This month, Branch Committee Member and local National Parks and Wildlife Service Conservation Ranger Dave Rees writes about the Osprey, Pandion haliaetus. As we head into the late summer months of July and August, if you’re near any of our beaches and estuaries, keep an eye out for the magnificent […]
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Even though it feels strange to be thinking about insulation in the middle of the summer, there is no better time to start planning or taking action in insulating our homes. The benefits of insulating include cheaper heating bills: On average, a home loses 20-30 per cent of its heat […]
Travel downstream along the Bandon River and a few kilometres east of Enniskeane you will pass under a beautiful freestanding six-arch rubble stone road bridge, built c.1740. It is listed by the ‘National Inventory of Architectural Heritage’ as “An expertly built bridge elegantly spanning the Bandon River. Despite its frequent […]
Ludgate Hub, The Wheel and RetroKit have been selected to deliver an innovative new programme aimed at filling the sustainable learning gap. The CHERIS project aims to support homeowners in making their homes more energy-efficient (ensuring access to grants and funding where possible), reducing household energy costs, all while targeting […]
As the sun finally burst onto the scene in late May, an unlikely group paid a visit to Ireland’s shores on an important mission. Members of the European Parliament, hailing from different parts of Europe and from opposing political groups joined together for a delegation to Ireland’s coastal and fishing […]
April has been a month focused on biodiversity, both with the launch of the Biodiversity Loss Report by the Citizens’ Assembly and with some recent trips across the vast constituency of Ireland South from Bray to the Blasket Islands. Having the ability to step out into nature this month and […]