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Paul Price @swimsure.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

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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Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) @swanireland.ie · 08/10/2026

Seagrass removes and stores carbon at an outstanding level tackling climate change. “'Ireland can get carbon credits for it, but Ireland can’t just say that it has this seagrass there, it has to be able to show that these beds are managed and monitored" www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

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‘It can be magical’: Galway’s swimming, kayaking underwater volunteers

One volunteer in Connemara says monitoring these underwater meadows has increased her sense of connection with her part of the world

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Holding fire here, but if as is reported the Govt delays the rise in the minimum wage, while pushing the bands at the higher end then this will further increase market income inequality here. We’re already the worst in the EU. 30% of workers are paid less than the living wage. WTAF, Ireland.

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Tony @antonyillahiwarren.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Israel's liberal elite lives mainly in Tel Aviv, but low income arrivals often move to the occupied territories. Meet Atara, an American Israeli who thinks Palestinians should leave Palestine, and if they refuse, they should be killed. This is not an unusual opinion in Israel. #FreePalestine 🇵🇸

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An Taisce @antaisce.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Have your voice heard! Nearly a million people have said: ✋ HANDS OFF NATURE! And we’re taking their demands directly to the EU Commissioner for Environment! Let’s make our message impossible to ignore. Sign the petition before it closes on 20 October: www.handsoffnature.eu #handsoffnature

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

‘Amnesty International (@amnesty) reminds us today—and especially the European governments that are signatories to the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC)—that Benjamin Netanyahu is subject to an international arrest warrant for war crimes and crimes against humanity.’

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Lynn O'K @lynnok.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

For Jim O'Callaghan the cruelty is the point. Come and work in Ireland. Mind our old and sick. But leave your young children at home. Far away. Where you can't afford to visit them. For years. Or apply to work in some other country that'll let your family unite. And who will work here then?

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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

My heart breaks and this a tiny fraction Quote Paul Tout "Almost the entire coastline from the border with Libya to the start of the Negev is one long line of mist-nets "for quail'. They catch millions of them, along with hundreds of thousands of Corncrakes and other Rallidae plus passerines"

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An Taisce @antaisce.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Facilities in Ireland that store toxic mining waste use technology dating from the 'First World War" that does “not meet industry standards” “A modern mine’s principal product is toxic waste ... with the commodity as a very minor subproduct." www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

irishtimes.com

Irish mining-waste facilities ‘a curse on future generations’, conference hears

Toxic waste-storage plants do not meet industry standards, says geophysicist Steven Emerman

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Emma Rua @ealadubh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Today squirrels have been seen dead in the woods and hedgehogs out of the woodland during the day in areas not seen before. Rats and flies were also reported by several residents. This is a mass ecocidal event." #SpéirGorm #SaveMerlinParkWoods #SpéirGhorm www.merlinparkwoods.com

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Merlin Park Woods, Galway | A City Park Under Threat

An 80-hectare woodland in Galway city is facing partial clearfelling. See the evidence and the case for saving the North Wood compartment.

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Emma Rua @ealadubh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Tree-felling forestry company (The only one to apply for the tender) getting paid in timber, meaning that it in their interest to clearfell as much as possible #SpéirGorm#SaveMerlinWoods #SaveMerlinParkWoods #SpéirGhorm www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...

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‘It doesn’t stack up’: Cheevers slams Merlin Woods felling plans

Cllr Alan Cheevers has blasted plans to fell mature conifers in Merlin Park Woods, citing concerns over the project’s financial transparency and potential negative impacts on local residents and...

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Galway Cycling Campaign - Feachtas Rothaíochta na Gaillimhe @galwaycycling.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

www.connachttribune.ie/news/galway-... Merlin Woods is changing rapidly. This has long been eyed as a site for development - look at the satellite images. An urban oasis for nature, the routes through the woods offer recreation and permeability. @irishrainforest.bsky.social have you seen this?

connachttribune.ie

Merlin Woods efforts to stop tree clearfelling failed over major problem

‘This has been transparently shared with the Council without acknowledgment’

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David Veevers @davidveevers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

These are the ‘British values’ I celebrate.

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Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Pleasr help if you can.

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Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Meta hosted senior Irish Government officials & regulators at an event titled "Ireland as a Trusted Digital Regulatory Hub". Ireland's former regulator who sued all other EU data regulators to avoid investigating Meta was a speaker. (She now works for Meta's law firm.) lnkd.in/p/dYg9TPnk

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Ray Cunningham @ray-cunningham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Next week he will scatter coins to the peasant children as his coach travels through the town.

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Meredith Glaser @cyclingprofessor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

BREAKING 📣 For several days, a peaceful protest took place in the morning, after a young child was killed by a car driver. The child was riding his bike to school, the father with him. The grieving community came together with hundreds of people, cyclist or not, creating a 3km long human bike lane.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The story of Natalie Abudayyeh (21) a journalism student and member of the Palestine Women's Football Team. She played in Dublin against @bfcdublin.bsky.social in 2024. Today, she's in an Israeli jail. Her family and teammates say she was taken at gunpoint from university without charge.

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Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 24/09/2026

These data centres use almost a quarter of our electricity but provide just over 3,000 direct jobs. It's time to put people in this country and our climate ahead of Big Tech.

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Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This week we learned that the Irish government has proposed weakening Europeans citizens' fundamental right to privacy to favour AI companies. We also learned this week that 83% of Irish people under 25 want stronger government regulation of AI. Who *exactly* does our government work for?

AI: EU Member States plan "digital expropriation" of Europeans in the interest of Al companies
Artificial Intelligence / 21 September 2026
In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of OpenAl, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental right to data protection. Use of personal data "in the context of Al" should automatically be lawful.
There seems to be wide informal agreement by many Member States. In particular, Big Tech would be able to use all personal data collected over the past decades with virtually no restrictions, as long as this happens "in the context" of Al. Schrems: "Under these proposals, the profits of Al companies would trump European's fundamental right to privacy. This is nothing but a digital expropriation of Europeans." All this is happening despite the key figures of Al corporations actively warn about the enormous risks associated with their own products.

Transport costs and mental health also remain prominent concerns.
More than seven in ten adults believe Al will make it harder for young people to find secure employment over the next five years, while 83% support stronger government regulation of Al.
Just 17% of young adults said they believe the Government is doing enough to support them through the cost-of-living crisis.
"These findings should serve as a wake-up call," said Grace McManus, Policy and Campaigns Manager at NYCI.
"Too many young people feel that the chance to build a secure and independent life is slipping out of reach," Ms McManus said.
The polling was conducted by RED C, which surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1,010 adults, including a cohort aged 18-24.

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Exclusive: New report says Ireland could have built 50,000 new homes over the five years of the data centre boom - and cannot “afford” to continue building. Authors called for a moratorium on new data centres - and have hit out at government comparisons painting them as “our German car industry.”

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Cåråbine à Citron 🍋 @carabinacitron.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026

In Gaza, they don't seek luxury, but rather safety and sustenance. Amidst fear and bombardment, they try to protect their children and give them hope for a better day. Please remember Gaza and its people in your prayers and support. chuffed.org/project/1575...

Samaa with Julia and baby Samaa outside in the sunlight

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Auntie O'Grimacey @bubblenoma.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Last week a TD compared abolishing the 3 day waiting period to a hangover (?!?) We need to keep the pressure on to make sure we get the best abortion access we can. Join us at the Dept of Health on Saturday 26th (this Saturday) to March to the Dáil at 2pm.

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Corkman in West Bank village Umm al-Khair reports back. Footage he captured included the view from a teenage girl’s window as settlers shone torches to prevent her from sleeping. Another clip shows a Palestinian woman being kicked by a man as she desperately tries to protect her vegetable patch.

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Cork man in Palestine says world is turning blind eye to Israeli abuses in occupied West Bank

James Ryan from Fermoy saw abuses and cruelty first-hand on a recent trip to Palestine, where he volunteered with the anti-occupation initiative, Protective Presence

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Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Why is the FAI worried about an unknown, likely exaggerated, punishment from UEFA for doing the right thing and yet the Israeli FA can throw out lies, insults and threats with no consequences? It is unthinkable that Ireland fulfils these games, the FAI must boycott, it's not too late #StopTheGames

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CODEPINK @codepink.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Today, Israeli settlers backed by the military: - tried to abduct a child - set car on fire in Hebron - stormed 2 homes - raided towns, closing roads, forced shops to shut near Jenin - abducted many Palestinians All with U.S. backing.

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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Ireland to remove need for environmental assessments for housing developments of up to 250 units by the end of the month in a bid to speed up house building Developers can destroy as much nature as they want in a country where much of nature already gone www.rte.ie/news/politic...

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Govt to remove environmental screening for developments

The Coalition is expected to remove the need for environmental assessments for housing developments of up to 250 units by the end of the month in a bid to speed up house building.

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"...reading 48kg (Penguin, £10.99) by Batool Abu Akleen, who writes about the genocide unfolding in Gaza in the most horrifying, exquisite and staggering poems I have ever read." www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

irishtimes.com

New poetry: ‘The most horrifying, exquisite and staggering poems I have ever read’

Mícheál McCann reviews Milk & Moon-water by Milena Williamson; Real Estate by Mark Ward; Landscape with Question by Leeanne Quinn; and 48kg by Batool Abu Akleen

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North East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · 20/09/2026

Please stop for a moment. I’m a father of three children in Gaza. Our home was destroyed, and my children live surrounded by rubble, fear, hunger, uncertainty. I am injured, unable to work. Please help us afford food, shelter, and basic needs. If you can’t donate, please share. gofund.me/35fdca7d

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Orla Hegarty @orla-hegarty.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

‘Corporate landlord credits profit surge to housing shortage’ .. people are so desperate that they can be squeezed harder for unaffordable rents. Enough with the lame excuses about ‘construction inflation’ & ‘over regulation’ driving up housing costs www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

irishtimes.com

Corporate landlord credits profit surge to housing shortage

A firm linked to Axa’s investment arm reported €24 million of earnings from its rental investments in Ireland last year

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Lynn O'K @lynnok.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

And yet we continue to allow bottom trawling...... Madness

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Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Many of the every day necessities that apartheid Israel blocks from entry to Gaza. Among them are sanitary pads, wheelchairs, nappies, water pumps, books, surgical instruments, crayons. Reminder that before October 2023 many of these items were also blocked under Israel's illegal siege.

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Lynn O'K @lynnok.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Maybe it's time to start boycotting all things German? There's not much we can do about the shit show that is the US, but maybe the Germans care about their brand in the EU.

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Jewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We can stop it. We know that US complicity is what enables the Israeli government to carry out this genocide with impunity. We refuse to stand by while Trump plans to send another $2.8 billion of our tax dollars to bomb Gaza.

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Lynn O'K @lynnok.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Jim O'Callaghan is costing the taxpayer a fortune, locking up people for a month ahead of deportation. Deporting them in small numbers on chartered flights with loads of gardai. For the story, the photo op, sucking up to the far right. Meanwhile our courts aren't functioning & our prisons are full

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Brian Honan @brianhonan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

And the Irish digital state ID wallet requires you to have a valid MyGov account, which in turn requires you to submit information that the DPC has ruled to be illegal !! So its going to be interesting to square that circle

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Beoga records, merch and tickets: www.beogamusic.com/store Aaron Rowe records, merch and tickets: www.aaron-rowe.com#merch

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

President Connolly at the Ploughing: “Approximately 83pc of all fruit and vegetables consumed in Ireland are imported; we also continue to export 90pc of the food produced in this country. I think we all could agree that this requires urgent attention.”

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President Connolly says climate change warnings are ignored ‘at our peril’ on opening day of Ploughing Championships

Over the course of the three-day championships, 270,000 people are expected to visit the event in Screggan, Co Offaly

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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Former Palestine captain Imad Zatara has called for Irish fans, players and broadcasters to boycott the games against Israel. Many of Imad's former team-mates have been killed in the genocide. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4tW...

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"Humanity goes before football" - Former Palestine captain calls on Ireland to boycott Israel clash

YouTube video by Our Man In Stockholm

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