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 school and Nature Minister Malcolm Noonan, who presented […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 24 – Tom Butler Part 2 – CCEN
On this week’s Ours to Protect, we’ll bring you part two of Show Producer Ethna Quirke’s chat with Tom Butler about his retreat from the corporate world, a return to nature and his work with the Carlow County Environmental Network and their upcoming “Feast upon the Earth” event. For more in this series listen to […]
KCLR – Weekly Tips 18 – What is a Climate Officer?
What is a Climate Action Officer? A Climate Action Officer is responsible for managing and promoting behavioural and organisational culture change, building climate action awareness and readiness across the local authority. It requires a broad technical knowledge of climate change, the risks and possible mitigation and adaptation strategies, and a strong organisational, networking, and […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 18 – Carlow County Council Climate Action Plan
This week on Ours to Protect, Ethna Quirke continues her chat with Climate Action Officer with Carlow County Council, Jannette O’Brien. Jannette is hugely passionate about, and committed to her work and tells us why. Have a listen. For more in this series listen in to KCLR every Thursday at 11.20am
BEAT – Weekly Tips 17 – Good news from Carlow
In the latest episode of Ours To Protect, Orla travelled to Co. Carlow to hear about climate action plans at Carlow County Council. Community Climate Action Officer. Carlow County Council has recently appointed a Community Climate Action Officer to roll out a funding stream to Community Groups under the Community Climate Action Programme. What is […]
BEAT – Weekly Episode 17 – Good news from Carlow
In the latest episode of Ours To Protect, Orla travelled to Co. Carlow to hear about climate action plans at Carlow County Council. For more in this series listen in to BEAT every Thursday at 8.30pm
KCLR – Weekly Tips 17 – E Bikes in Carlow Town
Carlow Co Council recently launched the county’s first shared electric bike service in partnership with mobility platform Bolt, offering electronically-powered assisted bicycles for low cost hire to residents and visitors to Carlow town. What is an e-bike? An electric bike, or ebike, is a bicycle equipped with an electric bike motor to assist you […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 17 – E Bikes in Carlow Town
This week on Ours to Protect, show producer Ethna Quirke spoke to Jannette O’Brien, Climate Action Co-ordinator with Carlow County Council about the recent launch of the new EBIKE scheme for Carlow town. For more in this series listen in to KCLR every Thursday at 11.20am
