a clear need for collective responsibility and solidarity.” - Dr Ashling Bourke, Associate Professor in Psychology and Human Development, DCU Institute of Education

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

💬 “For a world that feels painfully in transition, hope can feel fragile and perhaps almost naïve. Yet, I leave this conference feeling that hope is a practice. It is a refusal to go numb to the story of inevitability we are handed.” - Mia DiChiaro, the Institute’s Dancer in Residence

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

It's been two weeks, but we're still reflecting on the 6th DCU Institute for Climate and Society Annual Conference. That's why, in this Friday’s newsletter, we’ll be sharing reflections from our moderators, the thoughts, questions, and insights that stayed with them while listening to our speakers.

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Newsletter #41 is coming soon, featuring reflections, standout moments, and key insights from the DCU Institute for Climate and Society Annual Conference. Stay tuned 👀 hashtag#DCUClimate26

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Missed the DCU Institute for Climate and Society Annual Conference? Then you missed a room full of urgency, imagination, wonder, and hope, all coming together under this year's theme "holding the line" 🌍

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

He also spoke plainly about destruction: overgrazed hills, ripped-out hedgerows, collapsing ecosystems, and species becoming functionally extinct in Ireland within our lifetime. And yet the overwhelming feeling leaving the room was not despair. It was possibility. #DCUClimate2026

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Through birdsong, city noise, neighbours arguing in Barcelona, puffins sounding like motorbikes, or fish “communicating like someone farting in the bath,” the ornitologist, author, and sound-recording artist showed that nature is not distant from us. We are part of it.

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

What is hope when every day reminds us of the climate breakdown happening around us? Sean Ronayne taught us that hope is about wonder. “I saw my daughter waving with excitement at an ant. At some point along the line, we lose that ability to wave at ants. But we shouldn’t.”

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Following her address, the President remained for a panel discussion on farming with Prof Pat Brereton, author of Farming in Ireland: Crisis and Climate, and environmental journalist and activist @thinkorswim.bsky.social, author of The Lie of the Land: A Game Plan for Ireland in the Climate Crisis.

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

President Connolly didn't ignore the elephant in the room - WAR. “We rarely speak about the emissions caused by war. Yet the normalisation of war and the climate crisis are inextricably linked. We all need to challenge the deafening silence surrounding this issue.”

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

“We are living through times of profound change: rising inequality and a growing sense that too many people are excluded from decisions that directly affect their livelihoods. To address this, we need imagination, courage, and a renewed commitment to building solutions from the ground up.”

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Addressing the researchers, academics, and students in the room, Connolly called for courage: “The courage to ask questions”. Reflecting on the scale of the transition ahead, she argued for a new paradigm that places climate justice at its centre.

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

In 2019, Ireland formally declared a climate emergency. Since then, the transformative change required either didn't happen, or it was too slow and too small. These were the words of Ireland’s President, Catherine Connolly, for the DCU Institute for Climate and Society’s Sixth Annual Conference.

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Our sixth annual conference just opened with a speech from Dr. Diarmuid Torney, Director of DCU Institute for Climate and Society. This year's theme is a call for more climate action. But it is also a chance to create a community and to bring together like-minded people. #DCUClimate2026

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Looking forward to taking part in tomorrow’s Annual Conference of DCU’s Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social, where President Connolly will deliver the keynote address Will be discussing The Lie of the Land in a morning session on #Climate & farming.

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

This year, we will be joined by the President of Ireland, Catherine Connolly, who will deliver an address to the attendees of this year's DCU Institute for Climate and Society Annual Conference.

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

It's Friday. And it's the last day you can register for the DCU Institute for Climate and Society Annual Conference. It's the sixth time we reunite in this format, and this year's theme is > Holding the Line: Climate Action in a Time of Crisis. Save a seat before it's too late. 👉 REGISTER

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

This Labour Day, one thought stands out: Climate resilience is becoming a labour issue.

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

The past winter was exceptionally stormy. For outdoor workers, street cleaners, construction crews, and renewable energy engineers, this isn’t abstract. It’s the reality of getting through a workday. Even if conditions are unsafe, Irish workers may not be entitled to pay if they can’t work.

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

2026 is forecast to be the hottest year on record. Even in Ireland, summer temperatures are rising—whether or not it feels like it on a walk through Dublin. In July 2025, the Irish Labour Party called for legally defined maximum workplace temperatures. Important, but heat is only part of the story.

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

We’ve recently marked Labour Day. In Ireland, it dates back to 1890, when Dubliners took to the streets demanding an eight-hour working day. Back then, the fight was for time. Today, it’s increasingly about conditions. Workers’ challenges are now shaped by the climate crisis.

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The launch had a great turnout and brought together the "Three Amigos" (our Institute Co-directors Diarmuid Torney and Dave Robbins, and Pat Brereton) who founded DCU MSc in Climate Change: Policy, Media and Society. Don’t miss this insightful read! #Farming #ClimateChange #DCU

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

We're proud to celebrate the launch of "Farming in Ireland – Crisis and Climate" by our colleague, Prof. Pat Brereton! 🌱📚 The book is a powerful oral history of farming in Pat’s native Offaly County, which brings farmers’ voices to the forefront of the vital debate on sustainable agriculture. #DCU

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Have you had a chance to read our latest newsletter? The world is burning not only due to the climate crisis, but also due to war, so @dpmrobbins.bsky.social gives us an explanatory piece on the carbon cost of war. Maybe this is convincing enough to subscribe to our monthly newsletter. HERE >

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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Mary Lawlor @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, delivers keynote address at DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social annual conference. Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/4lQ77Ju #DCUClimate2025

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Summing up today's discussion, Professor Brereton asks a simple question to send us off with: "How do we create an active hope?" #DCUClimate2025

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

To close off #DCUClimate2025, Institute for Climate & Society Co-Director Professor Pat Brereton offers some reflections on the day's events

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Really nice illustration of a common theme of the discussion today: the power of the language we use in discussing issues of climate change - or, as panelist AlanJames Burns prefers, "climate love"

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

In Lebanon, a guy being interviewed by @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social objected to the term ‘seed bank’, because they hate the banks, which have recently collapsed. They call them ‘seed libraries’. #DCUClimate2025 @dcuclimate.bsky.social

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

@eamont.bsky.social: there is a lack of hope in how we report climate @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social: we need to pay more attention to the language we use in reporting Priyanka Borpujari: we could look more at indigenous ways of living on the land #DCUClimate2025

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

@dpmrobbins.bsky.social: what does media get right and wrong in reporting on climate? @marcusstewart.bsky.social (Earth Horizon Productions): we need more climate literacy in newsrooms. Priyanka Borpujari (PhD student, DCU): we need to ask questions, listen to people's stories #DCUClimate2025

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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

The panelists discuss their experiences of reporting on the climate front lines, noting the intersection of climate change with the social, political and economic. If you just write about climate change “you’re not getting the full story” - @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social #DCUClimate2025

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