The plane that transported slapper detonators, used in bombs to kill thousands of Gazans, through Irish airspace on 18 February – covered in this morning’s Ditch report – again flew through Irish airspace yesterday on its journey from Tel Aviv (via Liège Airport) to New York

Useful post by Hannah Daly on SEAI energy balances & trends since 1990. 'Ireland generated more energy from wind than from natural gas in 2023, but since 2016, all growth in wind energy production has matched growth in data centre demand.' hannahdaly.ie/2024-09-02-SEA…

I'm surprised Dr Mohammed Salem's campaign has not been supported more. He is fundraising to reopen his doctor's surgery which once a week will host a free clinic for those injured/in need of treatment & cant afford/access care. Please share it & donate: gofundme.com/f/dr-mohammed-…

For 10 years, MASI - Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland has been one of the most important grassroots social justice organisations on the island. We need migrant advocacy and internationalist solidarity more than ever. Support their 10th Anniversary Celebration if you can. gofund.me/e41fdb90

“This event will not only mark a decade of our shared commitment to advocacy, solidarity, and justice for migrants and asylum seekers but also serve as a powerful platform to envision the next chapter of our journey together.” Appeal for support: gofundme.com/f/masi-10-year…

New issue of Rundale with great pieces on #TransgressTheNGS & the movement for trans liberation, Dublin Port & the limits of 'hot-take' urbanism, and how flood adaptation driven by real estate actors leaves the ‘unpropertied’ at increased risk. rundale.org

Out now in Rundale Issue 6 - Laure Detymowski's piece illustrates how flood adaptation governance, when driven by real estate actors, leaves the ‘unpropertied’ at increased flood risk exposure. rundale.org/2024/09/05/the…

Would be very happy to support applications in broad areas of political ecology/environmental justice, in particular: -(un)just transition & far-right politics -Ireland in the world ecological system -anti-colonial environmental politics -geopolitics/enclosure of offshore energy

Not often I agree with John Fitzgerald, which says a lot about how self-evidently harmful intensive data centre growth has been in Ireland. Just because Ireland is good for data centres does not mean they are good for us irishtimes.com/business/econo…

Speaks directly to Trinity College Dublin decision to allow CRH, one of Ireland's biggest carbon polluters, to fund their new Chair of Climate Science. It isn't just Trinity though - we need to take a much closer look at how Irish universities are involved with harmful industries.

💚✊ 'It follows a major protest in the Tipperary town, attended by several hundred people last night, and months of intensive lobbying by the local community to allow them to stay.' IPAS decision to move families from Borrisokane halted rte.ie/news/munster/2… via RTÉ