TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Episode 50 – Leave no Trace

Well after almost a whole year, we’re bringing you the last episode of Ours To Protect this morning – Series producer Ethna Quirke caught up with Maura Kiely from Leave No Trace Ireland to take about their Love this Place campaign, which launched this week.[...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Episode 49 – Carlow Educate Together win Nature Hero Award 2024

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[...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Tips 48 – Wind Turbines

How Do Wind Turbines Work? Wind turbines work on a simple principle: instead of using electricity to make wind—like a fan—wind turbines use wind to make electricity. Wind turns the propeller-like blades of a turbine around a rotor, which spins a generator, which creates electricity. Wind is a[...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Episode 48 – Eco Industry

On this week’s Ours to Protect, series producer Ethna Quirke caught up with Pat Brett, Director of Kilkenny based company, EcoPower about his work in the wind energy industry, his passion for the climate and the future direction of his company.[...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Tips 46 – Kilkenny Biodiversity week

On this week’s Ours to Protect, series producer Ethna Quirke spoke to Bernadette Moloney, Biodiversity Officer with Kilkenny County Council ahead of National Biodiversity Week, which takes place later this month. What is Biodiversity? Biodiversity is all the different kinds of life you’ll find in one[...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Episode 46 – Kilkenny Biodiversity week

Biodiversity week is coming to Kilkenny and Carlow later this month.  Last week series producer Ethna Quirke sat down with Biodiversity Officer with Kilkenny County Council, Bernadette Moloney to find out more about her role.  In Part 2 of that chat, Bernadette tells us all about the[...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Tips 45 – The Role of a Biodiversity Officer

What is Biodiversity? Biodiversity is all the different kinds of life you’ll find in one area—the variety of animals, plants, fungi, and even microorganisms like bacteria that make up our natural world. Each of these species and organisms work together in ecosystems, like an intricate web, to maintain balance[...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Episode 45 – The Role of a Biodiversity Officer

Biodiversity week is coming to Kilkenny and Carlow later this month, so this week, series producer Ethna Quirke sat down with Biodiversity Officer with Kilkenny County Council, Bernadette Moloney to find out more about her role.  [...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Tips 44 – Solar Energy

This week on Ours to Protect, series producer Ethna Quirke talked all things solar energy with Ronan Ronan Power, Ceo of Pinergy Solar, but what is solar energy? Solar energy is any type of energy generated by the sun. Solar energy is created by nuclear fusion that[...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Episode 44 – Solar Energy

This week on ours to protect we’re talking residential solar power and series producer Ethna Quirke spoke to Ronan Power, Ceo of Pinergy Solar [...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Tips 43 – The Work of the EPA

Did you know? Ireland’s power generation and industrial emissions decreased by seventeen per cent in 2023

• In 2023, greenhouse gas emissions from Irish power generation and industrial companies covered by the EU Emissions Trading System decreased by 17 per cent. 
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TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Episode 43 – The Work of the EPA

On this week’s Ours to Protect, Brian Redmond spoke to Dr. Maria Martin, Senior Inspector, Office of Environmental Sustainability, with the Environmental Protection Agency.[...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Tips 41 – Easter Recycling

As Ireland is set to recycle over 62,000 tonnes of packaging this Easter, Repak encourages the public to become egg-cellent recyclers by segregating and recycling their waste this Easter 

•  80% expect to indulge in a milk chocolate Easter egg, with only 4% seeking vegan[...]
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TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Episode 41 – Easter Recycling

With 62 thousand tonnes of waste expected to be generated this Easter bank holiday weekend, show producer Ethna Quirke caught up with Laura Sherry, Head of Marketing at Repak to find out how best to dispose of all of that Easter Egg packaging. For more in this series listen in[...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Tips 40 – Biodiversity and Kilkenny County Council

Did you know?

• More than 200 native species of stingless bees are responsible for pollinating approximately 90 percent of the trees in the Atlantic Forest. In addition, the honey they produce is sought after due to its health benefits and healing effects.
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TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Episode 40 – Biodiversity and Kilkenny County Council

Listen back to this week's episode as Etna Quirke chats to Bernadette Moloney the Biodiversity Officer with Kilkenny County Council as they discuss the work of the Biodiversity Officer, the Kilkenny County Council environmental plan, education and awareness and a bee identification workshop coming up. For more in this[...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Tips 39 – The European Recycling Platform

Did you know?  The European Recycling Platform (ERP), Ireland’s only pan-European compliance scheme for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Waste Batteries today announced research results by Coyne Research which revealed that 1 in 3 adults have between 5 to 10 unused electrical cables in their homes. Charging[...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Episode 39 – The European Recycling Platform

This week on ours to protect, series producer Ethna Quirke chats to James Burgess, National Country Manager of the European Recycling Platform to talk about electrical cables and a St. Patrick’s Day parade installation called “Trash Mammoth”. For more in this series listen in to KCLR every Thursday at 11.20am.[...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Tips 38 – Ireland’s First Waste Management Plan for a Circular Economy

Did you know? Carlow & Kilkenny County Council’s are adopting Ireland’s First Waste Management Plan for a Circular Economy   A first of-its-kind national plan adopted by local government aims to stop waste growth over the next six years, preventing over a quarter of a million tonnes of waste.

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TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Episode 38- A New National Waste Management plan

This week on Ours to Protect KEVIN SWIFT, Regional Waste Co-Ordinator with the Regional Waste Management Planning Offices who is going to tell us about the first of it’s kind national plan which aims to stop waste growth over the next six years in a bid to[...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Tips 37 – George Quirke on life off the grid

On this week's Ours to Protect, series Producer Ethna caught up with her name sake George Quirke about living “off grid” – but what exactly does that mean? “Off grid” refers to energy that is generated and untied to the electrical grid.  However, most people use the[...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Episode 37 – George Quirke on life off the grid

On this week's Ours to Protect, series Producer Ethna caught up with her name sake George Quirke about living off grid. For more in this series, listen in to KCLR every Thursday at 11.20am.[...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Episode 36 – Enviro Core

On this week’s Ours to Protect, series Producer Ethna Quirke chatted to THOMAIS KAKOULI DUARTE, Director of Research at Enviro Core in SETU Carlow about the importance of climate action research, her own love of nature and The Green Campus group.[...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Tips 35 – EPA Research

Did you know? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for protecting and improving the environment as a valuable asset for the people of Ireland. We are committed to protecting people and the environment from the harmful effects of radiation and pollution. We play key roles[...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Episode 35 – EPA Research

This week on Ours to Protect, series producer Ethna Quirke spoke to the EPA about yesterday’s announcement of €14.3 million euro investment into research projects.  Darragh O’Neill, Senior Manager of the EPA’S Research Programme outlines some of the 33 projects to receive funding.[...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Tips 34 – EU Climate Targets

EU CLIMATE TARGETS 2040 - Reducing net emissions by 90% by 2040  In February 2024, the European Commission presented its assessment for a 2040 climate target for the EU. The Commission recommended reducing the EU’s net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040 relative to 1990. More

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Episode 34 – A Green MEP

On this week’s Ours to Protect, series producer Ethna Quirke spoke with MEP Sean Kelly about the EU Commissions recommendation for the Union to achieve a 90% net reduction on greenhouse gas emissions. For more in this series listen in to KCLR every Thursday at 11.20am[...]

TITLE: KCLR – Weekly Tips 33 – How the ReTurn scheme will work

Ireland is waking up to our first ever Deposit Return scheme this morning. To find out more about how it will all work, the hopes for the project and how you can help make a difference to the climate, series producer Ethna Quirke caught up with Niamh Kelly of Re-Turn[...]