Irish Doctors for the Environment

An organisation of medical professionals in Ireland focused on promoting good health through care of the environment.

Registered charity number: 20205893.

[Irish Doctors for the Environment @IrishDocsEnv]

🚀 Today we launched our manifesto for the general election #GE24.

🌏 Now is the time to change course - away from fossil fuels and toward a healthier future. We must act now! There is no time to lose!

🔗 Find the manifesto here: https://t.co/jHipECTUOc

[Irish Doctors for the Environment @IrishDocsEnv]

This platform was never perfect, but it now spreads misinformation faster than the truth, drowns out science, and rewards outrage and hatred over dialogue.

We're making this account dormant so our posts stay accessible.

Join us where respect, science, and solutions thrive.

[Irish Doctors for the Environment @IrishDocsEnv]

Active transport infrastructure, done right, is health infrastructure.

Ireland deserves world-class infrastructure—invest in it, and the benefits will be endless!

[Ola Løkken Nordrum @OlaLN]

My response to @EamonRyan’s recent brilliant piece on cycling infrastructure in today’s Irish Times.
#ActiveTransport

[Ola Løkken Nordrum @OlaLN]

What a ridiculous take. Drink driving kills, but so does speed.

Total waste of paper/internet publishing this.

PS: It’s the government lowering speed limits, not the RSA.

[Medical Independent @med_indonews]

Innovating a more sustainable health service

@IHCA_IE @GColleranMD @IrishDocsEnv @SusHealthcare @EPAIreland @ESRIDublin @ICGPnews @ClimHealthIre @HSELive @Slaintecare @HealthyIreland #environment #climate #environment

https://t.co/AIPHs2MHuR

[Medical Independent @med_indonews]

Innovating a more sustainable health service: A recent symposium discussed a new fund that can help consultants to champion #sustainability and #climate resilience https://t.co/AIPHs2MHuR @IHCA_IE @GColleranMD @IrishDocsEnv @SusHealthcare @EPAIreland @ClimHealthIre @HSELive

[Irish Doctors for the Environment @IrishDocsEnv]

Global economy could face 50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090 from climate shocks.
https://t.co/gzKaF75FQ2

[Ola Løkken Nordrum @OlaLN]

Imagine something like this in Dublin, Galway, Cork, or Limerick.

If only we had bold, brave politicians and engineers willing to stand up to the car lobby.

[Irish Doctors for the Environment @IrishDocsEnv]

Storm Eowyn: A wake-up call for Ireland 🌍

Record-breaking winds, massive power outages, and disrupted lives. Is this the new normal? The climate crisis is here, and we know the cause—us. The solutions are clear, but are we ready to act?
https://t.co/xW3B1DJEWq

[Irish Doctors for the Environment @IrishDocsEnv]

🧖‍♀️ Saunas are fantastic for reconnecting with blue spaces, boosting outdoor time, and improving mental and physical health.

⛔️ The lack sea swimming in Dun Laoghaire makes this project a missed opportunity.
#BlueHealth 🌊

[Ola Løkken Nordrum @OlaLN]

First impression: a fantastic idea! The 15-20 floating saunas in Oslo, where you can dive straight off the pontoon into the sea, are amazing.

But then it hits you—if you can’t swim in the sea at Dun Laoghaire, what’s the point of a floating sauna?
https://t.co/hmteZLuDX6

[Irish Doctors for the Environment @IrishDocsEnv]

The type of railway station we deserve in Ireland!

[Ciarán Cuffe @CiaranCuffe]

Just arrived in Berlin for the @die_gruenen weekend Congress, and that's an impressive Hauptbahnhof Railway station. With elections one month away here I'm looking forward to the debates. https://t.co/AhKQ70ZmDg

[catherine conlon @catheri70835198]

Investing in roads over people is a backward step - my article 👇 https://t.co/YgLOwXuH1O @CorkHealthyCity @Irishheart_ie @IrishCancerSoc @IrishDocsEnv @DeanVenables @brian_caulfield @UCCPublicHealth @MichealMartinTD @SimonHarrisTD @HsehealthW

[Ciaran Cannon @ciarancannon]

“The evidence is undeniable. Slower speeds save lives. Better cycling infrastructure saves lives. Fewer cars in city centres save lives. A 30kmh speed limit isn’t some Orwellian plot to ruin your life, it’s an attempt to salvage a bit of sanity.” - @GerHerbert1

[Irish Doctors for the Environment @IrishDocsEnv]

Tobacco lobbyists really have the good of your lungs, not profit, at heart.

[Ciarán Cuffe @CiaranCuffe]

Who knew? Thanks @BusinessPostHQ and @KevMcP for enlightening us.

[Ola Løkken Nordrum @OlaLN]

Went for a hike in Glendalough yesterday.

The amount of deer was terrifying. The complete absence of natural predators is wreaking havoc on our ecosystems, with overgrazing and biodiversity loss becoming more serious by the day.

[Irish Doctors for the Environment @IrishDocsEnv]

Irish deer populations have become rampant, and the trees are paying a price https://t.co/OjA2kRAwXS

[Ola Løkken Nordrum @OlaLN]

Glendalough is stunning—the valley, the rivers—but like many Irish nature reserves and NPs, it struggles: overgrazed forests, unnatural tree plantations, too many deer and feral goats.

A glimpse of Ireland's potential, but it remains an unbalanced, unhealthy ecosystem.

[Irish Doctors for the Environment @IrishDocsEnv]

The main barrier to public transport is not price, but quantity and quality.

However, it would be nice to see employers such as the @HSELive subsidise public and active transport instead of providing free parking to staff.
https://t.co/NdzxnizWAy

[Irish Doctors for the Environment @IrishDocsEnv]

Invasive species are not only 'destroying ecosystems' in Killarney National Park, but most of Ireland's remaining pockets of native ecosystems (via @thejournal_ie) https://t.co/UNawxuzyg0

[Irish Doctors for the Environment @IrishDocsEnv]

@CDGhurling2023 Nothing fancy about science and objective data. People might think we're doing plenty because they're told they're doing enough. That doesn't make it true. Far from it.

[Irish Doctors for the Environment @IrishDocsEnv]

Key points from the Programme for Government.

No specific mention of climate or environmental action.

In the midst of a climate crisis, this is deeply alarming. We’re in big trouble.
https://t.co/GKMUTgg9ka