BEAT – Weekly Episode 28 – COP28
COP28 has been and gone and Orla quizzes Green Party Councillor, Cristina Kiely on all the important bits of the Conference of the Parties AKA COP28. For more in this series listen in to BEAT every Wednesday at 8.25pm
BEAT – Weekly Tips 27 – The Salvage Yard
What is a salvage yard? A salvage yard, scrapyard or junkyard is the location of a business where they either dismantle or store usable products and sell for parts or as a whole. Why are salvage yards good for the environment? Salvage yards are beneficial to the environment because they minimize waste and pollution while […]
BEAT – Weekly Episode 27 – The Salvage Yard
Listen back to this episode as Orla visits a salvage yard on the outskirts of Kilkenny city to see how they are playing their part in environmental action. For more in this series listen in to BEAT every Wednesday at 8.25pm
BEAT – Weekly Episode 26 – A Sustainable Christmas
Sustainable Christmas tips are somewhat of a buzzword of late as people gear up for the gifting season. It’s officially time for planning the Christmas festivities and Orla Rapple has some great advice on how to have a more sustainable celebration. Sarah Duvall from UK-based Environmental Charity Hubbub says people feel a lot of pressure […]
BEAT – Weekly Episode 26 – A Sustainable Christmas
It’s officially gifting season and Orla has some great advice on how to have a more sustainable Christmas. For more in this series listen in to BEAT every Wednesday at 8.25pm
BEAT – Weekly Tips 25 – GAA goes Green
In the latest episode of Ours to Protect, Orla meets up with a local senior hurling club who are striving to become more environmentally friendly. They are championing change in the GAA towards climate action as they approached a local energy agency to work on their usage at their 14-acre site in Kilkenny city. Who […]
BEAT – Weekly Episode 25 – GAA goes Green
Kilkenny’s reigning senior hurling club champions- O’Loughlin Gaels tell Orla about ways they are striving to become a more environmentally friendly club. For more in this series listen in to BEAT every Wednesday at 8.25pm
KCLR – Weekly Tips 31 – The Deposit Return Scheme
In this week’s Ours to Protect, show producer Ethna Quirke chatted with Colin O’Byrne, of Voice Ireland who is Lead on the Return for Change campaign, ahead of the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme, in February. Why and what? In an effort to reduce pollution, a deposit will now have to be paid on […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 31 – The Deposit Return Scheme
In this week’s Ours to Protect, show producer Ethna Quirke chatted with Colin O’Byrne, of Voice Ireland who is Lead on the Return for Change campaign. In part one of their chat, Colin discusses ahead of the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme, in February.
KCLR – Weekly Tips 30 – Trifol & Plastics Recycling
In this week Ours to Protect, show Producer Ethna Quirke chatted with John Glavin about Trifol, an exciting new recycling project he is involved in. About the company: Trifol is an Clean Technology company that has developed proprietary technologies to convert plastic waste into wax. Plastic waste is a global environmental issue causing significant negative […]
