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The ever changing story around the catastrophic fish kill in Cork recently has taken another twist.
A sample from the North Cork Co-Op Creamery Plant "found that ammonia levels in the discharge were 52 times over the permitted limit" ☠️
Tests conducted by the EPA on wastewater at the North Cork Co-Op Creamery Plant adjacent to the site of a large Blackwater River fish kill two weeks ago found the Co-Op was not compliant with its disc...
Went to an Afghan pop up restaurant last night- the food was all cooked by Afghan refugees who had settled in my town
Amazing food, lovely people, a great night. Thank you
Oh, and fuck you Fartage
Twenty people were killed, including five journalists, by Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza this week. Israeli's Benjamin Netanyahu called it a "tragic mishap" and the IDF said it was not targeting the journalists. However, this claim has been strongly disputed by people on the ground
The Kuybyshev oil refinery in Samara has halted operations after a massive Ukrainian drone strike, ASTRA reports. At least 29 UAVs targeted the facility, causing seven fires and injuring one worker. Key units, including crude processing, hydrogen production, pipelines, and fuel tanks, were hit.
⚡️Large fire seen after Ukrainian drones reportedly strike oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai.
Ukrainian drones reportedly struck an oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight on Aug. 29, Russian Telegram channels reported.
Explosions were reported by local residents around 2:30 a.m. local time, amid reports of drones flying overhead. Videos posted to social media appear to show a large blaze emanating from a local oil r...
It still feels surreal to me how a cozy birthday dinner with family can slowly dissolve into a night of bombings, then bleed into a morning of horrific headlines and rising death tolls. And after that, we all just carry on, pretending it’s just another day.
"...if you are hit by an SUV compared to being hit by a passenger car you are 44% more likely to be killed. Among kids it's higher - it's 82%."
The number of SUVs in London has increased tenfold in 20 years, prompting calls to curb their use.
“Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn. Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space.”
Cities need smart, specific strategies to manage vehicle size.
It’s about space & safety.
Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space
A compromised president who serves his master Putin.
MAGA
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Days after the Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump ordered the security clearance revocation of a top CIA official and Russia expert.
One by one our waterways are being poisoned to death to maintain buoyant farm exports. The Boyne is just the latest to enter its death rattle phase.
www.independent.ie/regionals/lo...
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has issued stark warnings about the status of Atlantic salmon in the River Boyne, confirming that stocks have fallen to some of the lowest levels on record, with surviva...
