Green Party councillor for Ballyfermot-Drimnagh on Dublin City Council https://linktr.ee/raycunningham
Looking forward to it!
Tom FloodReally excited for this talk in Dublin. Details and registration are now available for anyone interested. Thanks to @jcfjustice.bsky.social @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @ibikedublin.bsky.social and many others for putting this together. www.eventbrite.ie/e/reframing-...
"I kind of hate myself when I say stuff like this, but I think we proved that the epic is the art form that really fits where the Iron Age is at right now. The only question is, how do we top ourselves?"
Homer’s Message to the Writing Staff of The Iliad, Season 2“Come in prepared to meet our first ever female writer, Cassandra, who just finished her apprenticeship in Crete.” 7/27/26buff.ly
"This selective concern about road violence and the ambivalent and disjointed response to what is a national crisis is disturbing. At what point does ambivalence shift into something more malicious?" www.jcfj.ie/2026/07/29/a...
At what point does ambivalence shift into something more malicious? - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in IrelandThis is something I have been thinking about as the news cycle has shifted from wildfires, e-scooter mania, road deaths and the doubling down by the government on fossil fuel dependant infrastructure,...www.jcfj.ie
The wildfire in Tipperary covered 700 hectares. The smoke could be smelled 100km away at Cork Airport. Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael have spent the summer setting the climate act aside, saying it has been "weaponised" by NGOs.
Al Jazeera EnglishEU crisis chief urges tougher climate action amid France, Spain wildfires https://aje.news/eifpm5
Dozens of people from Gaza seeking visas to study in Ireland are denied entry. It was Haneen Eshraim's only “realistic opportunity at this stage to leave Gaza safely and continue my education”, she said. More here www.dublininquirer.com/dozens-of-pe...
Dozens of people from Gaza seeking visas to study in Ireland are denied entryIt was Haneen Eshraim's only “realistic opportunity at this stage to leave Gaza safely and continue my education”, she said.www.dublininquirer.com
Over on Substack we've just published another note on the economic costs of climate change, this time looking at the impact of exceptional heat. In short it's bad for: growth, inflation, physical and mental health, swearing on social media and lots more... open.substack.com/pub/hybridec...
A Government investigation into Aughinish Alumina was unable to get hold of "confidential" documents from Sweden relating to the plant's alleged ownership by sanctioned oligarch Oleg Deripaska It turns out the documents are available publicly for a €25 admin fee www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
Aughinish investigators did not obtain Swedish document available for €25 feeAuthorities said they were unable to obtain specific information – but judgment is publicly accessiblewww.irishtimes.com
Collison had given $7M to a campaign to stop a one off wealth tax on billionaires. He's still miles behind Sergey Brin ($82M), but what a massive and continued disappointment these guys are. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Irish entrepreneur Patrick Collison donated $7m to group opposing California wealth taxBuilding a Better California opposes proposal that would require California’s billionaire residents to pay a one-off tax on their assetswww.irishtimes.com
You may have heard Gazan students, who have all been accepted onto fully funded scholarships for third-level courses, have had their visa applications turned down. As a nation we proclaim to be supportive of Palestine and want to help them however we can. Allowing students to complete degrees 1/2
Imagine my surprise when finding promised social homes on Daft.ie 🙃 140 apartments which should have been public homes now being advertised for €2400-4500 per month
Deal for 140 Dublin social homes falls through as €4,500 rental ads appear onlineA total of 140 social homes slated for Dublin 9 are instead appearing online for rent privately for up to €4,500 a month.www.independent.ie