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
Cork’s Red FM – Weekly Tips 18 – Killarney Coffee Cup project
Did You Know: 50 plus businesses in Killarney have united to stop single use coffee cups. 7 in 10 people have their own cup at home. 200 million single use coffee cups used in Ireland each year and they have a lifespan of 13 minutes. The reason behind the initiative was due to the amount […]
Cork’s Red FM – Weekly Episode 18 – Killarney Coffee Cup project
Listen back to this week’s episode as we find out why and how Killarney banned single use coffee cups. For more in this series listen in to Cork’s Red FM every Monday at 8.50pm.
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 of renewable natural capital and focuses on minimizing waste. In 2021 MTU launched a new Cluster […]
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 Europe in the bio-economy. Sari Houlihan chats with Dr Helena […]
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 […]
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 can be made. For more in this series listen in to Radio Kerry every Tuesday at 10.45am for […]
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 farmers came together in 2019 to form the West Kerry Dairy Farmers Sustainable […]
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 Farmers Sustainable Energy Community. Sari Houlihan reports – For […]
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 Ni Dhuill from Transition Kerry explains how important bees truly are for […]
