Carlow Educate Together have won the 2024 Nature Hero Award.

In its largest scheme to date more than 79,000 children from 305 schools across 26 counties took part in supporting local biodiversity.

In this week’s Ours to Protect, we’ll hear from teacher Mark O’Brien, students at the school and Nature Minister Malcolm Noonan, who presented the school with a Nature Hero Award plaque and €10,000 to makeover their school garden.