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Balance with the World_The Paul Watson Foundation

sally November 11, 2025

Defending the Blue Heart: Captain Paul Watson on Oceans, Courage, and Survival In this powerful episode of Balance with the World on Near FM, Liz Montalvo speaks with Captain Paul Watson, founder of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, and legendary defender of marine life, shares his life’s…

Northside Today – Interview with Catherine Cleary from ‘Pocket Forests’

paula October 18, 2023

Paula Wiseman chats with Catherine Cleary, co-founder of ‘Pocket Forests’ about growing small biodiverse forests in urban areas. https://www.pocketforests.ie/team

Interview with Ronan Carroll, Project Manager of the Dodder Valley Greenway project

paula April 22, 2022

Paula Wiseman chatted with Ronan Carroll, the Project Manager of the Dodder Valley Greenway project. Ronan spoke about the Greenway and the many ways in which it will benefit the people of Dublin; new bridges, path and cycleways etc. As well as…

Interview with Dublin Green MEP, Ciaran Cuffe

paula April 22, 2022

Paula Wiseman chats once again with Dublin Green MEP, Ciaran Cuffe. This time they chat about the environmental side of Cohesion Policy and the various ways in which the EU is helping people to save energy and live in a more affordable…

Europe In My Backyard – Episode 9

paula April 22, 2022

Paula Wiseman chats once again with Dublin Green MEP, Ciaran Cuffe. This time they chat about the environmental side of Cohesion Policy and the various ways in which the EU is helping people to save energy and live in a more affordable…

Interview with Dublin Green MEP Ciaran Cuffe

paula April 18, 2022

On this episode Paula Wiseman chats with Dublin Green MEP, Ciaran Cuffe about Cohesion Policy from a Green perspective. Amongst many other things, he spoke about how money from the EU is helping Ireland become a greener and more energy efficient country.

Green Party TD Ossian Smyth on the Deposit Return Scheme

admin December 14, 2021

Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and Green Party TD, Ossian Smyth joins Adrianne Murphy to discuss the recently signed off legislative regulations for a Deposit Return Scheme in Ireland for plastic bottles and aluminium cans, due to come into force…

Lucy Hunt & Rebecca Murphy on the Explorers Education Programme

admin March 15, 2021

Lucy Hunt, Founder & Managing Director of Sea Synergy and Rebecca Murphy, Education & Activities Officer at Sea Synergy. Join Johnny to discuss the Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme focused on learning about whales & dolphins.

Northside Today – Sadhbh O’Neil from Stop Climate Chaos joins Donie

admin October 13, 2020

Policy coordinator Sadhbh O’Neil from stop climate chaos joins Donie to discuss how stop climate chaos has set five tests for the bill and also outlines essential next steps.

Pesticide Reduction Targets for An Taisce

admin May 29, 2020

John Gibbons from An Taisce tells Donie about the Commission’s newly confirmed 2030 targets, which include Reduction by 50% in overall use of – and risk from – chemical pesticides by 2030 and reduce by 50% the use of more hazardous pesticides…

Lifeline 16-01-2020 Karen is joined by Easy Treesie founder Orla Farrell

admin January 16, 2020

Easy Treesie was founded by Orla Farrell, a primary school teacher who took early retirement to follow her mission to ‘Plant-for-the-Planet’. She spoke to Karen Meenan about her goal is to motivate every child on the island of Ireland to plant one…

Tony Lowes of Friends of the Irish Environment

admin October 15, 2019

On this edition of Northside Today: Tony Lowes of Friends of the Irish environment talks to Noel McGuinness about how rising cost and delays in construction of the new UK nuclear plant, Hinkley C, are delaying the transition to renewable energy for…