Classic Hits – Weekly Tips 17 – Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil as a Fuel Alternative

This week Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio looked at the emergence of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil as an alternative fuel source for diesel cars.   Did you know… HVO fuel is one of the cleanest fuels on the market.  It’s a second-generation, synthetic, advanced renewable diesel alternative that eliminates up to 90% of net CO2 and significantly reduces nitrogen […]

Classic Hits – Weekly Tips 15 – The re-emergence of Cloth Nappies – Pt. 1

  This week Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio met with Kate Doyle, who is chair of Cloth Nappy Library Ireland, and also the founder of The Nappy Market, to discuss the re-emergence of cloth nappies.   There are many reasons why people choose cloth nappies: From birth to potty training most babies will use on average […]

Highland Radio – Weekly Episode 12 – Retrofitting

Listen back to this week’s episode as Donna Marie chats with Andrew Moore, Plumbing manager at Chadwicks Letterkenny about the benefits, saving energy and saving cost of retrofitting. For more in this series listen in to Highland Radio every Tuesday at 12.30pm

Highland Radio – Weekly Tips 14 – Foraging Part 2

Did you know? Foraging is the act of identifying and collecting food resources in the wild, including a wide range of uncultivated plants, mushrooms, herbs, and fruits that grow naturally in our surroundings. The tools that a forager should have for foraging include, bags, small jars for berries, paper bags for mushrooms, a pocket knife, […]

Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 15 – Parish biodiversity

This week on Ours to Protect we looked at a new call for Irish parishes to return 30% of their lands to nature by 2030.    Did you know?…    Bees and some other wildlife need to feed every 200 meters or so and if you walk through a town, you’ll notice that often there […]

Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 15 – Parish biodiversity

Listen back to Sorcha Burke on Radio Kerry as she looks at a new project put forward by St. Brendan’s Church in Tralee to help with biodiversity in the parish. For more in this series listen to Radio Kerry every Tuesday at 10.45am

Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 14 – National Hedgerow Week

This week on Ours to Protect we looked at the importance of our native hedgerows.   Did you know?….  Last week was National Hedgerow Week, which highlighted how hedgerows provide food and shelter for wildlife and pollinators; they clean our air, store carbon and prevent flooding. The importance of our native Irish hedgerows for biodiversity, […]