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Dean Venables @DeanVenables

Air quality & atmospheric scientist @ucc & @craclabucc. Cycling advocate. Liveable neighbourhoods. Climate mitigation. And how they interact...

Joined February 2019
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Dean Venables retweeted
Cork Cycling Campaign@CorkCyclingCrew
30 Jul 2025
A noble goal to strive for any big city! @corkcitycouncil
Brent Toderian
@BrentToderian
30 Jul 2025
“Helsinki has not recorded a single traffic fatality in the past 12 months, city and police officials confirmed this week.” City engineer credits lower speed limits and smart design. I agree. #Helsinki #VisionZero yle.fi/a/74-20174831
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Cork Cycling Campaign@CorkCyclingCrew
1 Aug 2025
New cycle counter on Penrose Quay showing over 12,000 cyclists since counter installed a few weeks ago!
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Cork Cycling Campaign@CorkCyclingCrew
5 Aug 2025
🚲 We had the opportunity to meet with Cork’s Lord Mayor today! A warm, supportive chat about making Cork a better place to cycle. @corkcitycouncil
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Oliver Moran 🇪🇺@oliver_moran
22 Jul 2025
Thanks to Martin Mongan for reporting the new 90-minute fare being introduced on Cork city bus services this Summer. A tag-on service to allow quicker boarding will follow. That was meant to be introduced in August but is delayed for technical issues. independent.ie/regionals/cor…

Cork bus services will introduce 90-minute flat fare from August

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Cork Cycling Campaign@CorkCyclingCrew
21 Jul 2025
We are so much looking forward to it! @lee2sea
Karl Shane Dískín@KarlDiskin
21 Jul 2025
Great news for Passage West as the 'Lee to Sea' cycle greenway comes one step closer irishexaminer.com/news/munst…
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Cork Cycling Campaign@CorkCyclingCrew
21 Jul 2025
Supervised Bike Parking at the British Open Golf in Portrush. We can do this as well - @PaircUiCha0imh @corkcitycouncil !
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Oliver Moran 🇪🇺@oliver_moran
18 Jun 2025
A red letter day for commuter transport in Cork — Designs for new stations at Blackpool, Tivoli, Dunkettle & Blarney published — with P&R facilities at Blarney and Dunkettle. The rubber meeting the tarmac after four years of under-the-radar engineering work by Irish Rail. 👏👏
Proposed station and P&R at Dunkettle, Cork.

ALT Proposed station and P&R at Dunkettle, Cork.

Proposed station at Blackpool, Cork.

ALT Proposed station at Blackpool, Cork.

Proposed station at Tivoli, Cork.

ALT Proposed station at Tivoli, Cork.

Proposed station and P&R at Blarney, Cork.

ALT Proposed station and P&R at Blarney, Cork.

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Great to see @corkcitycouncil remove these contraptions👍 Reducing pollution at source is the only effective way to improve air quality. But I'm focusing on the good actions council has taken in improve air quality, including its network of low cost sensor network in city😃
Irish Examiner
@irishexaminer
18 May 2025
Controversial 'robot trees' removed from Cork City centre irishexaminer.com/news/munst…
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catherine conlon@catheri70835198
21 Jan 2025
Investing in roads over people is a backward step - my article 👇 imt.ie/opinion/dr-catherine-… @CorkHealthyCity @Irishheart_ie @IrishCancerSoc @IrishDocsEnv @DeanVenables @brian_caulfield @UCCPublicHealth @MichealMartinTD @SimonHarrisTD @HsehealthW

Investing in roads over people is a backward step – a fifth of the transport budget should be...

Transport infrastructure in Ireland is decades behind its UK and EU counterparts, writes Dr Catherine Conlon

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Clean Air 2 Breathe@AirFairy04
20 Jan 2025
#WoodBurning is the largest single source of #Health damaging PM2.5 in the UK & is an entirely unnecessary source of #AirPollution in the 21stC where people live, play, go to school... Find out the facts #CleanAirNight Wed 22 January cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air…
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Gone to Bluesky@IrishCycle
19 Jan 2025
Good bye and, as they say, thank you for all of the fish. Europe doesn't want more fascists again -- maga or mega. Staying here feels too much like an endorsement. You can find IrishCycle elsewhere.
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Oliver Moran 🇪🇺@oliver_moran
18 Jan 2025
Thanks to @amycampbellcork and @echolivecork for reporting my comments on the need to dramatically increase EV charging points in Cork. The city agreed an EV charging strategy in June. This needs to be implemented now with speed and ambition. echolive.ie/corknews/arid-41…

Greens seek roll-out of additional EV charging points in Cork city

Earlier this month, Lord Mayor Dan Boyle became the first Green Party lord mayor to receive an all-electric vehicle from the Ford Motor Company.

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That's terrible! Enforcement of residential burning is difficult, so combining good policy with public awareness is key. We've seen big reductions in air pollution since the smoky fuels ban came into effect in 2022. Most noticeably in small towns...looking at you, #Enniscorthy
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Cork City Council@corkcitycouncil
17 Jan 2025
🌃 On January 24th, #cleanairnight will take place, raising awareness about the importance of breathing clean air and protecting our health. 💨Poor air quality can make breathing harder, especially for children and the elderly, contributing to 1,600 premature deaths in Ireland annually. #CleanAirNight #AirPollution #Health #Environment
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Love this #CleanAIrNight (24 Jan) initiative from @corkcitycouncil ! Great graphics & tips for reducing air pollution from solid fuel burning!
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Clean Air 2 Breathe@AirFairy04
1 Jan 2025
Happy New Year Everyone Here's Hoping!
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Jim McQuaid 🇺🇦 🇪🇺@jimmcquaid
2 Jan 2025
Last few days to apply for this exciting #PhD project led by Cat Scott. @UniversityLeeds @NERCscience "Exploring Biogenic Emissions and Air Quality Impacts from Climate-Resilient UK Woodlands" DEADLINE 8th January 2025, 17:00 GMT yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/explo…

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Certainly time for more detailed discussion of low/zero/ultralow emission zones. Vehicular traffic a major source of air pollution and climate emissions.
Irish Doctors for the Environment@IrishDocsEnv
1 Jan 2025
Today, the Netherlands takes bold climate action as 14 towns introduce zero-emission zones to address urban pollution. Meanwhile, in Ireland, similar steps remain absent, despite rising emissions. Time for leadership!
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Clean Air 2 Breathe@AirFairy04
27 Dec 2024
CLEAN AIR NIGHT Wednesday, 22 January, 2025 "Shining a light on the uncomfortable truth about #WoodBurning" #AirPollution #Woodburners #LogBurners #Health #Environment actionforcleanair.org.uk/cam…

Clean Air Night

This Clean Air Night, learn the truth about wood burning and help protect yourself, your family and your community by sharing what you’ve learned.

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Dean Venables retweeted
Prof. Katharine Hayhoe
@KHayhoe
28 Dec 2024
I love that the lawyer who connected climate attribution to health risk is one of Nature’s 10 people who shaped science in 2024. She led the lawsuit against the Swiss govt for violating the rights of older women by failing to take climate action. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

The climate-crusading lawyer who sued Switzerland over global warming — and won

Nature - Cordelia Bähr is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024.

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