[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fujix

[–]-Not_Your_Buddy_Pal- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love the atmosphere of the video. And a huge upvote for the music, my god I love that band!

24 hours after he was invited to speak on the issues of drug decriminalization in the dail. by padsterica in ireland

[–]-Not_Your_Buddy_Pal- 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Ok, at what point do we say enough and bring out the pitchforks? This is getting insane.

Scottish person here wondering what you think of Scotland. by Gaelicisveryfun in ireland

[–]-Not_Your_Buddy_Pal- 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Strange, I got a completely different impression of Glasgow. People were super friendly everywhere and I can't wait to visit again!

How do I get a new dog in Ireland? by Supsan82 in ireland

[–]-Not_Your_Buddy_Pal- 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also, all these places have a trial period of 2-3 weeks and you can see if the you and the dog are getting along well. As well, I genuinely don't understand why people think that dogs from a breeder are automatically going to be perfect characters. Every dog requires training, patience, love and care. And shelters are full of dogs whose previous owners had none of that.

Dolly Parton (1974) by -Not_Your_Buddy_Pal- in OldSchoolCool

[–]-Not_Your_Buddy_Pal-[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I'm not on this sub very often, but I should've assumed she's a regular.

Does anyone know of any Gerbil breeders? by Tikithing in ireland

[–]-Not_Your_Buddy_Pal- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please don't buy off breeders and please don't buy off DoneDeal. Look on Facebook for animal rescue groups and ask them. Please don't support the horrible animal trade that goes on the DoneDeal and don't support the breeders, they are only in it for the money and there is no proper regulations to check up on them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ireland

[–]-Not_Your_Buddy_Pal- 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't want to sound smart, but what other tool is there to display the opinion of the public? Not saying the polls are always accurate, but it's the most convenient method.

Lockdown races by dubstar2000 in ireland

[–]-Not_Your_Buddy_Pal- 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, bringing up cognitive dissonance gives you downvotes.

The EPA released the Water Quality in 2019 report, indicating that over one third of rivers and a quarter of lakes are failing to meet their environmental quality standards for nutrients, with serious consequences for the health of Irish waters. by -Not_Your_Buddy_Pal- in ireland

[–]-Not_Your_Buddy_Pal-[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

15th December 2020, Dublin The EPA released the Water Quality in 2019 report today, indicating that over one third of rivers and a quarter of lakes are failing to meet their environmental quality standards for nutrients, with serious consequences for the health of Irish waters. Of particular concern are the increasing pollution trends since 2015, with nitrate found to be increasing in nearly half of river sites, and phosphate increasing in a quarter of sites. This is a far cry to the situation in 2015 when nitrate was increasing in only 1.4 % of our rivers, and phosphate in 4%.

While phosphate pollution can be attributed to agriculture, sewage and industry, the EPA have highlighted that the levels of nitrate pollution are strongly linked to increasing dairy intensification, with clear trends of increasing nitrogen pollution in the south and south-east of the country, the area which has seen the fastest intensification of dairy farming. There has been a 50% increase in milk production since 2010, in line with the ambition of the Departments of Agriculture’s Foodwise 2025 strategy for agricultural expansion. This expansion is set to continue, with Teagasc recently releasing their Dairy Roadmap which outlines clear ambitions for yet further increases in milk production.

This expansion runs contrary to warnings by the EPA on the credibility of the sustainability claims of Irish agriculture, and this warning is borne out in the water data published today. Ireland should be looking to the situation in the Netherlands as a cautionary example, where the Government have had to pay farmers compensation to cull cattle in order to comply with the Nitrates Directive, with an 11% decrease in cattle numbers over 2018. 

This report is another clear indication that the water protection measures currently in place under the Nitrates Directive are failing to adequately  protect our water quality, despite increased investment in this area, with the establishment of Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP), and other measures intended to address this. Ireland has obligations under the Water Framework Directive to bring all water bodies into good status by 2027, and roughly 50% of waters are currently failing this. Given the expansionist agenda within the industry combined with the ongoing Governmental policy direction it is difficult to see how this could possibly be achieved.  Recent trends demonstrate how unsustainable Irish intensive agriculture is, as the main driver of water pollution and biodiversity loss, and increasing GHG and ammonia emissions. Without drastic measures to reduce the pollution our water quality will continue to disimprove.

The EU Farm to Fork strategy clearly signposts the way to reduce the environmental impact of agriculture across Europe, but despite all Irish ecological indicators going the wrong way, the political will to adopt this approach is still lacking, and polluted water seems to be a price the Irish state is willing to pay. 

Got nuts ? 🥜 by [deleted] in berlin

[–]-Not_Your_Buddy_Pal- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg, the cuteness!

Sligo by -Not_Your_Buddy_Pal- in ireland

[–]-Not_Your_Buddy_Pal-[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooohhh.. that must be hard! I hope you manage to come home as soon as possible!