The Climate Alarm Clock

We were on a break!!... but we got back together to catch up and see what's changed!

Darragh, Anna, Ciara and Tom consider how we've been feeling about climate news as well as what's hot right now.

Are the politicians tackling climate change at long last? Are the media covering it in more detail and with urgency? Is the Paris agreement succeeding?

Spoiler alert: no, no, no.

We talk it all through and agree we should all go to the climate march on Saturday 14th November!

A special episode where Darragh has a chat with Irish wildlife expert Éanna Ní Lamhna.

The episode was recorded on a very calm day aboard the Ku-ee-tu, moored on Lough Derg just outside of Dromineer, Co. Tipperary.

The interview was an event organised by Nenagh Dromineer Literary Festival, and the podcast was recorded with funding from Green Foundation Ireland. Thanks to both organisations for having us

Éannas book, The Great Irish Biodiversity Book is out now. published by Gill Books

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The team are back together to chat about COP 30 which just finished up in Belem at the mouth of the mighty Amazon. Darragh, Anna and Ciara look at the highlights and lowlights of this year's Conference of the Parties and wonder why 56,000 people needed to be there.

Commitment to the Paris Agreement is still hanging on, Just Transition is featuring more strongly and Adaptation to climate change is now in the mix. But climate action is still falling short and fossil fuels are off the hook again.

What about the Irish response? Taoiseach Micheal Martin made a rousing speech at COP, quickly followed by advocating for new fossil fuel infrastructure back at home.

Is there ANY good news out there? We find some stories that make us happy. Puffins and more puffins!

Actions we recommend:

Don't forget Gaza, join the national demonstration for Palestine on November 29th

Join the mass lobby to put climate back on the political agenda

Check out Food Culture Ireland to find out more about connections between food, people, soil and sea

And you can always buy us a coffee

A special episode recorded at the Earth Rising Festival at the Irish Museum of Modern Art. The team recorded some of the conversations we had with various contributors around the festival. Giving a flavour on what Earth Rising '25 was all about

Presented by Darragh Wynne with Ciara Daly and Tom Spencer

Produced by Robert Cotter

Big thank you to all our contributors:

LIsa Fitzsimons

John Barry

Aindrias de Staic

Lisa Fingleton

Sailhymn (Katie O'Connor)

Laura Costello

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The Climate Alarms Clock is back with a couple of special episodes

Todays episode was recorded live at The Earth Rising Festival in the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), in Kilmainham, Dublin on the 14th Sept 2025

Darragh, Ciara and Tom discuss some of the news stories from the summer past, reflect on the festival and the bigger questions surrounding climate change

Trocaire campaign to lobby the Irish goverment to stop sitting on their hands

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For our season finale, the gang's all here. We look at a new report that uncovers Ireland's dirty fossil fuel financing secrets.

And we find some stories of adaptation in Ireland -- Monaghan prepares for the worst, trade unions want to bring in paid climate leave and we have hosepipe bans around the country.

As Greta Thunberg demonstrates, climate justice is bound up with human rights and we are horrified by the latest atrocities in Gaza.

We're taking a break for the summer, thanks for listening and a few suggested actions while we're gone:

Listen to our brilliant producer who sings the season out for us = Bob Bound - Business as Usual on Bandcamp, available to stream or buy. It will be available to stream on all the other platforms VERY SOON (Spotify, Apple Music,YouTube)

Send a young person to the Youth Climate Gathering | Friends of the Earth in July

Break bread with your neighbours and build community at a street feast this summer.

Find out more about carbon markets at the EPA climate conference on 28th May

And remember... no mow May! Embrace the untidiness.

Ciara Days asks another climate question, what is greenwashing? How does it effect the planet and our push to combat climate change? She is joined by Darragh Wynne and our resident greenwashing expert Tom Spencer. They discuss the definitions and industrial use of greenwashing and get into the nuance of how marketing and consumerism affect us all.

Drillled Podcast - interesting podcast about the discovery of climate change by oil companies, told in the style of True Crime.

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Ireland's Climate Action Plan 2025 has finally been released. Darragh has read it so the rest of us don't have to and has all the answers about what's in there.

He's joined by Anna and Ciara to discuss the Climate Action Plan, which was only just released when the wind industry warned that offshore wind will not hit 2030 targets.

Are we worried about climate change? Yes we are, and it turns out a new study shows that almost everyone is -- 89% of people around the world want more climate action.

We also do a quick roundup of other climate news including a new study on Whale pee!

Actions we suggest for this week:

There's still time to register for free for the DCU Climate conference on April 29th.

Hometree's Changing Landscapes conference is on 15th May in Ennistymon (not free).

There's a variety of courses at Common Knowledge in Co. Clare - from cooking to DIY repairs to lime plastering.

Most important, get out and talk to your friends and neighbours about climate change!

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We talk a lot about mitigating climate change by reducing emissions, but do we need to face up to figuring out how to adapt to the changes that we know are coming? Ciara, Anna and Darragh discuss climate adaptation, asking the tough questions about how we can adapt and whether we can. And what we need to deal with -- food insecurity, flooding, extreme weather...

Ciara asks how the big orange slug in Galway city is helping us adapt. We look at infrastructure, behaviour, politics and all the systems affecting adaptation.

We conclude that we need to continue to face up to the tough questions and that building community is the key.

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The insurance industry is warning that the climate crisis could lead to the end of capitalism. Darragh, Ciara and Anna look at what they are saying about climate risk and what that means in Ireland where more and more homes are threatened by rising sea levels.

Separately, the EU has advised citizens to have a stockpile of 72 hours of supplies – is it time to start prepping? George Monbiot has two months' supply for his family. We discuss the risk to food security and debate our must-haves for our prep bags.

In other news, 'same shit, different year' -- floods, fires, climate disasters and heat records from around the globe.

We do find some good news to conclude !

Actions this week:

Get food secure: Spinach, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, root vegetables can all be sown in April. Check out Seeds Ireland

GIY Academy offer a range of growing courses in both online and in person formats:

Register for the annual DCU Institute of Climate conference, always a good day.

As always, don't forget Gaza. Check out IPSC for actions near you.