KCLR – Weekly Tips 17 – E Bikes in Carlow Town

  Carlow Co Council recently launched the county’s first shared electric bike service in partnership with mobility platform Bolt, offering electronically-powered assisted bicycles for low cost hire to residents and visitors to Carlow town. What is an e-bike? An electric bike, or ebike, is a bicycle equipped with an electric bike motor to assist you […]

KCLR – Weekly Episode 17 – E Bikes in Carlow Town

This week on Ours to Protect, show producer Ethna Quirke spoke to Jannette O’Brien, Climate Action Co-ordinator with Carlow County Council about the recent launch of the new EBIKE scheme for Carlow town.  For more in this series listen in to KCLR every Thursday at 11.20am

KCLR – Weekly Tips 16 – Geological Society of Ireland

What is Geology? Geology is the science that deals with the earth’s physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it. Geology of Ireland  For a relatively small area, 70,000 km2 Ireland has a diverse geology. One of the most interesting aspects of the geology of Ireland is studying its origins. […]

KCLR – Weekly Episode 16 – Geological Society of Ireland

This week on Ours to Protect, show producer Ethna Quirke spoke to Dr. Siobhan Power, of Geological Survey Ireland about the work of the organisation in the climate action sphere.   Siobhan began by telling us about the work of the organisation. For more in this series listen in to KCLR every Thursday at 11.20am

KCLR – Weekly Tips 12 – The Circular Economy

This week on Ours to Protect, show producer Ethna Quirke spoke to Warren Phelan, Manager of the Circular Economy Programme with the Environmental Protection Agency about latest recycling figures, which show that Ireland generated a whopping 1.2 million tonnes of packaging waste in 2021, with plastics presenting a serious challenge. What is “The Circular Economy”? […]

KCLR – Weekly Episode 12 – The EPA

This week on Ours to Protect, show producer Ethna Quirke spoke to Warren Phelan, Manager of the Circular Economy Programme with the Environmental Protection Agency about the agencies latest recycling figures, which show that Ireland generated a whopping 1.2 million tonnes of packaging waste in 2021, with plastics presenting a serious challenge. For more in […]

Highland Radio – Weekly Tips 17 – Environmental Social Governance in Business

What is ESG? ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) is where companies use these three pillars to access the sustainability of the business. It’s an opportunity for businesses to gain a competitive advantage and contribute to solving the greatest global challenge for all of us now and generations to come. Factors:   Environmental These factors comes […]

Highland Radio – Weekly Tips 16 – Seeds of Change

Did you know The Seeds of Change project provides small grants for community groups and organizations to create and execute their own global citizenship projects based on the Sustainable Development Goals. Topics covered include biodiversity, SDG awareness, Fairtrade, pollution, consumerism, social justice, migration, cultural awareness, and gender equality. Categories Under the Seeds of Change Grant […]

Highland Radio – Episode 16 – Seeds of Change

Listen back to this weeks episode as we chat to Kate O’Callaghan from Changemakers about the ‘Seeds of Change’ project. For more in this series listen in to Highland Radio every Tuesday at 12.30