Eleanor Kelly

George Soros, at age 92, gave long a speech in Munich today on climate change and geopolitics

Working on Ukrainian refugee relief with @DorasIRL, a Limerick-based national migrant & refugee org. We welcome support in areas incl. accommodation offers, web/digital/design skills, fundraising support, translation etc. Feel free to DM or contact Doras direct. 🇺🇦❤️🇮🇪 #Ukraine

“Far from frail and outdated, the democratic contender in this war has appeared surprisingly resilient, while the authoritarian side has seemed brittle and poorly motivated despite its military advantages” #StandWithUkraine

I stand in solidarity with Ukrainian civil society organisations who have come together to create the #KyivDeclaration, calling on the international community to respond to six urgent appeals. Find out more here: bit.ly/3HxRJvY – share #KyivDeclaration #StandwithUkraine”

Irish MEPs' mixed record on Ukraine is not confined to the Left. In Dec, an overwhelming majority of the European Parliament voted in favour to condemn Russia's military build up, withdraw forces, & stop aggression on Ukraine. Almost half of Irish MEPs voted against or abstained

My prognosis is regrettably turning true as we speak. Ukraine nationals have a 90-day visa free status in the EU. But after 90-days they will need some sort of protection to remain. It is now time to activate the EU Temporary Protection Directive fortune.com/2022/02/24/rus…

#Ukraine’s reporters continue to show extraordinary courage. But the reality on the ground is that they now need wider support. GoFundMe: gofundme.com/f/keep-ukraine… Crypto: BTC: bc1qtdkvd5j89drlk2yaekpszm0rlrnsrfetdd5am7 ETH: 0x97849c43DB2AD63905aCcAD01Cbd6794833A95b5

Our journalists in Kyiv continue working to bring the latest and objective news about the current situation in #Ukraine. Support us: GoFundMe gofundme.com/f/kyivindepend…, Patreon patreon.com/kyivindependent. Crypto: BTC bc1q444wayyye4jke3ty87sdvm77dwkysz9hwcyu6u

Next time swing by @UCD_Innovators we've been working with female innovators for ten years and trust me, there are a LOT of them. Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

Feeling more optimistic about the future after reading the clever, climate friendly pitches of our Innovation for Sustainability students below ... holographic Xmas trees, boxes that turn into toys ... sign me up 👍🏽

We named our teaching space the Shackleton Lounge after explorer Ernest Shackleton. @RoyalScotGeoSoc just released his CV. "A marvel of intelligent energy" with "indomitable pluck" says a testimonial. Reminds us of the intrepid changemakers we meet at UCD Innovation Academy.

@actualicia And a red squirrel to boot! Double whammy.

Twitter has not been a happy place lately, and so I thought I’d share that today, I fed some squirrels in the park, and that a little bird ate out of my hand, and that everything’s not lost, people.

Timely & thought provoking interventions by our Design Thinking for Sustainability students this week. 🌊🌧️🌎 Action projects like this are at the heart of what we do. 👊🏽 ♥️ Find out how you can put your ideas into action: innovationacademy.ie/learn-with-us/

Minister @SimonHarrisTD, Prof @laoneill111 and Prof @emiliepine are delighted that over 10k ideas have already been submitted to CreatingOurFuture.ie on the future of research in Ireland. Submit YOUR idea before November 30th to have your say #CreatingOurFuture @scienceirel

#GMITnews Newest TU name unveiled - Atlantic Technological University. GMIT, IT Sligo, and LYIT (CUA) are set to become Atlantic Technological University in Spring 2022 #AtlanticTechnologicalUniversity #ATU More: gmit.ie/news/newest-tu…

Delighted to support @IRLDeptPER #InnovationWeek last wk; sharing insights with @Education_Ire; adjudicating the @defenceforces innovation awards with @DF_COS Seán Clancy & more. Huge enthusiasm for innovation we can build on #MakingInnovationRealIRL innovationacademy.ie/ucd-news-artic…

.@Suzi_Jarvis Founding Director of @UCD_Innovators has been appointed to the Public Service Innovation Advisory Board. Meeting for the first time today, the board was joined by Minister @mmcgrathtd who emphasised the need for collaboration across and beyond the public service.

Delighted to see this piece in @siliconrepublic covering our new course Designing the Future. It offers a unique opportunity for @ucddublin undergraduate students to learn by doing and to discover skills essential to a more sustainable future. #edchatie siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mak…

A real pleasure to be on the wonderful @WeAreTUDublin Grangegorman campus for the launch by An Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD of @convene_ie, a partnership between TU Dublin and @ucddublin @UCD_Innovators. Congratulations to @DeirdreLillis1 and @Suzi_Jarvis.

Here are a few reasons why I think things may turn out better than they look. Change is in the air in Germany despite a messy election outcome ft.com/content/42cdcc…