Bríd McGrath

The world will remember how the EU and its member states respond to this catastrophic tragedy. Silence and neutrality in the face of genocide constitutes complicity. Inaction emboldens perpetrators and betrays every principle the Union and its states claim to uphold www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

#BREAKING International Court of Justice issues a ground-breaking judgement affirming legal obligations on States to take action on climate. #ICJ #ClimateJustice Live stream here: go.icj-cij.org/4f3KGgM

Request for Tenders: EU Presidency Advocacy Support. The Environmental Pillar has planned a specific workstream in relation to the Irish EU Presidency and is seeking additional capacity to support in the development and implementation of our workplan environmentalpillar.ie/request-for-...

#History #SkyStorians Giving our Research Bursary scheme another plug! Deadline 15 August.

Gaza is being starved by Israel. Aid is available but the Israelis are refusing to allow access to those who need it. Time is running out fast. If you’re based in Ireland, please email your TD now to demand the government takes action to ensure the aid gets in. action.uplift.ie/campaigns/ga...

"Do we really believe that this is going to be limited to Palestine and the Middle East?" ― UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

The new National Development Plan proposals released today represent yet another retreat from real #ClimateAction by the government greenparty.ie/news/governm... #NDP @hazelchu.bsky.social @rodericogorman.bsky.social @pidgeon.ie

€22bn allocated for transport in the NDP of which €2bn we know is for MetroLink. There's zero reference to where the other €20bn will go.

25 foreign ministries have made a joint statement calling for "the war in Gaza to end now", including the UK, much of the EU [not Hungary], Canada, Japan, Norway, Switzerland www.gov.uk/government/n...

Gaza is now officially in IPC Phase 5, the final stage of hunger. Designated as 'catastrophe'. A further 67 of the starving were killed by IDF soldiers yesterday trying to access food. Witnesses say the victims had their hands held in the air. One day, everyone will have always been against this.

In Lebanon, over 200,000 Palestine Refugees depend on UNRWA for essential services including education, healthcare, and humanitarian assistance. Amid the crises and increasing needs, #UNRWAworks to uphold dignity, and critical access to services. 📄 Learn more: www.unrwa.org/resources/fa...

Loved this special - #bogs #peatlands @npwsireland.bsky.social and looking forward to hearing @janeclarke.bsky.social read in @nlireland.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social event on Saturday - we've a few late release tickets - message us if you want to put your name on one #IntBogDay

We are receiving desperate messages of starvation from #Gaza, including from our colleagues. Food prices have increased 40 fold. UNRWA has enough food for the entire population for over three months, stockpiled just outside Gaza. Lift the siege and let aid in safely and at scale.

Fears of a Russian invasion are palpable in the Baltic states. My views at #MacGill25 www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

If you read one thing today - make it this by @andrimagnason.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/o... gift share #climate change is everything change

Oh God that’s all we need.

Today in Glasgow a man is arrested for holding a sign reading "Genocide in Palestine. Time to take action" Meanwhile the head of the Israeli air force who has overseen the killing of thousands of Palestinians is welcomed to an RAF conference www.thenational.scot/news/2532523...

“Only god”, terror and fear in ICE detention www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...

That's the question of our time.

We have now published the programme for the 2025 Tudor & Stuart Ireland conference at UCD on 21-22 August. All details can be found here: tudorstuartireland.com/2025-confere...

An interesting development:

Defending decency.

Looks like a full house in Kilkenny this evening for my talk titled #Climate and the Everything Emergency. It’s going to be a bumpy ride.

Two-year-old Laila Khatib was shot in the head by Israeli forces while inside her home in the occupied #WestBank. According to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Israeli forces have repeatedly used unnecessary, disproportionate, and often lethal force against Palestinians.

Oireachtas committee hears the anti-semitism card played in support of Israel as Alan Shatter brazenly misrepresents the bill on trade with Israeli-backed settlements in the Occupied Territories as a ‘boycott Jews bill’. A charge that’s both unfair and false. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

So much looking forward to not voting for Mairead McGuinness for president.

Thosnaigh sraith nua de 'Aistí ón Aer' ar Raidió na Gaeltachta Dé hAoine. Le clos sa gclár sin bhí píosaí le Ailbhe Nic Giolla Chomhaill, Billy Lynch, Úna Nic Cárthaigh, Aisling Nic an Bhaird, agus Aindriú de Paor. Is féidir éisteacht siar leis an gclár ag an nasc seo: www.rte.ie/radio/rnag/c...

Studying #earlymodern #bookhistory, #rarebooks, or print culture? Antwerp’s Museum Plantin-Moretus & the Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library offer unmatched treasures. Apply for the Nottebohm Fellowship by October 1: museumplantinmoretus.be/en/page/fell...! 💙📚📜

From the current issue: “Shaking Hands and the Politics of Touch in Early Modern England” by John Walter (@phaisessex.bsky.social) #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/past...

CEO Recruitment: Trócaire are inviting applications for the position of Chief Executive Officer. The CEO of Trócaire leads the organisation, ensuring excellence in all aspects of the organisation’s work. For further information, and to apply, please visit: apply.workable.com/trocaire/j/7...

This story is horrifying. And it's just one of many. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

DLR Connector: How well will it connect? Better than most projects, but not all if it doesn’t get the support it needs -- Connector project will bring a jump in safety, accessibility and enable activity. Comment & Analysis: This article takes an in-depth look at the details of the 8km DLR…

Wow, One of the biggest factors in ghg emissions, diet and food production, didn't even feature? Government survey finds majority of the public think it's doing a bad job on climate jrnl.ie/6740424 @thejournal.ie

A really important investigation. Is Irish dairy feeding the world, or is it putting small local African farmers out of business to sell a sub-standard reconstituted milk product with questionable health outcomes for the local population?

CETA and The Irish government's push to let companies sue the state for profit-damaging legislation, like environmental or social protection measures: Tomorrow an Oireachtas committee has been asked to waive scrutiny of a proposed bill aimed at ratifying CETA. Email them now: tinyurl.com/2ykaj45k

The Royal Historical Society is a fellowship of professional historians. We welcome applications from historians working in education and many other sectors. Fellows make original contributions to historical understanding through research, public history and heritage bit.ly/4iOu51g #Skystorians

There has been no respite for #PalestineRefugees in the occupied #WestBank. Israeli Forces have demolished dozens of buildings in the last few days. UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said at the Caux Forum that “annexation is well underway.” This is a violation of international law.

A medieval abbey in Hungary is battling a beetle infestation threatening its ancient book collection.

The tenant in situ scheme really works as a means of preventing homelessness. To underfund it when homeless figures are so high is madness. I have a number of D15 constituents caught by this funding freeze. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...

Absolutely barbaric. Ignoring the spirit of last wk’s deal with EU Foreign Policy chief @kajakallas.bsky.social who secured an agreement to improve humanitarian access. What’s point of getting food into Gaza if people are slaughtered trying to access it? And yet EU member states will ignore this..

This really needs to stop. Hamas’s attack on Israel was horrendous & Israel was within its rights to hit back, but there has to be some limit to the scale & duration of the retaliation. It is not antisemitic to make that case. All hostages should of course be released. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Albanese: This reminds me of Mafia intimidation techniques. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

Mark the date: an incredible landmark as #solar power becomes EU's number one source of electricity in June 2025. Everything is impossible – until it's done. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

My first time on the Western Rail corridor- travelling to Ennis. We need more rail. #loveTrains

“It’s been 640+ days on the ongoing ban of international media from entering #Gaza. A ban on the truth & independent reporting. A ban to further deepen the polarized narrative. A ban to cover up for the atrocities against civilians." — UNRWA Commissioner-General