Episode 172

Episode 181

This week on Let’s Go Green with Aisling O’Rourke on Midlands 103, I’m bringing you a special programme from the Mary Robinson Climate and Nature Conference, where some of the country’s leading voices came together to discuss the future of climate action in Ireland. I speak with Dr Karen Bacon of the University of Galway, Emma Donoghue, Manager of the Mary Robinson Centre, environmental campaigner Duncan Stewart, Alice Doyle, Deputy President of the Irish Farmers' Association and the organisation's first female Deputy President, and Molly Garvey of Neighbourhood and Community Gardens Ireland. Together, we explore the key themes emerging from the conference and the growing importance of collective action in tackling climate and nature challenges. I’m also joined by Gary Jones of Picker Pals, who explains how the programme is inspiring primary school children to care for their local environment by encouraging them to get outdoors, pick litter, and develop positive environmental habits from an early age. Finally, Louisa de Souza of Swoppy helps us tackle one of the most overlooked sources of waste in our homes, the drawer full of old mobile phones, cables and unused tech. If you've been meaning to do something with those forgotten devices, Louisa explains how you can recycle them responsibly and, in many cases, even earn some money from your unwanted technology. Tune in every Monday at 7 pm on Midlands 103, or listen back wherever you get your podcasts. Let's Go Green with Aisling O'Rourke is proudly sponsored by EirGrid Group.

Episode 180

Let's Go Green with Zoe Ryan

Episode 179

This week on Let's Go Green with Zoe Ryan - Exploring an innovative way to spread awareness about the treasures that lie on and beneath our boglands, questioning the future of our wetlands and discovering what happens when botany and art collide. Dr Shane Mc Guinness, Assistant Professor in Sustainability at UCD, tells us about the specially commissioned series of beer mats about Ireland’s peatlands being distributed in pubs across the Midlands in an effort to raise awareness about the archaeological and environmental treasures found in our peatlands. Tóchar Project Manager Shirley Clerkin joins discusses how the Voices & Vision for Ireland's Wetlands Conference, held in the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise last week went, offering an explanation of the importance of our wetlands. Westmeath-based Artist Mariia Golubeva on her latest project, a community arts and ecology project designed to foster connections between local communities and the natural ecosystems surrounding them through art and creative participation, titled 'Green&Blue'

Episode 178

Let's Go Green with Zoe Ryan

Episode 176

This week on Let's Go Green with Zoe Ryan - top tips for managing our food waste, raising awareness through art and measures to reduce the amount of wildlife killed on our roads. On the back of National Food Waste Recycling Week, Circular Economy Co-ordinator at MyWaste Pauline McDonogh tells us the best practices to follow when it comes to managing our brown bin waste. Coosan-born and raised Artist Dee McKiernan and Biodiversity Officer in Roscommon County Council Gerard Hannon discuss her latest exhibition 'Our Crucial Callows' aimed at raising awareness for the unique, seasonally flooded wetland ecosystem and Special Area of Conservation along the River Shannon known as The Callows. Aoife McPartlin from Wildlife Rehabilitation Ireland reveals the systems in place and education provided to drivers in other countries for reporting injured or dead wildlife on the roads and explains why Ireland could benefit from having such protocols in place.