I've been out knocking on doors with the amazing @janetphorner.bsky.social I already knew how effective she is in the council chamber, and I've come to see how hard she works for her constituency. She would make a brilliant representative for Dublin Central!
Sam Altman makes a pretty compelling case for nationalizing OpenAI.
Research is not a ‘gig economy’ Green Party responds to Trinity funding loss Following the announcement that up to 150 research positions at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) are at risk, the Green Party has called for a fundamental overhaul of the Government’s approach to research funding. Speaking on the immediate uncertainty facing researchers in Ireland, Green Party Spokesperson for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and Councillor for Stillorgan, Eva Dowling said: “Research should not be treated like a ‘gig economy’. The situation at Trinity College Dublin is the direct result of a fundamental flaw in how the Government treats research, science and innovation. Successive ministers have prioritised short-term 'ribbon-cutting' exercises over building a robust, world-class research ecosystem. I have written to the Minister asking that he engage with the affected research staff, universities and unions urgently. The ongoing uncertainty in the science community is unacceptable. ” Green Party Leader Roderic O’Gorman TD added: “Ireland punches above its weight when it comes to excellence in research but we cannot build a sustainable knowledge economy on a precarious funding model. Countries we admire like Denmark and Switzerland have built thriving indigenous research, startup and enterprise sectors with: strong doctoral pipelines; deep public-private collaboration; and a national commitment to translating research into home-grown companies. To make this possible we need a robust, sustainable long-term commitment to funding research across all disciplines, making research a viable career path for graduates in Ireland.”
Following the announcement that up to 150 research positions at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) are at risk @greenparty.ie has called for a fundamental overhaul of the Government’s approach to research funding
Why would you want to police Foxes 👮♀️👮♂️🚨🦊 they're doing a great job reducing rodent numbers and are mostly benefiting humans. @dublininquirer.com @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social
“I love them,” says @greenparty.ie Councillor Donna Cooney. ☘️🦊💚🦊❤️🦊💚🦊❤️🦊💚🦊☘️
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The tip of Bull Island has been slowly disappearing “We’re losing a lot of [it],” said Mary Tubridy, an established Dublin-based ecologist, “and the chances are, we'll be losing more of it.”
No more walking blues, only happy future walking days, after years of repeated requests the pedestrian crossings are going ahead this year at the junction of Castle Avenue and Howth road. We managed to get extra budget for pedestrian crossings this year so more coming to a place never you! 🚶♀️🚶♂️🙌
Dublin City Council Warns Public of Scam Posts Circulating on Social Platforms Claiming to Be from the Housing Finance Agency @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social
Greta Thunberg roasts "Pedophile Trump" and his illegal murderous wars of aggression.
Nobel Peace Prize needed.
The deadly strike on a girls' primary school in Iran - which killed at least 175 people - was the result of a targeting error by the US military, according to preliminary findings of a US military report.
Greens win with 45% of the vote
💚 Green Party WINS Aigburth ward Liverpool City Council for the first time – overturning more than 100 years of legacy-party control.
Huge thanks to more than 100 volunteers for getting out this big Green vote and to everyone in Aigburth for choosing hope.
The additional cost of ONE fossil fuel price spike on the scale of 2022 = the ENTIRE COST of Net Zero by 2050. We get precisely nothing in return for the first cost, and a whole new, more secure and cheaper energy system from the second one.
#NoBrainer
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The last thing the North Inner City needs is more casinos preying on our communities. A casino that is already in breach of their planning conditions should definitely not be allowed to expand further into a residential area.
A cartoon by Ron Cobb (1975), showing a shadow of US B-52 bomber above cratered landscape. Two people who look like Vietnamese peasants look up; one says “they’re having problems with their economy again.”
This is from 1975.
Iran war a 'wake-up call' on EU fossil fuel dependency, Harris warns The Finance Minister said there has been ‘not enough’ diversification in how Ireland and Europe sources its energy since the war in Ukraine.
Me after having slept through half a dozen alarms: Wow, what a wake-up call this is
Heating oil prices in the UK have trebled in a week. 2 million homes, no price cap protection, no warning.
Heat pumps + solar are multiple times more efficient, don’t require an oil tank and oil deliveries and are an insurance against such frightening price spikes.
ye all know he's not talking about pivoting to renewables here, right? what I guarantee is on his mind is the massive LNG terminal that he and his government colleagues want to build in the Shannon estuary, bypassing most of our existing planning controls
📣Good news: the Cabinteely Greenway is approved!
Picture of news article about half a million journeys made every day by active travel rather than car with slogan “we built it they came”
#greensdeliver
An amazing group of powerful women today taking part in cold-water swim for @womensaidireland.bsky.social
It was wonderful to have Sarah Benson join us
Thanks @lemon_tree_yoga_studio for the warm up yoga
@dubcitycouncil.bsky.social sports&recreation sponsoring pastries
Photo credit Pat Walsh
Happy International Women’s Day! I’m genuinely blown away by the amazing women who support me every day, knocking on doors and making the case for me to be the next TD for Dublin Central.
Janet and a group of canvassers smiling and raising leaflets in the air
Janet and a group of canvassers smiling in the sun
Janet speaking to someone at their door
Janet at a long table in Tang with lots of smiling people
What a fantastic day in Dublin Central! Had a mega canvas in Stoneybatter covering 450 houses with tons of amazing people, and a super positive reception on the door, followed by a delicious lunch in Tang on Abbey Street organised by Mná Glasa 💚! #JanetForThePlanet #DublinCentral #Politics
President Catherine Connolly has said that the contribution of family carers, including young carers "too often goes simply ignored or certainly is insufficiently recognised"
The enthusiasm of most billionaire media outlets in the US and UK for Trump’s illegal assault on Iran is another reminder of how deranged, perverse and frankly psychopathic these organisations are.
Meanwhile, Irish agriculture system entirely incapable of meeting fundamental food needs of our population, with its export-based model predicated on massive fertiliser, animal feed imports.
We are shockingly vulnerable yet nobody is even talking about it.
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On March 11th, groups across the country will be taking action on data centres
Want to get involved? Join @foeireland.bsky.social's phone bank and let your TD know how you feel about the Government handing over even more resources to Big Tech
www.friendsoftheearth.ie/events/stop-...
Our Cold Water Swim for @womensaidireland.bsky.social is tomorrow International Women's Day 11am Clontarf Baths/Outdoor Pool
Over 120 participants, come join us & donate to Women's Aid, coffees/teas and pastries afterwards and yoga warm up by Michelle Lemon Tree Yoga poolside before our swim!
The Green Party opposes ALL U.S. military and economically coercive actions that have destabilized countries across the world, subjecting millions of people to displacement, dispossession, injury, and death. www.gp.org/gpca_condemn...
