Live 95 – Weekly Tips 32 – Preserving Heritage at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park
Bunratty Castle and Folk Park is a beloved tourist attraction that allows visitors to experience life in 19th century Ireland. The farm has teamed up with conservation societies to preserve some endangered native Irish animal breeds that have been brought back from the cusp of extinction. This week’s episode focuses on the important role the […]
Live 95 – Weekly Episode 32 – Heritage Breeds at Bunratty
This week looks at the extraordinary conservation work happening at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park to promote native Irish animals. Bunratty Castle and Folk Park is a beloved tourist attraction that allows visitors to experience life in 19th century Ireland. The farm has teamed up with conservation societies to preserve some endangered native Irish animal […]
Live 95 – Weekly Tips 31 – Limericks Thrift Trail – DRAFT
Live 95 – Weekly Episode 31 – Limericks Thrift Trail
Listen back to this week’s episode as Live 95 chat to John Coughlan, Owner of The Edge Vintage Shop and hear his stories about recycling, vintage and second hand clothes in the shop he has run for over 40 years. For more in this series listen in to Live 95 every Thursday after 11am.
Live 95 – Weekly Tips 30 – The Deposit and Return Scheme
What is eligible for this scheme? Most drinks containers that are made from plastic, aluminium or steel can be returned once they are between 150ml and 3 litres in size. Eligible containers will have the Re-turn logo on them. All containers should be empty, undamaged and in their original shape. The barcode must be readable. […]
Live 95 – Weekly Episode 30 – The Deposit and Return Scheme
This week’s episode focuses on the Deposit and Return Scheme, a new initiative about to be implemented across Ireland. It will see a small deposit being added to eligible plastic bottles, aluminium or steel cans. When the empty and undamaged container is returned to a retail outlet, the customer will receive their deposit back. Aislinn […]
Live 95 – Weekly Tips 28 – Recycling
What should I do with waste from the holidays? Any decoration that has any sort of a plug or battery is considered a WEEE item and should be brought to a WEEE drop off recycling point or a civic amenity site. Glass bottles, drinks cans and food cans can be brought to banks. Candles can […]
Live 95 – Weekly Episode 28 – Recycling
With Christmas done and dusted, this week’s episode looks at how to sustainably start the new year by recycling unwanted items. Live 95’s Aislinn Kelly spoke to Pauline McDonagh, Senior Executive Scientist with the Regional Waste Planning Office and Sinead McDonnell of Limerick City and County Council to discover what services are available throughout the […]
Live 95 – Weekly Tips 27 – Bus to Work
Live 95 journalist Sandra Quinn lives outside Kilfinane in County Limerick – just under a one-hour drive to the city and she took the bus, as part of the new Connecting Ireland initiative, into the city. In this week’s experience, she gave her own experience of using the bus to get to work and also […]
Live 95 – Weekly Episode 27 – Bus to Work
Swapping the car for the bus – commuting from County Limerick into the city For this week’s episode, we look at public transport in Limerick City and County and how sustainable it is to reduce your carbon footprint, if you live more rurally. For more in this series listen in to Live 95 every Thursday […]
