Highland Radio – Weekly Episode 37 – Repair Cafes

Listen back to this week’s episode as Donna Marie Doherty chats to Caroline McGuinness Brookes, Project Manager with Foyle Repair Café and Joanne Butler, Manager of Donegal Community Gardens. For more in this series listen in to Highland Radio every Tuesday at 12.30pm.

Highland Radio – Weekly Episode 32 – Fair Seas “The Northwest Atlantic”

This week Highland Radio spoke to Grace Carr, Marine Policy & Research Officer, IWT & Fair Seas about the organisation’s award winning  documentary “Fair Seas: The Atlantic Northwest” that has been selected as a finalist in a world wide film festival.  For more in this series listen in to Highland Radio every Tuesday at 12.30am.

Highland Radio – Weekly Tips 31 – Greencastle Energy Masterplan

Did you know? Greencastle sustainable energy community is in the process of setting up an Energy Master Plan and you can get involved. There are 32 Sustainable Energy Communities (SECs) in Donegal > https://www.seai.ie/community-energy/sustainable-energy-communities/sec-map/index.xml?z=9&lat=54.89456371290071&lng=-7.876416625801657   Why it’s important! Any SEC can apply to get an Energy Masterplan, just like Greencastle > https://www.seai.ie/community-energy/sustainable-energy-communities/join-the-sustainable-ener/index.xml Each plan is […]

Highland Radio – Weekly Tips 30 – Veganary

Did you know? While Irish beef has one of the lowest carbon footprints in the EU, reducing greenhouse gases is a challenge for the sector (TEAGASC). The Vegetarian Society of Ireland is in the process of becoming the Vegan Society of Ireland (Vegan Society of Ireland) Apart from meat and dairy products, vegans also avoid […]

Highland Radio – Weekly Tips 29 – Recycling

Did you know? You can recycle glass, cans & mince pie foils at zero cost – keeping your bins cleared for other waste! Plain wrapping paper can be recycled – sparkly paper cannot (Bryson Recycling) You can recycle your natural Christmas Tree for free with Donegal County Council! > https://www.donegalcoco.ie/services/environment/christmas/christmastreerecycling/  Why it’s important! Ireland was […]

Highland Radio – Weekly Episode 27 – Dogs on the beach!

Listen back to this week’s episode as we look at the tricky problem of dogs fouling on the beach – we chat to Alena Kunkle, Donegal Clean Coast Officer and William Keogh, Friends of Rossnowlagh Clean Coasts Group. For more in this series listen in to Highland Radio every Tuesday at 12.30pm.

Highland Radio – Weekly Tips 24 – Young Environmentalist Awards

This week Highland Radio spoke to ECO-UNESCO about the Young Environmentalist Awards. Emissions Gap Report 2023 published this week: From the beginning of January until the beginning of October 86 days were recorded with temperatures over 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. September was the hottest recorded month. Global greenhouse gas emissions increased by 1.2%  from 2021 […]