Ruaidhri O'Boyle Ⓥ

'Environmental consciousness begins with confronting your own anthropocentrism.' @extinctsymbol, 19/1/19
Born: 339 CO2 ppm.
Antinatalist, because I care.

[Give Us The Night @GiveUsTheNight]

The Govt has a licensing bill ready that it still hasn't published. Please let election candidates know why this matters and why this bill should be published asap, once and for all! No more stalling #giveusthenight

[Ruaidhri O'Boyle Ⓥ @manyattempts]

'But I believe it is also important to help bring more babies into the world, not in spite of the climate crisis, but partly because of it.'
It is surprising that environmentalists find this line of thinking to be fascinating. Siding with right wing goals won't aid progress.

[George Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiot]

A fascinating and surprising article, well worth reading.

[@SentientRightsIreland @irelandanimal1]

In Dun Laoghaire

[Pádraic Fogarty @whittledaway]

Remember when farm orgs stood behind the EPP in Brussels to kill off the Nature Restoration Law? Yes, the same EPP that is now driving through the Mercosur deal!

[Ruaidhri O'Boyle Ⓥ @manyattempts]

@think_or_swim @whittledaway In 1992, Barcelona hosted the Olympic games. The airport transported 10 million passengers that year.

In the absence of three Olympic games each and every year for Ireland, I wonder how much superficial air travel is needed to reach a bloated 32+ million for Dublin?

[The Aviation Environment Federation @The_AEF]

Failing to tax #aviation fuel was a missed opportunity in this week's budget - we show in our new infographic that it can be done @_wearepossible @transenv_UK #Budget2024

[Pádraic Fogarty @whittledaway]

For those of you who take omega-3 supplements, I'd urge you to ditch those made from fish oil. There are plenty of alternatives, and you won't be supporting one of the most destructive industries on earth.

[Barry McMullin @autofac.bsky.social @autofac]

The wonderful @GretaThunberg nailing it as always. Free elections in (relatively) open societies are a privilege only some of us enjoy, and where we do, we *must* use them as best we can (of course!). But justice demands much more than casting a vote once in four or five years...

[Ruaidhri O'Boyle Ⓥ @manyattempts]

@GAALeagueTables Little objectivity here I guess but in 2012, Donegal beat all the big hitters apart from Dublin. There weren't enough games in the All Ireland series to face them all!

[Give Us The Night @GiveUsTheNight]

We regret to say that this government has led us on, let us down and reneged on its word to reform licensing laws. As it stands, Fine Gael's big promise of change has been nothing more than 5+ years of talk

[Barry McMullin @autofac.bsky.social @autofac]

So given that the Irish government coalition leaders have now confirmed that the next election will happen "before the end of the year", I'm delighted to launch my #GE2024 #LeadersClimateDebate petition. Please consider signing here: https://t.co/mKtSJB2Hz7 via @UpliftIRL

[Kevin Anderson @KevinClimate]

For those Irish citizens interested in climate & democracy please consider signing the linked petition … policy makers need to come clear on their climate proposals & be forced to reveal just how close they are or are not to the pockets of hi-emitting sectors …🐄🥛

[Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @IrishRainforest]

Christ. In the midst of a mass extinction event, a thread on how eliminating nature has been one of England's "most impressive national achievements" gets over 12k likes in under 24 hours.

Sometimes I feel there's hope. But other times, only utter despair.

[Give Us The Night @GiveUsTheNight]

Despite being supposed "priority" legislation in the Govt's Justice Plan, they have failed to publish the licensing bill that would recognise nightclubs in Irish law and bring us further into line with our EU neighbours. A moderate reform at best, and they still can't do it.

[Hannah Daly @HannahEDaly]

Shouldn’t the defining challenge of our time be the defining topic in the upcoming Irish general election?

If you think the political party leaders should participate in a dedicated debate on climate, please sign this petition.

https://t.co/Ri1Pz2zxuz

[Ruaidhri O'Boyle Ⓥ @manyattempts]

@lawrence_anton1 Just the graphic on your YT thumbnail got me thinking.
Pity, he was quite the articulate speaker!

[Ruaidhri O'Boyle Ⓥ @manyattempts]

@lawrence_anton1 do you have Glynos on an upcoming episode? I miss his content!

[David Zipper @DavidZipper]

Hard to overstate how much of an improvement speed cameras are compared to police issuing tickets.

Speed cameras are *way* more fair -- and also more reliable.

https://t.co/HeSuvnyik9

[Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid]

Israel's longest running paper, Haaretz, just confirmed that Netanyahu actively blocked every hostage deal since 10/7, Netanyahu meanwhile is openly planning to annex Gaza—& the conversation is still "why won't Hamas agree to a deal?"😐

This is how genocide perpetuates. Horrific