Keeving it real

Sound on. Its alive inside, just the birds for company. 3 vintages 2000 litres 5x400 litre #calvados barrels 16 apple varieties SG1.018 crystal clear & gently wild fermenting Tastes like magic and smells of heaven. #irishcider #realcider #cider #keevingitreal #Ireland

@tomdoorley Oh, so another carbon tax but in a different guise!

Is there a way of susidising fuel but just for people with cars up to 1.6 litre?

@tomdoorley @MaryKenny4 And unfortunately, due to the catastrophic rate and loss of biodiversity worldwide, they will be the only place to see 'wildlife' before long.

@MaryKenny4 They are essential for conservation

I agree. Zoos were educational before the era of David Attenborough TV documentaries and mass tourism. But the animals often look unhappy, although kindly treated.

@tomdoorley @kamfinsa @aaroadwatch OMG are you serious, why on earth would you pay that when you get roadside assistance with most insurance policies!

@kamfinsa @aaroadwatch My AA membership renewal just landed - €709! Not sure it’s worth it any more after 40 years!

I am on hold to AA Ireland, 14 minutes+ (after a previous call I abandoned after 15 minutes on hold), while simultaneously giving out to their chat-bot over their inability to update me when a service guy is due to arrive. Very poor service. @aaroadwatch

@LeoForde That mark isn't worth the green washed paper it's written on, never was

How factual is this? Is it damaging to the #origingreen mark ?

€100m of our money gone into the hands of a private company with almost no transparency. Time for this to end

Has anyone tried putting out the Child of Prague?

@ShaneMcAuliffe1 @Mick_Mcgonigle It isn't farm diversification!

@Mick_Mcgonigle Every farmer has a different situation to the next. I’d rather see a farmer diversify into producing renewable energy rather than struggling to make ends meet with a different production system

What an absolute disgraceful waste of prime agricultural land. Think of all the roofs across the country and even car parks that could be covered 🤯

@MeathBirder Along with, rooks, jackdaws and magpies. I grew up an avid birder in Ashbourne in the 70's and 80's. There were abundant skylark, yellowhammers, meadow pipit, twite, redpoll, brambling, linnet, hundreds of sparrows and murmurations of thousands of lapwings on the bog road

There are about a bazillion Wood Pigeon in the fields and skies around these parts. They are literally everywhere..... including in my garden. Without a doubt the most common farmland bird around here....... what did you say, "flying rats" is that what you said? #birds #pigeons

@Bill_Linnane A ways to go yet, but keep an eye on Irish Apple Brandy! there's quite a few hundred barrels already layed down by half a dozen distilleries, and the GI is progressing with the department

Irish whiskey soured in 2025 but distillers can prosper just-drinks.com/comment/irish-… Outside agave spirits, Irish whiskey has been the fastest-growing premium-plus spirits category in value terms over the past five years

@CrossyTweets You obviously haven't looked at the amount of "ingredients" in your average white or brown sliced pan lately, they are not what they used to be!

For 2026 we need cafes to celebrate the slice pan (white or brown) sandwiches.... Chicken salad, ham salad, salad or whatever... Just plain sandwich bread 🤤🤤🤤🤤

@thefaaside Such a shame, a direct result of all the retail parks. One of Irelands finest medieval towns, would be on a par with Kilkenny if done right. Look at Ardee for comparison, and it's almost thriving streetscape, no retail parks and everything on or just off the mainstreet.

Just your average Saturday afternoon on the main St of Ireland's largest town.

RE-TURN MADNESS When filling a press in my apartment with two big bags of bottles rather than putting them in my little kitchen green bin I felt mad at @EamonRyan and @greenparty_ie for the utter idiocy of the whole thing. When putting the two big bags of cans and bottles in the back of my car and driving them several miles to my supermarket I felt mad @FineGael and @fiannafailparty for continuing the charade. When feeding bottles and cans into a machine which stopped working half way through I felt mad @returnireland for squirrelling away millions in taxpayer money on high salaries and on God knows what else, while at the same time causing green bin prices to increase. The entire scheme should be shut down and the stupid machines should be recycled.

@Bill_Linnane Yes of course, but the big boys won't agree to this. They don't fancy calling their products apple seltzers or alcopops I imagine 😆

@CockageeCider Would make more sense to call actual cider, cider, and call anything else by a different name.

Cider House Rules: How Poor Policy Is Hurting The Best EU Cider Makers forbes.com/sites/felipesc…

Spain’s MEP Irene Montero: “Netanyahu should be in detention, not speaking at the United Nations.” “There is an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against him, and it should be enforced.” 🇪🇸 🇵🇸

A new stained glass panel just finished hand painted with a fox & butterflies 🦊💚 #stainedglassart #handpainted #fox #butterflies #glassart #suncatcher #artforthehome #etsy

@SocDems @AlcoholIreland @sineadgibney Do you not know how tariffs and these nanny state labels work? Ireland imports approx €1.5 billion in alcoholic beverages. All these millions of bottles will have to be specially labelled for Ireland causing significant disruption and cost to countries and producers worldwide

Govt must come clean on whether it plans to defer introduction of mandatory alcohol warning labels. Several ministers have suggested this public health measure may be parked due to US tariff threat - even though it won't apply to exports. @sineadgibney socialdemocrats.ie/government-mus…

@tomdoorley Tom, this is far from just a wine centric problem. It applies in equal measure to all small/medium producers of alcohol, of every type, whether produced here or imported. For all the reasons you outlined and more besides.

Why the new laws are ridiculous...

@med_indonews @tomdoorley Tom, this is far from just a wine centric problem. It applies in equal measure to all small/medium producers of alcohol, of every type, whether produced here or imported. For all the reasons you outlined and more besides.

Tom Doorley argues why new labelling laws will mean fewer great wines in Ireland medicalindependent.ie/life/food-and-… @tomdoorley #wine