Irish Doctors For the EnvironmentDigital Data Dump Day — 19th March 2022Our digital lives need a good Spring clean like anything else!Mar 19, 2022Mar 19, 2022
Irish Doctors For the EnvironmentTaking the Pulse of COP26The 26th Conference Of Parties at Glasgow brought unprecedented media attention to the climate crisis. World leaders, policy makers and…Nov 30, 2021Nov 30, 2021
Irish Doctors For the EnvironmentPalliative Care for Planet Earth?In medicine, there are few specialties that can hold a candle to the work of palliative care. Anyone who has lost a loved one that was…Aug 9, 2021Aug 9, 2021
Irish Doctors For the EnvironmentThe Overview EffectModern day philosophiser Timothy Morton first used the phrase “hyperobject” with respect to the climate crisis, referring to the…Jun 11, 2020Jun 11, 2020
Irish Doctors For the EnvironmentCork Hospital CyclewayWe would like a protected Cork Hospital Cycleway for healthcare workers and the people of Cork!Jun 11, 2020Jun 11, 2020
Irish Doctors For the EnvironmentHonouring Earth Day during COVID-19 — a call for a planetary health renaissanceCrises like Covid-19 demonstrate the fragility and interconnectedness of our lives, communities and the environments we share. Issues such…Apr 22, 2020Apr 22, 2020
Irish Doctors For the EnvironmentBuilding community resilienceGeorge Monbiot, in his recent book, ‘Out of the Wreckage’ (Verso, 2018), talks about ‘humans as astonishing creatures, blessed with an…Mar 3, 2020Mar 3, 2020
Irish Doctors For the EnvironmentOur chance for Climate Action 2020As we entered 2020, it seemed the climate crisis and need for action had never been more topical and well known. 2019 was the year Greta…Feb 4, 2020Feb 4, 2020
Irish Doctors For the EnvironmentThe Last Grey DayThe smoke flows, but there’s no fire. No birds sing in their famous choir. People rest beside me No breathing, nothing quietly.Dec 16, 2019Dec 16, 2019
Irish Doctors For the EnvironmentPlanetary Health in Irish General Practice: An Exercise Of Mass Mindfulness?The meaning and modern relevance of the 2005 graduation speech “This is Water” by David Foster Wallace, an American writer and university…Dec 16, 2019Dec 16, 2019