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Diarmuid Slattery

@diarmuidslattery.bsky.social
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Designer. Mostly Dublin, sometimes Kerry. 🇮🇪 Likes: Cycling 🚲; Sports ⚽️; History 📚; Politics 📣; Arts 🖼️

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Oonagh Duggan @naturenymph.bsky.social · 9h
Alarm over budget funding for nature and government plans to reduce legal protections for birds. #Budget2027 birdwatchireland.ie/251304-2/
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Paul Price @swimsure.bsky.social · 5h
Ireland & Council of the EU are pushing the 'Omnibus' proposal that will increase pesticide risks to the public and nature. Scientists have been ringing the alarm but the politicians pushing it —Fine Gael (EPP) and Fianna Fáil (Renew)—would rather listen to chemicals & agri-food industry lobbyists.
Screenshot of first page text from the 25 June 2026 Science journal article, 'EU Omnibus proposal increases pesticide risks', by Wintermantel et al..

Science link: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeg8744

Open source link: https://pollinera-horizon.eu/storage/app/uploads/public/6a4/cd2/3b8/6a4cd23b81334056251798.pdf#file_name=EU%20Omnibus%20proposal%20increases%20pesticide%20risks.pdf

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"Here, we explain how implementing the Omnibus package would amplify rather than resolve shortcomings of current environmental risk assessment. This would jeopardize the Omnibus’s goal to maintain high standards for the protection of human and environmental health, as well as the EU’s long-term environmental objectives and international commitments to restore ecosystems."

"We provide actionable recommendations for improving environmental risk assessment for stronger biodiversity protection while limiting regulatory burden."

"The Omnibus proposal’s amendments to Regulation 1107/2009 would exacerbate shortcomings of the current environmental risk assessment and approval system"

"This would raise the prospect of aforementioned risk assessment gaps and leave many substances untested under new methodologies..."

"Unlike time-bound renewals, all three leave discretion over how many and which substances are assessed, creating room for political or economic considerations to influence reassessment decisions. As the stated goal of the Omnibus is reducing regulatory burden, the overall volume of assessment would likely be considerably reduced."

"The Omnibus specifies criteria for selecting substances for renewal or targeted reassessment, but these would neither make reassessment obligatory nor function as effective triggers."

"Rather than fostering sustainability and innovation, as claimed in the Omnibus, the removal of time-bound substance renewals would slow the identification of harmful substances and prolong their use"
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IrishCycle.com @irishcycle.com · 07/10/2026
Department of Transport defends effective 29% cut in active travel budget, says councils should use funding as “effectively as possible” The Department of Transport has defended freezing active travel funding at its 2020 level, effectively amounting to a 29% cut over the last six years....
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Department of Transport defends effective 29% cut in active travel budget, says councils should use funding as “effectively as possible”
The Department of Transport has defended freezing active travel funding at its 2020 level, effectively amounting to a 29% cut over the last six years. Yesterday, campaigners and an opposition spokesperson criticised the unwillingness of the Government to keep active travel in line with inflation. As reported by this website, to keep pace with inflation since October 2020, the €360 million-a-year investment in active travel would need to rise to over €510 million today.
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Diarmuid Slattery @diarmuidslattery.bsky.social · 9h
That is horrendous altogether. And we have the deranged rapist in 🇺🇸 telling us he has a birthday call with Putin. Such evil. 😡
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Not Here Not Anywhere @nhna.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Ireland cannot “credibly take leadership on a fossil fuel phase-out while simultaneously pushing new fossil fuel infrastructure and ever-expanding energy demand driven through the proliferation of data centres” …or while cutting carbon taxes! www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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Ireland to miss climate targets with renewable energy being 'cannibalised by data centres'
Ireland could not 'credibly take leadership on a fossil fuel phase-out while simultaneously pushing new fossil fuel infrastructure and ever-expanding energy demand driven through the proliferation of ...
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 07/10/2026
Tech companies generate billions for the Irish exchequer in corporation tax, so they have a considerable amount of power and sway over the Irish government, writes illustrator Harry Burton. "This reminds me of the power and sway the Catholic Church had over previous governments and politicians."
In the illustration, we can see Micheál Martin and Simon Harris in the pews in a church bow before the behemoth that is Big Tech, represented by a stained-glass window with logos of various companies.
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Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Three years ago Yonatan Zeigen’s mother, Vivian Silver, was brutally killed by Hamas in her home’s safe room. It was a moment that split his life into a before and an after.
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An Taisce @antaisce.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
An Taisce is also calling for greater support for public transport, including Leap card credits and a reversal of the recent increase in general transport fares. extra.ie/2026/10/03/n...
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An Taisce calls for fuel supports for those in need and at risk of fuel poverty
An Taisce has warned that Ireland is subsidising fossil fuel use at up to five times the EU average.
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 05/10/2026
A plaque honouring a Polish man who devised a scheme that provided relief to 200,000 children during the Great Famine will be unveiled in Glenties, Co Donegal later today
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Polish man who provided Famine relief to be honoured
A plaque honouring a Polish man who devised a scheme that provided relief to 200,000 children during the Great Famine will be unveiled in Glenties, Co Donegal later today.
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Dagmar Fischer @dagmarfischer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
An Taisce has warned that Ireland is subsidising fossil fuel use at up to five times the EU average. extra.ie/2026/10/03/n...
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An Taisce calls for fuel supports for those in need and at risk of fuel poverty
An Taisce has warned that Ireland is subsidising fossil fuel use at up to five times the EU average.
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Diarmuid Slattery @diarmuidslattery.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
💯 FFS
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Louise V Durham, stained glass and driftwood sculpture, Shoreham by Sea, UK #WomensArt
Photo featuring three rectangular vertical wood sculptures with blue and green inlayed stained glass, side by side on a wet beach with reflections
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Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · 01/10/2026
"if you are reading this online, you are using a data centre" is a really poor excuse to make Ireland such a hub for data centres that they're threatening the stability of our power grid, driving up fossil gas use and greenhouse gas emissions. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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Debate: Should we put a pause on data centre development? Lynn Boylan vs Malcolm Byrne
Our electricity grid is under pressure, leading to calls for a moratorium on data centres
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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is a simply stunning parliamentary performance by NZ Green leader. Passionate, persuasive, thoroughly researched and delivered with real brio. If we had lots more Progressive voices speaking up like this, the world would be in a much better place today.
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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Chuffed to see the new paperback edition of THE LIE OF THE LAND in a central spot if the feint window of Hodges Figgis on Dawson St this evening. Still a few copies being shifted, it seems.
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Diarmuid Slattery @diarmuidslattery.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Weather whiplash leaves us with no illusions about the reality of climate change www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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Diarmaid Ferriter: Weather whiplash leaves us with no illusions about the reality of climate change
And yet the Government is still speaking out of both sides of its mouth
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Diarmuid Slattery @diarmuidslattery.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Deranged stuff from the 🇬🇧
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Diarmuid Slattery @diarmuidslattery.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Absolutely nuts. Cars zipping past schools at 100kpm. @kerrycoco.ie and @garda.ie refusing to install ramps for 25 years. 8 people died on Kerry roads last year. Rural schools should have ramps, crossings & SPEED CAMERAS. It’s not rocket science. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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Sinéad O'Sullivan: What one Kerry road tells us about road safety
An impromptu civilian road safety investigation unit emerged in Kerry, where residents counted collisions, measured footpaths and cross-referenced design standards
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Diarmuid Slattery @diarmuidslattery.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
‘There are few times where you get a chance in life to stand up for something bigger and I strongly believe that this is one of them.’ 🇮🇪 Iontach … what a legend. Gavin Bazunu
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Diarmuid Slattery @diarmuidslattery.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sure do. ‘We have a direct channel to Russia’.
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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Last push to #stopthegame - will you add your name too? No to forcing players to play a game they don't want to play. No to sportswashing. No to bending for genocidal murderers. my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe... @uplift.ie
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Petition to #stopthegame
I just signed the petition to #stopthegame - will you add your name too? No to a change of venue. No to forcing players to play a game they don't want to play. No to sportswashing. No to bending for g...
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Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 23/09/2026
Government shamefully votes down our proposal for a €500 energy credit for every household paid for by a levy on energy usage of data centres. This 20c per kWh levy would just mean data centres paying the same as ordinary households. But that's too much for this government!
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Niall Leahy SJ @nlsj.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Listening to the inspirational @tomflood.bsky.social speak to a packed TCD theatre in Dublin last night I realised 1. We need to put children at the centre of our transport systems. GIVE KIDS THE FREEDOM TO CYCLE TO SCHOOL THE WAY WE USED TO
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Orla Hegarty @orla-hegarty.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Oregon looks very like Ireland >110 data centres, consuming 23% of all electricity.. with electricity prices rising for households & other businesses
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Not Here Not Anywhere @nhna.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“…There is currently 700 megawatts worth of data centre development at the planning stage across Ireland…if this comes to fruition, it would equate to adding a county the size of Cork to our grid in the next two to three years…" Enough is enough! www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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Ireland a 'cautionary tale' over data centre construction, committee to hear
Friends of the Earth Ireland due to tell Oireachtas committee on artificial intelligence that increase in centres is 'fundamentally oppositional' to climate targets
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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 22/09/2026
Across #Gaza, children are back learning with UNRWA. Learning gives children space to think independently, discover their potential and keep believing in what they can achieve. UNRWA continues to support children as they learn, grow and imagine what comes next. #UNRWAworks
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Dermot Casey @dermotcasey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The €1bn spent on fossil fuel sinces April would have put 8kw battery & solar on 100,000 homes buying them energy freedom for 20+ years. The €1bn+ that will be spent over the next few months would bring that to 250,000 homes. What we lack is will and vision
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Diarmuid Slattery @diarmuidslattery.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Brilliance 😅
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Feljin Jose @feljin.ie · 17/09/2026
This is what the Climate Act enacted by the Greens does. This is what the Government (and some opposition parties) are slowly undoing.
Data centre opposed by author Sally Rooney has planning overturned on climate concerns
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Deborah Rose @deborahrosereeves.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
While the State broadcaster will show the fixtures, if the games go ahead, any RTÉ broadcast of them is likely to have no commentary, no panel or studio analysis. www.siptu.ie/siptu-backs-...
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SIPTU backs RTÉ staff boycott of Israel fixtures and pledges support to other workers
SIPTU has welcomed reports that a refusal by RTÉ staff to play any role in the upcoming UEFA Nations League matches involving Ireland and Israel means that if the games go ahead, any RTÉ broadcast of ...
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Diarmuid Slattery @diarmuidslattery.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Been looking forward to getting my hands on these two beauts @gilduran.com & @thinkorswim.bsky.social 👊🏻 John, Ferriter’s quote on the back is gas after the impact of Eoghan’s Ds @irishrainforest.bsky.social 😅
Cover of ‘The Nerd Reich’ by Gil Durán and The Lie of the Land by John Gibbons.
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Irish Women's Rugby Supporters Club @irishwomens.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Zero tolerance, not quiet acceptance
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Diarmuid Slattery @diarmuidslattery.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Caillte i mBéarra ⛰️ 🌧️
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 10/09/2026
As of Cabinet yesterday, one now needs the ability to communicate in order to be considered a citizen. Yet in the first three months of 2026, not a single child in ten counties was given a plan on how the State would deliver them with speech and language therapy. This week’s column @thejournal.ie:
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Gavan Reilly: Six months by law. 24.3 months in reality. Ireland's disability numbers don't add up
The eye-watering numbers of children waiting for Assessment of Need in this country expose a broken system offering little hope to families.
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Cork Greens @corkgreens.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We stand with our friend and colleague, Cllr Honore Kamegni. There is no place for racism in our community or in our politics. We are proud to have Honore as a valued and important part of our Green Party family, and especially in Cork where he does such vital and important work for his community.
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John Maguire @johnmaguire.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
On the same day media regulator Coimisiún na Meán opens an investigation into X, Alex Gibney’s documentary Musk premieres at Venice which, among other revelations, warns of the danger Musk's concentrated, unprecedented power poses to democracy. The Irish government must end it's association with X.
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Adrian Weckler @adrianweckler.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Big move -- X is being investigated by Ireland's regulator for children’s access to pornography and extreme violence. It's the first investigation of any platform under Ireland’s Online Safety Code. Big fines/penalties if confirmed.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“A Jewish Foreign Secretary Just Announced a Trade Ban on Israeli Settlements. Give Ed Miliband Credit, as the Bad-Faith Attacks on Him Escalate” In which I argue that allegations of antisemitism don’t work against the new UK foreign secretary. Sorry Israel!
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A Jewish Foreign Secretary Just Announced a Trade Ban on Israeli Settlements. Give Ed Miliband Credit, as the Bad-Faith Attacks on Him Escalate
Miliband’s biographer, and Zeteo’s editor-in-chief, argues that allegations of antisemitism don’t work against the current foreign secretary, which is why pro-Israel critics are losing their minds.
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Diarmuid Slattery @diarmuidslattery.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Great Stuff Dublin GAA. This is real pressure on the GAA to drop Allianz. Allianz is a principal shareholder in and insurer of Elbit, a supplier of 💣 to the Israeli military, & has put €1 billion into Israeli war bonds since October 2023. That's who the GAA is letting put its name on our games.
Image of Parnell park with the text Dublin Backs Drop Allianz Motion
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Diarmuid Slattery @diarmuidslattery.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Just listened to interview with Kai Bird on his book on Trump mentor Roy Cohn. Truly evil, he had unprotected sex with young prostitutes even though he knew he had AIDS. Closer to home, Richard Kerr from Kincora was trafficked to him as a teenager. Cohn was instrumental in shaping Trump.
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Diarmuid Slattery @diarmuidslattery.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🇮🇪 Government puts up the cost of Public Transport, while also subsidising fossil fuels. This is a very anti-green gov & minister: - Climate Action Plan constantly delayed - lash data centres everywhere - Get the LNG in - scrap the cap on ✈️, add lots of nighttime - destroy waterways 👍 - etc
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Prof Julia Steinberger 🌹🌱🌍 #ClimateAction #Fightfascism @jksteinberger.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
⚠️ 🌍 ⚠️ We stand with humanity: A scientist statement to confront climate destruction⚠️ 🌍 ⚠️ ✒️ 🙏 If you are an academic or healthcare professional, please consider signing. 🙏✒️ framaforms.org/we-stand-wit...
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We stand with humanity: A scientist statement to confront climate destruction | Framaforms.org
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Diarmuid Slattery @diarmuidslattery.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Irish households paid out €715 million in higher electricity bills because of data centres up to 2023. Ireland can’t be a dumping ground for data centres other countries don’t want. But that is what this gov wants… www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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Fintan O'Toole: Ireland can’t be a dumping ground for data centres other countries don’t want
They have become a defining question everywhere – except Ireland. Why?
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Diarmuid Slattery @diarmuidslattery.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
It’s disgraceful that Met Éireann are in X but not BlueSky. 😡
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
This guy found an ATM skimmer in Vienna, Austria. Didn't know these existed, watch out before you insert your card.
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Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Drop Allianz - Contact Friends, family colleagues in Dublin GAA to support the crucial motion being brought before the Dublin County Committee on September 7th by St. Joseph's O'Connell Boys GAA Club (Naomh Seosamh/Buachaillí Uí Chonaill CLG) #DropAllianz
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Adapting to climate change without ending the fossil fuel industry.
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Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Wrote about Facebook, Twitter and TikTok having their European HQ's right here in Dublin, them being allowed to spread far-right, anti-immigrant content, and the government parties being terrified of upsetting them for fear of losing out on tax revenue dublinpeople.com/news/dublin/...
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The inconvenient truth about Dublin's tech companies
Facebook, Twitter and TikTok all have European HQs in Dublin - and the government are terrified of upsetting them, our editorial team writes
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Diarmuid Slattery @diarmuidslattery.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Polestar is an excellent car. Unlike Tesla, you will not be trapped in it and burned to death. 🇺🇸 bans Polestar. Winning.
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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Daily reminder: Nothing keeps The Truth Pharmacist away!
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