Civic Amenity Sites Christmas Opening Hours And Christmas Tree Recycling Service
Civic Amenity Sites at Waller’s Lot Cashel, Clonmel, Nenagh, Roscrea, Donohill and Carrigeen have announced opening hours for the Christmas period and New Year’s Day. These sites will be open from 8:30am to 4:30pm on December 23rd, 30th and 31st to accept waste items. Sites will be closed from December 24th until December 28th as well […]
Helping Hedgehogs Visiting Your Garden Year Round
Although they are not a native species to Ireland hedgehogs are one of the country’s most beloved wild animals. However, in recent years these small spiky mammals have been facing more danger than ever. British hedgehog populations have declined to historically low levels and were put on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red […]
MEPs Amendments on EU Deforestation Regulation Will Help Simplify Implementation on Irish Farms
IFA President Francie Gorman has said that the outcome of the vote to endorse the simplification of the EU Deforestation Regulation will be important. “While the objective of the Regulation is logical, the implementation of it at farm level was going to be onerous and potentially very bureaucratic for farmers. Today’s amendments should pave […]
Christmas Jumper Swap At Tipperary Town Library
Tipperary Town Library is ringing in the festive season by giving people a chance to part with their old Christmas jumpers and acquire a different one in a sustainable and cost friendly way. In an effort to combat fast fashion practices and start a zero-waste campaign for this part of the Christmas season, where […]
Cahir Inch Field Retain Green Flag For 2024/2025
Cahir Inch Field has retained its Green Flag Award for 2024/2025 in the category of formal public Green Flag Park sites. The renewal of the award draws attention to the work done by Cahir’s Tidy Towns committee and the local people of Cahir. The Green Flag Award is only presented to parks and green spaces […]
Tipperary Site Included On Environmental Protection Agency’s National Priority Sites List
The Environmental Protection Agency has published a list of National Priority Sites for 2024. These sites are businesses and licensed operators who fail to meet EPA standards in certain areas. This list also allows the Environmental Protection Agency to effectively enforce their regulations in these premises for the benefit of the environment. Ways in […]
Minister Ryan opens €50 million retrofit scheme for SMEs – Business Energy Upgrade Scheme
Business Energy Upgrade Scheme will support small and medium businesses to improve energy efficiency and save costs Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, has launched a new €50 million Business Energy Upgrades Scheme (BEUS) to support small and medium sized businesses to carry out energy efficiency upgrades. The scheme will provide substantial […]
Schools Spread The Word About ‘Think Before You Flush’ Campaign
Several Munster and Connacht based schools including Cashel Community School have joined the ‘Think Before You Flush’ campaign as part of the Green Schools Water Ambassador programme. The campaign has been set up to ensure that people are only flushing appropriate materials and disposing of wipes and sanitary products in the bin even if they […]
The Regeneration Of Scohaboy Bog With Gearoid O’Foighil
As part of Science Week 2024, Nenagh Library are hosting a free talk with Gearoid O’ Foighil about the regeneration process in Scohaboy Bog. O’Foighil who is a member of the Cloughjordan Community Development Association, and he will provide details on the rewetting phases which took place at an area of just under 1,500 acres […]
Tipperary Native Joe MacGrath Appointed To Independent Advisory Committee On Nature Restoration
The Minister for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine have announced the names of the members included in the Independent Advisory Committee on Nature Restoration. Included in the committee is Joe MacGrath from Nenagh in Tipperary. Mr. MacGrath has previously held the position of Chief Executive […]
