Reposted by Tommy GreeneIan Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Newest poll shows Flávio at 51% and Lula at 49%, a statistical tie. Don't write off Lula yet. He has overcome seemingly insurmountable odds before, and can do it again. 1276 0
Reposted by Tommy Greenethedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Approving Sperrins goldmine application in current form “would be unlawful”, Loughs Agency tells public inquiry By @shaunacorr.bsky.social & @tommygreene.bsky.socialthedetail.tvApproving Sperrins goldmine application in current form “would be unlawful”, Loughs Agency tells public inquiryThe inquiry also heard that waterways which are already breaching environmental targets could be further impacted by the mining firm’s plans 032 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Great to see Troubled Waters in the latest issue of @indexoncensorship.org magazine. I have a piece in there on SLAPP threats and lawsuits...even govt contractors (for the NHS, in this case) seem to feel emboldened to deploy SLAPP-style tactics as a means of limiting scrutiny in the current climate 010 0
Reposted by Tommy GreeneRTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 09/10/2026#Breaking Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant has banned the Orange Order parade at Drumcree, saying it is "not in the public interest" for it to proceed | Follow liverte.ieNI Secretary to ban Orange Order Drumcree paradeFollow live developments as Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant is asked to review the Parades Commission determination to allow the Orange Order march at Drumcree. 611339 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Maricarmen Abascal has died. The octogenarian's recent eviction from her Madrid home of 70-or-so years has triggered a wave of nationwide protests over housing rights, placing the issue firmly at the centre of Spain's snap election - itself prompted by a housing vote www.bbc.com/mundo/articl...bbc.comMuere Maricarmen Abascal, la anciana de 87 años cuyo desalojo provocó una ola de protestas en toda España por la crisis de la vivienda - BBC News MundoAbascal falleció en el hospital Gregorio Marañón de la capital española, en el que había sido ingresada tras ser desalojada de su vivienda el pasado 23 de septiembre. 010 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A presidential run-off to be fought later this month. But extreme-right Bolsonaristas swept Brazil's Congress and Senate in yesterday's election, affording them near unprecedented control over legislative process. Latam's rightwards turn (or, 'orange wave') continues www.reuters.com/graphics/BRA...reuters.comResultados do 1º turno eleição presidencial do BrasilOs mapas e gráficos em tempo real serão atualizados ao longo da noite 001 0
Reposted by Tommy GreeneTommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The second piece here in a series ('The Muck Files') digging into the lucrative and murky trade of the UK's chicken waste. With Andrew Wasley and @shaunacorr.bsky.social for @tbij.bsky.social: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...thebureauinvestigates.comThe Muck Files: Dishing the dirt on the UK’s chicken waste tradeUK farm animals produce a monumental amount of waste. But where does it all go? 042 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The second piece here in a series ('The Muck Files') digging into the lucrative and murky trade of the UK's chicken waste. With Andrew Wasley and @shaunacorr.bsky.social for @tbij.bsky.social: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...thebureauinvestigates.comThe Muck Files: Dishing the dirt on the UK’s chicken waste tradeUK farm animals produce a monumental amount of waste. But where does it all go? 042 0
Reposted by Tommy GreeneNick Lloyd @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...irishtimes.com‘They weren’t fierce people’: Memorial unveiled for Dubliners who fought fascism in SpainSculpture at Richmond Barracks, Inchicore, described as ‘a gravestone for the international brigades’ of Irishmen 04116 0
Reposted by Tommy GreeneAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 27/09/2026Crowd gathers on Garvaghy Road early on Sunday morning to protest against the ruling allowing the march.aljazeera.comNorthern Ireland court allows Orange Order march through Catholic areaCrowd gathers on Garvaghy Road early on Sunday morning to protest against the ruling allowing the march. 58830 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 26/09/2026High Court issues temporary injunction, preventing tomorrow morning's planned Orange Order march along the Garvaghy Road www.rte.ie/news/2026/09...rte.ieTemporary injunction issued stopping Drumcree paradeA Belfast court has issued a temporary injunction stopping tomorrow's Drumcree parade. 010 0
Reposted by Tommy GreeneColin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The Parades Commission decision on the Drumcree parade rests in large part on the police assessment of disorder. This is a huge call by the police and I can only think how awful this renewed attention must feel for the Quinn, O'Reilly and Nelson families: www.paradescommission.org/viewparade.a... 35314 0
Reposted by Tommy GreeneThe Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 24/09/2026UK farm animals produce a monumental amount of waste. But where does it all go? www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...thebureauinvestigates.comThe Muck Files: Dishing the dirt on the UK’s chicken waste tradeUK farm animals produce a monumental amount of waste. But where does it all go? 1127 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Look forward to discussing my forthcoming book 'Troubled Waters' with Sam McBride and others as part of this event on Sunday. Tickets are still available and there's more info at the @shhomeplace.bsky.social event link here: seamusheaneyhome.com/event/a-loug...seamusheaneyhome.comA Lough Neagh Sequence - Seamus Heaney HomeInspired by Seamus Heaney’s enduring connection to Lough Neagh, this special afternoon presents a sequence of events exploring the beauty, fragility and future of Ireland’s largest lake. Experience A ... 043 0
Reposted by Tommy GreeneThe Post @liverpoolpost.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Good morning! Your Monday briefing has dropped. Including: 🏆A nomination for @Tommy___Greene ☀️The latest tourism figures from the city region 🗼The history — and future — of St John's Beacon 🖼️And LAST CHANCE to see not one, but two exhibitions... www.livpost.co.uk/where-is-tou...livpost.co.ukWhere is tourism booming?Plus: York stones, Minton tiles and St John’s Beacon 022 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 21/08/2026With thanks to everyone, including those at the Post and at @millmedia.bsky.social, who helped me tell this complex story. You can read it here: bsky.app/profile/tomm... 010 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Great to be shortlisted in this year's @mja-uk.bsky.social awards for a @liverpoolpost.bsky.social investigation into the prestigious law firm sponsoring Everton FC's new ground and its role in a thorny NHS whistleblowing dispute, going back to ICU deaths in the early 2010s mjauk.org/the-mja-2026...mjauk.orgThe MJA 2026 Awards shortlist is here! - Medical Journalists’ AssociationWe are delighted to announce the finalists for our 2026 Medical Journalists’ Association Awards. As ever, the MJA Awards recognise outstanding reporting across medicine, health and science. Our indepe... 110 0
Reposted by Tommy GreeneLeana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 21/08/2026This year be the strongest El Niño event in 500 or even 1,000 years, making its impacts on the weather more extreme, says Dr Zeke Hausfather, a climate scientist at Berkeley Earth, a US research group. So more intense weather, storms, heat, changes in the trade winds will be on the way. 1185 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 16/08/2026"Arday’s death[...serves to] reveal the fragility of the racial settlement in post-imperial and postcolonial Britain and...its elite institutions. He was eagerly elevated as a symbol, ruthlessly scrutinized as an anomaly, and callously discarded as a liability." paulddf.substack.com/p/who-killed...paulddf.substack.comWho Killed Jason Arday?Earlier this afternoon, my oldest boyhood friend, a distinguished international lawyer who received his doctorate at Cambridge, called me to share the tragic news that Jason Arday, the Black British a... 000 0
Reposted by Tommy GreeneLuke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Sixteen people in England, including two aged under 10, were flagged for potential radicalisation relating to dissident republican extremism. In one previous case, police officers acting under Prevent powers questioned a man because his email signature contained a quote from Bobby Sands.thedetail.tvChildren in England referred to anti-terror programme over republican extremism fearsThe 'Prevent' strategy has been criticised for failing to stop attacks and for curtailing free speech 001 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 09/08/2026The ongoing inquiry into plans for a $30bn goldmine in the Sperrins considered questions of artificial light pollution this week. Residents opposed to the scheme argued it could bring further disruption to their lives and cost the 'dark sky' 🌌✨💫🔭 area millions. More here: bsky.app/profile/thed... 011 0
Reposted by Tommy Greenethedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Migrant rights groups across Northern Ireland are being targeted by far-right organisations, according to a new report by @humanrightsfirst.org. Some organisations said they no longer publicly advertise their services as a result of the threats and intimidationthedetail.tvGroups supporting migrants in Northern Ireland face harassment and intimidationSome organisations said they no longer publicly advertise their services as a result of the targeting 01716 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Ulster University proposes charging for graduations and slashing student expenditure as part of wider £5m cost-cutting drive. Follows news of UU's plans to lay off 15% of its staff, potentially including hundreds of teaching roles www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...belfasttelegraph.co.ukUlster University proposes charging for graduations as part of wider £5m cost-cutting driveStudents could be charged for graduations and see extracurricular expenditure slashed as a result of the planned cost-cutting drive at Ulster University (UU). 000 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Media coverage of the climate crisis fell by 14% in 2025 - Earth's third-warmest year on record which saw devastating fires in LA, a heatwave that killed 24,000+ in Europe and storm events triggering catastrophic floods in South-East Asia www.colorado.edu/center/spike...colorado.eduClimate change media coverage fell 14% in 2025 162 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of all child sex abuse charges he's faced in recent weeks. Eleanor Donaldson, who didn't appear alongside him in court and instead faced a trial of the facts, has been found guilty of all 5 charges levelled against her www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...irishtimes.comFormer DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson guilty of all child sex abuse chargesEleanor Donaldon found guilty by unanimous verdict on all five charges against her 051 0
Reposted by Tommy GreeneTommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 13/06/2026“We feel that not everyone here is unaccepting of foreigners. There is goodness, there are people who love us, people who shared their homes with us, shared our worries, shared our moments of weakness, and took us in.” Mother of 3 evacuated from her Belfast home this week. bsky.app/profile/alja... 0146 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 13/06/2026“We feel that not everyone here is unaccepting of foreigners. There is goodness, there are people who love us, people who shared their homes with us, shared our worries, shared our moments of weakness, and took us in.” Mother of 3 evacuated from her Belfast home this week. bsky.app/profile/alja... 0146 0
Reposted by Tommy GreeneMax Colbert @mc00.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Starmer expected to resign on Monday and set out orderly exit, Observer newspaper reports www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...reuters.comUK PM Starmer expected to resign on Monday and set out orderly exit, Observer newspaper reportsBritish Prime Minster Keir Starmer is expected to resign on Monday and set out a timetable for his departure, the Observer newspaper reported on Saturday. 264 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Terrible news. The Phoenix magazine to close down after more than 40 years www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/0...irishtimes.comPhoenix magazine closing down after more than 40 years on newsstandsContributors informed that publication is going into voluntary liquidation 001 0
Reposted by Tommy Greenethedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Belfast City Council was warned of threats to HMOs in June 2025 - a year before the recent racist attacks By @lukejbutterly.bsky.socialthedetail.tvBelfast City Council warned of threats to HMOs a year before racist attacksOfficials were aware of threats against properties housing migrants in June 2025 036 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 14/06/2026"I believe this inquiry can be a watershed moment in the difficult subject of legacy on this island." The first public hearing of a long-awaited inquiry into Pat Finucane's 1989 murder began this week: www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...irishtimes.comGeraldine Finucane: 13,633 days since my husband was shot dead in front of me. 13,633 days seeking the truthIf a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane can finally examine publicly all of the collusion that plagued our society for so many years, there is hope that a real process of healing can begin 000 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Prof John Barry: "Whatever the constituted[...]body is that's negotiating with the Earl of Shaftesbury, they'd be going in completely blind. “If they're a community group, they're already massively outgunned in terms of resources, legal expertise and all the rest of it." bsky.app/profile/thed... 021 0
Reposted by Tommy GreeneTony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 12/06/2026While the “protesters” kicked in doors in Belfast, community support groups stepped up. The State was found wanting. The majority of the people were not. @elainecrory.bsky.social on the tortoise shack. No paywall 👇 podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t... 16425 0
Reposted by Tommy GreeneLuke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Since Tuesday, organisers and volunteers have been helping people of colour across Belfast get to safety from threatened or attacked homes. Beyond the headlines of arson and violence, this is perhaps the biggest story. (Donate to families here - chuffed.org/project/1854...)thedetail.tvComment: When Belfast burned, it was ordinary people who came to the rescueVolunteers and neighbours stepped in to get families to safety 012 0
Reposted by Tommy Greenethedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 11/06/2026The Lough Neagh Partnership recommended that stakeholders enter negotiations over the future ownership of Lough Neagh before carrying out fundamental due diligence. They advised waiting until the Earl of Shaftesbury "is ready to proceed with the transfer of ownership”. By @tommygreene.bsky.socialthedetail.tvLough Neagh management body recommended entering ownership talks before due diligence, emails revealOne environmental researcher said it would like going into negotiations “completely blind” 053 0
Reposted by Tommy GreeneLuke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 10/06/2026"Where were the political representatives in East Belfast, sandy row, and every affected area? Standing in front of these mobs and saying 'Stop'. We didn't see that last night. The work today is to go out and talk people down from this violence." North Belfast cllr Paul McCusker on radio earlier 1114 0
Reposted by Tommy GreeneBrendan Hark! T'is nearly Halloween. @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 09/06/2026There is a video showing a crowd of men kicking in doors in Woodvale. 2713870 0
Reposted by Tommy GreeneZoë H @zoeswipe.bsky.social · 09/06/2026There's a Glider on fire on the Lower Newtownards Road, by Skainos Square. Footage of it's currently airing on Sky News. 31712 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Fishing at Lough Neagh (an ancient practice going back some 9,000 years) was in trouble even before the algal blooms hit. I wrote this piece in late 2023/early 2024, which looked at some of the problems facing the lough's dwindling community of fisherfolk then: www.aljazeera.com/features/202...aljazeera.comDisappearing eels and the fight for a centuries-old livelihoodFishermen on the waters of Northern Ireland's Lough Neagh battle for their catch's future and a traditional way of life. 000 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Lough Neagh's commercial yellow eel fishery to close for three years, while restrictions introduced on silver eel catch. Follows lough Co-Op's decision to voluntarily suspend fishing activity at the waterbody last summer, with little compensation afforded to date www.irishnews.com/news/norther...irishnews.comLough Neagh eel fishery closed for three years by Stormont departmentBitter blow to fishing community 232 0
Reposted by Tommy Greenethedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Revealed: The secret group linked to security services that helped shape the Legacy Act By @coramazov.bsky.socialthedetail.tvThe secret group linked to security services that helped shape the Legacy ActAttendees warned of 'vast' legal risks from Government's legacy proposals 053 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Anti-microbial resistance a massive problem. NI not just an incubator, but also a major exporter of superbugs. My past work and this (excellent) report likely just scratching the surface of implications for the lough system, the wider region and beyond... bsky.app/profile/tony... 054 0
Reposted by Tommy GreeneTony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 19/05/2026@tommygreene.bsky.social has spent years reporting on this. If you've been following his work or listening to him on the tortoise shack none of this will come as a surprise. 0125 0
Reposted by Tommy Greenethedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Mining is among the world’s “deadliest and most dangerous” industries, an NGO has told an inquiry into a proposed goldmine in the Sperrin mountains. Trócaire said it had seen "examples of psychological terror tactics that are deployed against communities.” Report by @tommygreene.bsky.socialthedetail.tvMining sector is among the world’s ‘deadliest and most dangerous’, inquiry hearsTrócaire said it had observed many harms in mining projects around the world 024 0
Reposted by Tommy Greenethedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 13/05/2026The PSNI did not refer a single child arrested during the Ballymena riots into the government mechanism used to identify victims of child criminal exploitation, despite concerns that young people were groomed or coerced into violence. @lukejbutterly.bsky.social reportsthedetail.tvPSNI made no child exploitation referrals after Ballymena riots despite internal concernsA third of those arrested in Ballymena and other towns last year were children 046 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 08/05/2026My latest on the inquiry into a £21-26 billion gold/precious metals mining scheme planned for a site in the Sperrins (Co Tyrone). The inquiry heard yesterday that no official figures had been provided regarding projected policing costs, nor had Stormont asked the PSNI to be an inquiry participant 👇 033 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Ah, cheers Dominic. Appreciate you sharing the piece 010 0
Reposted by Tommy GreeneDominic McGrath @mcgrathdominic.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Some great details from this latest @tommygreene.bsky.social piece on the Dalradian gold mine inquiry in Tyrone www.thedetail.tv/articles/roy...thedetail.tvRoyal family could make millions from Sperrins gold mine, inquiry hearsThe Crown Estate legally owns almost all gold and silver deposits in England, Wales and Northern Ireland 233 0
Reposted by Tommy Greenethedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 07/05/2026King Charles would make millions through royalty payments if a Sperrins goldmine goes ahead, an inquiry has heard. The Crown Estate, a property portfolio worth billions owned by the British monarch, would receive a portion of the Dalradian mine’s annual gold sales @tommygreene.bsky.social reportsthedetail.tvRoyal family could make millions from Sperrins gold mine, inquiry hearsThe Crown Estate legally owns almost all gold and silver deposits in England, Wales and Northern Ireland 142 0
Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 06/05/2026My first report from the ongoing public inquiry into gold and precious metals mining plans for the Sperrins. I'll be covering a few days of it for @thedetailtv.bsky.social. A local council told the inquiry yesterday that the £21-26 billion plans were 'like candy floss' thedetail.tv/articles/dal...thedetail.tvDalradian goldmine claims of local economic benefit are ‘like candy floss’, inquiry hearsConcerns were raised over delays and a possible third postponement of the public inquiry 053 0