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Our call to action is to “Stop Talking, Start Planting”, motto of the world Trillion Tree Campaign, Plant-for-the-Planet. Planting a trillion worldwide this decade, a billion in Ireland. (Yes; we will still only look like some less-wooded European neighbours, e.g. Belgium with a billion more trees. Lol. Did you think this plan would block outContinueContinue reading “Climate Action Plan; 1. #Restore and 2. #Electrify. #Easytreesie”

Join us for Biodiversity Week, bring your own coffee on Tuesday at 11! A Walk through Shankill; https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/a-walk-through-shankill-a-template-for-tidy-towns-groups-tickets-154698702985

Many thanks to MU Green Campus, @MUWe are delighted to have received over 1000 Irish native trees from Easy Treesie project🌱🌳🌲 The trees will be planted around the campus in the coming months . https://twitter.com/GreenCampus_MU/status/1380451359116394499?s=20

Its theme; “Grow your share of fresh air – plant a tree!” A Climate Action was held with a very informal filmed tree planting event at Shankhill’s, Stonebridge Park prior to the current COVID 19 restrictions. The Tidy Towns Team with the Science Foundation of Ireland and the Easy Treesie – Crann Project and friends,ContinueContinue reading “The first-ever Shankill Patagonia “Power Plant” challenge was captured on a prizewinning film.”

If any school has a swimming pool, make sure it is retained. The school pool around the corner was sold for luxury apartments and a car park, I should have chained myself to the railings in a bikini but my son was a pupil there. The Clontarf baths has re-opened but not to the public,ContinueContinue reading “Pools”

Preserve all school playing grounds from developers. Ban their sale. And reverse the sale of any sold in the last ten years, e.g. St. Paul’s Raheny sports grounds in St. Anne’s Park. How to afford it? What is the cost for children who cannot play to their health, obesity etc. ? There is a lotContinueContinue reading “Preserve school playing grounds”

Our challenge; make a tree trail. How; identify a tree. You can check out our Irish Tree Trail movie to find the names of our 28 native trees and of course we have lots of other trees growing here too you can add. Now identify another one. And now maybe a third? Now you haveContinueContinue reading “Film Friday”