KCLR – Weekly Episode 46 – Kilkenny Biodiversity week
Biodiversity week is coming to Kilkenny and Carlow later this month. Last week series producer Ethna Quirke sat down with Biodiversity Officer with Kilkenny County Council, Bernadette Moloney to find out more about her role. In Part 2 of that chat, Bernadette tells us all about the local events to make the week.
KCLR – Weekly Tips 45 – The Role of a Biodiversity Officer
What is Biodiversity? Biodiversity is all the different kinds of life you’ll find in one area—the variety of animals, plants, fungi, and even microorganisms like bacteria that make up our natural world. Each of these species and organisms work together in ecosystems, like an intricate web, to maintain balance and support life. Biodiversity supports everything […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 45 – The Role of a Biodiversity Officer
Biodiversity week is coming to Kilkenny and Carlow later this month, so this week, series producer Ethna Quirke sat down with Biodiversity Officer with Kilkenny County Council, Bernadette Moloney to find out more about her role.
KCLR – Weekly Tips 44 – Solar Energy
This week on Ours to Protect, series producer Ethna Quirke talked all things solar energy with Ronan Ronan Power, Ceo of Pinergy Solar, but what is solar energy? Solar energy is any type of energy generated by the sun. Solar energy is created by nuclear fusion that takes place in the sun. Radiation from the […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 44 – Solar Energy
This week on ours to protect we’re talking residential solar power and series producer Ethna Quirke spoke to Ronan Power, Ceo of Pinergy Solar
KCLR – Weekly Tips 43 – The Work of the EPA
Did you know? Ireland’s power generation and industrial emissions decreased by seventeen per cent in 2023 In 2023, greenhouse gas emissions from Irish power generation and industrial companies covered by the EU Emissions Trading System decreased by 17 per cent. Emissions decreased by almost 24 per cent from the electricity generation sector. The decrease in […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 43 – The Work of the EPA
On this week’s Ours to Protect, Brian Redmond spoke to Dr. Maria Martin, Senior Inspector, Office of Environmental Sustainability, with the Environmental Protection Agency.
Highland Radio – Weekly Tips 50 – Repair don’t Replace!
Did you know? €12 billion is lost out on every year by people replacing electrical appliances that could have been repaired > https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240419IPR20590/right-to-repair-making-repair-easier-and-more-appealing-to-consumers#:~:text=Consumers%20also%20lose%20about%20%E2%82%AC,consumers%20for%20the%20green%20transition. To help prevent this, the right to repair was introduced > https://www.rediscoverycentre.ie/2024/03/07/right-to-repair-response/#:~:text=The%20Right%20to%20Repair%20legislation%20aims%20to%20support%20independent%20repair,compatible%20or%20reused%20spare%20parts. So save your pocket and alway see of your machine can be saved from waste unnecessarily! Things you can […]
Highland Radio – Weekly Episode 50 – Repair don’t Replace!
This week Highland Radio spoke to Declan McElwaine about keeping your appliances lasting longer and out of landfill.
Highland Radio – Weekly Tips 49 – Donegals litter problem
Did you know? Cigarette and vapes make up almost half of the litter in Ireland > Clean coasts One Buncrana Tidy Town volunteer picked up over 370 vapes in the month of March by themselves Vaping is not recommended by the HSE as a way to quit smoking > HSE Why it’s important! You can […]
