David Byrne

My mother’s son. 360° Travel Editor & Broadcaster. CBC, LBC, BBC, GLOBAL, SCOTSMAN, SKY, ITN etc. Own Views & Vistas. Carbon addict in rehab. No backhand. NoAds

[David Byrne @DavidGalavants]

Congratulations to @carlosalcaraz for his 2nd #Wimbledon win. Perhaps even more impressive is doing it 5 weeks after winning @rolandgarros!

[David Byrne @DavidGalavants]

Good boy guide dog unable to resist tennis ball temptation as he leaps on court mid-point at #rolandgarros 🎾 🐶

[ClientEarth @ClientEarth]

💥Big case win💥 KLM’s #greenwashing has been found illegal.

This is a huge victory against polluters pretending to be tackling the climate crisis while actually wrecking the planet. Congrats to our partners @FossielvrijNL & @FVReclame. https://t.co/NIyhWOgwXb

[David Byrne @DavidGalavants]

Like everyone on Skye, Dolaidh owns her bad hair days…

[David Byrne @DavidGalavants]

CHOO CHOO! Great news for Sleepies©️!

@EuropeanSlpr extends it’s Brussels - Amsterdam - Berlin service to Dresden and on to Prague from 25 March 2024!

[David Byrne @DavidGalavants]

Of course, if the cost of the climate crisis were passed on to those most responsible for it, we'd soon see real urgency in trying to tackle it #ClimateJustice

[The Guardian @guardian]

Climate crisis costing $16m an hour in extreme weather damage, study estimates
https://t.co/1NN24fSZ1B

[David Byrne @DavidGalavants]

A perfect view from Àird, Isle of Skye, with the Small Isles of Eigg and Rùm in the distance. Eigg is left of centre, and the hills of Rùm are on the right #ScotlandIsCalling

[David Byrne @DavidGalavants]

Flying’s for suckers

[European Sleeper @EuropeanSlpr]

Save The Date: Our New Night Train will be launching in 2023! 💜

[BBC Spòrs Gaelic @BBCSpors]

🎧 #SpòrsCast | @BBCSounds

@Ali_Govig agus @DavidGalavants a'bruidhinn mu cho math sa tha teanas! 🎾

📻 @BBCRnG
Diardaoin 1900 | Dimàirt 1530

#Gàidhlig #Gaelic

[Hillhead Tennis Club @HillheadTennis]

Hillhead member & travel journalist @DavidGalavants talked to @BBCSpors & @bbcrng about: the growth & success of tennis at Hillhead; attending Grand Slams; @serenawilliams’ retirement; @andymurray’s progress; and lots more!

https://t.co/ruCKnaszVt

#bbcsport @HillheadTennis

[David Byrne @DavidGalavants]

The best result for many tennis fans would be that neither Djokovic nor Kyrgios win today #Wimbledon

[Roland-Garros @rolandgarros]

Victory belongs to the most tenacious 🏆

#RolandGarros

[David Byrne @DavidGalavants]

First trip out of Bonnie Scotland in 2.5 years and I am, of course, delayed…

I have thus, of course, cliché-ed my way straight to Eurostar’s cocktail bar for an early ‘Lavender Dusk’ Santé!

[Roland-Garros @rolandgarros]

Rafael Nadal is a 21-time Grand Slam champion.

[David Byrne @DavidGalavants]

Cop out
Phrasal verb of #COP26
INFORMAL
Avoid doing something that one ought to do
"They copped out at the last moment"
#ClimateAction

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

The #COP26 is over. Here’s a brief summary: Blah, blah, blah.

But the real work continues outside these halls. And we will never give up, ever.

[David Byrne @DavidGalavants]

@kayeadams 😝 Haters gonna hate, trollers gonna troll 💤

[David Byrne @DavidGalavants]

@joskyn100 @Beatson_Charity Donated, but your rain dancing will only work so many times…

[David Byrne @DavidGalavants]

Chatting to @missconniemac on @BBCRadioScot right now re: the huge increases in @airbnb_uk / accommodation prices for #COP26Glasgow

[BBC Radio Scotland @BBCRadioScot]

Two-star guest houses in Glasgow are being criticised for charging almost £1,500 per night during the global climate change conference.

Today we want to know...is it justifiable or shameful for hosts to put their prices up during big events?

[David Byrne @DavidGalavants]

Gus bruidhinn air seo a dh’aithghearr air @BBCRnG @bbcnaidheachdan & @BBCSounds #travel #Gaidhlig

[David Byrne @DavidGalavants]

Speaking about these latest changes shortly on @BBCRnG @bbcnaidheachdan & @BBCSounds #travel

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Amber list scrapped as UK Covid travel rules simplified https://t.co/Cr1OHt182x