Mary O'Connor

@GlobalEcoGuy A tweet is estimated to have a footprint of 0.2g CO2e which is sobering in itself #hiddenco2

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

The first trailer for ‘Pressure’ is here, the film which tells the story of the most important weather forecast; the D-Day forecast. Andrew Scott stars as Group Captain James Stagg – the Met Office meteorologist tasked with delivering the weather forecast and helping shape D-Day's plans. In cinemas 9 September. #pressuremovie @StudiocanalUK

It took 9 years and 3 billion miles to get this shot. Pluto’s icy Mountains.

Dear Parents… Please save this for your Children

My son. Im so proud. This is his 19th yr IN A ROW delivering gifts to the Neurosurgery floor at Texas Children's Hospital on Christmas Eve. Every bag represents a room he has lived in. He has survived 23 brain surgeries, he visits every family and delivers gifts, love & hope ♥️

This Mongolian version of Jingle Bells might be the best thing to happen to Christmas in years.

A dead dolphin has been found on the banks of the River Barrow in landlocked Co Carlow rte.ie/news/regional/…

“Modern East Asian cattle appear to descend from West Eurasian domesticated cattle, with subsequent admixture with East Asian aurochs and later East Asian and European taurine lineages. These data illuminate the finer population dynamics that contributed to modern East Asian cattle. These results point to the Eurasian Steppe and Central Asia as key corridors in the early dispersal of cattle into East Asia, highlighting these regions as priorities for future archaeogenomic research”

Big Bertha, the cow that drank whiskey, lived until she was 48, broke two Guinness world records and raised £60,000 for cancer research. Big Bertha was born in County Kerry, Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day 1945 and lived until 1993, which is exceptionally old for a cow.

If you can only read one thing today, please make take the time for this extraordinary piece of writing by my cousin Caroline's extraordinary daughter Tatiana. Tatiana is a beautiful writer, journalist, wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend. This piece is about what she has been going through for the last year and a half. It's an ode to all the doctors and nurses who toil on the frontlines of humanity. It's so many things, but best to read it yourself, and be blown away by one woman's life story. And let it be a reminder to be grateful for the life you are living today, right now, this very minute.

The only way Ireland's World Cup dream would continue was if they could beat Portugal at home and Hungary away. Last Thursday, Troy Parrott scored twice in Dublin to beat one of Europe's best teams. Today, in one of the most dramatic games in World Cup qualifying, Parrott recorded a hat trick, with the game winning goal coming in the 95th minute. He is single-handedly taking Ireland closer to their first World Cup since 2002 🇮🇪

Today is World Remembrance Day for Traffic Victims Shine a light in your window between 7 & 8 pm. Remember those who died or were seriously injured; Support those who survived; Take action to save lives on our roads; Acknowledge the crucial work of the emergency services;

@abcdiagnosis Inspirational woman, so sorry to hear this, may Jo rest in peace

It is with enormous sadness that Jo Taylor, an amazing wife and mum passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family at 8:18am on Monday 3rd of November. Please allow her family some privacy to grieve together. #IAmThe31 #BusyLivingWithMets #SecondaryBreastCancer #MetastaticBreastCancer #DarkerPink #DyingForACure

@TTNewbridge @KildareCoCo Well done to Newbridge great result again!

Hi everybody. Here in Croke Park for the annual Tidy Towns Results 2025. Best of luck to all - especially our County Kildare TT groups. @KildareCoCo

A request for weather interested volunteers! Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue Anyone can help: zooniverse.org/projects/met-r…

Everyone should know that one of the most effective ways to prevent someone from bleeding out is by simply applying DIRECT PRESSURE. Hold firm pressure as directly onto the wound as possible. Do NOT use excess gauze or towels as this just distributes the pressure over a larger surface area. If you do this right, you can literally save someone’s life with just one finger!

@Joeinblack Love this 😀 ❤️ 😍

After Mom died, I asked dad if he wanted to move into the rectory with me, and he agreed. His first night in the rectory, the emergency line rang at 2:30 AM. I jumped out of bed and threw my Cassock on and opened my bedroom door to find dad standing there with his rosary and iPad in hand. He has joined me for every hospice, hospital, and death call since he moved in with me. He stays in the car and prays his rosary, and if I take too long, he plays sudoku. This is the man I was blessed to grow up with, a man he has spent 89 years becoming. This is the man I model my life after. Fidelity, service, strength under control, sacrifice…all of that and more. Happy birthday dad. I love you so very much.

St John's church, Glastonbury peering out of the mist. Photograph taken this morning from Glastonbury Tor on Michaelmas day.

📢 @MetEireann and @ucddublin today launched a major new initiative that aims to harness artificial intelligence in transforming weather forecasting in Ireland and strengthen the country’s preparation for the growing risks of climate change. 🌡️ met.ie/met-eireann-an… 🧵1/3