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Dermot Doran is passionate about wildlife and nature conservation

Nesting wall boosts biodiversity on Kildare farm

As National Biodiversity Week 2022 comes to an end, one Co Kildare farmer is sharing the success of an innovative project to help the amber-listed …

Climate Heroes • 21 May

Siofra Caherty is the founder of sustainable design studio Jump The Hedges

Designer sees bags of potential in truck tarpaulin

With the fashion industry facing calls to boost sustainability measures, circular business models and low carbon strategies, a growing number of Irish brands are reimagining …

Climate Heroes • 14 May

Recycler saves 9.5 tonnes of paint from incineration

A social enterprise in Dublin says they prevented 9.5 tonnes of paint from being incinerated last year by recycling it into new paint products.

Climate Heroes • 17 May

Bríd Ruddy believes they have started a green revolution

Belfast alley garden inspires greening of urban spaces

As election posters adorn the streets of Northern Ireland ahead of next week's Assembly election, one Belfast woman wants politicians to recognise the importance of …

Climate Heroes • 30 Apr

Patrick Kirwan and his students are part of the Irish Schools Sustainability Network

Network aims to 'revolutionise' climate education

As schools prepare to reopen after the Easter break, a Co Waterford teacher has sounded a clarion call for more people to join a network …

Climate Heroes • 23 Apr

Pat Kane is a sustainability expert and founder of reuzi

Tips to be a good egg for the environment this Easter

For the first time in two years, the Irish public can get together at Easter without restrictions.

Climate Change • 16 Apr

Keith Brennan is a farmer and writer based in Co Roscommon

Farm provides fertile ground for writing about nature

In a week when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that it is "now or never" if global warming is to be limited …

Climate Heroes • 09 Apr

Herbalist and forager Aaron Foley has spent several years rewilding his back garden

Rewilded Dublin garden streets ahead in climate fight

While lawnmowers were tucked away in sheds and garages during the winter months, many people will have dug them out again over the past few …

Climate Heroes • 02 Apr

Tommy Earley is inviting Ukrainian refugees to his farm to grow their own fruit and vegetables.

Roscommon farmer invites Ukrainian growers on his land

An organic farmer in Co Roscommon is inviting Ukrainian refugees to grow their own fruit and vegetables on his land.

Climate Heroes • 26 Mar

Siblings Ruairi and Niamh Dooley founded their company BiaSol by bringing their two passions - sustainability and nutrition - together. Image: Kirsty Lyons

Siblings turn brewers' spent grain into food supplement

While many people will be enjoying the St Patrick's weekend festivities with a beer or two, how many of us have ever given much thought …

Climate Heroes • 19 Mar

Fashion designer tailors sustainable business

From throws made from 100% recycled wool to 'squat-proof' leggings made from recycled polyester and recycled elastane, a Cork designer has set about tackling the …

Climate Heroes • 12 Mar

Falls Hotel general manager Michael McCarthy says exporting energy back to the national grid was the hotel's only source of income during Covid closures

Water helps Co Clare hotel power through Covid closures

A water turbine installed to power a Co Clare hotel became a key source of income during pandemic-related closures.

Climate Heroes • 05 Mar

Sharon Keilthy set up Jiminy Eco Toys - named after Pinocchio's conscience Jiminy Cricket.

Mum's mission for more sustainable toys is child's play

A mum is on a mission to make the toy industry more sustainable after she struggled to find plastic-free toys for her daughter.

Climate Heroes • 26 Feb

Pranjali Bhave of the Burrenbeo Trust is leading their latest project 'The Hare's Corner' which seeks to help landowners make space for nature on their property

Burren project drives Irish pine's 'fairy tale' return

Thousands of native trees - including 1,800 saplings of the almost lost Burren pine - have been distributed to Co Clare landowners in the latest …

Climate Heroes • 19 Feb

Pat Feehily is project manager of Ballydangan Bog Red Grouse Project

Roscommon bog restoration hailed 'superstar' project

A bog project has been hailed as a "superstar" among community-based conservation projects.

Climate Heroes • 12 Feb

Alex Konieczka founded her zero-waste business Understory to make a difference in the fight against climate change

Young ecologist becomes hero of zero-waste products

We are well into the second month of 2022, and while some of the green resolutions people made at the start of the year are …

Climate Heroes • 07 Feb

John Carrigan was determined to find a better way to build homes

Rising fuel bills prompt Belfast builder's new approach

One of the largest low-energy housing projects in the UK and Ireland is nearing completion in Belfast.

Climate Heroes • 29 Jan

Cathelijne de Wit is a member of Wicklow Forest Bathing Guides - a group which came together following a pilot ecotourism training programme last year.

Back to nature: Forest bathing blossoming in Co Wicklow

While record numbers have taken up sea swimming during the pandemic, another form of 'bathing' is also growing in popularity in Co Wicklow - and …

Ireland • 22 Jan

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