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Rebecca Solnit Says the Left’s Next Hero Is Already Here

If you read one thing today - try this @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social on why we need to stop looking for solo superheroes to save us - and look towards collective communities and the transformative power they hold www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/m... #giftarticle #climate #environment #activeHope

“The Bohemian Cooperatives – From the Terraces to the Local Economy”

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In Grangegorman, the source of a mysterious flow of water down the street has yet to be established Four years ago, a local resident flagged it.

In Grangegorman, the source of a mysterious flow of water down the street has yet to be established. Four years ago, a local resident flagged it.

white painted bike lane Proposed bike lane cancelled after failing to get approval from every living and deceased resident within 25 km.

"Proposed bike lane cancelled after failing to get approval from every living and deceased resident within 25 km."

Women farmers for climate: ‘We are passionate about soil health, animal care, biodiversity’ A recent event, Rooted in Strength: Women, Climate and Food Justice, celebrated women farmers

In the current Science & Climate in @irishtimes.com, Sylvia Thompson meets women who want to nurture nature and nutrition as they farm while......
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🌍 As extreme weather worsens, what can Ireland learn from Rwanda’s response to deadly floods and landslides? Richard Chambers reports on early-warning systems, rainwater harvesting and tree planting already saving lives.

#TruthMatters — cutting through misinformation

Are You a Parent of Schoolgoing Children, or a Teacher, in Dublin City? THEN YOU ARE NEEDED TO

Are You a Parent of School-going Children, or a Teacher, in Dublin City? Then you are needed to support cycling data for Dublin City's Schools! See www.dublincycling.com/cycling/are-... for more details.

A diagram showing how a 2 minute delay to an active travel trip reduces the accessible area from a 15-minute trip by 25%

As I was made to wait 2.5 minutes to cross a road this morning, let's again do the maths simple.ghost.io/lets-do-the-...

More than half a million car journeys avoided every day in Dublin by walking and cycling Cycling trips are up 50% in two years in Dublin, as a majority of people back more space for bikes over cars.

Adults in Ireland's five largest cities are taking an estimated 660,000 cars off the road every day by walking, wheeling or cycling instead of driving, according to new figures
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Cycling in Dublin for commuting rises 50% as most residents back more bike lanes Residents of Ireland’s five main cities want more space for cyclists, even at the expense of cars

“Cycling in Dublin for commuting rises 50% as most residents back more bike lanes. Residents of Ireland’s five main cities want more space for cyclists, even at the expense of cars.”

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📣 Save the date! Dublin 7 Home Energy Clinic ⚡️

📍 Monday 23rd March 2026 from 6.30pm to 8.00pm

🗺️ Venue: Spark Lab – Phibsboro Tower 1st Floor D07 VXF8

✅ Do you want to save energy and money? 〽️💶💡

Register now: s.surveyplanet.com/thti63oy

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Cartoon of a street jammed with cars surrounded by never-ending low density suburban houses. It illustrates car dependency where you need a car for virtually everything. And the streets are constantly stuck in traffic jams and congestion.

The most insidious thing about car dependency is what it does to us. The more dependent on cars they make us, the more WE’LL fight to defend that dependency from ANY change that would allow other CHOICES in how to get around, because we’re so dependent that we can’t picture ANYONE choosing them.

Do car-free zones hurt disabled people? We asked experts. City planners and advocates are seeing "accessibility used as a political football."

“…disabled people are actually less likely to drive than nondisabled people and more likely to get around by walking and rolling and taking transit. Car-heavy cities are also disproportionately dangerous for disabled folks…”

@nondriver.bsky.social in @motherjones.com #Accessibility

Sharing the Bohs team here until @bfcdublin.bsky.social start sharing it on Bluesky.

Saturday 28th February it’ll be a year since our first monthly Stoneybatter book swap! So we’ll be at An Siol on Manor St from 11am-12.30pm if you want to pop by to browse, pick up a new to you book or just have a chat. All welcome. And it should - famous last words!! - be sunny!

A healthy looking Fox spotted on the @tudublin.bsky.social campus at @grangegormandev.bsky.social this week. Thanks to @stephdickenson.bsky.social and Marie for the photo! @leafybatter.bsky.social @connectingcabra.bsky.social @phibsboro.bsky.social

No mention of health, climate action, or sustainability.

Yet another missed opportunity to create a healthier, fairer city for all.
#ReimagineDublin

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Friday 27 February 6pm. Time for #IBIKEBop

On-street bicycle storage and cargo bike schemes for businesses to feature in webinar on Thursday Dublin City Council's BikeBunker on-street bicycle lockers for residents and cargo bicycles for businesses projects are to be covered in an Engineers Ireland-hosted webinar tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon. Engineers Ireland said that the session will be of interest to professionals working in transport, planning, climate action, and community engagement, as well as anyone interested in the future of sustainable urban mobility.

On-street bicycle storage and cargo bike schemes for businesses to feature in webinar on Thursday

Dublin City Council's BikeBunker on-street bicycle lockers for residents and cargo bicycles for businesses projects are to be covered in an Engineers Ireland-hosted webinar tomorrow (Thursday)…

Voucher scheme to encourage repair of consumer goods to be piloted next year Circular economy strategy aims to cut waste and increase reuse and recycling

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Green Week 2026

Fantastic line-up of activities for @tudublinsustain.bsky.social Green Week 2026. Seed swaps, bike repair, hackathons, Friendly Fungi workshops, Repair Cafes, campus litter picks, sustainable career workshops! It's all happening next week. Well done all in @tudublin.bsky.social

🚲 Free Bike Repair Clinic - Open to all!

Join us on Tuesday, 3 March, from 10am–2pm at TU Dublin’s Grangegorman campus (beside the Clocktower bike parking area) for a FREE bike repair service.

🔧 First-come, first-served

This event is part of #GreenWeek at TU Dublin

Church of Ireland chapel in TU Dublin Grangegorman dates to 1860. It's a high quality construction in calp limestone. High-roofed cruciform interior has a sophisticated internally-exposed truss structure giving a dramatic spatial quality, unexpected in a building of this scale.

#builtheritage

Roll-out of city's new clothes recycling banks should start at last in April, says council official Complaints about waste clothes strewn around clothes banks spiked early last year – as did questions around where the deposited clothes actually end up.

The roll-out of the city's new clothes recycling banks should start at last in April, a council official said recently. Complaints about waste clothes strewn around clothes banks spiked early last year – as did questions around where the deposited clothes actually end up.

College Green/Dame St plaza: Do you want these types of voices to be heard more than yours? Comment & Analysis: While a far higher percentage of the original social media comments around the plan for College Green were overall positive, the haters seem to have stuck with Dublin City Council's Facebook posts, and that should not be dismissed. It's worth noting that positive reactions, such as thumbs up and heart emojis, outweigh negative comments and reactions, but those pushing negativity against the project seem more motivated to comment, which isn't a good sign.

College Green/Dame St plaza: Do you want these types of voices to be heard more than yours?

Comment & Analysis: While a far higher percentage of the original social media comments around the plan for College Green were overall positive, the haters seem to have stuck with Dublin City Council's…

Important initiative by @brenttoderian.bsky.social , @grantennis.bsky.social , and @tomflood.bsky.social.
Worth following!

Our new climate: adapting to survive – and thrive We can’t just react to crises. Strategic adaptation is vital to move from constant disaster recovery to lasting national resilience

"...now scientists have revealed new research that shows the amount of rainfall we’re getting is around 20 years ahead of #climate models."

Read my latest piece - 'Our new climate: adapting to survive – and thrive.'

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Ireland No. 1 in Europe - yet again. GHGs rose faster (+3.2%) in Ireland in Q3 2025 than ANYWHERE else in Europe.

#Climate action, my eye.

Have your say in shaping Dublin’s future over the next five years — informed by voices across the city.

Take our Citizen Sentiment Survey and help us understand how we are performing and where we can improve.

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