Eleanor Mannion

The woodland warriors have been gathering the nuts and seeds at Ardan Wood

From small acorns, expanding an ancient Irish woodland

Volunteers have been spending autumn weekends foraging for native seed as part of efforts to expand an ancient Irish woodland for the first time in over 200 years.

Climate Heroes • 22 Oct 22

35 children and young people from around Ireland make up the biodiversity loss assembly

Youth having their say on biodiversity loss

Some of the country's youngest citizens have begun discussing how to protect and restore biodiversity in Ireland.

Climate Heroes • 15 Oct 22

Cork-based caterer Orla McAndrew serves up zero waste wedding menus

Cork caterer serves up zero waste wedding menus

A Co Cork caterer is devising and delivering zero waste wedding menus for climate-conscious couples.

Climate Heroes • 01 Oct 22

The volunteers of PATH with the sleeping bags they collected from the Electric Picnic

Sleeping bags left at Electric Picnic given to homeless

Volunteers have begun distributing hundreds of sleeping bags left behind by festival-goers at Electric Picnic to people in need in Dublin.

Leinster • 25 Sep 22

Eoghan Daltun has spent 13 years restoring a rainforest in west Cork

Restoring a rainforest at Atlantic's edge in west Cork

A Dubliner who moved to west Cork 13 years ago has documented how a rainforest is now flourishing on his farm on the Beara Peninsula.

Climate Heroes • 17 Sep 22

Eddie Brennan has had a beard for most of his life and hasn't shaved in four years

First shave in four years to raise funds for homeless

A Dublin man who battled depression, alcohol abuse and homelessness for almost six years has shaved off his distinctive long beard to raise money for charity.

Homelessness • 06 Sep 22

Repair Acts Ireland is led by Professor Teresa Dillon of UWE Bristol and Dr Alma Clavin of UCD

Don't bin it, fix it: Project preaches value of repair

A Co Westmeath-based project wants to get more people repairing their possessions, instead of binning them.

Climate Heroes • 03 Sep 22

Ceola McGowan is the World Axe Throwing Champion

Irish woman wins world axe throwing title in Canada

Sligo native Ceola McGowan has become the women's World Axe Throwing Champion in Canada overnight

Ireland • 29 Aug 22

Rachel Dempsey has been running workshops "to transform eco-anxiety into eco-resilience"

Climate anxiety on the rise for a 'planet in peril'

Europe's most severe drought in centuries, a 'staggering' rate of global tree losses from fires, and a dire prognosis for Germany's five alpine glaciers.

Climate Heroes • 27 Aug 22

At the camp, 12-year-old Veronika created a Harry Potter game

Ukrainian children hone coding skills at camp in Dublin

Ukrainian children have been honing their digital skills at a coding camp in Dublin, with the Irish Red Cross hoping to provide similar workshops to more Ukrainian children around the country.

Ukraine • 15 Aug 22