East Coast FM – Weekly Tips 23 – Youth Climate Justice

Youth Climate Justice aims to: raise environmental awareness, understanding and knowledge of the environment among young people.   promote the protection and conservation of the environment.   promote the personal development of young people through practical environmental projects and activities. This conference emphasised that although the students have not created the problem, they can play a part […]

WLR – Weekly Episode 21 – Slí Waterford

A group of young people who make up the Youth Climate Council of Slí  (Waterford Sustainable Living Initiative) held an open mic night in St Patricks Gateway recently where they used the Arts to promote their climate change message. Their guest speaker on the night was Green MEP Grace O Sullivan. Our reporter Clodagh Walsh […]

Live 95 – Weekly Episode 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 this […]

Galway Bay FM – Weekly Tips 22 – Environmental Education

Did you know… A survey conducted at BT Young Scientist 2023 found that more than half of Irish students say climate change worries or concerns them. 91% believe science and technology can help combat the crisis.  Young women are more likely to rate the crisis as “very serious.”   Why is it important to encourage […]

BEAT – Weekly Tips 21 – The Climate Stage is Yours

This week on Ours To Protect on Beat, Orla took a trip to a unique event at Theatre Royal in Waterford called “The Climate Stage is Yours”. Schools from around the county got involved to find out more about how theatre and the arts can work to address the challenges faced by the world as […]

BEAT – Weekly Episode 21 – The Climate Stage is Yours

Listen back to this week’s episode as we visit “The Climate Stage is Yours” – a festival of five minute climate-themed plays were the result of a number of workshops carried out with primary school students from four city based schools in Waterford city.  The theme was climate change and the role that theatre and […]

BEAT – Weekly Episode 20 – Climate Anxiety

Listen back to this week’s episode as BEAT talks to Caroline Hickman, a psychotherapist and lecturer at the University of Bath in the UK – her research area is the impact of climate change  on children and young people in particular. For more in this series listen in to BEAT every Wednesday at 8.25pm

Radio Nova – Weekly Episode 17 – Green Kids

Listen back to this week’s episode as Traic Ó Braonáin chats about the ‘Green Kids’ feature and meets with children, Caobhán and Ornaith, to get their views and knowledge on green issues.  For more in this series listen in to Radio Nova every Thursday at 8pm.