Good to see this information board in the entrance to UCC Library raising awareness of indoor environmental quality.
Fresh air and comfortable temperatures improve study performance, while controlled humidity looks after all those books & archives.
@ucc.ie @ucclibrary.bsky.social
Superglue packaging with plastic replaced by card
Great to see Loctite replace the plastic packaging with card. More of this please!
Just when you think you've seen the most brain-dead hysterical media reporting on nonsensical anti-renewables "fears" whipped up on deranged Facebook groups, along comes the epic nonsense below:
Tess Finch Lees: From the Winter Olympics to Nasa, wearing masks is back – except when it comes to our hospitals.
Respirator masks (FFP2/N95) should be mandatory in hospitals and other healthcare settings when covid and flu are in the air.
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
1. Outstanding article from Tess Finch Lees:
'Meanwhile, when asked why she’s masking during chemo, Meg now says, “I’m training for the Olympics” '.
Please click on the paywalled link first, archived link in next post. Also consider sharing.
m.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
Last day to submit to Ireland's Clean Air Strategy here: ziply.pk/o7hDzg
Our submission to the Public Consultation on Ireland's Clean Air Strategy is available here:
www.cleanairadvocacyireland.org/clean-air-bl...
#CleanAir #IndoorAirQuality #PublicHealth #Speirgorm
Just been asked to moderate panels at a big event with a high ticket price. But "sorry, they cannot offer a fee" to the moderators who make it possible. I didn't say no because of the money for me, but because of the exploitative business model (similar to academic publishing). This needs to stop.
Did you know that Norovirus can be spread through the air? It occurs when infected people 🤮
There is a surge in noroviral infections in Ireland right now, so we've published this blog with tips on how to avoid #airborne transmission of Norovirus.
www.cleanairadvocacyireland.org/clean-air-bl...
Good thread explaining a novel measurement based approach for assessing the risk of airborne transmission of infectious diseases.
Alpine areas are heating up faster than the rest of the planet: all the cities that staged the #WinterGames since 1950 have heated up in the years since by an average of 2.7C, according to scientists. That’s well above 1.4C, the warming average for the entire planet www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Air pollution particles don't just enter your lungs, they attach themselves to red blood cells and move around the whole body.
We don't breathe them out, so pollution accumulates in the body causing organ damage, dementia and more.
Reduce emissions and clear the air.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
New research paper on transmission of respiratory viruses in schools.
Results - extended periods spent in poorly ventilated classrooms are a stronger driver of within-school transmission than individual contact rates.
Solution - monitor air quality and ensure classrooms are well ventilated.
What a wildly stupid idea.
Mandatory helmets and high viz is a proven remedy to reduce the number of people cycling. It effectively kills off things like Dublin Bikes.
That's why no other EU country does anything like this. Pure madness.
Air pollution joins Europe’s list of cancer risks.
Limit your exposure by choosing public transport, walking or cycling instead of driving, opting for low-traffic routes when exercising outdoors, keeping homes free of smoke by avoiding the burning of coal or wood
airqualitynews.com/headlines/ai...
Smoky coal is still being used in Cork despite the nationwide ban being introduced in 2022!
It seems that local authorities need more resources from government for effective enforcement of the legislation.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Delighted to be part of this big and ambitious new project to improve air quality and protect public health across Ireland and Northern Ireland.
PEACE-Air is the first ever all-island Partnership for Evidence and Action on Clean Air.
www.ucc.ie/en/chemistry...
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ISSUED 30/11/2025 Urgent Action Needed to Quell Spread of Flu in Schools Flu is spreading earlier than last year, with children heavily impacted. Public health advice to schools should be updated to account for airborne transmission of flu. Clean Air Advocacy Ireland (CAAI) has written to Dr Abigail Collins, the HSE’s clinical lead on child public health, and to Hildegarde Naughton, the Minister for Education and Youth, to ask that public health advice to schools be urgently updated to reduce the spread of the current flu wave. The appeal comes in the wake of a warning last week from Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) that its emergency departments and urgent care centres had witnessed a surge in presentations of children with flu-like symptoms. Full text available here: https://www.cleanairadvocacyireland.org/clean-air-blog/fh3sa8yzo73ra7sn4gitahml3pm9zc-plssg
In addition to advising parents to keep symptomatic children at home, CAAI wants schools to be properly informed about how to reduce the spread of common airborne illnesses, including flu, RSV, and Covid-19. This advice includes: Keeping classrooms well ventilated Using air filters in classrooms. Using CO2 monitors to measure indoor air quality. CO2 levels should be kept below 800ppm. “Flu has hit Ireland almost a month earlier than last year,” says Kieran Ryan of CAAI,” and we know that school-acquired infections can lead to flu spreading in the wider community, with children bringing an infection home to their siblings, parents, and older relatives.” “It would be prudent to issue updated public health advice to schools immediately to try to reduce transmission of flu, or else we can expect a severe flu season that will have a major impact across schools, hospitals, and other parts of our society.”
Flu is spreading earlier than last year, with children heavily impacted.
We call on the Minister for Education and the HSE to update public health advice to schools to account for airborne transmission of flu.
Press release is available here: www.cleanairadvocacyireland.org/clean-air-bl...
New research provides further evidence for the importance of clean air in classrooms.
"Prolonged exposure in shared, poorly ventilated spaces, which potentially includes several infectious sources, drives respiratory virus transmission more than close contact"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cork needs more green spaces. Sign the petition to turn a derelict site into a park.
This all sounds too familiar...government agency stating bird flu is not airborne despite evidence to the contrary.
What will you do with them?
This is just miserable...
Pale text on blue background: Share your air with us using #FridayAirday Let's Clean Our Air
We thought it would be fun to run a campaign to share your air quality readings using #FridayAirday on Fridays! Help us create awareness of the importance of indoor/outdoor air quality by capturing an image of your CO2 monitor in whatever contexts you want to share. Some examples below. #CleanTheAir
What a great range of activities planned by @greenschoolsire.bsky.social for Clean Air Week!
Specially designed challenges & activities for primary & secondary schools.
I am pleased to contribute in a small way to the programme content.
@antaisce.bsky.social
greenschoolsireland.org/clean-air-we...
Blue text on pale blue background: Did you know? COVID-19 is still not recognised as an occupational illness in Ireland Let's clean our air
COVID-19 remains unrecognised as an occupational illness in Ireland. The argument is that it's too difficult to prove an infection source, as COVID-19 is so pervasive in our communities. This is an admission of failure and not a justifiable excuse. #cleantheair #cleanairforall
I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
Great thread on societal questioning around science.
Key message for me is that the burden of proof lies with the challengers and not with those in mainstream science where things like man-made climate change are proven and widely accepted by the experts.
The #TownAir project is a collaboration between research groups in @ucc.ie and @uniofgalway.bsky.social
To find out more, visit the project webpage: www.universityofgalway.ie/townair/
@uccresearch.bsky.social
Nice to see our TownAir project covered in the @independent.ie
We installed a low cost sensor network in Enniscorthy, a town in Ireland with a history of wintertime air pollution.
The network shows how pollution from solid fuel burning varies across the town
www.independent.ie/regionals/we...
A home fire might look nice and feel cozy but wood burning costs lives and the economy.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
