Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 6 – Single Use Cups
This week on Ours to Protect we take a look at Killarney’s plan to become the first town in Ireland to ban single-use coffee cups. From the 31st of July independent local coffee shops and hotels in the town will only offer takeaway tea and coffee in reusable cups. Sari Houlihan reports from Killarney where […]
Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 7 – Upcycling in Tralee
This week on Ours to Protect we are looking at the upcycling of clothes and furniture. Sorcha attended a repair café in Maddens Coffee Shop in Tralee to hear more about they are operating within the circular economy. For more in this series listen in to Radio Kerry every Tuesday at 10.45am
Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 5 – Fast Fashion
Listen in as Radio Kerry continue their new environmental series, Ours to Protect. This week Sorcha looked into Fast Fashion and its wider impact. Fast Fashion can be defined as inexpensive, mass-produced clothing in response to the latest trends and micro-trends. This mass-production can lead to over-consumption, but the synthetic fibres and raw-materials used to […]
Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 3 – Building a Sustainable Business
In this week’s Ours to Protect Series we’re taking a look at work that’s being done in Kerry to support businesses to become more sustainable. Recently Munster Technological University hosted an event in Tralee in collaboration with BCORP Ireland to outline the benefits of achieving the globally recognised BCORP Certification for their business, which […]
Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 3 – Sustainable Business
Listen back as we listen to the work that’s being done in Kerry to support businesses to become more sustainable and find out more about the BCORP movement which believes that business can be a force for good. BCORP believes in a regenerative economic system for all people and the planet – in other words, […]
Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 2 – Maherees Conservation Group
This week on Ours to Protect Radio Kerry is looking at the plastic found on beaches, the causes, impacts and how you can help. According to Clean Coasts Ireland, approximately 10 million tonnes of litter end up in the world’s oceans and seas each year. Plastics make up the majority of this, with 80% of […]
