KCLR – Weekly Tips 21 – Tommy Cooke of Irish Wind Farmers Association

This week on “Ours to Protect”, we were joined by Kilkenny man, Tommy Cooke, member of The Irish Wind Farmers Association (IWFA) ahead of the associations Annual Conference in the Lyrath Hotel Kilkenny on Thursday, 23 November, will be the planning process and construction of the grid for energy distribution.    IWFA represent almost one hundred farmers and […]

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 […]

East Coast FM – Weekly Episode 19 – Third Level Environmental Education

Max finds out how people can learn about environmental issues at third level when he visits Cathal Brugha College. He chats to Environmental and Biodiversity Studies course coordinator Anne O’Brien, as well as students on the course. For more in this series listen in to East Coast FM every Thursday at 8pm.

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 than we realise. Water pollution is one potential harmful effect. Cleaning products are […]

KCLR – Weekly Episode 12 – The EPA

This week on Ours to Protect, show producer Ethna Quirke spoke to Warren Phelan, Manager of the Circular Economy Programme with the Environmental Protection Agency about the agencies latest recycling figures, which show that Ireland generated a whopping 1.2 million tonnes of packaging waste in 2021, with plastics presenting a serious challenge. For more in […]

Highland Radio – Weekly Tips 17 – Environmental Social Governance in Business

What is ESG? ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) is where companies use these three pillars to access the sustainability of the business. It’s an opportunity for businesses to gain a competitive advantage and contribute to solving the greatest global challenge for all of us now and generations to come. Factors:   Environmental These factors comes […]

KCLR – Weekly Tips 9 – A Career in the Environment

    What is an Environmental Consultant? Environmental consultants provide expert assessment and advisory services on matters pertaining to the management of environmental issues.  They use their understanding of environmental policies, sustainability methods and occupational health and safety guidelines to provide effective solutions. The work of an environmental consultant: – Environmental consultants perform a variety […]

Ocean FM – Weekly Episode 6 – Dune Systems in the North West

In this weeks episode we look at Dune Systems in the North West give some info on Clean Coasts Photography Competition for July and August and chat to Declan Feeney on dunes as a protection against sea level rise and coastal flooding as he outlines how increasing frequency and intensity of storms due to climate […]