Colman O'Sullivan

Interesting thing in Ireland is there are strong county identities and I think it is mainly thanks to the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) - set up to counter British influence & counties are an English model transferred to Ireland

That looks uncannily like a 21st century scooter, either AI or time travelling

Calls for more Govt funding to retrofit social homes Opposition parties and climate campaigners are calling for the Government to allocate more resources to retrofitting social homes.

Hundreds of millions spent on retrofitting homes, calls for more help for those in social housing Calls for more Govt funding to retrofit social homes www.rte.ie/news/2026/03...

Calls for more Govt funding to retrofit social homes Opposition parties and climate campaigners are calling for the Government to allocate more resources to retrofitting social homes.

As war drives energy prices higher and threatens to push more people into energy poverty

Calls for more Govt funding to retrofit social homes www.rte.ie/news/2026/03...

Every breath we take- elevated CO2 levels putting stress on our bodies

4/ There's also the issue of passing on substantial costs of dealing with nuclear waste to future generations who will be dealing with other substantial costs as part of our legacy

3/ Estimating the cost of nucear waste is difficult because the process can extend over centuries and right now our future is becoming more uncertain in many ways (climate, environment, security, political)
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Nuclear waste from small modular reactors | PNAS Small modular reactors (SMRs; i.e., nuclear reactors that produce <300 MWelec each) have garnered attention because of claims of inherent safety fe...

2/ One analysis says the volume of waste produced by small modular reactors may be up to 35 times higher per kilowatt hour generated than large reactors and the type of waste generated will be more complex and more expensive to manage
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Government should consider lifting ban on nuclear power, says economist John Fingleton Irishman who chairs UK nuclear industry body says new nuclear generator technology presents opportunity to tackle climate challenge

1/ Modular reactors increasingly touted as a solutuon for Ireland, nuclear waste is still (for me) the biggest issue. Here the proponent says "The much lower cost of waste handling is built into the new technology" ??? But costs may in fact be higher.......
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The four-minute shower: how to wash to save money, water – and stay stink-free The cost of hot water has risen dramatically, while environmental concerns are more pressing than ever. So just how short should your shower be?

www.theguardian.com/fashion/2023...

"showering for 10 minutes (which is rather frugal)" ???

Hard to fit everything in- you may need parts 3&4

On the first day of March, it was raining. It was raining worse than anything that I have ever seen. I drank 10 pints of beer, I cursed all the people round here and I wished all this rain would stop falling down on me. The Boys from the County Hell, The Pogues

Contra flow bike lane, Clifton Avenue, Monkstown, Dűn Laoghaire, Dublin 🥲

A very long time ago, I put together a video on how the greenhouse effect actually works:
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Glen of the Downs/Gleann Dá Ghrua. Anois teacht an Earraig

It's -18 F, feels like -37 with wind chill. I've never been more proud of Minnesota.

Sunrise was obscured by cloud low on the horizon but the sun has now cleared that

There are hundreds at the monument now and more queuing for the bus from the visitor centre. The noise from drums is building

The 5,000 year old passage tomb is aligned with for the solstice sunrise to illuminate the inner chamber. The view from the chamber can be seen on @rtenews

🧵The early morning sky at Newgrange,County Meath looks promising for the winter solstice-

Ireland failing to hit climate targets - advisory council Ireland is failing to reach its climate targets, with emissions during the first carbon budget period - which runs until the end of this year - too high.

www.rte.ie/news/environ...

When a word like ‘ginger’ is hissed at you with malice your whole life, it takes on its own meaning Very close to birth, a woman asked me with a devilish smile what I would do if the child had red hair

I don't remember ginger being used for us redsers when I was a kid, has the word been imported from our nearest neighbours?

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NOAA warning of "catastrophic and life threatening flash flooding" and landslides in Jamaica and Haiti

Hurricane Melissa is forecast to drop 30 inches of rain on Jamaica in 24 hours. Average annual rainfall in Dublin is 28.8 inches (731mm). It is expected to hit Jamaica tomorrow (Monday night)

Inside a dead tree. Dublin

Last year saw biggest increase of CO2 in atmosphere Last year saw the biggest ever recorded annual increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, locking in more long-term global temperature increases, according to a new report from the Wold Meteorlogic...

Climate has slipped down political and news agendas but emissions continue to rise, meaning temperature rises will continue to accelerate with lethal consequences www.rte.ie/news/world/2...

Don’t think self sufficiency is what people are looking for- during winter you can charge batteries on night rate mains supply and use it at peak rate times or as back up power during a storm. Many people have solar+batteries & oil or solid fuel heating- and need electricity for the circulation pump

'Some confusion' over off-grid power back-up systems Clifford John has solar panels and a domestic battery for storing power in his house in Galway.

www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...

Increased investment came in last government- but Regional Independents now converted "That's what we need to continue doing. We need to make sure that people have an active life and active travel...we need to make sure there's Safe Routes to Schools for rural schools, as well as our town schools.