by Lugh@climateconnected | Nov 6, 2025 | Biodiversity, Community Stories, Kerry
The Presentation Sisters of the South West Province who owned a 20-acre bog in Lixnaw allowed it to return to nature. They themselves took on the costs of rewildingwhere you restore nature just by helping it repair itself. At the same time, they made sure to talk to...
by Lugh@climateconnected | Nov 3, 2025 | Best Practices, Energy, Governance and Leadership, Kerry
West Kerry Dairy Farmers set up a Sustainable Energy Community (SEC) in 2020 to cut electricity use and carbon emissions in the dairy sector in the area. Led by local farmer Dinny Galvin, supported by a small steering committee, Dingle Hub, and SEAI mentors, the group...
by Lugh@climateconnected | Oct 29, 2025 | Decarbonization Zone, Longford
Longford County Council has designated Longford Town as its official ‘Decarbonisation’reducing the amount of Carbon Dioxide emissionsZone (DZ). The vision for Longford Town aims: “To set an example for County Longford by forging and strengthening...
by Lugh@climateconnected | Oct 29, 2025 | Biodiversity, Community Stories, Environmental and Sustainability Initiatives, Mayo
Swift Conservation Ireland is a volunteer-led initiative working on the conservation of the swift in Ireland. The project began with Lynda Huxley. Her interest in swifts began while working at ATU Mayo campus in Castlebar, where there is an established colony of the...
by Lugh@climateconnected | Oct 27, 2025 | Biodiversity, Donegal, Environmental and Sustainability Initiatives, Social Entrepreneurship
Boomtreebees is a conservationprotecting nature and keeping it as it is and natural beekeeping business in Ireland, which is all about protecting the native Irish honeybee (Apis mellifera mellifera). They provide semi‑natural nesting opportunities for honeybees in the...
