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Enviro – 20th February 2017

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Hans Wieland from the Organic Center in Rossinver, Co Leitrim talks about courses in Co. Leitrim in 2017. Our theme for 2017 is “Growing Forward” and we hope our courses will help you growing your own food and adopting a more sustainable…

Enviro – 27th February 2017

admin February 28, 2017

This week’s program discussed the following topics: 1. Is Sellafield a time bomb waiting to go off and causing serious pollution in the Irish Sea? The costs of cleaning up this site have been put at 70 billion pounds and rising. In…

Enviro – 13th February 2017

admin February 15, 2017

Part One: Tadhg O Cruadhlaoich described the film ‘ATLANTIC’, and explained and stressed its importance and particularly its screening at the prestigious Berlinale film festival, due to be screened on 14th February. Only the best films are shown at this festival. There followed…

Enviro – 6th February 2017

admin February 9, 2017

Part one contained an extended interview with Conrad Jay of Mount Usher Gardens in Ashford, Co. Wicklow concerning the environmental implications of plans for the Roundwood reservoir and Vartry River. There have been several letters in the media expressing concern including his…

Enviro – 30th January 2017

admin February 1, 2017

In the first half of the program, John O’Rourke talked about new discoveries about trees. John referred to Peter Wohlleben’s book ‘The Hidden Life of Trees’ and explained that Wohlleben, a forester and environmentalist, set out to prove that trees are sentient,…

Enviro – 16th January 2017

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The program dealt with a range of topics including that this Enviro program coincided with Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Day. His importance was mentioned in human rights terms and it appeared that the new Trump administration in the USA is designed…

Enviro – 12th December 2016

admin December 14, 2016

This Enviro program started with forest Friends internship students Vanesse and Julia explaining how they learned about the environment and its importance to them. They recited the song about gardening “Inch by Inch” made popular by Pete Seeger. The program celebrated Bob…

Enviro – 7th November 2016

admin November 9, 2016

The program updated listeners on important environmental issues. It discussed the importance of the Standing Rock Native North American Reservation’s protest in opposition to the Dakota access oil pipeline and the US first Nation’s struggle and treatment over time with songs and…

Enviro – 3rd October 2016

admin October 5, 2016

PART ONE: Graignamanagh, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland is located on the River Barrow not far from Kilkenny City and is part of a small cluster of towns including Inistioge, County Kilkenny and Borris, County Carlow. Bridget Langton, who runs a B&B in the town talked about…