BEAT – Weekly Tips 27 – The Salvage Yard
What is a salvage yard? A salvage yard, scrapyard or junkyard is the location of a business where they either dismantle or store usable products and sell for parts or as a whole. Why are salvage yards good for the environment? Salvage yards are beneficial to the environment because they minimize waste and pollution while […]
KCLR – Weekly Tips 30 – Trifol & Plastics Recycling
In this week Ours to Protect, show Producer Ethna Quirke chatted with John Glavin about Trifol, an exciting new recycling project he is involved in. About the company: Trifol is an Clean Technology company that has developed proprietary technologies to convert plastic waste into wax. Plastic waste is a global environmental issue causing significant negative […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 28 – Lamber deBie Flowers
On this week’s Ours to Protect, show producer Ethna Quirke chatted to Lamber deBie of Lamber deBie flowers who is embracing the “green” message wholeheartedly in his Kilkenny floristry business. For more in this series listen in to KCLR every Thursday at 11.30am
KCLR – Weekly Tips 27 – Upcycle your Christmas
This week on Ours to Protect, Show Producer Ethna Quirke visited the beautiful St. Canice’s Cathedral to see the wonderful collection of decorations at their annual Christmas Tree Fair. This year, as in previous years, there was no shortage of trees made from upcycled and recyclable household waste, which got us thinking about ways that […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 27 – The Christmas Tree Festival at St. Canice’s Cathedral
This week on Ours to Protect, Show Producer Ethna Quirke visited the beautiful St. Canice’s Cathedral to see the wonderful collection of decorations at their annual Christmas Tree Fair. This year, as in previous years, there was no shortage of trees made from upcycled and recyclable household waste, and Chairperson of the organising committee Heather […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 26 – The Little Green Grocer
This week on Ours to Protect, show producer Ethna Quirke headed to Kilkenny’s Parliament Street to chat to Sarah Duggan, co-owner of the Little Green Grocer store to chat about shopping sustainably this Christmas. Sarah and her sister Eleanor are passionate about delicious fresh healthy food. The shelves of their store are filled with wonderful […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 25 – The O’Loughlin Gaels Winning On Climate Action
On this week’s Ours to Protect, show producer Ethna Quirke, headed down to O’Loughlin Gaels to hear all about their strive towards sustainability and why they are winners both on and off the pitch. Eddie Buckley, Adult Hurling Chair at the Club told Ethna all about the developments on site. For more in this series […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 24 – Tom Butler Part 2 – CCEN
On this week’s Ours to Protect, we’ll bring you part two of Show Producer Ethna Quirke’s chat with Tom Butler about his retreat from the corporate world, a return to nature and his work with the Carlow County Environmental Network and their upcoming “Feast upon the Earth” event. For more in this series listen to […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 23 – Tom Butler Part 1
On this week’s Ours to Protect, Show Producer Ethna Quirke spoke to Tom Butler about his work retreat from the corporate world, a return to nature and his work with the Carlow County Environmental Network and their upcoming “Feast upon the Earth” event. For more in this series listen in to KCLR every Thursday at […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 19 – Jo Linehan – Editor Climate Supplement Irish Independent
Listen back to this week’s episode as we chat to Jo Linehan – the Climate Supplement editor with the Irish Independent newspaper. For more in this series listen in to KCLR every Thursday at 11.20am
