Janis Morrissey

The European city banning all fossil fuel and meat adverts in public Amsterdam initially proposed the move in 2020, becoming the first city in the world to do so.

Amsterdam will ban fossil fuel and meat advertisements in public spaces and on public transport starting May 1st. 🥳

Request to Relocate Real-Time Service Updates from X to Iarnród Éireann Website Request to Relocate Real-Time Service Updates from X to Iarnród Éireann Website We are writing as rail and commuter advocacy groups across Ireland, to request that Iarnród Éireann move its real-time s...

Ourselves, @dublincommuters.bsky.social, @galwaycommuters.bsky.social, & Cork Commuter Coalition wrote to Iarnród Éireann & the NTA today, asking them to cease posting real-time service updates exclusively on X. This vital info should be widely available. Read below:

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Thank you! Weekend project sorted now.

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Please join us on Thursday morning at 10:30am for a Rally at Leinster House with @Love30

We will be presenting the growing trends of vulnerable road deaths to the Oireachtas & calling on Government to introduce Safer National Road Speeds

Road deaths are going down - but more cyclists and pedestrians are being killed. Why? The number of pedestrian and cyclist deaths is now at the highest level in six years.

We spoke to the Journal recently about the rapidly rising number of vulnerable road user deaths this year

On Oct 2nd, along with other transport & road safety groups, we’ll be presenting at the Oireachtas, calling for @Love30 to be introduced Nationally

www.thejournal.ie/four-pedestr...

Combined call on the Dept. of Transport to recommit to the introduction of a 30 km/h default speed limit in urban areas The Dublin Commuter Coalition, along with other transport, safety, health and environmental groups, urge the Dept. of Transport to recommit to their original plan of reducing urban speed limits from…

The Government rollback on commitments to reduce road speeds is quite simply shocking!

30kph speeds have been proven to reduce road accidents, injuries and fatalities but will now be left up to local Councils

We’re calling on them to recommit to #Love30

www.dublincommuters.ie/post/combine...

Project: College Green - Dame Street Public Realm Project | Dublin City Council The College Green - Dame Street Public Realm Project aims to transform Dublin's historic core and deliver a welcoming pedestrian-friendly space in the heart of the city.The new design will prioritise…

Today’s the last day to respond to the College Green Consultation

Make sure to get your support and observations in before the deadline closes

engage.dublincity.ie/en-IE/projec...

It's now nearly 900 people calling for the cycle path trial... Let's get it over that and towards 1,000 signees: my.uplift.ie/petitions/tr...

Trial a Strand Road cycle path for 12 months I've just signed this petition calling on the council to trial a Strand Road cycle path for 12 months. Will you sign too?

Time to push on for a 12 month trial of Dublin's Strand Road cycle path. Sign the petition. 👇

my.uplift.ie/petitions/tr...

It increasingly feels like a distraction to make the Western world feel better. Seems like there is so little policy focus on reduce and reuse.

This is fun

Entirely expected and almost entirely PREVENTABLE projections for food-related ill-health. Issues with causes that whole populations are exposed to need population-level solutions = policy, regulation.. government action free of undue influence from the very parties who produce those causes

Dublin city cycle lane funding slashed by €16m National Transport Authority funding ‘substantially lower’ than in previous years, council says

Making cycling an easier and safer option for more people has so many multiple benefits (health, economic, environmental), there is no justification for delays or short-sighted budget cuts.

‘Dublin city cycle lane funding slashed by €16m’

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...

The dark side of FemTech

EU can dodge millions of cancers by hitting tobacco, alcohol reduction Reaching EU targets on the use of tobacco and alcohol, as well as addressing unhealthy diets and air pollution could help reduce almost four million cancer cases, according to a new study.

A new study finds nearly 4 million cancers in the EU could be avoided by 2050 if targets on smoking, drinking, obesity and air pollution are met. Tobacco alone accounts for 20% of cancer deaths.
www.euronews.com/health/2025/...

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One for the 2025 reading pile @cbgenealogy.ie

A good reminder that cycle lanes and footpaths don't appear congested as they (mostly) allow people to move through quickly and efficiently.

Video taken from charlemont luas stop on a rainy morning.

What a curious find!

Great piece. It's so off-putting as a parent to have to time yourself for the bus before the one you should be getting, just to factor in lots of buffer time. Also, how do you get your guy up that early on a Sat?! 🤔

Do better @businesspost.bsky.social than platforming this insulting industry nonsense.

More than half of deaths in Ireland are caused by just four harmful commodities: *fossil fuels*, tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy foods.

What about some bravery and focus on the real issues instead?

To the incoming Irish government: Abandoning the 2:1 public/active transport investment ratio is a grave mistake.

Active and public transport saves lives, cuts emissions, improves health, and reduces healthcare costs.

Investing in roads over people is a step backwards!

...and the line I may quote forever more to anyone who says climate reporting is too doomy:
"The problem is that the problem is so big that to even describe it factually sounds like scaremongering"

Deadline for applying to register for the new Higher Education Constituency is 23rd January 2025.

Janis Morrissey of the Irish Heart Foundation, smiling in front of a microphone. The text on the image reads Heart Health Prevention to Care Episode #80 Talking Health and wellbeing. This episode covers: what is Heart health, causes and symptoms of heart disease and stroke, who is most at risk, prevention strategies, importance of lifestyle changes, initiatives and supports available

Thanks to @hselive.bsky.social Health & Wellbeing for the opportunity to talk about all things Irish Heart Foundation and heart health ❤️

Listen on Spotify: spoti.fi/3VldCs0

Bus journey times cut by up to one third on Dublin’s Liffey quays, NTA says Private traffic restrictions introduced last August improve bus reliability but transport body remains concerned about Dart times

More evidence to support the plan.... now lets move to the next phase

www.irishtimes.com/transport/20...

Ok folks, let’s get organised & use BSky’s best feature for #Election24

Some lovely soul has created a *CUSTOM FEED* for the election count - a tab on your homepage that will have all the #GE24 content -

you need to *click here & then “pin feed”* bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Irish people will die in significant numbers due to rising temperatures, HSE specialist claims Healthcare is at climate frontline, notably in emergency departments and at primary care level, conference hears

The global health emergency due to #climate change & nature loss meant health gains over past centuries were threatened. “This is going to undo 500 years of progress”.

My comments at yesterday’s RCSI conference, reported in the Irish Times

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...