by Lugh@climateconnected | Jan 10, 2025 | In Ireland Travel, Personal Stories
Last year I got a bike from the cycle-to-work scheme. I decided that if I wanted to spend money in town I would cycle in and not drive. Location Wilton, Co. Cork Name Aoife Useful Links Department of Transport: Why your journey counts. Potential Impact: If you...
by Lugh@climateconnected | Dec 13, 2024 | Case Studies, Connected Case Studies, Engagement, Engagement and Communication, Galway
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 | Dec 13, 2024 | biodiversity, Case Studies, food, Galway
In the heart of Galway’s Westside, a city community turned land that was not being used into a growing centre for biodiversitythe joined up web of living things sustainability, and connections between people. Set up in 2011, this project which is led by volunteer...
by Lugh@climateconnected | Dec 13, 2024 | biodiversity, Case Studies, 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 | Nov 26, 2024 | 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...
