A voice for nature 🌍 working on IE/EU Environmental Policy/Advocacy. All opinions my own. Roscommon 🐏 Connacht 🦅 Ireland ☘️https://bsky.app/profile/fintankelly.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/fintankelly.bsky.social/post/3mrrkkktbgs2u"Civil and public servants sometimes get things wrong, and there has to be somewhere the citizen or resident of this country can go when they do. We call that 'somewhere' a judicial review." https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41887045.html29 Jul 2026 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:eg7dcirv4e4iy3rbnflb43lr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrkkktbgs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/fintankelly.bsky.social/post/3mrf3rf2l222iI won't lie I really want the future euro banknotes to have birds on them 🤑🦩 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:eg7dcirv4e4iy3rbnflb43lr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrf3rf2l222ihttps://bsky.app/profile/fintankelly.bsky.social/post/3mrcqgv3csk2nWhat's happening on Slievenamon has been happening all my life, and it could happen on any mountain in Ireland tomorrow. There is something fundamentally wrong with a society that normalises entire mountains being incinerated and does nothing when we know this is only going to get worse [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:eg7dcirv4e4iy3rbnflb43lr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcqgv3csk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/fintankelly.bsky.social/post/3mrcimgdn2k2zRepeat after me: "the EU is placing competitiveness at the heart of its economic agenda and all will be well." [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:eg7dcirv4e4iy3rbnflb43lr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcimgdn2k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/fintankelly.bsky.social/post/3mr3u4sqqoc24Ireland holds the EU presidency at a moment when its own citizens are being treated like dangerous extremists for opposing genocide and ethnic cleansing. How much longer can we go on pretending everything is normal? https://www.joe.ie/news/terrorism-trial-for-irish-man-in-germany-to-begin-on-wednesday-876194?fbclid=IwdGRjcATLO2JjbGNrBMs7SGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHqjbtP6VSJSDWWAAB9RL7TGhJ7CcR8eoHyNTHA8sRO_sSOhZTrnyFxS8ozBY_aem_pLq3iLtHlxcQD1jr0wlZ3w20 Jul 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:eg7dcirv4e4iy3rbnflb43lr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3u4sqqoc24https://bsky.app/profile/fintankelly.bsky.social/post/3mr2wxdufks2eTimely guidance from the European Commission on sustainable tourism in Natura 2000 sites. More people out in nature is positive, but pressures need managing. Linking carrying capacity to conservation objectives, with zoning, access rules & engagement, is key. https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/natura-2000-network-offers-sustainable-tourism-opportunities-2026-07-14_en20 Jul 2026 09:07 +0000at://did:plc:eg7dcirv4e4iy3rbnflb43lr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2wxdufks2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/fintankelly.bsky.social/post/3mqoueoeol22pThe Nitrates Directive remains necessary, relevant and effective! It's time to tackle pollution at source by implementing the laws that were designed to deliver clean rivers, lakes and coasts for all of us. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jul 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:eg7dcirv4e4iy3rbnflb43lr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqoueoeol22phttps://bsky.app/profile/fintankelly.bsky.social/post/3mqju2o4rsc2jTo de-escalate a panic attack, run cold water over your wrists and repeat the mantra "the EU is placing competitiveness at the heart of its economic agenda." [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jul 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:eg7dcirv4e4iy3rbnflb43lr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqju2o4rsc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/fintankelly.bsky.social/post/3mqhq3iy4u226Native woodland is striving to return to the shores of Loch na hOnchon, the Lough of the Otters, beneath Cam an Doire, the Pass of the Oak Wood. Allowing nature to recover is an act of ecological and cultural revival.12 Jul 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:eg7dcirv4e4iy3rbnflb43lr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhq3iy4u226https://bsky.app/profile/fintankelly.bsky.social/post/3mq2gd2hzts2lThe Teagasc National Farm Survey illustrates: large income differences between enterprise types, strong dependence on public support across most sectors, and extreme inter‑annual income volatility. Simplification risks failure by over-simplifying our response to complex and diverse challenges07 Jul 2026 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:eg7dcirv4e4iy3rbnflb43lr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2gd2hzts2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/fintankelly.bsky.social/post/3mq2eo4s3uc2nIm grateful to An Taisce & Friends of the Irish Environment for challenging the Irish Governments unconstitutional legal cost rules, which would make access to justice the preserve of elites. If the powerful arent accountable to the law, we are no longer a democracy https://www.antaisce.org/News/environmental-groups-launch-legal-challenge-against-new-regulations07 Jul 2026 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:eg7dcirv4e4iy3rbnflb43lr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2eo4s3uc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/fintankelly.bsky.social/post/3mpr4vu62cs2aA hike in the Wicklow uplands is always a mix of joy, despair, and hope. Native trees growing on walls and bare rock. Remnant woodlands lingering like a terminally ill patient. Vast areas just waiting for nature’s potential to be unleashed. Do we have the vision and leadership to make it happen?03 Jul 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:eg7dcirv4e4iy3rbnflb43lr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpr4vu62cs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/fintankelly.bsky.social/post/3mppz3idpws2fGold plated environmental standards? In a country where: 90% of protected habitat types are in unfavourable conservation status 371,884 t of peat exported in 2025, with no compliance with env or planning law At least 9 env cases in the CJEU & 16 infringements https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/07/03/government-adviser-calls-for-action-to-roll-back-gold-plated-environmental-legislation/03 Jul 2026 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:eg7dcirv4e4iy3rbnflb43lr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mppz3idpws2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fintankelly.bsky.social/post/3mpnms7u2422aIncredible that the NPWS would say this: "a national conservation objective, and deadlines for habitat restoration within SPAs, was not a priority, as there was a need to keep a flexible approach." The State is running down the clock on the Hen harrier. https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/02/embattled-hen-harrier-clings-on-but-its-future-is-far-from-certain/02 Jul 2026 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:eg7dcirv4e4iy3rbnflb43lr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnms7u2422ahttps://bsky.app/profile/fintankelly.bsky.social/post/3mplo2l4et227Public funds flowing to the fossil fuel and fertiliser industries, indirectly contributing to Russia’s war economy. At the same time, no additional funding is being allocated to nature restoration, and the LIFE Programme remains under threat. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jul 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:eg7dcirv4e4iy3rbnflb43lr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplo2l4et227https://bsky.app/profile/fintankelly.bsky.social/post/3mpdmmnmrv22dWater levels at Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre 'best' locals have seen - ABC News https://share.google/8ZDNUawYoDFacWkqc28 Jun 2026 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:eg7dcirv4e4iy3rbnflb43lr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpdmmnmrv22d