Clare FM – Weekly Tips 40 – Inis Cealtra
Did you know? * The Old Rectory in Mountshannon, which was acquired by Clare County Council in 2021, is poised for repurposing and expansion into a visitor and interpretative centre dedicated to exploring the history and archaeology of the island of Inis Cealtra. * The importance of a community’s involvement is such a significant […]
Clare FM – Weekly Episode 40 – Inis Cealtra
Welcome to Ours To Protect on Clare FM. The Inis Cealtra Visitor Experience is a landmark tourism project currently being developed on the banks of Lough Derg in East Clare. A former rectory, almost 120 years old, is being transformed into a mainland visitor centre, interpreting the monastic site of Holy Island. A highly-skilled multi-disciplinary […]
Clare FM – Weekly Tips 39 – Ennis CBS Goes Solar
Did you know? * The project at Ennis CBS primary school will result in the school cutting its energy bill and preventing tonnes of carbon dioxide from being emitted. The school cut its energy bill by €10,000 thanks to solar panels on its roof that generated more green energy than the school actually […]
Clare FM – Weekly Episode 39 – Ennis CBS Goes Solar
Welcome to Ours To Protect on Clare FM. A primary school in Co Clare has become the first in Ireland to produce all its electricity using solar power. Pat Flynn visited CBS primary school in Ennis to speak with principal Dara Glynn.
Clare FM – Weekly Tips 38 – Local Authority Waters Programme Pt. 2
Did you know? *A core function of LAWPRO is to work with community groups to support the work already being done to promote better water quality, and to encourage more groups to get involved. Community involvement is key to the protection and management of local waterbodies. This is being achieved through a three-stage process: […]
Clare FM – Weekly Episode 38 – Local Authority Waters Programme Pt. 2
Welcome to another episode of Ours To Protect. Last week we heard about the Local Authority Waters Programme or LAWPRO and the work they’re doing to identify the issues affecting water quality in every county in Ireland. Community engagement is the cornerstone of this approach to combine local and expert knowledge for a better understanding […]
Clare FM – Weekly Tips 37 – Local Authority Waters Programme Pt. 1
Did you know? * A wetland is a place that has been wet enough for a long enough time to develop specially adapted vegetation and other organisms (Maltby 1986). A wetland occurs where the water table is at or near the surface of the land, or where the land is covered by a layer of shallow water, […]
Clare FM – Weekly Episode 37 – Local Authority Waters Programme Pt. 1
Welcome to this week’s episode of Ours To Protect. The Local Authority Waters Programme or LAWPRO is working to identify the issues affecting water quality in every county in Ireland. Good water quality benefits everybody, it is essential for nature to flourish and our economy to thrive. This week, Pat Flynn meets up with Ruairí […]
C103 – Weekly Tips 42 – UCC Sustainable Agriculture
Did you know? A collaboration between UCC and MAS was announced at the official opening of the Cork Summer Show last year. The Munster Agricultural Society has provided funding for the development of a Farmland Biodiversity Education and Research Programme. A two-acre research site for plot-based research in soil and grassland science has been loaned […]
C103 – Weekly Episode 42 – UCC Sustainable Agriculture
This week C103 spoke to Deirdre Hennessy, lecturer in Sustainable Agriculture in grassland at University College Cork. For more in this series listen in to C103 every Friday at 11.45am.
