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Enviro – 11th March 2019

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On this edition of Enviro: we celebrated the life of the great Woody Guthrie and played some of his songs. we also referred to some very important environmental publications articles and magazines as follows: Review of Glennie Kindred book ‘Walking with Trees’…

Enviro – 4th March 2019

admin March 13, 2019

On this edition of Enviro: Mark Cumming of Comhlamh talks to the team about the global aspects of trees and climate change. Gerald Mills School of Geography UCD talks about his research about trees in the city and reference was made to…

Enviro – 18th February 2019

admin February 22, 2019

On this edition of Enviro we discussed: Tony Lowes of Friends of the Irish Environment gave details of the court case to do with extensive gas storage facilities in the West of Ireland, about which his organisation has taken a legal case…

Enviro: 11th February 2019

admin February 18, 2019

In this program we gave details of the launch of a new branch of Forest Friends Ireland. We celebrated aspects of the work of the great US singer songwriter Kris Kristofferson by playing tracks from his 1998 CD ‘The Country Collection’ …

Enviro: 4th February 2019

admin February 11, 2019

On this edition of Enviro: Guest Orla Farrell talked about her tree planting programs with schools throughout Ireland and introduced two of the students of St. Lawrence O’Toole School in Baldoyle who talked about the trees they planted in Seagrange Park Baldoyle…

Enviro – 28th January 2019

admin February 4, 2019

On this episode of Enviro: Tony Lowes of Friends of the Irish Environment gave details of the court case which his organisation has taken against the Irish government contending that the National Mitigation Plan (NMP) is not fit for purpose. Judgement has…

Enviro – Birdwatch Ireland, Starlings

admin January 16, 2019

On this edition of Enviro: We interviewed Niall Hatch of Birdwatch Ireland about starlings, now a threatened species. He explained what are called ‘murmuration’ displays when vast numbers of these birds fly together in ever increasing numbers and can be seen in…

Enviro – Interview with Animal Rights Activist John Fitzgerald

admin January 16, 2019

On this edition of Enviro: We interviewed animal rights activist John Fitzgerald about Irishman Richard Martin (nicknamed ‘Humanity Dick’) who centuries ago was a pioneer for animal and human rights. He was also instrumental in setting up what became known as the…

Enviro – 7th January 2019

admin January 11, 2019

Enviro Part One: In this program we celebrated whales and are hugely disappointed at the threatened action of Japan as reported in the media (if it is true) to start commercial whaling and pull out of the international 89 member Whaling Commission…

Enviro – 10th September 2018

admin September 12, 2018

On This Episode of Enviro we had two themes. One was about birds and the wonder of their migration particularly swallows. John read an extract from his poem ‘Oh Swallow’ which is published in his published poetry work ‘Weaving Wonder Webs’ He…

Enviro – 27th August 2018

admin August 31, 2018

On this Edition of Enviro: The team referred to several important environmental issues raised in media recently and our presentation and discussions centred largely around these: Article by Stephen Moss in the Irish Daily Mail Monday June 11 2018. “Oilseed rape. It…

Enviro – 30th July 2018

admin August 3, 2018

On this edition of Enviro: Felix Daramola talks about his organisation ‘European Legacy Organisation Advocate for humanity’ This is an advocacy project whereby he and other legal people and volunteers work pro-bono representing people of all or any nationality who have to be…