Posts by ccferrie@mastodon.ie
(DIR) Post #ARU7FONPSLz7FSbGeO by ccferrie@mastodon.ie
2023-01-09T15:57:38Z
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Data from here on licence holders:https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-ntstb/travelbehaviourtrends2021/drivinglicences/And from here on proportion of the population under 18 years of age:https://assets.gov.ie/217089/c81cc2ed-a2c9-48d9-baa3-6c6a93488a80.pdf
(DIR) Post #ASD26Pqdj9KsS1PqOO by ccferrie@mastodon.ie
2023-01-31T17:27:20Z
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@EU_Commission *waves wistfully from Ireland* 😞
(DIR) Post #ATEsEF1cvgV40vt4ls by ccferrie@mastodon.ie
2023-03-03T12:40:37Z
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Stained glass window on the east wall of the church of Saint-Tremour, Carhaix-Plougeur, Brittany. #FensterFreitag
(DIR) Post #AXMRwQvU5JHUPdPoFE by ccferrie@mastodon.ie
2023-07-03T14:43:00Z
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Just three years after replacing their manicured front lawns with a wild flower meadow, Trinity College Dublin reports the emergence of rare orchid species in the heart of the city.An incredible positive illustration of the benefits of allowing for biodiversity#Biodiversity #NoMowMay #TCD #Dublin https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/0703/1392111-orchids-dublin-trinity/
(DIR) Post #AY1Ks4cG549CWg8kxU by ccferrie@mastodon.ie
2023-07-19T08:10:03Z
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"Hope is something you need to engage in; it is something you need to earn. It feels like people are obsessed today with asking “Is there hope?” – because they feel that without it, they cannot act. In fact, it’s the exact opposite: when they act, they create hope." - Greta Thunberg#ClimateEmergency https://archive.is/C3MjA#selection-2273.64-2273.328
(DIR) Post #AY1Ks5PX7rYwzVC6lM by ccferrie@mastodon.ie
2023-07-19T12:57:48Z
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From the same conversation with #Björk "Feminism, the fight for social justice, anti-racism, anti-fascism and climate justice are in many cases the same fights. We’ve not been good enough at joining forces, to communicate that this is one structure, in more ways than we think."#JustTransition
(DIR) Post #AY1Ks68CRnI9E25mNs by ccferrie@mastodon.ie
2023-07-19T13:01:09Z
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You can listen to the full conversation between #GretaThunberg and #Björk from the New Statesman here#ClimateEmergency #JustTransition https://open.spotify.com/episode/1KZm9dzsI387YnuWycGUQT?si=adcc0037f9c245f1
(DIR) Post #AYFNdo2XLANoalxmJE by ccferrie@mastodon.ie
2023-07-29T17:21:21Z
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Magic Garda traffic cones doing their job in Salthill#Galway
(DIR) Post #AZIeqoTSqQuk7nDyJk by ccferrie@mastodon.ie
2023-08-31T10:40:32Z
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Jack Chambers TD speaking at #ITRN2023 at #ATUSligo says "we owe it to the people who have lost lives to take action this year". He mentions the speed limit review and the "worrying trend in driver behaviour post-Covid" which needs to be addressed.He also notes that 1 in 3 driver fatalities have a substance in their system (by which I understand to mean drink and/or drugs).He concludes by saying that #RoadSafety is a key concern for him as minister at present.
(DIR) Post #AZIeqqbguogQjt5ZQ0 by ccferrie@mastodon.ie
2023-08-31T10:57:19Z
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Anne Graham, CEO of the National Transport Authority notes that the Climate Action Plan and the Avoid-Shift-Improve principle are central to the Authority's ongoing plans. #ITRN2023This means Demand Management measures in parallel with infrastructure development.#SustainableTransport #ClimateEmergency
(DIR) Post #AZIeqsIybMty0QLeWe by ccferrie@mastodon.ie
2023-08-31T11:39:48Z
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Anne Graham also spoke about the role the NTA has in #RoadSafety including providing transport alternatives to reduce car-dependency, improving rural bus stops, and building segregated walking and cycling infrastructure. #ITRN2023
(DIR) Post #AxRQFRA44wGjDVwKOW by ccferrie@mastodon.ie
2025-08-22T21:05:28Z
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"It is a famine that we could have prevented, if we had been allowed. Yet food stacks up at borders because of systematic obstruction by Israel.It is a famine within a few hundred metres of food, in a fertile land."Read the full comments from the UN's Tom Fletcher:https://www.unocha.org/news/un-relief-chief-says-gaza-famine-must-spur-world-urgent-action
(DIR) Post #AxRQFZ3Gk5aPgkp0ue by ccferrie@mastodon.ie
2025-08-22T21:12:44Z
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I don't understand how Israel isn't under the same sort of economic sanctions as Russia is for its invasion of Ukraine. What Israel is doing is immeasurably worse and yet the best that Western countries can do is threaten to recognise the State of Palestine. It's not enough and will make no difference to those starving and dying in Gaza right now.Even the Irish government is prevaricating. The time for an Occupied Territories Bill is past, we need to see a complete boycott of Israel.
(DIR) Post #AxasgCVJEE0OiS4ANc by ccferrie@mastodon.ie
2025-08-27T11:38:08Z
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@aral Man-made famine has been used as a weapon of war for centuries - William the Conquerer did it in Northern England in 1069-70, the English did it in Ireland during the Nine Years' War c. 1600, Churchill did it in Bengal in 1943, Nazi Germany did it in Poland.The Israeli government is following an age old practice, aided and abetted by those who were as guilty of the same practices in the past.
(DIR) Post #AyRIEb6V168gA8jHtI by ccferrie@mastodon.ie
2025-09-21T07:42:57Z
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@EUCommission The arming of Israel by Germany, Italy, France and the Netherlands makes a mockery of the ideals of the European Union
(DIR) Post #B1hCBzjesArPezTaJk by ccferrie@mastodon.ie
2025-12-27T17:50:51Z
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The days may be short this time of year in Galway but they finish with a flourish!
(DIR) Post #B2fhHTEJVqv4kkuicy by ccferrie@mastodon.ie
2026-01-26T08:19:06Z
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This is what happens when economists write about transport. Former Harvard business economist, Sinead O'Sullivan in the Irish Times today has just invented Bus Connects! @humantransit https://archive.fo/VaG98
(DIR) Post #B2zaHiVzrxFtdqYPOy by ccferrie@mastodon.ie
2026-02-03T15:15:48Z
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#Epstein (Not sure of the origin of this but there's a good commentary on it here: https://mariatchambers.substack.com/p/the-dead-mans-files-and-the-thousand )
(DIR) Post #B34mDO8XrbLCWP5QuW by ccferrie@mastodon.ie
2026-02-07T10:53:54Z
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"Cyclists are forced to dress like construction workers as cars speed past with impunityThe Government’s approach to cycling safety is fundamentally flawed"
(DIR) Post #B3G72Fya6FlpnoWDIm by ccferrie@mastodon.ie
2026-02-12T22:17:14Z
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So let me get this straight, the IOC is against a competitor wearing a helmet that commemorates those who died fighting against fascism, but is fine with selling Nazi memorabilia? 🤔Olympic body criticised for selling Nazi-era Games T-shirthttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv8zwxwp2eo'Shocking' or correct - why Ukrainian skeleton slider was bannedhttps://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/cx2dnd7g209o#WinterOlympics