Francesca Loughran

[Paul Murphy 🇵🇸 @paulmurphy_TD]

Far right: physically attack homeless migrants, burn down encampment, Gardaí escort them into libraries to rip up books
Jobstown protest: slow-march sit-down protest, daily dawn raids by Gardaí for nearly 2 weeks, false imprisonment charges, coordinated perjury
#RTEUpfront

[Niall Sargent 🕵️ @Niall_Sargent]

Irish tillage being squeezed out in favour of renting land to dairy farmers

Noteworthy examines how dairy expansion has combined with years of policy neglect to leave grain growers struggling to survive
https://t.co/s1rjAVKnbT

[Elaine McGoff @ElaineMcgoff]

Lots of talk about 'saving the derogation' - let's see if the same level of ambition is apparent in the upcoming River Basin Management Plan 👀

@DarraghOBrienTD @noonan_malcolm

[Elaine McGoff @ElaineMcgoff]

"The devastation should act as a warning to farmers across Ireland railing against laws to reduce the pollution."

https://t.co/L0FeyKXfl7

[Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) @swanireland]

"30 yrs after the Nitrates Directive was put in place, has given the agri industry sufficient time to figure out how to do their business without polluting water."

Listen to @ElaineMcgoff from @AnTaisce & SWAN Vice Chair on @NewstalkFM 👇 https://t.co/WHVxzhovcI

[Francesca Loughran @FrancescaLough3]

Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: Farm orgs are using the Government as the fall guy for their own failures https://t.co/yypPw5CnJE

[Hannah Daly @HannahEDaly]

"On the one hand, farmers are on the frontline of climate chaos. But on the other, they are encouraged to cling to a narrative in which action to control that chaos is a plot against them"

https://t.co/pdw1jGx7Jf

[Phil Kearney @philkearney]

‘Climate breakdown has begun. Scientists have long warned what our fossil fuel addiction will unleash. Surging temperatures demand a surge in action. We can still avoid the worst of climate chaos – and we don’t have a moment to lose’. UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

[Elaine McGoff @ElaineMcgoff]

It was clear to anyone that was paying attention that this was coming - the derogation decision spelled it out in April 2022 & water quality continues to decline.

It's a failure of leadership to not have supports in place to prepare farmers for this.

https://t.co/noLUAY9hmC

[Elaine McGoff @ElaineMcgoff]

This interview between @whittledaway and @brianrushe of the IFA is well worth listening back to.

Fantastic interviewing by Clem Ryan of @kfmradio

https://t.co/jzCuQiMPnc

[Francesca Loughran @FrancescaLough3]

https://t.co/mOrL0r20eq

[Elaine McGoff @ElaineMcgoff]

Really confronting investigative journalism by #RTEInvestigates

The externalised costs of our dairy boom are immense, not least for those poor mistreated calves.

But I don't buy the 'nobody thought of the consequences' excuse- they clearly thought of it,but chose to ignore it

[European Environmental Bureau @Green_Europe]

Great that @EU_ENV has published a new Soil Law today👏

However, the proposal falls far short of expectations👎

Soil ecosystems are essential to our lives and the law should reflect this👇🧵

https://t.co/C2osTsli5p

[Francesca Loughran @FrancescaLough3]

The European Commission’s proposal for a Nature Restoration Regulation, known as the Nature Restoration Law (NRL), aims to accelerate the restoration of ecosystems and habitats in Europe. https://t.co/yi792imSRk

[EUobserver @euobs]

[Opinion] On Monday (10 July), MEPs will vote on the industrial emissions directive. Will they choose to defend the health of 447 million Europeans, or the vested interests of a few polluters? By @BasDefossez and @CeliaNysss of @Green_Europe https://t.co/I7UbCUT1h0

[European Environmental Bureau @Green_Europe]

The cost of intensive livestock pollution should not be borne by society and the environment 🐄

Will MEPs do the right thing and defend the health and budgets of 447 million EU citizens? 🤒💰

History will be the judge ⚖️👇
#IndustrialEmissionsDirective

[Francesca Loughran @FrancescaLough3]

It’s time to vote for nature.
Our citizens, scientists, businesses, farmers, climate, & ecosystems are asking you to.
@BarryAndrewsMEP @graceosllvn @wallacemick don’t let us down. Vote for the Nature Restoration Law on Wednesday. #RestoreNature
https://t.co/DhZkkJCXmz

[Elaine McGoff @ElaineMcgoff]

We can tell ourselves all the stories we like, but the inarguable facts remain that water pollution is increasing year on year, pasture based agriculture is the biggest pressure in the S & SE and the mitigaton isn't working.

Lets start there for an honest conversation.

[Elaine McGoff @ElaineMcgoff]

Hey Google, please show me a good example of gaslighting .....

[Elaine McGoff @ElaineMcgoff]

“there needs to be a support system in place to help the farmers that grow the food...when we are hit with changeable weather... we have no reserve and no consistent supply of Irish food because farmers and growers are not supported.”

https://t.co/AOPUBCQlW6