Environmental scientist with an interest in groundwater quality and a love of Connemara - posts on environmental matters and photos of Connemara landscapes (grianghraif de thírdhreacha Chonamara ag @duichechonamara.bsky.social freisin)
Catherine Coxon
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Data centre electricity demand could exceed power usage of entire country
Job for a freshwater ecologist in Ireland with the state body for environmental monitoring www.epa.ie/publications... #ecology #jobs
We need to stop using happy beach pics for climate change stories
You wouldn't do it for traffic accidents
@irishtimes.com
Short, unpaywalled, must-read editorial from Irish Times debunking job figures from data centres claimed by Simon Harris last week, and pointing out that they are increasing domestic electricity bills AND carbon emissions.
“Wild salmon connect wild mountains to the sea, their presence or absence a verdict on how humans value, treat and manage the world. Wild salmon are the measure; when they go missing, it signals that things are completely out of ecological whack.“
By me, for @irishtimes.com
New fish kill reported: current estimate is in excess of about 20,000 fish dead in Louth from what is "believed to be an agricultural discharge upstream of Tallanstown," all species, including salmon, trout, roach, pike, eels, perch" are impacted
Western Marsh-Orchid,
Dactylorhiza kerryensis. Blooming all along the Galway Bay coast this week #OrchidChallenge #WildflowerHour @bsbiireland.bsky.social
Irish Govt turns a deaf ear to environmental NGOs - perhaps it might pay more attention to the UN report on the impact of data centres in Ireland? Quite a different take on Minister view it's all'an opportunity' > #spéirghorm #DataCentres www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
The successful candidate will fulfil the role of Scientific Officer III (Level 5) Freshwater Ecologist.
The successful candidate will work in the EPA’s Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Unit which...
www.epa.ie
Celebrating World Peatlands Day
Covering only 2% of EU, peatlands store approximately 30% of terrestrial carbon, making their protection & restoration critical
Over 80% of Irish peatland habitat has been cutaway and degraded by us, so we need to protect & restore what's left
#WorldPeatlandsDay
seeing similar discontent in media illustration of EU court action against Ireland over peat cutting - images are the charming piles of turf suggesting domestic heating and cultural tradition when reality is the target is a multi-million, machine-based commercial export peatlands stripping business
Nigel Monaghan
Lynn O'K
Data processing accounts for 21% of Irish electricity use – compared to just 4% in the US and 1% in China
