Grace O'Sullivan MEP @GraceOSllvn@respublicae.eu

Very informative and respectful meeting with farmers last night at Crottys Inn, Lemybrien in Co. Waterford.
We ended up discussing for 3 hours in the end!

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A striking fact and a further indication of our climate breaking down.
At the same time, it was also the hottest month globally in recorded history - HOW can this not scare people?
And yet so many still deny the catastrophe we are walking into with inaction.
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RTÉ News: Provisional data from Met Éireann suggests last month was the wettest July on record in Ireland | Read more: https://rte.ie/b/1397570
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Final call to attend tomorrow's @corkpride Panel Discussion event: "Pride is Political".
This event is free to attend but TICKETED - you can read more and register through the link below.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pride-is-political-cork-pride-panel-discussion-tickets-687195629627?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Tonight, we held space for an important conversation on the role of Pride as a political event 👊
Our brilliant panellists explained that when it comes to Pride, the political and personal often intertwine, and this is something to be embraced, not shunned from🌈

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Re Thanks so much to our wonderful panellists: @rodericogorman, @Harmonica26, @SaoirseMackin, @jmaher0, @johnbuttimer and all our passionate attendees.
Particular thanks to the team at @corkpride for coming to our event and their continued support throughout the festival!

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Reminder!
Deadline for this traineeship is in one week!
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Grace O'Sullivan MEP: I'm hiring for a Constituency-based trainee!
The traineeship will be from October to February, with potential for extension until June 2024 (and the European elections!)
Full details and the application form can be found here: https://graceosullivan.ie/traineeship/
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The objective of climate action is the protection and support of farmers short and long-term
The wettest July on record is directly impacting livelihoods - we're already seeing a real impact here
This is why climate mitigation and adaptation are so vital
https://www.rte.ie/news/environment/2023/0804/1398103-shannon-river-levels-rise/

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1687363515168813056

I'll be speaking about the marine benefits of the Nature Restoration Law at this event in Kerrry this week! 🐟🐠🦈
Register below ⬇️
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EU Commission in Ireland: Like to learn more about the restoration &amp; protection of 🇮🇪Ireland’s marine ecosystems?
If so, join us &amp; @WethePeopleDub on Thurs @ 3.30pm for a hybrid discussion &amp; Q&amp;A with @GraceOSllvn, Caitríona Nic Aonghusa, @MarineInst &amp; Lucy Hunt, @sea_synergy.
👉https://europa.eu/!fNyyHc
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Developing our regional rail interconnectivity will be key in the years ahead.
More trains, services, and stations to come across the island - and suburban rail networks in our regional cities of Waterford, Cork, Limerick and Galway - all very exciting!
https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/a-new-age-of-rail-hourly-intercity-trains-and-faster-journeys-promised-in-36bn-travel-shake-up/a1582497247.html

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1684151429831835655

I'm hiring for a Constituency-based trainee!
The traineeship will be from October to February, with potential for extension until June 2024 (and the European elections!)
Full details and the application form can be found here: https://graceosullivan.ie/traineeship/ https://t.co/KBSPRzm3UR

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1682385174338650113

Re @HendrickVerwey @greenparty_ie @GreensEFA Hi Hendrick, thanks for the comment. I am concerned about its use on crops and that's why I'm calling for the end of its use outright. Unfortunately tests have found glyphosate in the urine samples of 1 in 4 Irish people.

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Re @nolockdownever2 @greenparty_ie @GreensEFA Thanks for the comment. EFSA provides conclusions but does not have the power to make recommendations.
More info here: https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/glyphosate-no-critical-areas-concern-data-gaps-identified

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🇮🇪 Gowan the Girls in Green!! 🇮🇪
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Vera Pauw: On our way to Sydney ✈️☘️
We’re ready to begin this amazing journey. Thank you to our staff who are working 24/7 to make this happen! https://t.co/GJc7dT7zQT
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🏄‍♀️ Girls Can't Surf eh? Let's see about that!
As we celebrate and support our women's football team in the World Cup in Australia, I'm bringing a screening of the docu-film "Girls Can't Surf" to Lahinch in Clare!
Friday 28th July | 7:30pm
Lahinch Leisure Centre https://t.co/BRPl7flSH4

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1681585333077409795

Re @whitevanman101 @NAFO1979 @GreensEFA @greenparty_ie @EP_Fisheries Hi Chris, thanks for the comment. I am one of the only MEPs on the Fisheries Committee that has consistently tried to restrict the operations of super trawlers together with my @GreensEFA colleagues. The other parties have consistently opposed this.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1681320271666466816

The EU must end the use of glyphosate weedkillers like RoundUp now❌
Hearing a report in Committee today that there is a 'high long-term risk to mammals in 12 out of 23 proposed uses' of this toxic chemical.
In Ireland I've seen it used in playgrounds and schoolyards 🙅 https://t.co/YXttv7lHXS

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1681336760717000711

Today in the Fisheries Committee we adopt conservation measures for the Northwest Atlantic. These include protections for the Greenland shark 🦈
Greenland sharks can live for 500 years which means there may be sharks out there who saw the Spanish Armada 😲 https://t.co/Gup1gSDspk

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1681212718609571841

Re Probably not though - most Greenland shark are blind because of an eye parasite called ommatokoita elongata 👀 https://t.co/x4G3ECv8zi

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1681212725127512067

The Mercosur trade deal will not be good for our planet's climate and biodiversity, nor indigenous communities' rights.
Proud to join protests against it in Brussels this morning.
@GreensEFA study on its impact on agriculture can be read here https://www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/study/the-eu-mercosur-free-trade-agreement-its-impacts-on-agriculture https://t.co/S5uwh40K2O

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Re @thepainterflynn Thanks for the comment! The text has been publicly available since June 2022 and we have been poring over the various amendments and alternative texts since. You can find more information here!
https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/nature-and-biodiversity/nature-restoration-law_en

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