Reposted by Sinead O'BrienClean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We are very saddened to learn of the death of Anthony Staines. He was a strong advocate and leader in public health and a major inspiration to us in advocating for clean air and indoor air sanitisation. 293
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienClean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 27/08/2026It's always a good time to #CleanTheAir as 'winter vomiting bugs' are now spreading even in summer months! Air filters & ventilation in public venues should be the standard by now. It is required by law under SI & HSA Code of Practice for Indoor Air Quality. www.irishtimes.com/health/your-...irishtimes.comWhat is norovirus and how has an outbreak closed a deluxe Co Westmeath hotel?Dr Muiris Houston: Infection difficult to prevent, but following steps can help reduce spread 052
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienClean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Did you hear the good news? A recent landmark study has reported an amazing development demonstrating the real-world impacts clean air can have on people's lives. www.qmul.ac.uk/news/latest-... 1188
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienClean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Excellent advice on RTÉ authored by Dr. Asit Kumar Mishra at University College Cork. Now that the environmental impacts of climate change are being felt in real-time, we can no longer collectively ignore the damage & act like it's a threat for the distant future. www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...rte.ieHow wildfires impact our indoor air qualityIn addition to the direct risk wildfires pose to life and property, they also impact the air that we are breathing in our homes 163
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienClean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 23/07/2026If venturing outside in such poor air quality, a well fitting respirator mask is recommended to protect your respiratory and vascular health in the short and long term. Children are particularly at risk due to their smaller lung size and more frequent breathing rate. 154
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienClean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Thanks to an #AirAware member of the public in Cork City for submitting this video to us today, comparing outdoor PM2.5 levels to the PM2.5 levels in their home where they already practice air hygiene with HEPA air filters. 154
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienHannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · 07/07/2026The CSO has released data on metered electricity consumption for 2025. The extraordinary headline figures: - Electricity consumption from data centres grew by nearly 10% last year, and now accounts for 23% of Ireland's electricity demand. 7263182
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienThe Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 24/06/2026Scale of defective concrete crisis ‘profoundly underestimated’, Dáil hearsirishtimes.comScale of defective concrete crisis ‘profoundly underestimated’, Dáil hears‘Cowboy developers’ who used defective materials walked away ‘facing no consequences’, says Social Democrats TD 042
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienClean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Similarly, PM2.5 which can originate from nearby buses or even craft supplies, is small enough to enter the bloodstream directly through the lungs, triggering inflammatory responses that hinder a student’s ability to focus. School management must anticipate these issues & assess & plan accordingly. 152
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienClean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 20/05/2026We celebrate @goaqs.bsky.social plan for Schools which is a global intervention to transform school environments from passive shelters to active health-protective zones. This strategy is based on stringent air quality standards being maintained at levels that protect the most Clinically Vulnerable. 1126
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienClean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Very excited to see the issue of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) will be discussed at the European Parliament in June! Registration available here: synairg.eu/event/synair...synairg.euSynAir-G Roundtable at the European Parliament on ‘Indoor Air Quality and Children: The Needed Leap Forward’ – Synair-GSynair-G 151
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienEric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 12/05/2026LET THIS SINK IN—the U.S. now has no confirmed CDC director, no FDA commissioner, no Surgeon General, an NIH director with no medical license, and the last Acting CDC Director was a George Bush speechwriter. In fact—the only doctor/scientist we have in the White House is… Dr Oz. 16020761166
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienClean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Huge congratulations to students & staff in Scoil Naomh Bríd in Muff, Co. Donegal on being the first school in Ireland to pilot the introduction of air filters in every classroom. It is inspiring to see what is possible when community leaders work together to make this pioneering vision a reality. 1195
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienClean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 05/05/2026As the world marked International Workers' Day on the 1st May, this article (www.irishtimes.com/health/your-... ) is a timely reminder of how poorly workers around the world and at home have been treated since the advent of SARS-CoV-2. 184
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienClean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Great to see Dr. Ciara Steele's letter published today about the clean air interventions that should be done systematically across healthcare settings, schools & public indoor spaces. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett... 152
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienConor O'Mahony @conorom.bsky.social · 17/04/2026This is a genuinely mindblowing combination. 1) Deliberately false information, 2) promoted in schools, 3) using public money, 4) in the service of private profits, 5) at the cost of our collapsing ecosystem. 612474
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienEoin Lettice @eoinlettice.bsky.social · 15/04/2026If primary school teachers (or anyone else) are looking for resources that are a little more...balanced...check out our Irish Tree Explorers Network pages: www.ucc.ie/en/tree-expl... 02323
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienClean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 10/04/2026This exemplary CO2 monitor reading comes in from someone travelling through Dublin Airport who found that the ventilation was quite excellent in the lounge past the US pre-clearance hall. This is really positive to see. #FridayAirday 184
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienClean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Have you ever wondered how clean the air is in a GP clinic? This comes in from a GP clinic where air quality is taken very seriously. It is great to see such excellent air quality in a space where people go when they're most vulnerable due to illness, infection or injury. #FridayAirday #CleanTheAir 1123
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienDr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 07/04/2026A very long time ago, on Twitter, I said “If we feed it kids, it will learn to eat kids.” Paraphrased. And it has. #COVID19 615646
Sinead O'Brien @sinebrien.bsky.social · 03/04/2026The inequalities children experience in terms of poor air quality in their classrooms is exacerbated by fact that so many children and young people have been unable to get a covid vaccine or boosters over the years due to confusing public health policy and ill informed parental ideology. 110
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienMaskTogetherAmerica @togetherwemask.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Dr Ciara Steele, a general practitioner who co-founded Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social shares her recommendation on ways to reduce the risk of developing the onset and relapse of Long COVID? Watch #MaskTogetherAmerica LC Defense Series III. masktogetheramerica.org/blog/long-co... 0218
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Most Western States prefer to ignore the implications of this for their continuing trade with Israel. Which Israel depends on. 01813
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 25/03/2026The EU continues to support Israel, heedless of the harm and regardless of the law. 13115
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienAnna Pringle @annapr.bsky.social · 25/03/2026This is what our governments should be planning for. Ireland imports 80% of our food, instead of talking about ‘defence’ and energy security let’s do something about food security! #SpeirGorm 22617
Sinead O'Brien @sinebrien.bsky.social · 24/03/2026This was the one page I had left dog-eared in Carl Zimmer's book 'Air-borne'. Although I must say, given the state of the world right now, I absolutely consent to wearing masks on political/personal/humanitarian grounds, but accept his argument that cleaning the air is the ultimate goal. 000
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienClean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Clean Air Advocacy Ireland supports #WorldTBDay. Tuberculosis prevention is not just about treatment. It is also about the air people breathe. Air pollution increases susceptibility to respiratory infections, worsening lung inflammation and affecting recovery outcomes. 2125
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/03/2026The Israeli government is now doing to southern Lebanon what it has done to Gaza. Horror and death on an unimaginable scale. And still our governments supply weapons, intelligence and diplomatic support. #PartyToTheCrime 23943442
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienClean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 13/03/2026If you've ever wondered how cooking impacts the air quality in your kitchen, these two submissions for #FridayAirday both show how cooking dinner raises PM2.5 levels. The first image shows a significant rise in PM2.5 up to 262 µg/m³ and was taken in a kitchen using a gas hob. 142
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienThe Uproot Project @uprootproject.bsky.social · 12/03/2026"As the world watches the oil markets, a silent ecological collapse threatens livelihoods and the biodiversity of one of the world's most vital maritime corridors." Uprooter @rachelreports.bsky.social in her newsletter, The Confluence theconfluence.news/p/how-confli...theconfluence.newsHow conflict in the Strait of Hormuz is devastating local fisheries and ecosystemsAs the world watches the oil markets, a silent ecological collapse threatens livelihoods and the biodiversity of one of the world's most vital maritime corridors. 097
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienJonathan Douglas PhD CPsych @jonathanconp.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Babies with Covid are 7.25 times more likely to die than babies with RSV. And that’s only death—never mind the chronic impact that can result. Keep newborns out of public places, if you possibly can—and buy a HEPA filter for your daycare! 26026
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienCIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Babies with COVID-19 develop more serious disease than those with RSV, US data reveal Children under 2 hospitalized for COVID-19 are more likely to die or become seriously ill than babies with RSV, according to a new study. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c... 212064
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 07/03/2026“Every child killed is the greatest war crime in the world. There is no ifs, ands, or buts about it, and no policy can force me to selectively condemn war crimes against children. That children are killed by bombs in the 21st century is humanity's greatest defeat.” 111931
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienJulie Lam @msjulieslam.bsky.social · 02/03/2026🚨LCDefense III 4:35pm Delphine Crespo @longcovidaragon.bsky.social 5:10pm Dr. Ciara Steele @cleanairie.bsky.social 5:45pm Elisa Perego PhD @elisaperego78.bsky.social 6:20pm Pamela Morrison @lcaireland.bsky.social 6:55pm Angela L. @lcawarenessint.bsky.social 7:35pm Devin Russell Long COVID Foundation 196
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienSaoirse McHugh @saoirsemc.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Did you know that homes pay twice as much for electricity as data centers do? It's good that that government are helping out the poor scrappy start ups like Amazon and Google 🥹 m.independent.ie/business/per...m.independent.ie‘It’s a slap in the face’ – Irish households are paying twice as much for electricity as data centresHouseholds in Ireland are paying almost twice as much for their electricity as data centres. 713776
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 22/02/2026I feel this so strongly. Covid was a test of our moral integrity & decency -- *not just elites, but all of us* -- and we failed. I genuinely think one reason Covid has been memory-holed so hard, & so crusted w/ myths & conspiracy theories, is that on some level we know this & are ashamed. 1002341525
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 22/02/2026“Meanwhile, when asked why she’s masking during chemo, Meg now says, “I’m training for the Olympics”.” It’s wild that masking in sports is sometimes more normalized than masking in medical settings. 7454109
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienChantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 22/02/2026I wasn't going to weigh in on this because there's a lot of other battles rn - but this part of the clip is important. This is the type of hubris from credentialed folks that we need to end. Airborne viruses don't care whether you have a PhD 2421837
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienClean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Every life is worthy of protection from the spread of airborne pathogens, even if a medal or reaching space isn't on the line. #CleanAir #Speirgorm #WearAMask 093
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienClean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Our public health systems and healthcare workers have access to the same medical and scientific evidence base as Olympians and astronauts. Respirators are a totally genius invention and should be celebrated and promoted, not disregarded by our health system. www.independent.ie/opinion/comm... 1188
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienAlan Garner @garnalan.bsky.social · 21/02/2026“The Swedish team doctor said players were masked to prevent “infections coming in” Masking in hospitals, however, can result in a psych referral.“archive.md 44214
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienCosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 20/02/2026“Rather than adopting regressive amendments Ireland should strengthen enforcement, monitoring capacity and meaningful access to information, public participation and access to justice, and support the work of environmental defenders while strengthening the rule of law and democracy.” 023
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienPaul Price @swimsure.bsky.social · 20/02/2026🇮🇪 Well worth a read for anyone interested in outside expert's view on environmental & climate issues on the island of Ireland: End of [visit to Ireland] Mission Statement, by Astrid Puentes Riaño, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. 0148
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienClean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Last day to submit to Ireland's Clean Air Strategy here: ziply.pk/o7hDzg Our submission to the Public Consultation on Ireland's Clean Air Strategy is available here: www.cleanairadvocacyireland.org/clean-air-bl... #CleanAir #IndoorAirQuality #PublicHealth #Speirgormcleanairadvocacyireland.orgClean Air, Strategy, Policy, Public Health, Indoor Air Quality, PM2.5, CO2, Ventilation, HEPA — Clean Air Advocacy IrelandAs most people spend 90% of their time indoors, we must consider and include our indoor environments as part of our environment when developing a National Clean Air Strategy. 032
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienClean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Really positive to see indications of such good air quality in a public building, based on these relatively low CO2 readings of 710ppm. Now, for more public institutions like schools, hospitals & other workplaces to get the same treatment afforded to our public representatives! #CleanAir #Speirgorm 1235
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienClean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Congratulations to all the authors and organisations involved in the Climate and Health Alliance on the successful launch of their 'Clean Air, Healthier Ireland' position paper that took place in the Oireachtas yesterday. We were honoured to be invited to support this great initiative. #CleanAir 161
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienEsther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 17/02/2026The same as for COVID and evidence on this was given in the Covid inquiry and many parents were fined for rightly protecting their children. The most medically vulnerable children in the UK are the least protected. 13119
Reposted by Sinead O'BrienEsther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 17/02/2026@teamlabouruk.bsky.social Around 200 children have lost their lives up to 2026. It’s a shame the covid inquiry didn’t cover this period of time as no lessons seemingly have been learnt on child death and disability from long covid. Covid is vascular. Do you think children should be exposed to this? 12714