All-Island Strategic Rail Review - some key points: 🚄 New Craigavon station 🚃 Portadown link with Mullingar ✈️ Connect Belfast International Airport to rail network ❌ Restoring rail line to Enniskillen ruled out 💰 £31bn bill for NI bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… BBC News NI

All island rail review says ‘no’ to Enniskillen. Fermanagh would be the only county without a train service (if this report’s recommendations are ever implemented in full)

All island rail network as it stands contrasted with new plan published in the All island Strategic Rail Review today. Plan proposes new routes and includes train stations for Tyrone, Armagh, Down. Translink Iarnród Éireann

What is it like to work in conservation? I interviewed 3 wardens at the Little Tern Conservation Project at Kilcoole to find out. Kilcoole is the largest 🇮🇪 Little Tern colony, having grown from > 20 nesting pairs in the 1980s to < 270 pairs in 2024. National Parks and Wildlife Service BirdWatch Ireland .

(AL) Want to know what it's like to work as part of a hands-on conservation project? Get an insight into a typical day of our Kilcoole Little Tern wardens in this article by Rosalind Skillen. The Kilcoole Little Tern Project is an National Parks and Wildlife Service project run by BirdWatch Ireland.

Lots of talk this week on how all-island rail could look, but what did it used to look like? Students at ATU Galway City mapped Ireland’s historical rail network. Compare: 1) historical rail network 2) new plan 3) current routes Access here: atu.ie/irish-rail-and…

"Northern Ireland is far from a byword for stable government. But unlikely as it sounds, it currently has the longest serving government leaders across Ireland and Great Britain [...] Six months in, how is the Northern Ireland Executive faring?" bbc.com/news/articles/…

‘Integration is one of most beautiful things that can happen’ says Nandi Jola - Poet/Playwright/Facilitator belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/fe…

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In 2024, Mela is an even more important reminder of the role of migrant communities living in Northern Ireland. In an expression of joy, song and colour, the Mela festival promotes a Belfast that is inclusive of all communities and cultures. Arts Ekta thedetail.tv/articles/rosal…

For National Heritage Week Rosalind Skillen writes about how the Atlantic Ocean connects 🇬🇧+🇮🇪+🇺🇸 breeding seabirds. 2021 tracking data revealed 5 million birds (incl. Puffins breeding on Skellig Michael) annually use the NACES MPA in the North Atlantic. birdwatchireland.ie/embracing-our-…

"Ireland remains a laggard within the EU in terms of climate policy implementation. To date, we have been ineffective in achieving our climate targets because of both policy misalignment and prioritisation of corporate interests over the public good." eolasmagazine.ie/leveraging-ire…

The Government's "Leaving Cert" results on climate & environment are out today care of Friends of the Earth #ReportCard2024, independently assessed by Diarmuid Torney, Paul Deane & I. This is our 4th & final year undertaking this eval. friendsoftheearth.ie/news/governmen… All coverage in this 🧵

"The planning documents stated that the data centre will indirectly contribute 224,250 tonnes of CO2 emissions per annum without any mitigation measures." rte.ie/news/business/… Data centres now consume 21% of Ireland's total metred electricity.

Representative Office of Ireland in Palestine is accepting applications under the Irl-Palestine Scholarship Programme for 2025-2026 from applicants in the occupied Palestinian territory. 25 full scholarships are being offered for 1-year Masters Details: dfa.ie/prep/ramallah/…

Sister moved to Madrid and bought a youth transport pass. It cost 4€ to buy the card then 8€ per month for *unlimited* travel on all public transport across Madrid! Wish Iarnród Éireann Translink could match that innovation & vision to promote public transport for youth here.

"Living walls of green, hedgerows are part of the fabric of the Irish countryside. They punctuate fields, pulsate with life and activity, and sometimes centuries old, remind us of our rural heritage" writes Rosalind Skillen in National Hedgerow Week. birdwatchireland.ie/celebrate-hedg…

Looking to speak to women in Ireland who used AI to write their job applications👩‍💻& what were the results! DMs open #journorequests

New Pivotal report looks at progress by Northern Ireland Executive since the restoration of the institutions in Feb. A new legislative programme agreed & budget approved. But no Programme for Gov't or proper plans to tackle most pressing challenges faced by communities in NI.

How has the Executive done in the last seven months since its return? Some comments from Ann Watt on @bbcnolan this morning Read Pivotal's new report here pivotalppf.org/cmsfiles/Publi…