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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I love ravens. The always feel ancient and ageless.

Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I had a great time at Climate Carnival yesterday talking about Land and Food with an amazing cast of speakers ably corralled by Rob Yorke.

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Breaking news: invasion of wild boar! They destroy gardens and scatter rubbish. This is a good example from Portugal of how media coverage can sensationalise human–wildlife conflict. A few wild boar are simply foraging through a town, where food waste is readily available

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Climate Carnival is back in Ballintubbert House, Co. Laois on September 29th - 30th 2 days, 3 events, 4 stages – where over 50 speakers, leaders & performers will be exploring how we can break out of silos & transition to systems. Join me there. www.climatecocktailclub.org/climate-carn...

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way... to get in the way - John Lewis

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

After a month of very little rain the Ballynastockan Brook is still flowing into Poulaphouca helping to supply Dublin City with water. Take care of our uplands and they will take care of us.

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Beautiful deep heather on the slopes of Seefin Mountain. Merlin, Red Kites, Ravens cutting through the air. Crossed dried out sphagnum pools and saw the burn scars around Kippure. A procession around the old passage tomb. Driving home, Glencullen wreathed in flame, Glencree choked in smoke.

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Native woodland is striving to return to the shores of Loch na hOnchon, the Lough of the Otters, beneath Cam an Doire, the Pass of the Oak Wood. Allowing nature to recover is an act of ecological and cultural revival.

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The Teagasc National Farm Survey illustrates: large income differences between enterprise types, strong dependence on public support across most sectors, and extreme inter‑annual income volatility. Simplification risks failure by over-simplifying our response to complex and diverse challenges

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A hike in the Wicklow uplands is always a mix of joy, despair, and hope. Native trees growing on walls and bare rock. Remnant woodlands lingering like a terminally ill patient. Vast areas just waiting for nature’s potential to be unleashed. Do we have the vision and leadership to make it happen?

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I don’t think people realise what’s happening in CAP negotiations: proposals from farm groups and EU politicians would shift public funding away from small and marginal farms to the largest, most intensive operators, risking causing the collapse of farming in most of the country.

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Bray Head is a highly protected area as both an SAC/SPA, yet it’s trapped in a cycle of gorse fires. This is a relatively small and well-loved protected site. Any number of actions could be taken to break this cycle, but due to a lack of investment and capacity, nothing changes. It’s symptomatic!

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Wet woodland supports a rich diversity of woodland and wetland species. Its striking to see yellow flag iris in the ground layer.

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I’m incredibly proud to have contributed to the Independent Advisory Council on Nature Restoration. I’m even prouder to have become a father today. I couldn’t make the launch of the IAC recommendations, but if I had attended, this is what I would have said.

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Min Heydon highlighting the agrifood sectors exposure to geopolitical shocks — from reliance on imported fossil fuels / fertilisers to vulnerable global supply chains These are risks NGOs have warned about for yrs. Expect political capital to de invested in maintaining BAU during the EU presidency

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

This Earth Day, I’m grateful to be a small part of this great community of life. The least I can do is try to give something back and to be a good ancestor for the generations to come. Image: NASA

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Cutting Carbon Tax mean's defunding supports that help reduce the energy bills of low income families & agri-environmental schemes that help keep family farms out of the red The government needs to take action to tackle the cost of living but locking us into fossil fuel dependance isn't an option

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Charging an EV during a storm: "It's a go-kart powered by my own sense of self satisfaction.”

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

As always, it was an inspiring few days at #FeedingOurselves, discussing food sovereignty, short supply chains, community food initiatives & agroecology. It was especially meaningful to share solidarity with farmers in the West Bank who are struggling to survive & protect their food sovereignty

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Belleek Castle in Co. Mayo claim to host the last wolf shot in Connacht. Its hard to find any evidence to support this claim and there is no reference to it in Kieran Hickey's 'Wolves in Ireland'. Could anyone shed any light on the subject?

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Apparently Coillte have informed agencies that they will not be moving forward with the Portumna Forest Park Masterplan. Turning an important public woodland into holiday homes is inappropriate commercialisation at a time when we need community led nature restoration in public forests

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

The early cut of my small meadow has been a spring ritual for around 20 years. Pulled out loads of scutch grass to open up the soil, reduce competition & nutrients & give the herbaceous wildflowers space to emerge & flower this season. Hens are more faithful companions than dogs for this work.

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Nature abhours a vacuum and fills none faster than a pond.

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Cooldross Nature Reserve is a great example of the kind of nature restoration projects that should be delivered by Ireland's Nature Restoration Plan. Targeted conservation management & habitat restoration by the NPWS have increased Lapwing from 2 breeding pairs in 2017 to 77 in 2024 #RestoreNature

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Our health and future are being traded for profit ❌ Polluters & their political allies are dismantling Europe's environmental laws. 200,000+ people have said #HandsOffNature in less than 2 weeks! @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu www.environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na...

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

“I have discovered that I also live in creation’s dawn; the morning stars still sing together, and the world, not yet half made, becomes more beautiful every day” - John Muir

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

The main east coast railway line runs on the other side of this fence, which is about to collapse into the sea. How much longer can politicians ignore the reality of climate change?

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

In Ireland, the futures of farming & nature are inseparable. In Green News, I argue that politicians need to be honest with farmers about the role CAP plays in supporting Ireland’s Nature Restoration Plan, & commit to new, additional funding outside of CAP greennews.ie/in-ireland-t...

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

World Wetlands Day is as good a time as any to reflect on the fact that numerous global assessments have identified Ireland as having the worst record in the world for the percentage of wetlands lost.

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Lá Fhéile Bríde agus Imbolc sona daoibh!

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Thanks to Seamus and Elaine Byrne for showing us around their farm today. It was good to talk to Minister Heydon and his team about a range of issues. Lot's of great work being done by farmers & its important that they are given the right support to tackle water pollution & other challenges.

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Today’s final meeting of the Leaders Forum highlighted the strong consensus among stakeholders on some key actions needed for 🇮🇪 Nature Restoration Plan. However, there was also widespread frustration over the continued lack of political leadership on funding & the role of public lands #RestoreNature

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

The world needs a unified and coordinated response to Trump. There is no lasting stability in trying to appease an authoritarian leader, every concession will only encourage more extreme demands. Solidarity with Greenland.

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

I am deeply saddened to hear of Paul Connolly's passing. He was an extraordinary individual whose immense contributions to Ireland's marine environment and coastal communities across Ireland and NW Europe left an indelible legacy. My heartfelt condolences to his family, friends & all who knew him.

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Buzzards wheel like shadow puppets against an emblazoned winter dawn.

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

I decided to kick off the new year in style by taking part in this mornings Countrywide. A good discussion was had on farm succession, CAP reform and the Nitrates Derogation.

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Six hundred years before the Great Pyramids of Giza were built, our ancestors hauled 200,000 tonnes of boulders into place to precisely mark the rising sun on the winter solstice – all so they could say, "There’s a grand stretch in the evenings." Incredible when you think about it.

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Violent, antisocial farmers’ protests have delivered concession after concession from the European Commission. Why would they stop?

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

EU decision-makers are on a mission to roll back vital nature laws Our response to that? #HandsOffNature Environmental laws need to be enforced not weakened @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu Read more here 👉 wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/eu...

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Delighted to be on bonnie Edinburgh today at the Peatland Restoration Conference. Its great to see the ongoing collaboration on peatland restoration between Eire - Alba.

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

I have always been intrigued by legends like Bricriu's Feast, where one of Cú Chulainn's heroic feats was taming supernatural cats that emerged from Oweynagat Cave in Co. Roscommon (the Cave of the Cats). Could these cats be an echo of cultural memory of wildcats or lynx?

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Coillte & Bord Na Móna can deliver Nature Restoartion at scale if they are mandated & empowered to do so Coillte have delivered habitat restoration at Aghrane Bog SAC. Tree removal & drain blocking under an EU LIFE project has increased the area of active bog by 20% #PublicLand #NatureRestoration

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

I get way too much satisfaction out of watching my Monstera produce new leaves.

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

The EU MERCOSUR Trade Deal is being railroaded through — with promises of traceability safeguards the latest Trojan Horse. But how credible are these assurances? And why should Ireland stand behind a deal that risks harming the Amazon and its Indigenous communities? #MERCOSUR #COP30

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Joined colleagues and stakeholders today to exchange views with Commissioner Roswall. I urged stronger EU commitment to Nature Restoration — we need dedicated funding, not further erosion of standards. The State must shift its focus from defending derogations to delivering solutions on the ground.

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Infamous, ambitious, influential — Oostvaardersplassen shows that large-scale nature restoration is possible, even in NW Europe. If the Netherlands, with its high population density can restore nature at scale, there’s no reason other EU Member States can’t do the same.

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Old traditions in a modern multicultural society. How nice is that?

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Lots of thought provoking contributions, this one from the @bfcdublin.bsky.social especially. How do we address the consequences of the 'Cheap Food Model' during a 'Cost of Living Crisis' - rebuilding community wealth with co-ops as the vehicle.

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