Photograph: Andria Lo/The New York TimesThe national agency in charge of green energy advice and retrofitting grants has quit the social media site X, leaving behind almost 23,000 followers. The National Women’s Council also stopped posting over the site’s “promotion of misogyny, hatred and abuse”. The Irish Refugee Council also posted on Tuesday that it was ceasing posting on the site. Kilkenny County Council stopped posted last month and Dublin City Council is to consider a motion from Green Party councillors to follow suit. An SEAI spokesperson said in response to queries: “We have no further comment on the decision on X.

Source: The Irish Times January 20, 2026 16:55 UTC