Sánchez: “You may have heard that Spain is alone. They’re the same people who said that when we recognized the State of Palestine, and then others followed.
“We are not alone — we are the first. Those who will end up alone are the ones defending the indefensible.”
Why do surveys show strong public support for cycle paths, but Facebookers call it “fake news”?
-- "Leadership means pushing past the noise — and over the Hill of Hysteria," says a leading mobility academic. The National Transport Authority has just published the latest findings of its Walking and…
Maybe not a Pulitzer Prize, but a MacArthur Fellowship for sure
Cycling numbers in Dublin up 50%
78% of people support #Love30 being rolled out and the Minister continues to do nothing
Yet Darragh O’Brien is still looking for the magic pill to solve congestion…
Dublin’s a great city for cycling. Fairly flat, fairly compact, fairly dry (though it might not seem like that now). The only problem is that the bike lane network doesn’t reach everywhere. Delighted to see that with improvements in the network that more people are out on their bikes!
"Everything is politics...You don't get to make art in a fascist state"
CMAT delivering, mar is gnách. 👏
(Same goes for sport btw)
#Speirgorm
Saturday 28th February it’ll be a year since our first monthly Stoneybatter book swap! So we’ll be at An Siol on Manor St from 11am-12.30pm if you want to pop by to browse, pick up a new to you book or just have a chat. All welcome. And it should - famous last words!! - be sunny!
Please read this article to the end. Even before ICE got involved, this started because this *blind man who speaks no English and uses a curtain rod as a walking stick* got lost on a walk and some Karen called the police on him and they tasered and beat him bc he didn’t drop the rod. WTF
Macro photo of a brown stink bug in face view on a leaf, guarding a tightly-clustered bunch of eggs that are shaped and colored exactly like a full tray of dark beer with foam on top.
Finally, the bug is back with a round of the Guinness.
Just when you think you've seen the most brain-dead hysterical media reporting on nonsensical anti-renewables "fears" whipped up on deranged Facebook groups, along comes the epic nonsense below:
Now, the franchise has been extended to include graduates from the other universities and institutes of technology, etc.
🗳️ Crucially, whether you had a vote before or not, you need to register this time around. Don’t miss out.
www.seanadvoter.ie/indexEN.shtml
📣 The deadline to register to vote in the new Higher Education Constituency of the Seanad is this Thursday, the 26th of February.
🧑🎓 Previously, only graduates of the National University of Ireland’s colleges or the University of Dublin had a vote.
Thanks to all who joined us to stand up for safer streets in Cabra.
We want enforcement of existing planning conditions at the Go Petrol Station on Old Cabra Road.And safe cycle lines and crossing points for all
We’ll keep pushing for streets that put our community first. #SaferStreets #Cabra
Ireland No. 1 in Europe - yet again. GHGs rose faster (+3.2%) in Ireland in Q3 2025 than ANYWHERE else in Europe.
#Climate action, my eye.
SEN. KAINE: “You said American whites are victims of a cultural genocide… are they represented in the senate? House? Presidency? CEO’s?”
Trump’s white nationalist pick for a top state department spot Jeremy Carl skewered by @kaine.senate.gov
Photo of an article in the 25th January 2025 Sunday Times by Ciarán Nevin titled "How is our basic infrastructure so poor"
Thought provoking piece on the causes of our stumbling infrastructure by @ciarannevin.bsky.social in today's Sunday Times.
. This is the playbook used by Trump and the other pseudo-populist strongmen the world over: throw some minor economic concessions to the base (or at least claim to do so), unleash the dogs of race and gender-based hatreds, and preside over a rapid upward transfer of wealth, alongside an authoritarian concentration of power.
Well put by Naomi Klein in Doppelgänger. (Even before Trump 2)
If they don’t say “one for everyone in the audience” after this there will be riots in the audience #LateLateToyShow #Orlando
If Trump is watching this Patrick Kielty will be made education secretary. #LateLateToyShow
Strong start there. They should make this into a musical. #LateLateToyShow
Look forward to a chat about your experience with this.
The @social-democrats.bsky.social predicted result is impressive if the exit poll is accurate.
Especially as they didn’t run a large number of candidates.
For compassion and vision. For a republic that cherishes all the children of the nation equally. #GE24
Three times zero credibility on climate is still zero. #rtept
If you’re in Wicklow please consider giving your No 1 to #jenniferwhitmore #socdems #wicklow #ge24
Andrew Marr recollecting the late John Prescott.
a cartoon with two panels panel one is a stick figure saying "oh! a fossil fuel!!" standing above a crudely drawn black lump under a brown ground Panel two is them walking away and saying "I'll just leave it there" The head of the person is not a drawn circle but the letter O, because the random software I used to draw it did that for unexplained reasons
Please allow me to re-share my rough sketch of some advanced carbon capture technology
