Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.social🌎🐎John Hyphen🎮🤠 @johnhyphen.bsky.social · 12/10/2026democracy doesn't begin and end at the ballot box! the right to organise, protest and withdraw your labour is a key part of a healthy democracy too!!! big businesses spend millions lobbying to tip the scales of "democracy" in between elections, protest is ordinary people's way to push back!!!!! 23815
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialEd Moynihan @emcreative.ie · 30/09/2026“Had Kerry accidentally assembled a civilian road-safety investigation unit? Residents were counting collisions, measuring footpaths, recording speeds and cross-referencing design standards – effectively doing the evidence-gathering long abandoned by Government” 💯 www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...irishtimes.comSinéad O'Sullivan: What one Kerry road tells us about road safetyAn impromptu civilian road safety investigation unit emerged in Kerry, where residents counted collisions, measured footpaths and cross-referenced design standards 1158
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialAlan Dunne @aldunne.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026it's great that the focus on this -single- area of road safety is continuing but is there a chance we could, I dunno, focus even 10% of this attention on the boring old stuff like speeding, distracted driving, or safe road design? 33914
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialEd Moynihan @emcreative.ie · 10/09/2026New official greenways of Ireland website launched by the Department of Transport! This has been a long time coming and badly needed to get some much need info out there about all the greenways we have in Ireland #GreenwaysIreland greenways.gov.iegreenways.gov.ieHomepage - Greenways IrelandWelcome to the official Greenways Ireland website—a central hub for exploring our growing network of scenic, sustainable trails. 295
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialCount Cormacula @cormacos.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Finance guys finally coming to the realisation that economics is downstream of the environment, and our relentless pursuit of the former should not come at irreparable cost to the latter. Welcome to the fight, greedy capitalist pigs. euobserver.com/232026/eu-fu...euobserver.comEU fuelling economic ‘doom loop’ by weakening climate rules during record heatwave, Dutch bank saysDutch bank Triodos argues that by prioritising “competitiveness” over tougher carbon pricing amid this summer's heat crisis, the EU is leaving its economy more exposed to future climate shocks. 1316
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialPatrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · 11/08/2026In the name of competitiveness and defence, the EU is going backwards on climate action. €800 billion has been committed to prepare for war by 2030, far outstripping anything that is being invested in climate resilience and a green transition. This is madness. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...irishtimes.comOpinion: Europe needs to start treating the climate emergency as a threat to our national securityIdea that climate action is about individual responsibility is as ridiculous as suggesting everyone can equip themselves to fight in war 04020
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Nobody disputes that having access to a car in a car-dominated society is good. It gives one access to jobs, healthcare, food, education, social opportunities and more. All we're asking is for people to go one step deeper and ask why access to such basic rights requires buying and operating a car. 472899580
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialDublin Commuters @dublincommuters.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Another day - another Government TD announcing a Transport project which has no funding, nor is there any commitment in the NDP Luas Bray “COULD” begin next year…. In the same way Ireland “COULD” meet its emissions reduction targets…. But it won’t dublingazette.com/dublinlocalm...dublingazette.comLuas line set to be fast-tracked – O’ConnellA charity has had to employ additional chaplains to help residents cope with the trauma of homelessness in Dublin 1192
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialPatrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Sheds for houses, sheds for hospitals and sheds for schools. F/FG is the party that builds sheds. www.rte.ie/news/2026/06...rte.ie€1.3bn spent on school prefabs in five years, PAC hearsThe Public Accounts Committee has heard that €1.3 billion has been spent on modular buildings for schools in the past five years. 085
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialAoḋán Ó Conġaile @tinydonkey.bsky.social · 04/06/2026If other news was reported like climate change: 1726641027
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialSimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 30/05/2026“For an Irish Government Minister, no movement is imaginable unless the Minister experiences an external pressure. Making decisions because the actions might be a good idea doesn't even enter the discussion.” www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...thegist.ieThe Gist: The Promise of No ChangeFor every action needed, why is there an equal and opposite inaction? This is the Gist. 26327
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 24/05/2026IMPORTANT: The Dutch invested €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com 502162825
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialAdam Tranter @adamtranter.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Bicycles are hugely space efficient, which is why they make a lot of sense in congested cities. This video demonstrates why there aren’t traffic jams in bike lanes. Just imagine the traffic queues if every bicycle here was a car. 391113280
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialMichael Mullany @mmullany.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Do renewables make wholesale electricity cheaper or more expensive? The answer: renewables share doesn't really move the needle - it's markets where natural gas generation sets the price that are the expensive markets. Aka more gas = more expensive electricity. Here's the mic drop graph: 03020
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialIain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 05/05/2026When radio became popular, people worried children would sit around listening to it instead of playing outside. The same happened with TV, the internet and smartphones. But none of those stop children playing outside. Only cars do that. 1011089214
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialJanet Horner @janetphorner.bsky.social · 04/05/2026V good article: "The reason our European peers have seen a 12 per cent drop in road deaths since 2019 in the same time we have seen a 31 per cent rise in ours is because we simply are not using the evidence-based solutions that already exist." www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...irishtimes.comWe underestimate the true impact of our dangerous roadsThe real burden of road trauma on the health system is far greater than the fatality count might suggest 14325
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialElla McSweeney @ellamcsweeney.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Water is our great truth-teller. You cannot fake your way to a drinkable river. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...irishtimes.comIs there an Irish river I can drink from without vomiting?In the 1980s about 500 Irish rivers were classed as the very best of the best but, today, there are about 20 02310
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 01/05/2026“They cut speed limits, changed street design, removed space for cars… Now it appears that work is paying off. #Oslo & #Helsinki are reaping the rewards of committed action on making their roads safer, reducing pedestrian fatalities to zero last year.” What if your city actually MEANT #VisionZero?theguardian.comHow Helsinki and Oslo cut pedestrian deaths to zeroAfter years of committed action, neither city recorded a single pedestrian fatality in 2019 6309107
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Food security depends, above all, on a healthy biosphere, which is the sum of the Earth's natural ecosystems. No nature, no food. 310130
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 12/04/2026Today's package entails €505m of tax cuts and supports 6217
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 05/04/2026“Paris has embarked on a grand transformation, planting 155k trees, adding hundreds of kms of bike lanes, pedestrianising 300 school streets and banning cars from the banks of the Seine. Parking has been turned into green space…Fewer parents fear their child being run over when they walk to school.”theguardian.comHow Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streetsUnder outgoing mayor Anne Hidalgo, the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance 12964296
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 05/03/2026The perfect headline doesn’t exi…engadget.comGoogle pledges roughly three hours of its annual profit to fight climate changeGoogle and others are committing $100 million to combat climate change. 3075292184
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Going car-free is the best thing most people can do for climate. To reduce car dependency, cities should promote car-free living, supporting compact cities through policy, and investing in public transportation, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and shared mobility options.yaleclimateconnections.orgThese key strategies could help Americans get rid of their cars » Yale Climate ConnectionsResearch points the way to a more climate-friendly, diverse, and desirable transportation system. 1330690
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialDamian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief - António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comGlobal economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chiefExclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment 28147
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialJohn Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Reducing - and enforcing - speed limits for ALL vehicles to 30km/hr in urban areas & cameras to detect cars breaking traffic lights would save scores of lives annually, but it might annoy some motorists so instead we get this performative BS from gov’t. www.thejournal.ie/e-bikes-scoo...thejournal.ieHelmets and hi-vis clothing to be made mandatory for e-bikes and e-scooter usersCabinet will sign off on plans to explicitly ban the use of scramblers on roads this morning. 57420
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialRichard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 10/01/2026The idea that journalists, politicians, groups or - you know, women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ people - should "stay on the pitch" doesn't really hold up. Foreign Minister's account has 60k followers - 40 likes, 13k views? Blue ticks straight to the top of the queue with misogyny, bile. 19585198
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialFeljin Jose @feljin.ie · 07/01/2026The U-turns on road safety by this government would make your head spin. Lower default speed limits, RSA reform and red light camera pilot all abandoned while deaths and serious injuries are rising. independent.ie/opinion/comm...independent.ieFeljin Jose: Seán Canney has earned the nickname ‘Minister for U-turns’ – and there’s a reason for thatHere’s a riddle for you: if two wrongs don’t make a right, but three lefts do make a right, how many U-turns make you spiral out of control? 36930
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialDave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 29/12/2025The outrageous sanctioning of EU lawmakers and citizens in order to pressure democratically-elected European governments to change their laws shows just how intent the US government is on controlling Europeans' lives. We must go into 2026 with eyes open.open.substack.comThe US can destroy a European's life with the swipe of a penThis week's US sanctions against European lawmakers and privacy activists is a major escalation. And it shows the dangers of Europe relying on American economic infrastructure. 1362085716
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialCaroline O'Doherty @codohertynews.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Bring back the 2:1 investment priority favouring public transport over roads, say Engineers Ireland www.irishtimes.com/transport/20...irishtimes.comEngineers seek restoration of public transport spending priorityHeavy reliance on private cars for travel cannot continue, Engineers Ireland warns 0128
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialRight to Know @righttoknow.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Half-empty charter flight to Pakistan used 79 gardaí and cost €474,000 to deport just 24 people. Our latest set of records available online at: www.thestory.ie/2025/12/12/h... 042
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialJohn Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Below is 'before' and 'after' of website of the US-EPA, after the Stalin-esque purge of facts that the Dear Leader isn't happy about. Those whom the gods would destroy, first, they make mad. Will discuss this & other topics around 5.30 on my weekly environmental slot on The Last Word on Today FM 5349
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialJohn Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 11/12/2025These two stories are somehow connected. Apparently, if you lobby tirelessly for more pollution & ecological wreckage, that’s exactly what you get. 1216107
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialElaine McGoff @elainemcgoff.bsky.social · 09/12/2025'Our waters are crying out for a break from the pollution, Irish people are calling for clean water, but our voices are being drowned out in a world of political wrangling and vested interest. And the thing is, you can’t drink politics.' www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...irishexaminer.comMost Irish people want clean water, not a nitrates derogationHas the Government ever asked the people of Ireland if they agree with pulling on the green jersey to convince Europe to give us another derogation? 06928
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialAoḋán Ó Conġaile @tinydonkey.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Ireland could not stop Santa Claus if we needed to. We would have to rely on Britain to do so. Read more in my latest in the Irish Times. 310129
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialPádraic Fogarty @whittledaway.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Great piece from @hannahdaly.ie countering the nihilism of the 'we don't matter' arguement www.irishtimes.com/environment/...irishtimes.com‘Too small to matter’ is the laziest-possible excuse in climate debateAt a time of crisis, co-operation is the only way to resolve the climate collective-action problem 11610
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialFeljin Jose @feljin.ie · 26/11/2025Four months after it was promised, we finally have the government's transport investment plan between now and 2030. It's bad. Roads are in, public transport is out. A lot of public transport projects being put on the long-finger to make funding available for new roads. 913870
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialThe Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 26/11/2025State needs to spend €50bn on climate action up to 2050, warns Central Bankirishtimes.comState needs to spend €50bn on climate action up to 2050, warns Central Bank‘We are no longer on a trajectory towards the very worst-case scenarios once feared’ 031
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17/11/2025“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”politico.euHelsinki just went a full year without a single traffic deathThe capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities. 371816651
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.social🌎🐎John Hyphen🎮🤠 @johnhyphen.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Here are the Irish MEPs who just sided with the far-right (fascists, racists, sexists, homophobes, climate deniers) from across the EU They've voted to gut protections that would have made businesses check and report their supply chains for child labour, human rights abuse or nature destruction 19269
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 07/11/2025The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."economist.comChina’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politicsThe world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising 5254692314
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialCiara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Reject modernity, embrace tradition 18784233
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialOrla Hegarty @orla-hegarty.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Helsinki, similar in size to Dublin, has had no road fatalities for over a year- attributed to lower speed limits, good street design, pedestrian & cycling infrastructure, more traffic cameras, automated enforcement systems & excellent public transport yle.fi/a/74-20174831yle.fiHelsinki goes a full year without a traffic deathA city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design. 27931
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialProf Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Oil-giant Exxon Mobil sues California claiming new climate-disclosure laws infringe its free-speech rights. The laws require large companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risks. Who owns the story of emissions? www.reuters.com/sustainabili...reuters.comExxon sues California over climate disclosure lawsExxon Mobil sued California on Friday, challenging two state laws that require large companies to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risks. 12812
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialThe Journal @thejournal.ie · 26/10/2025Bhí #Gaeilge chun tosaigh i bhfeachtas Catherine Connolly - agus beidh sí lárnach le linn a hUachtaránacht, thug sí le fios le linn a h-oráid aréir agus i gceistneoir #Gaelvóta @cnag jrnl.ie/6856278tjrnl.ieGaeilge le bheith ina teanga oibre san Áras le linn téarma Uachtaránachta Catherine ConnollyIs é seo an coimitmint a thug Catherine Connolly agus í ag tabhairt freagra ar cheistneoir Gaelvóta ó Chonradh na Gaeilge. 1152
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialPádraic Fogarty @whittledaway.bsky.social · 25/10/2025Another aquatic ecosystem, not 'at risk', or 'on the verge', but actually collapsed. "like staring at a face distorted by botched plastic surgery and trying to imagine the real person beneath" www.irishtimes.com/environment/...irishtimes.comElla McSweeney: Lough Derg is drifting towards the same fate as Lough NeaghLough Derg has been so reshaped by pollution that its original character is almost impossible to discern 14019
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialPatrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Rory Rowan and I wrote an op-ed in @irishexaminer.bsky.social in September. The lack of diversity of opinion in our media undermines democracy - and we are seeing that in full view with this election. 091
Reposted by @shaneogruagain.bsky.socialOliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 12/10/2025Brilliantly up-front piece by Geraldine Herbert on the culture-war driven U-turn on road safety by Micheál Martin's new government with the "Rural Independents". Bottom line: "The original vision of a consistent, national approach has been replaced by a fragmented and much slower process."independent.ieAuto advice: Why speed limits are slow to change despite Government recommendationsWhat changes were recommended by The Speed Limit Review? 12212