Jamie Rohu
Postdoctoral research fellow on the Twelve Bogs project in the Department of History at Trinity College Dublin. Co-funded by Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland and the National Parks & Wildlife Service.
All views expressed are my own.
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- Registration is now open for the Irish Peatland Society’s International Peatland Conference 2026, based out of Tullamore, Co. Offaly. Further details through social media in the coming weeks! www.eventbrite.ie/e/showcasing...
- If you only read one thing today, make sure it’s this👇(no paywall) What is your county doing to address the climate crisis?? 😳 Excellent research by @shaunacorr.bsky.social www.independent.ie/regionals/ho...
- The third Rewilding event at Trinity in association with @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social during Autumn 2025. In the final event, Professor @jcsvenning.bsky.social spoke, amongst other things, about the vital role of large herbivores in shaping natural ecosystems. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTts...
- No mention in this puff piece of the 5 million birds who lived six weeks in misery before facing a cramped and frightening journey to their deaths 😑 They must have forgot 😏 www.irishexaminer.com/business/com...
- We’re going to go and ‘mine the moon’… 🌙 Wonderful 😏 www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
- ‘Study finds grieving death of a pet can be as distressing as grieving a person’ I’ve seen quite a few critters pass away over the years 😢 For me, what was far worse than letting them go was watching them decline through time towards the inevitable. That is absolutely awful 😣 jrnl.ie/6928871
- Australia 🇦🇺 has the most interesting ecology 🦎🐨🦘🦜 of any country if you ask me, due to the sheer number of endemic species when compared to other habitats around the rest of the world. /personal opinion! Here’s some baby numbats👌🏻 youtu.be/GqiiXyeN8OM?...
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- Save the date!!👇 Interesting conference on agriculture and land-use planned for May (26-27th) this year at the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise, Co. Laois. Details at teagasc.ie/environment/... You can register and/or submit abstracts for presentations from the link above.
- "Nutrition policy exemplifies how facts in food policy do not speak for themselves: they are interpreted, weighted, and sometimes excluded through political and institutional processes that reflect underlying interests and values." Compelling argument by Alan Matthews capreform.eu/lessons-from...
- The left often struggle to form consensus due to ideological division. Parties on the right are far more likely to compromise - one of the reasons why they are more often in power when compared to their progressive counterparts. news.sky.com/story/your-p...
- I find myself reading @irishexaminer.bsky.social more and more lately. Our food sovereignty is at risk due to the extremely unbalanced output of Irish farms due to government policy. Not sure if this opinion piece really grasps the gravitas of the situation 🤔 www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
- The cat is out of the bag I’m afraid 😟 AI use in universities is ubiquitous, both by students AND staff. Student use has to be particularly egregious for it be reported formally. The (unfortunate) solution is to assess students in a controlled environment: exams. (1/2) www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
- Lots of issues in our third-level institutions 🤨 Universities are desperate to get their hands on as much money as possible, with implications for the quality of education provided. Many staff members are underpaid and on highly precarious contracts. www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
- Very sad news to hear of Mary’s passing. I provided Mary with tech support on and off after she retired. She was very good to her constituents. I remember disadvantaged people calling to her home when I’d be there helping her with her computer. She’d give them… www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
- My amazing little sister Amy gave me a beautiful hamper of gifts 🎁 for Christmas 🎄 I think these dates will taste particularly good 😊 Free Palestine 🇵🇸
- ‘Mary Lou McDonald says Sinn Féin's support of fox hunting is the right choice’ Sinn Féin rowing in behind FFG to support organised animal cruelty undermines their stance on other justice issues. They’re a populist party that just wants votes and power. Shameful 😤 jrnl.ie/6911618
- This is really good news 😬 It is so hard to make any progress on animal welfare given how much of society is based on their exploitation for profit. news.sky.com/story/puppy-...
- "The bill was defeated by a large majority." This was unsurprising, and illustrates our continued dysfunctional relationship towards wildlife and the wider ecosystem on which we depend. The majority of citizens want to see an end to organised violence against animals. www.rte.ie/news/politic...
- Great to read about community-led enterprise like this. Pullough was a thriving village prior the closure of the local peat industry. Many of these types of establishment are not economically viable without state or charitable supports. Hopefully these continue 🤞 www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
- Call me cynical, but I wonder if this is the price we’re paying for the extension of the nitrates derogation 🤔 www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
- Digging foxes out of their dens is a perverse activity that no right-thinking individual would partake in. Fox numbers are unnaturally high, but this is not how they should be managed. www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
- I recently bought my mother a copy of @thinkorswim.bsky.social ‘The Lie of the Land’. Her four word review: ‘This is some book!’ On special offer here: www.kennys.ie/shop/the-lie...
- The excellent @oisinoconnor.bsky.social from @greenpartyie.bsky.social standing up for the most vulnerable in society. Thanks Oisín 🙏
- The Centre for Environmental Humanities and @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social were honoured to host @jcsvenning.bsky.social from @au.dk for our keynote Rewilding lecture to close out our Autumn seminar series. Thanks to our panelists @whittledaway.bsky.social and Anya Murray. Video available soon.
