TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Episode 15 – Making Cork a Car Free City

This week 96FM spoke with Dr Darren McAdam-O'Connell and Cllr. Oliver Moran about the plans to make Cork a car free city  For more in this series listen in to Cork's 96FM every Friday at 10.45am[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Tips 14 – Voice Ireland

Did you know…  Vapes were originally produced to help people trying to quit smoking and for some they still serve that important purpose.  However single-use disposable vapes are growing more and more popular, and they’ve become one of the defining[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Episode 14 – Voice Ireland

This week 96FM spoke with Lyndsey O’Connell of VOICE Ireland about their campaign to ban vapes in Ireland.  For more in this series listen in to Cork's 96FM every Friday at 11.05am[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Tips 13 – The Pollinator Trail

This week 96FM spoke with Cork City Council and the Irish Bee Conservation Charity. Did you know... All plants with flowers completely rely on two types of pollination for reproduction; Self-pollination and Cross-pollination. There are 98 different species of solitary bees in Ireland. Unlike social bees, most[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Episode 13 – The Pollinator Trail

Listen back to this week's episode as we talk to Elaine Conway, Vicky Knight and Arthur Needham about the pollinator trail at Fota House  For more in this series listen in to Cork's 96FM every Friday at 1045am[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Tips 12 – Eco Friendly Birthday Parties

Did you know…  Plastic Party bags are made of single use plastics, which we all know are really bad for our children's planet. There are Approximately 670,000 4-8 year olds in Ireland, if each one receives 5 bags this[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Episode 12 – Eco Friendly Birthday Parties

This week 96FM spoke with Sharon Keilthy, owner of Jiminy Eco Toys about how to throw an eco friendly birthday party.  For more in this series listen in to Cork's 96FM every Friday at 10.45am[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Tips 11 – Relove Paint

  Did you know…    Recycling one gallon of paint can save nearly 100 kilowatt hours of energy and keeps 115 pounds of carbon dioxide out of our atmosphere. That’s enough energy to make 160 large cups of coffee!  Buying recycled paint[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Episode 11 – Relove Paint

Listen back as 96FM's Katie O'Keeffe chats with Wayne O Donnell from Relove paint and learn more about this innovative solution to the problem of paint waste.  For more in this series, listen in every Friday at 10.45am for more  [...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Tips 10 – A Marine Campaigner

This week 96FM spoke with lifelong marine campaigner, Jack O Donovan Trá.  Did you know…  According to a Fair Seas survey, more than 90% of people support the creation of MPAs. MPAs are areas of our seas and coasts, focused[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Episode 10 – A Marine Campaigner

This week 96FM's Katie O'Keefe spoke with lifelong marine campaigner, Jack O Donovan Trá about his love of the sea.  For more in this series listen in to Cork's 96FM every Friday at 10.45am[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Tips 9 – Farm to Fork

  This week 96FM spoke with Alexandre Petit of Trigon Hotels and Laura Behan of Ballymaloe House  Did you know…  Food security is the cornerstone of the “farm to fork strategy” and it is now higher on the strategy because of[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Episode 9 – Farm to Fork

Listen back to this week's episode as Katie O'Keeffe talks to Alexandre Petit and Laura Behan  about the Farm to Fork movement and it's impact on food waste and sustainability.  For more in this series, listen in to Cork's 96FM every Friday at 10.45am[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Tips 8 – Sustainable Food Production

This week 96FM talked with Patrick Frankel of Kilbrack Organic Farm Did you know…  Sustainable food production' means shared responsibility for the production, supply and consumption of safe and nutritious food within a viable industry that simultaneously protects[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Episode 8 – Sustainable Food Production

This week 96FM talked with Patrick Frankel of Kilbrack Organic Farm about biodiversity, soil health and sustainable food production and how it's worth spending extra time to learn where your produce comes from.  For more in this series listen in to Cork's 96FM every[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Tips 7 – Creativity and Sustainability in Cork this Summer

    This week 96FM talked with Jessica Cull from the Playful Culture Trail Did you know…  The museums, galleries and historic sites are all keepers of Cork’s vibrant visual art and culture?                                                                                                    Bláithín the Lizard is back[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Episode 7 – Creativity and Sustainability in Cork this Summer

Listen back to this weeks episode as Katie O'Keefe finds out what's planned for a creative and sustainable summer in Cork this summer. For more in this series listen to Cork's 96FM every Friday at 10.45am[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Tips 6 – The Cork Swap Shop

  This week 96FM talked with Clare Buckley from Cork Clothes Swap.    Did you know…  The amount of used textiles exported from the EU has tripled over the last two decades from slightly over 550,000 tonnes in 2000 to[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Episode 6 – The Cork Swap Shop

Listen back to this episode as Katie O'Keefe chats to Clare Buckley about monthly clothes swap events in Cork and how they are a sustainable way to get your hands on some new fashion items, as well as saving money. For more in this series, listen in to Cork's[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Tips 5 – Refill and Re-use

  This week 96FM talked with Wendy Hickey and Andrea Sivieri about refill shops in Ireland and the impact they can have on local communities.   Did you know…  Ireland generated 1.12 million tonnes of packaging[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Episode 5 – Refill and Re-use

Listen back to this episode as Katie o'Keefe from Cork's 96FM chats to Wendy Hickey and Andrea Sivieri who own Earthway Refill, a store in Midleton. For more in this series, listen in to Cork's 96FM every Friday at 10.45am[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Tips 4 – The Otter Trail

Listen back to this episode as Alana chats to John Armstrong from the Cork Nature Network and chats about Corks Otter Trail from Camden Quay to Fitzgeralds Park and hear about the New Trail opening in Youghal soon.  For more in this series, listen in to Cork's 96FM[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Episode 4 – The Otter Trail

  Listen back as Alana Daly Mulligan chats to John Armstrong from the Cork Nature Network about Corks Otter Trail which goes from Camden Quay to Fitzgeralds Park in the city and hear about a new trail opening in Youghal soon.  For more in this series listen to Cork's[...]

TITLE: Corks 96FM – Weekly Tips 3 – The Urban Soil Project

  This week 96FM talked with Virginia O'Gara, founder of MyGoodness and the Cork Urban Soil Project about soil health and closed loop systems  Did you know…  A third of the food we buy goes in the bin every[...]

TITLE: Corks 96FM – Weekly Episode 3 – The Urban Soil Project

Listen back as Alana Daly Mulligan chats to Virginia O'Gara, founder of MyGoodness and the Cork Urban Soil Project and finds out how they make food that is delicious and nutritious and why we should care about soil. This episode was recorded in The[...]

TITLE: Corks 96FM – Weekly Episode 2 – Nature Restoration Law Update

This week 96FM talked with MEP for Ireland South Grace O'Sullivan about the upcoming Nature Restoration Law going to vote in the European Parliament. Listen back to Corks 96FM every Friday at 10.45am for more in this series [...]

TITLE: Corks 96FM – Weekly Tips 2 – Nature Restoration Law Update

This week 96FM talked with MEP for Ireland South Grace O'Sullivan about the upcoming Nature Restoration Law going to vote in the European Parliament.  Did you know… 

• 1 in 3 bee and butterfly species are in decline 
• More than 50% of global GDP[...]
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TITLE: Corks 96FM – Weekly Episode 1 – The Common Environment concept explained

Listen in to Corks 96FM and hear the concept of 'The Common Environment explained. Join Alana Daly Mulligan and Movern Odling as they discuss active citizenship, bio-diversity and social inclusion. Listen in to Corks 96FM every Friday at 10.45am for more in this series. [...]

TITLE: Corks 96FM – Weekly Tip Sheet 1

This week 96FM talked with Movern Odling at the concept of commoning as a way of protecting our green spaces.  Did you know…  When we talk about the commons, we are referring to the[...]

TITLE: Cork’s 96FM – Episode 1 – The Panel

Join PJ Coogan as he presents the first programme in the 'Ours to Protect' series focusing on climate change and climate action. Listen to the views of Cork people about climate change and from the experts in studio. In this programme PJ chats with Mark Galvin Producer “Eating Our Way To[...]