Clare FM – Weekly Episode 36 – Green Schools Clare
Green-Schools is Ireland’s leading environmental management and education programme for schools. Promoting long-term, whole-school action for the environment, Green-Schools is a student-led programme with involvement from the wider community. The programme is operated and coordinated by the Environmental Education Unit of An Taisce. Pat Flynn has been chatting with Sarah Hegarty, the Green Schools Travel […]
Live 95 – Weekly Tips 21 – A Solar Powered School
When it comes to saving our planet, one of the most inspiring cohorts of people to meet is young people. Not only is their generation one of the most aware of the impacts of climate change, but they also have the idealism to envision a greener future. One of the best places to cultivate […]
Midwest Radio – Weekly Episode 2 – Green Schools in Mayo
Listen back as Stephen speaks with the students and teachers of Knock Primary School as they collect their 6th flag – this one is for Global Citizenship! Listen in to Midwest Radio every Friday at 9.50am for more in this series
KCLR – Weekly Tip Sheet 2 – Why we need more Trees
Did you know? Trees capture carbon from the atmosphere as they grow. Through a process of photosynthesis, woods and forests absorb atmospheric carbon and lock it up for centuries. The entire woodland ecosystem plays a huge role in combating climate change and restoring biodiversity, including the living wood, roots, leaves, deadwood, surrounding soils and […]
KCLR -Weekly Episode 2 – Newtown Dunleckney National School – a Green School
It’s week three of our brand new, hugely exciting, year-long radio project called “Ours To Protect”. This week show Producer Ethna Quirke was out and about for a chat with The Green Schools Committee of Newtown Dunleckney National School about their tree planting initiative and being awarded their 4th Green Schools Flag. Listen in Every […]
Tipp FM – Weekly Episode 2 – Sustainable Schools
Listen back to Tipp FM’s Pat Murphy report from Bunscoil na Cathrach, a new amalgamated primary school in Cahir and hear him chat with principle Brendan Horan about the innovative use of solar panels, adaptive lighting that changes based on natural light levels and their underground rain water harvesting and rain water attenuation system which […]
Sunshine 106.8 – Weekly Episode 2 – Green Schools
Listen back to Carol Dooley from Sunshine 106.8FM as she explores the Green Schools initiative, chats with schoolchildren involved in project and discusses the impact with Elaine Cooper from Naas CBS. For more in this series listen in to Sunshine 106.8fm every Monday at 7pm
