Kevin O'Sullivan

@KOSullivanIT

Environment & Science Editor with @IrishTimes; special interest in climate crisis, renewables, SDGs and sustainable food. Co-author of Supergrid Super Solution

Dublin

Joined May 2013

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Kevin O'Sullivan@KOSullivanIT · Jul 25

A sorry day… not in the interests of US citizens or people of the world. share.google/8HEAWKJvhRa7oe…

KOSullivanIT's tweet card. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to reverse its scientific determination that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health, removing the legal foundation that underpins all major...

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Kevin O'Sullivan@KOSullivanIT · Jul 20

Ireland’s only protected insect the marsh fritillary to star in new comic championing cause of insects irishtimes.com/environment/20…

KOSullivanIT's tweet card. ‘The bee gets the glory. The wasp gets the swat. I work so hard at pest control and pollination all day long and what thanks do I get?’

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BioBeo@BioBeo_EU · Jul 19

Beo, Raja and the Butterfly Effect - the latest in the #BeoAndRaja comic series - features in the @IrishTimes today. Article by @KOSullivanIT. A @tcddublin @MaynoothUni @ucddublin @biOrbic_centre collab. #EPE #bioeconomy #education #insect #Butterfly irishtimes.com/environment/20…

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Simon Carswell@SiCarswell · Jul 17

‘Here comes everybody’: Connemara fishermen lead seafaring pilgrimage to patron saint MacDara A look at the annual journey to the saint’s uninhabited island off Co Galway’s western shores - video by ⁦@C_Maddaloni⁩ irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/0… via ⁦@IrishTimes⁩

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Kevin O'Sullivan@KOSullivanIT · Jul 14

The greening of Ireland is a lot different to what it was 20 years ago... local endeavour goes far beyond beautifying the place! irishtimes.com/environment/20…

KOSullivanIT's tweet card. From urban community gardens and ambitious rural tree-planting to sustainability initiatives involving whole towns, the chase is on for this year’s bragging rights

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Tzeporah Berman@Tzeporah · Jul 10

As children are swept away in flash floods supercharged by climate change resulting from fossil fuel use, Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is Loaded with Oil and Gas Company Gifts. Investigation by ⁦@AntoniaJuhasz⁩ ⁦@RollingStone⁩ rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

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melreynolds@MaoiliosaRey · Jul 8

Inspiring read by ⁦@KOSullivanIT⁩ about a community in Dingle’s breathtaking environmental endeavours ⁦@IrishTimes⁩ ⁦@phplusmag⁩ ⁦@PHAIreland⁩ ⁦@50Pa⁩

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Bill Gates@BillGates · Jul 3

According to a @UNAIDS analysis, ending PEPFAR-supported programs for people living with HIV could result in an additional 4.2 million deaths by 2029: b-gat.es/4lbD4Lw

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Kevin O'Sullivan@KOSullivanIT · Jun 26

Scale of this flouting of environmental law is staggering … it is one area where policy is robust but enforcement is deplorable. irishtimes.com/environment/20…@

KOSullivanIT's tweet card. Local authority enforcement is ‘patently inadequate’, with equipment and warehouses on some sites

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melreynolds@MaoiliosaRey · Jun 24

Excellent article here on community activism and climate change ⁦@KOSullivanIT⁩ ⁦@IrishTimes⁩

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Kevin O'Sullivan@KOSullivanIT · Jun 14

Ireland’s Greenest Places: They are being established by small armies of volunteers (and individuals) seeking transformation of Ireland's struggling environment ... #greenesstplaces irishtimes.com/environment/20…

KOSullivanIT's tweet card. Competition an invitation to groups and communities to get recognition for their environmental endeavours

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Kevin O'Sullivan@KOSullivanIT · Jun 13

More positives than negatives emerge from UNOC3 … but will Sir David Atennborough be happy? Probably not; political declaration is too weak, especially on destructive bottom trawling. ⁦@FairSeasIreland⁩ irishtimes.com/environment/cl…

KOSullivanIT's tweet card. Failure to significantly scale up protection of oceans from deep sea mining and sea beds from 'bottom trawling' was widely criticised

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Hugh Dooley@HughPDooley · Jun 13

Have you had a negative experience on the DART or on a train in Ireland? I want to tell your story for a piece in the @IrishTimes. Whether it's fighting or anti-social behaviour you have a story to tell. Either DM me here or email me at [email protected] #journorequest

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Kevin O'Sullivan@KOSullivanIT · Jun 9

Very interesting paper on complex AI systems from Apple… theguardian.com/technology/202…

KOSullivanIT's tweet card. ‘Pretty devastating’ Apple paper raises doubts about race to reach stage of AI at which it matches human intelligence

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Kevin O'Sullivan@KOSullivanIT · Jun 4

Q&A: What should we do about multiple climate risks threatening Ireland? irishtimes.com/environment/20…

KOSullivanIT's tweet card. Start by learning the obvious lessons from Storm Éowyn

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Kevin O'Sullivan@KOSullivanIT · May 30

Super line-up and topics for this year’s Robert Boyle Summer School in Waterford & Lismore … a great exploration of the human brain and intersection with creativity ⁦@CalmastWIT⁩ irishtimes.com/science/2025/0…

KOSullivanIT's tweet card. 13th staging of event honouring founder of modern science with events in Waterford and Lismore

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Pádraig McEvoy@PadraigMcEvoy · May 28

Ireland falls further behind on emissions targets, making billions in carbon credits ("fines") more likely - @KOSullivanIT irishtimes.com/environment/cl…

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Jan Rosenow@janrosenow · May 24

If you believe parts of the media electric vehicle sales stalled. The data tells a very different story: Global electric car sales are accelerating at an unprecedented pace. Over past 3 years sales nearly tripled—reaching 17.3m new registrations in 2024 up from 6.5m in 2021.

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Kevin O'Sullivan@KOSullivanIT · May 25

Carbon offset option for Ryanair passengers is no longer available. Airline says its customers had little interest in it … so they dropped it despite the fanfare when it was launched. ⁦@Ryanair⁩ irishtimes.com/environment/20…

KOSullivanIT's tweet card. Carbon calculator for flight emissions also withdrawn as airline says ‘there was very little interest or uptake from passengers’

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Kevin O'Sullivan@KOSullivanIT · May 21

The story of the terribly sad demise of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies… theguardian.com/environment/20…

KOSullivanIT's tweet card. Over breakfast at Tom’s Restaurant, right below the historic Giss lab, James Hansen calls Doge’s decision a ‘big mistake’

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