TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 22 – Sustainable Farming Practices

  This week on Ours to Protect we looked at what farmers can do to reduce global warming. Did you know?....    Last year the agriculture sector was responsible for 38% of greenhouse gas emissions in[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 22 – Sustainable Farming Practices

This week on Ours to Protect we’re taking a look at what farmers can do to reduce global warming. Last year the agriculture sector was responsible for 38% of greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland. Methane from livestock and nitrous[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 21 – Sustainable Brewing in Kenmare

This week on Ours to Protect we’re taking a look at a local brewing company that has made sustainability a priority from the start. Did you know?...  The Tom Crean Brewery in Kenmare was the first brewery in Ireland to put solar PV panels on their roof; they[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 21 – Sustainable Brewing in Kenmare

This week on Ours to Protect we’re taking a look at a local brewing company that has made sustainability a priority from the start. The Tom Crean Brewery in Kenmare was the first brewery in Ireland to put solar PV panels on their roof; they use[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 20 – The benefits of composting for your Garden

This week on Ours to Protect we looked at the benefits of making your own compost for your garden.   Did you know?....   Homemade compost reduces waste going to landfill, saves money, decreases the need for chemical fertilizers and is fantastic for you garden. More

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 20 – The benefits of composting for your Garden

This week on Ours to Protect we’re looking at the benefits of making your own compost for your garden. Homemade compost reduces waste going to landfill, saves money, decreases the need for chemical fertilizers and is fantastic for you garden. Sari Houlihan reports: [...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 19 – Ocean Conservation

Did you know?.... Legendary oceanographer, Dr. Sylvia Earle is quoted as saying No Water, No Life. No Blue, No Green. With more than 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with oceans, this statement universally relevant. This huge surface[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 19 – Ocean Conservation

This week on Ours to Protect we’re taking a look at ocean conservation, and the importance of The Greater Skellig Coast. Sorcha Burke reports. For more in this series listen in to Radio Kerry every Tuesday at 10.45am[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 18 – MTU in Kerry supporting the bio-economy

This week on Ours to Protect Radio Kerry take a look at the ground breaking work taking place at Munster Technological University in Kerry to support the growing circular bio-economy in the South West. By 2030, it’s expected that 1 million jobs will be created across[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 18 – The Circular Bio-Economy

This week on Ours to Protect we took a look at the Circular Bio-Economy in Kerry.    Did you know?.....   A Circular Bio-Economy is an economy powered by nature. It’s a new economic model that emphasizes the use[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 17 – Greener Cleaning

This week on Ours to Protect we took a look at Green Cleaning.   Did you know?....   Cleaning may not be something we think about as harmful to the environment, but some products contain ingredients that may be causing more problems[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 17 – Greener Cleaning

Ours to Protect continues this week, looking at the environmental impacts of some everyday cleaning products and the greener alternatives. Sorcha Burke sat down with Claire O’Connor from Manna Organics in Tralee, to learn some simple changes that[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 16 – West Kerry Dairy Farmers Sustainable Energy Community

    This week on Ours to Protect we’re taking a look at the pioneering work of a group of dairy farmers in West Kerry to become more energy efficient and reduce their carbon emissions.   Did you know?.....    Over 100[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 16 – West Kerry Dairy Farmers Sustainable Energy Community

This week on Ours to Protect we’re taking a look at the pioneering work of a group of dairy farmers in West Kerry to become more energy efficient and reduce their carbon emissions. Over 100 farmers came together in 2019 to form the West Kerry Dairy[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 15 – Parish biodiversity

This week on Ours to Protect we looked at a new call for Irish parishes to return 30% of their lands to nature by 2030.    Did you know?...    Bees and some other wildlife need to feed every 200 meters or[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 15 – Parish biodiversity

Listen back to Sorcha Burke on Radio Kerry as she looks at a new project put forward by St. Brendan’s Church in Tralee to help with biodiversity in the parish. For more in this series listen to Radio Kerry every Tuesday at 10.45am[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 14 – National Hedgerow Week

This week on Ours to Protect we looked at the importance of our native hedgerows.   Did you know?....  Last week was National Hedgerow Week, which highlighted how hedgerows provide food and shelter for wildlife and pollinators; they clean our air,[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 14 – National Hedgerow Week

This week on Ours to Protect we’re taking a look at the importance of our native hedgerows. Last week was National Hedgerow Week, which highlighted how hedgerows provide food and shelter for wildlife and pollinators; they clean our air, store carbon and prevent flooding. For more in[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 13 – Natterjack Toads in Castlegregory

This week on Ours to Protect, we looked at an on-going conservation project aiming to restore the population of natterjack toads in Castlegregory.    Did you know?...    Last month nearly 1700 natterjack toads were released in Castlegregory.    This is part[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 13 – Natterjack Toads in Castlegregory

This week on Ours to Protect, Sorcha Burke from Radio Kerry looks at a conservation project aiming to rebuild the population of natterjack toads in Castlegregory.  For more in this series listen in to Radio Kerry every Tuesday at 10.45am[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 12 – Kerry UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Listen back as Radio Kerry's Sari Houlihan takes a look at the critical work of the Kerry UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in protecting biodiversity. One of just two UNESCO Biosphere designations in Ireland, it recognises the importance of the area as a safe haven for so many[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 12 – Kerry UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

This week on Ours to Protect, we’re taking a look at the critical work of the Kerry UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in protecting biodiversity.  Did you know?...  One of just two UNESCO Biosphere designations in Ireland, the Kerry Reserve recognises the[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 11 – Farming for bio-diversity

    In this week in Ours to Protect, Radio Kerry took a look at the significant role farmers have to play in protecting our environment.   Did you know?....    ACRES is Ireland's new agri-environment climate scheme under Ireland's CAP Strategic Plan.  More

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 11 – Farming for bio-diversity

This week in Ours to Protect, we’re taking a look at the significant role farmers have to play in protecting our environment. Thousands of farmers in Kerry have joined a new agri-environment scheme called ACRES which protects biodiversity, water quality and helps to reduce carbon emissions. More

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 10 – the Wild Bee Fest

This week on Ours to Protect we looked at the importance of bees and pollinators.  The Wild Bee Fest was recently held in Tralee Bay Wetlands.  This event aimed to raise awareness about pollinators and how everyone can[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 10 – the Wild Bee Fest

This week Sorcha attended the Wild Bee Fest in Tralee Bay Wetlands, to learn more about the importance of bees and other pollinators. According to the national Biodiversity Data Centre, over half of Irish bee species have declined in the past 40 years. Niamh[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 9 – Tralee Wetlands

  This week on Ours to Protect we’re taking a look at Tralee Bay, a critically important coastal and wetland habitat, recognised internationally for its importance in providing a home for many endangered species.   Did you know?   

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TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 9 – Tralee Wetlands

This week on Ours to Protect we’re taking a look at Tralee Bay, a critically important coastal and wetland habitat, recognised internationally for its importance in providing a home for many endangered species.  The Tralee Bay Wetlands Eco & Activity Park, which opened in[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 8 – How local businesses are reducing their Carbon Footprint

Listen back as this week in Ours to Protect we take a look at what businesses here in Kerry are doing to reduce their carbon footprint. Sari Houlihan visited Tricel in Killarney, a local family run company, which has installed Ireland’s largest combined solar PV and[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 7 – Upcycling and how to do it

  This week on Ours to Protect we looked at the upcycling of clothes and furniture by attending a repair café that was held in Maddens Coffee Shop in Tralee. Upcycling is defined as reusing discarded objects or material in[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 7 – Upcycling in Tralee

This week on Ours to Protect we are looking at the upcycling of clothes and furniture. Sorcha attended a repair café in Maddens Coffee Shop in Tralee to hear more about they are operating within the circular economy.  For more in this series listen in to Radio Kerry[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 6 – Single Use Cups

  This week on Ours to Protect we looked at Killarney’s plan to become the first town in Ireland to ban single-use coffee cups.   From the 31st of July independent local coffee shops and[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 6 – Single Use Cups

This week on Ours to Protect we take a look at Killarney’s plan to become the first town in Ireland to ban single-use coffee cups.  From the 31st of July independent local coffee shops and hotels in the town will[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 5 – Fast Fashion

  This week on Ours to Protect, we looked at Fast Fashion and the impact it has on the environment.   Did you know....  

• Fast Fashion is responsible for 8% to 10% of Greenhouse Gas emissions.
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TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 5 – Fast Fashion

Listen in as Radio Kerry continue their new environmental series, Ours to Protect. This week Sorcha looked into Fast Fashion and its wider impact. Fast Fashion can be defined as inexpensive, mass-produced clothing in response to the latest trends and micro-trends. This mass-production can lead[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 4 – Reducing Tourisms carbon footprint on the Dingle Peninsula

  This week on Ours to Protect we look at an ambitious project to reduce the carbon footprint of the tourism and hospitality sector on the Dingle peninsula. Dingle Hub is leading this project, partnered with Fáilte Ireland, Kerry County Council, Údaras na Gaeltachta and the Dingle[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Tip 4 – Reducing Tourisms carbon footprint on the Dingle Peninsula

This week on Ours to Protect we looked at an ambitious project to reduce the carbon footprint of the tourism and hospitality sector on the Dingle peninsula. Dingle Hub is leading this project, partnered with Fáilte Ireland, Kerry County Council, Údaras na Gaeltachta and the Dingle Peninsula[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 3 – Sustainable Business

Listen back as we listen to the  work that's being done in Kerry to support businesses to become more sustainable and find out more about the BCORP  movement which believes that business can be a force for good. BCORP believes in a regenerative economic[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 3 – Building a Sustainable Business

  In this week's Ours to Protect Series we're taking a look at work that's being done in Kerry to support businesses to become more sustainable. Recently Munster Technological University hosted an event in Tralee in collaboration with BCORP Ireland[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 2 – Maherees Conservation Group

This week on Ours to Protect Radio Kerry is looking at the plastic found on beaches, the causes, impacts and how you can help. According to Clean Coasts Ireland, approximately 10 million tonnes of litter end up in the world’s oceans and seas each year. Plastics[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Tip 2 – Impact of Plastic on our beaches

This week Radio Kerry looked at the impact of plastic on our beaches Did you know…

• Approximately 10 million tonnes of litter end up in the world’s oceans and seas each year. More

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Tip Sheet – the Importance of Allotments

Tip Sheet  This week Radio Kerry looked at the important role of allotments in urban settings to provide havens for nature, allow people to live sustainably by growing their own fruit and veg and learn skills like saving rain water and[...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 1 – The importance of Allotments

Listen back to this weeks episode on Radio Kerry as they discuss the possibilities provided by Allotments! [...]

TITLE: Radio Kerry – Episode 1 – The Panel

Listen back to Radio Kerry's first programme in the 'Ours to Protect' series.   Join John O'Sullivan as he chats the series presenter Sari Houlihan about the series. They are joined by Mary Kiernan of Transition Kerry, an organisation which helps communities build resilience and leadership on biodiversity and climate action.  More