Kate van der Merwe @katevdmerwe
Human first. Finance professional with Social Science origins & passion in sustainability, social justice. Joined July 2015-
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This news might actually get people to look up: @rtenews: Worst wine harvest in 62 years due to 'extreme' climate #DontLookUp #climatechange rte.ie/news/2024/0425…
The RSA are shirking their responsibility to protect vulnerable road users by not taking part in consultations - with the RSA as an organization that has previously made great strides, it is incredibly disappointing that this is left to volunteer groups and ordinary citizens.
The RSA are shirking their responsibility to protect vulnerable road users by not taking part in consultations - with the RSA as an organization that has previously made great strides, it is incredibly disappointing that this is left to volunteer groups and ordinary citizens.
"We are delivering a service that gives people the ability to have mobility if that can’t cycle or walk to work or to school" No, Sam, you are delivering a service that actively prevents people from being able to cycle or walk to work or school. #RoadSafety #rtept @RSAIreland
"We are delivering a service that gives people the ability to have mobility if that can’t cycle or walk to work or to school" No, Sam, you are delivering a service that actively prevents people from being able to cycle or walk to work or school. #RoadSafety #rtept @RSAIreland
'Accidents don’t happen, they are caused': Driver who knocked down and killed motorcyclist avoids jail irishexaminer.com/news/courtandc…
Another person killed by a motorist today. A young life ended, leaving heartbreak for loved ones. @RSAIreland @GardaTraffic continue to enable these conditions & road deaths cnt to rise. Deaths 33% higher than pre Covid. #ZeroTolerance @DublinCommuters breakingnews.ie/ireland/cyclis…
Re-sharing this now without prejudice. A life has been lost, a young woman with a whole life ahead of her. She was a cyclist. 😥
Re-sharing this now without prejudice. A life has been lost, a young woman with a whole life ahead of her. She was a cyclist. 😥
We’ve just had a full on shouting match with this car driver as we were rolling down she pulled over our dropped kerb, we tapped the car and asked her to move to which she replied “I’m too busy and I need to park here.”. We had to go back down the footpath on st Aidan’s park…
Update: they have now banned us from speaking Irish (the official language of an EU state) and told us we’re not allowed to be anywhere near the Bundestag
Update: they have now banned us from speaking Irish (the official language of an EU state) and told us we’re not allowed to be anywhere near the Bundestag
Did you know that Europe is the fastest warming continent ? In fact it is warming twice as fast as the global avg. You heard that right. Bit concerning, I think. Important message here⬇️ @SimonHarrisTD
Did you know that Europe is the fastest warming continent ? In fact it is warming twice as fast as the global avg. You heard that right. Bit concerning, I think. Important message here⬇️ @SimonHarrisTD
Yes to a wealth tax on the rich to fund the climate and social transition! Sign here: eci.ec.europa.eu/038/public
The UN's Global Biodiversity Framework is now in peril due to the EU’s failure to pass the #RestoreNature Law. The law was heavily debated and a final text was agreed upon by the 3 EU institutions We had an agreement, @EUCouncil. Respect it. Seal the deal #EarthDay
Omg all but especially the libraries & theatres were so beautiful 😍💔 And so many for parking lots 😱🤯
Omg all but especially the libraries & theatres were so beautiful 😍💔 And so many for parking lots 😱🤯
At #DCUClimate2024 conference, where Mary Robinson points out that we have good #climate #policy in #Ireland, but fail to #implement. Maybe we need some angry grannies here too to hold #Government to account! #DCUClimate2024 #KlimaSeniorinnen #climateAction #BetterFuture
Amazing how the US has still managed to fall behind the EU in solar PV. 179 vs 263 GW installed, end-2023.
Amazing how the US has still managed to fall behind the EU in solar PV. 179 vs 263 GW installed, end-2023.
Hottest April 14 on record for many places in Europe today 🥵
One of the best coastal wildflower meadows I have ever seen is in East Cork. I have seen many species in this meadow, and many I couldn't identify, cos you know, I'm learning all the time. 1/7
🚨Stop Scrolling! Let's pause & reflect a minute about what this shocking picture of @GretaThunberg 's arrest tells us about the current state of #climate politics. A short 🧵on some key lessons we can take from this image
100%. Serious cultural change needed. Maybe those in power positions spending time primarily as any other road user, not motorist, might help🤔
100%. Serious cultural change needed. Maybe those in power positions spending time primarily as any other road user, not motorist, might help🤔
ITS THE RED TAPE they scream as leinster house floats out across the sewage filled Dublin bay
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I know nothing about Sonic but I love that the nerds are having none of this thread. Clearly some line has been crossed and they are not going to take it lying down. Every single post in the thread has a community note attached
Sonic, but as you scroll he gets older and older a thread 🧶🧵
@GooglePlay google play i have a problem if you reply with “that doesn’t sound good” i will instantly explode though can you help?
Did a video generalising @MikeyCycling & similar up-loaders, as ever, comment section on those uploads is an interesting look into society. Pulled a swerve with the way i intro’d that caught out premature commenters. Maintain that anyone who uses term ‘grass’ is emotionally /…
Critics have been showing their love for THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN since the film premiered at the @BFI London Film Festival. Don’t miss out on this acclaimed film. 🌅🌾🚜 #ThatTheyMayFaceTheRisingSun #IrishFilm #Drama #JohnMcGahern
@habgabrab How many bike jams do you see every day? If roads were sewers, cyclists would be the water, cars would be the fatbergs.
The irony of everything that has happened over the last year, the last month, the last week, the last day, is that those who tell us immigrants are destroying Irish culture are the very ones who themselves are destroying Irish culture, which always was based on welcome. #CMF
.@MiseAnja devoted Nature File to Hen Harrier, one of our most magnificent birds of prey & threatened w extinction. Listen bk rte.ie/radio/lyricfm/… Also the interview farmer Jonathan Blackmore & I did abt farming for HH #SavetheSkydancer is here rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…
Brilliant day birdwatching with @BirdWatchIE in Portmarnock and Baldoyle racecourse. Thanks to @Fingalcoco for organising the event.
Wonder how many more blowhards like Clarkson will start backtracking on years of #climate denial as the sh1t starts to really hit the fan?
The local and European elections are on June 7th. If you live in Ireland, *you don't have to be a citizen*, you can vote in local elections. If you are a citizen of Ireland *or another EU country* you can vote in the European elections.
Look at this…
The women’s 100m at the Texas Invitational. Wind +3.5 1st - Rhasidat Adeleke 🇮🇪 10.84 2nd - Celera Barnes 🇺🇸 10.94 3rd - Dina Asher-Smith 🇬🇧 11.10 4th - Julien Alfred 🇱🇨 11.15 🎥 Track: All-Access (YouTube)
@terrychristian I used to listen him around that time on Radio Aire. He seemed entertaining then. I have since grown up, he hasn't.
Stoppped for lunch in Conwy. Sun’s out.
Breaking: Former Green Party candidate Saoirse McHugh to contest European elections as an Independent irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…
Many participants of this month's #ibikebop wearing a black armband in respect and memory of Greta.
We failed her. She should have been safe.
Candles burning tonight in Dun Laoghaire for the female cyclist who was killed this morning in a traffic incident involving a truck. She was only in her 20s.