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Colm Gavin is one of several farmers to take part in The Pearl Mussel Project

Eighth-generation Mayo farmer fights for pearl mussel

An eighth-generation sheep farmer from Co Mayo says he's determined to do his bit to ensure the survival of Ireland's longest living animal - the …

Climate Change • 22 Apr

Dr Niamh Cullen is leading a project which aims to increase the reporting of landslides on Ireland's east coast

Volunteers sought for new coastal landslide project

Researchers from Dublin City University and Trinity College Dublin are recruiting volunteers for a project which aims to increase the reporting of landslides on Ireland's …

Climate Change • 01 Apr

Eoghan Connaughton and the Gaelic Woodland Project have been removing a cherry laurel infestation from Killyon Manor in Co Meath

Meath group turns invasive cherry laurel into biofuel

A Co Meath group has come up with what it says is an innovative, scalable solution to dealing with one of Ireland's most invasive plants.

Climate Change • 18 Mar

Each participant will leave the programme with their own personalised bike

'Build a bike' workshops help teens to embrace cycling

Teenagers in Dublin are being encouraged to embrace cycling as a sustainable means of transport through a series of 'build your own bike' workshops.

Dublin • 13 Mar

The Abbeyleix Bog Project has been hailed as a model for community-led peatland management and restoration.

Forging a path - Co Laois group raises the bog standard

In another week of troubling climate news, a Co Laois group continues to make significant strides in the conservation and restoration of their local bog.

Leinster • 04 Mar

Patrick and Kathie Davey are stalwart supporters of the student climate strikes which take place across the world every Friday

'It's crazy not to act': Meet the protesting pensioners

Throughout the year, we have brought you the stories of Ireland's 'Climate Heroes' - people from all walks of life who are stepping up to …

Climate Heroes • 17 Dec 22

Mary Fleming and Oileán Carter-Stritch of Change Clothes Crumlin

Clothing project urges people to swap, not shop

'Tis the season of overconsumption, as Christmas brings a shopping frenzy like no other.

Climate Heroes • 10 Dec 22

Liz McLaren tending to her rain garden planter outside her home in Stoneybatter

Rain garden roll-out expands in Dublin's inner city

A project which offers a nature-based solution to urban water problems is expanding in Dublin.

Climate Heroes • 03 Dec 22

Wildacres is a 17.5-acre mosaic of habitats along the Redcross river

From agricultural land to nature reserve in five years

A couple who in five years transformed agricultural land in Co Wicklow into a nature reserve hope to inspire others to take action to halt …

Climate Heroes • 26 Nov 22

Revolution Farm & Kitchen co-founders Paddy Arnold and James Egan

Lockdown project spawns mushroom farm with big ideas

A project which began in lockdown in 2020 has spawned a small business with big ideas of becoming a model sustainable food system in Dublin.

Climate Heroes • 19 Nov 22

The climate crisis is no laughing matter, but comedian and activist Diane O'Connor believes comedy is a great way to get people to talk about it.

Can comedy help in dealing with the climate crisis?

As COP27 rolls into its second week, many of us who have been following developments at the United Nations climate conference may be feeling a …

Climate Heroes • 12 Nov 22

Dr Colin Kelleher inspects seed which is being processed for the National Seed Bank.

Banking on seeds to safeguard Ireland's biodiversity

A quiet corner of the National Botanic Gardens on a mild autumnal morning isn't the first place you might expect to hear the word 'doomsday' …

Climate Heroes • 05 Nov 22

Michelle Moloughney is the co-founder of Ireland's first digital platform for reusable takeaway packaging

Reusable takeaway packaging on menu in Dublin cafes

Several food and drink businesses in Dublin have joined forces with the aim of drastically reducing single-use plastic packaging waste.

Climate Heroes • 29 Oct 22

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 …

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

Tina Claffey specialises in macro photography, which allows her to show the minute detail in the flora and fauna of the bog. Pictured: Round Leaved Sundew by Tina Claffey

Discovering the 'treasures at our feet' in Irish bogs

A Co Offaly photographer is revealing the hidden beauty of the raised bogs and wet woodlands of the Irish midlands.

Climate Heroes • 08 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

'We only have eight years to make transformative change' - Irish Green Building Council CEO Pat Barry is building towards a sustainable future

Challenge of building towards a more sustainable future

On Tuesday, everyone will find out how the Government intends to balance the Budget against the volatile backdrop of the cost-of-living and energy crises.

Climate Heroes • 24 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

Volunteers Danny Alvey, Ian Alvey and Jeremy Casey have been installing and monitoring camera traps around Co Wicklow

Camera traps monitoring wildlife for European project

A volunteer group has installed 30 camera traps in Co Wicklow as part of a Europe-wide mammal monitoring project.

Climate Heroes • 10 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

Rachel Dempsey has been running workshops

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

Reverend John Godfrey is leading the creation of a community 'climate action park' on church land in Aughrim, Co Galway

Priest leads plans for 'climate action park' in Galway

A priest is leading plans for a community 'climate action park' on church land in Aughrim, Co Galway.

Climate Heroes • 20 Aug 22

This year's Miss Louth is Maiya McMonagle, a sustainable fashion designer from Drogheda, who is using her platform to promote sustainable fashion

Sustainable threads as Miss Louth wears second-hand

A Miss Ireland hopeful is proving that you can be both chic and climate-conscious by only wearing items she has bought second-hand, upcycled or made …

Climate Heroes • 13 Aug 22

Wexford Sub Aqua Club members Emma Byrne and Ivan Donoghue on one of the club's beach clean-ups

Volunteer litter pickers dive in to keep coast clean

With many parts of the country expecting another dry, sunny spell, environmental organisations are reminding people to protect and care for Ireland's waterways, coastline and …

Climate Heroes • 06 Aug 22