by Lugh@climateconnected | Dec 13, 2024 | Biodiversity, Biodiversity, Case Studies, Community Stories, Leitrim
Discover Coill Chormaic, a cooperative forestry project that was inspired by the life of Cormac ó Braonáin, a passionate campaigner for nature. This project brings together family, friends, and neighbors to plant a native Irish forest that supports the joined-up web...
by Lugh@climateconnected | Dec 13, 2024 | Case Studies, Community Stories, Environmental and Sustainability Initiatives, Galway, Soft Skills Development
Westside Resource Centre’s community-led projects bring creativity and climate action together to engage residents in meaningful ways. Projects like “Painting the Planet” and “The Air We Share” use art and science to make sustainability...
by Lugh@climateconnected | Nov 26, 2024 | Food, Personal Stories
I set up a 2.5 acre sustainable market garden. What started off as hobby gardening is now scaled up to about 2.5 acres in producing fruit and vegetables. I wondered if it was possible to produce food in a sustainable way, both environmentally and financially, and as...
by Lugh@climateconnected | Oct 11, 2024 | Food, Personal Stories, Shopping, Sligo, Waste/Recycling
I Upgraded to reusable water bottles and tea cups, and started buying second hand clothes. Location Sligo Name Avril Impact: Over it’s typical lifetime a re-useable coffee cup saves approximately 10kg of CO2 equivalent. What inspired you to do this? Further...
by Lugh@climateconnected | Oct 3, 2024 | In Ireland Travel, Personal Stories
“Just do a re-think of your habits. Don’t be a slave to inertia” Location Ballyboden, Dublin Name Joe oB Useful Links Bike to work scheme: LINK Cycling Information Sheets: LINK Impact: Joe saves 229kg CO2 emissions and about €900 per year. His bike...
