Mary Robinson's advice to new Taoiseach Simon Harris on tackling climate change: go faster
DCU Centre for Climate & Society #DCUClimate2024
Fossil fuel lobbyists spending $4bn a year to undermine climate justice movement, Mary Robinson warns independent.ie/irish-news/fos…

Open Mic for Poetry Day Ireland in Tralee Library - love the poster! Poetry Ireland Kerry County Arts Nasc Productions

The second edition of ‘Poetry, People’ airs this evening at 7pm RTÉ Radio 1. If any of my overseas followers would like to listen live online, they can do so at rte.ie/radio/radio1.

Really pleased to have my work included in the Poetry Cocoon, a beautiful interactive poetry installation at Dingle's brilliant @feilenabealtaine.ie this May - thanks Nasc Productions for the invite

NEW: Very excited for this.
Are you up for writing a short story in 48 hours? Sign up for the Great Big Giant Short Story Experiment.
More information here.
stingingfly.org/news/the-great…

According to the Met Office, 1,695.9mm of rain fell from October 2022 to March 2024, the highest amount for any 18-month period in England in recorded history. The Met Office started collecting data in 1836.

We're so excited to welcome Laureate na nÓg and this brilliant gang of children's authors and illustrators to the Kingdom as part of the #WholeWildWorld Bus tour.

🚐Two weeks to go!

Hi folks.

Corncrake season has begun.

The first few birds have landed with more on the way this week (no doubt).

If you hear a corncrake then please report it here:

corncrakelife.ie/report-a-cornc…

Let's hope 2024 is a good year for our birds.

Climate fiction needs your voice. grist’s Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest celebrates diverse visions of a hopeful climate future, and it’s open for submissions right now!

grist.org/climate-fictio…

#imagine2200 #climatefiction

COVER REVEAL for Poetry Ireland Review Issue 142 - The Blackbird of Glanmore (based on the Seamus Heaney poem), an etching by visual artist & printmaker Geraldine O’Reilly.

We are absolutely thrilled to have worked with Geraldine on Issue 142.

🍉Save the date for the 2nd #OpenMicForGaza ZOOM on #GlobalPayItForwardDay

🍉April 28 2024, 7-9 pm Irish time on ZOOM

🍉Register & donate
shorturl.at/gjJS5

What a surprise 🙄

Gr míle for spreading the word Dingle Lit!

Dubs!! Join us for the launch of Seaborne in beautiful Hodges Figgis

Mia Gallagher - writer/actress - will do the honours. I can't wait!

1st May, 6pm.

Please RSVP as outlined in the image.

#seabornenovel #AnneBonny #hodgesfiggis #booklaunch #miagallagher

Who is talking straight with you on climate? Look at what they are emphasizing. Is it deep and immediate cuts in fossil fuel burning and carbon emissions? Or is it 'geoengineering' and 'carbon capture' and promises of new energy technology that simply kicks the can down the road?

The atmosphere you knew is gone - it now holds ~10% more water vapour than just 30 years ago. That's an incredible rise in such a short period. Every 1C of warming, the atmosphere holds 7% more. The rainfall accumulation for the UK/Ireland the past 12 months has been incredible.

'Art is not a competition, any more than it is a distraction, or a luxury for a privileged few. It's our humanity, and it's how we keep going.'
This is brilliant from Rhik Samadder, every word rings true

I'm on my way, leaving Dublin behind for dust! Are you and your writing buddies up for it? Poetry Ireland #WritingCommunity #workshops

Today is World Poetry Day! We celebrate poetry annually at Dingle Lit through vibrant poetry readings and immersive workshops. Would you like to join us this year? Visit dinglelit.ie to find out how you can get involved #DingleLit #WorldPoetryDay #Poet ry #Poet