I live on the edge of the River Ilen where the river is still tidal. Every so often I walk along the river’s edge collecting waste plastic, glass bottles and tins or aluminium cans that have washed up along the shore line. I put it in plastic bags and phone the […]
Environment
Anti-nuclear activist, MEP Grace O’Sullivan welcomes breakthrough,saying ‘there’s still a long way to go though’ It’s over 75 years since the appalling news broke that the heavily-populated Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had been the victims of nuclear attack. These were the dramatic actions that earmarked the closing days […]
Bees have been a part of Mairead Love’s life since childhood. As Chairperson of the Fastnet Area Bee-Keepers Association (FABKA), she gives an insight into the value of bees and pollinators. If you are interested in learning more and becoming a beekeeper join the association’s online training course in February […]
Along with 12 other community groups based in and around Skibbereen, the Oceans Plastic Project was successful in securing funding from the Save Our Skibbereen SOS 2020 Fund. This fund was available due the success of the Save our Skibbereen campaign in overturning planning permission for RTP Company’s Plastic […]
As 2021 starts in pandemic-induced lockdown we could all be forgiven for being dismayed about progress in environmental and climate change issues. In the first seven months of 2020, more than 13,000sq km (5,019sq miles) of the Brazilian Amazon was burned; we saw wildfires raging through Australia and the West Coast of the […]
I’ve been attempting the usual resolution-making and contemplation of the past 12 months, as I like to do in the early days of any new year. It has been challenging. The past 12 months have certainly been a rollercoaster, with who-knows-what ahead of us for the next 12 months. As […]
