The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan TD, launches #LoveNature – an online initiative to mark National Biodiversity Week, which was to take place from today until Friday, May 22, 2020. Due to current restrictions in place across the country to combat the spread of Covid19, the […]
Environment
With people adhering to government advice and staying at home since mid-March in response to the Covid-19 crisis, Irish Water has confirmed that there has been a significant increase in household water usage. New domestic metering data has revealed that households are using an additional 24 litres of water per […]
The Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme continues to offer a range of ocean themed resources for parents and children to support their stay-at-home learning, which includes lots of cross-curricular activities and online spot prizes. “We are delighted to continue the ‘Meet the Explorers team’ initiative where children can learn more […]
Cork City and County households will generate a combined 32,900 tonnes of single-use plastic packaging waste in 2020. Cork City residence generate 11,000 tonnes annually, with Cork County Generating 21,900. To put this in perspective, if this 32,900 tonnes of single-use plastic packaging waste were in the form of just […]
Mags Riordan, founder of Bumblebee Flower Farm in Drimoleague, is realising a long-held dream in the creation of a ‘School of Sustainability’ in West Cork. “There’s nothing like a world crisis to force you to stop daydreaming and act,” says the organic flower farmer. “This in something that’s been in […]
Cork Senator Tim Lombard is reminding national youth organisations that the deadline for applications to the new Youth Climate Justice Fund is May 15. Speaking about the funding, Senator Lombard said: “the objective of the Youth Climate Justice fund is to support youth-led action and innovation on Climate Justice at community, […]