South East Radio – Weekly Tips 33 – FéRí

Did you know? Faye Anna Rochford is the founder and director of FéRí.   She grew up on a farm where her love antiques, salvaged and re-purposed furniture came from  She graduated in 2009 from Ireland’s National College of Art and Design (NCAD) with a BA degree in Fashion Design. Faye is member of The Council […]

South East Radio – Weekly Tips 32 – Seas off Wexford

Did you know?  Over 350,000 hectares of marine waters off the coast of Wexford have been designated as a new Special Protection Area (SPA), making it the largest SPA in the history of the State.   The Seas off Wexford SPA increases the percentage of protected marine waters around Ireland to almost 10 per cent. The […]

South East Radio – Weekly Tips 31 – Blackwater Tidy Towns

Did you know?  Blackwater is Wexford’s most successful village in terms of awards and wins from various tidy towns competition. In July 2023 Members of Blackwater Tidy Towns Committee were invited to County Hall, Wexford, where a fantastic achievement in being named Irelands Best Kept Village was acknowledged by Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council Cllr […]

South East Radio – Weekly Episode 31 – Blackwater Tidy Towns

This week South East Radio met Blackwater Tidy Towns Committee Member Dougie Taylor as he tells us about the pride he has in his village and the secret behind their success in tidy towns competitions over the years. For more in this series listen in to South East Radio every Friday at 10.45am

Midwest Radio – Weekly Tips 36 – Fair Seas

Did you know… Ireland’s fair seas report urges an 18-fold increase in Marine Protected Areas by the decade’s end to restore habitats and combat the climate emergency. Ireland’s coastline is approximately 7,800 kilometres (about 4,847 miles) long. Coastal waters off Ireland host diverse marine life, including seals, dolphins, and various seabird species, contributing to rich […]

Midwest Radio – Weekly Tips 35 – St. Tiernans Community College & Environmental Innovators

Did you know… BiOrbic’s Environmental Innovators programme BiOrbic is a national collaboration of over 100+ researchers, focused on the development of a sustainable curricular bioeconomy A core purpose of BiOrbic is to engage, involve and empower the public and societal actors with the bioeconomy and research. BiOrbic work with food producers and industry to create […]