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Simon Lyons

@thepoliteeng

Chartered Engineer. Water Framework Directive. Environmental stewardship. Smart cities enthusiast. @PlanningUCC @MunsterRugby Views my own 🇵🇸

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“ABCD!”, a colleague in Cork City Council said to me, shortly after I joined. “What’s that supposed to mean”, I asked. “Ah, But Cork’s Different”, he told me, knowingly. 🤔 The more the years go on, the more I get reminded of that! 🧮 #Cork #graffiti Joe Noonan

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Thank you Grace O'Sullivan for having the knowledge and conviction to speak out…you probably won’t get that honorary doctorate from Ben Gurion University, but you will be on the right side of history. 🙏

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🦡 @EastCorkBio’s post below is an extract from a beautiful sequence of one of our #EastCork badgers captured completely relaxed & at rest…fascinating insight! Biodiversity Ireland

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Making practical interim flood protection measures more accessible to homeowners is an excellent idea…well worth exploring this Liam Quaide TD.

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#LitterPickersWearSmallerKnickers 🌊 Fantastic morning with @Ballynamona at #GarryvoeBeach If you haven’t been to a beach clean, come join us next time 😊 ☕️ Shout out Rooskagh Coffee Co., who donated 20+ coffees to today’s volunteers!👍🏻 Cork County Council Clean Coasts Local Authority Waters Programme

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#WaterQuality assistance needed ‘X’ friends… Can anyone point me to a supplier for パックテストの共立理化学研究所【公式】 NO3 & PO4 test kits…? No joy thru website enquiry page or Twitter DMs… en.kyoritsu-lab.co.jp/products/wak_n… en.kyoritsu-lab.co.jp/products/wak_p… Local Authority Waters Programme DCU Water Institute Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) Urban Water TMU

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Fáilte Ireland, in partnership with Cork County Council, Cork City Council and Port of Cork announce plans to develop a Cork Harbour Tourism Plan, which will enhance the visitor experience and unlock the tourism potential of Cork Harbour. This visionary plan, which will be a key element of

Fáilte Ireland, in partnership with <a href="/Corkcoco/">Cork County Council</a>, <a href="/corkcitycouncil/">Cork City Council</a> and <a href="/PortofCork/">Port of Cork</a> announce plans to develop a Cork Harbour Tourism Plan, which will enhance the visitor experience and unlock the tourism potential of Cork Harbour.

This visionary plan, which will be a key element of
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NEW: 'Rainfall which led to Midleton flooding last year was "more intense due to global warming," finds first-of-its-kind study in Ireland' READ: oonagh smyth rte.ie/news/primetime… #rtept | RTÉ News

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🌧️ 🌊 Incredible to think #Midleton floods last October constituted “dodging a bullet”, but climate change is happening before our eyes! Eager to watch RTÉ Prime Time tonight! Fergus Mc Susan McCarthy Cork County Council OPW Flooding.ie Paschal Sheehy rte.ie/news/primetime…

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Well done to all winners at tonight’s Cork Civic Life awards, but this legend, @Potuama and @Ballynamona in particular… 😊 Now, beach clean Sunday lads! 💪

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👏 Strong leadership from Irish Wildlife Trust… 🦡 Generations of badgers can reside in a sett complex… This is animal cruelty, plain and simple…and should be prosecuted accordingly. @EastCorkBio

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Look at this guy! He lost a wing while hatching this morning. So I took advantage of his extra drying and wing-strengthening time 'til he was strong enough to fly off. Stunning creatures! Bit of a facial hair issue... but sure don't we all! 😬 #dragonfly

Look at this guy! He lost a wing while hatching this morning. So I took advantage of his extra drying and wing-strengthening time 'til he was strong enough to fly off. Stunning creatures! Bit of a facial hair issue... but sure don't we all! 😬 #dragonfly
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"In relation to Israels military operations in Gaza, we conclude that Israeli authorities are responsible for war crimes.. including extermination.. murder, using starvation as a method of war, forcible transfer.." The UN Human Rights Council report published today is damning.

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Crews out early again this morning clearing trash screens and responding to #corkfloods call-outs. ⚠️Up to 30 city council staff, not including Cork City Fire Brigade crew members, were clearing screens and grates from 7am yesterday to midnight. ⚠️They received 100 + call-outs,

Crews out early again this morning clearing trash screens and responding to #corkfloods call-outs. 

⚠️Up to 30 city council staff, not including <a href="/CorkCityFire/">Cork City Fire Brigade</a> crew members, were clearing screens and grates from 7am yesterday to midnight. 

⚠️They received 100 + call-outs,
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🧐William Dalrymple anita anand Empire: World History RE: Ireland as a “lab for imperialism” & India: 1696: Midleton College, Cork founded by William III’s mistress, Elizabeth Hamilton 1876: MC educates young Reginald Dyer Imagine counterfactual where Jacobites win Battle of Boyne…🤔