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I am thrilled to be off to the Rathgar Road today to do some planting. I have such happy memories of attending my first school there on that same road, the famous Miss Carr’s; running in with my older brother every morning past the glorious trees planted in front of the school on either side,ContinueContinue reading “We are planting today 25/04 at St. Luke’s, Rathgar Road, 12.30 – 1 p.m.”

Our Earth Day celebration was an ecumenical event; nice of Marisa of the Global Catholic Climate Movement to get in touch and for offering to publish a few lines about our answer to the call on Earth Day to plant a tree! Well the easy treesie – Crann, Trees for Ireland project has gone oneContinueContinue reading “Planting an avenue of bee-friendly limes with Fermoy Tidy Towns”

  What a tree-t to be kicking off the summer term at Kilkenny Education Centre by planting a pair of “Family” miniature apple trees. I first met director Margaret Maxwell at the conference of directors of the country’s network of education centres two years ago, when they invited me to showcase our project in Glasnevin.ContinueContinue reading “Great to be at the Kilkenny Education Centre today!”

Really enjoyed the rekkie last September at the Rotary Conference – where our club received a citation for all of our tree and other good works! And a previous rekkie at the Dept. Climate Conversations. So now it is down to work, planting tomorrow.    In the wind up to Earth Day next Monday, weContinueContinue reading “Great to be heading back to Kilkenny tomorrow…”

MINISTER RICHARD BRUTON TD, FRANCES FITZGERALD T.D. & MARK DURKAN JOIN CHILDREN PLANTING OVER 14,000 TREES IN CLIMATE ACTION GLOBAL INITIATIVE IN CLONTARF   “It’s Easy Treesie”, agreed the children of Belgrove National Schools today as they planted a native silver birch tree in their school grounds with Minister for Communications, Climate Action and EnvironmentContinueContinue reading “MINISTER RICHARD BRUTON, FRANCES FITZGERALD T.D. & MARK DURKAN JOIN CHILDREN PLANTING OVER 14,000 TREES IN CLIMATE ACTION GLOBAL INITIATIVE IN CLONTARF”

Thank you to the 14 visiting members of Warwick Rotary, U.K. who joined members of Rotary Raheny branch in a tree planting ceremony of a Bird Cherry at the Peace Pole location in North Dublin. This rounded off the day nicely where Rotary had supported the childrens’ tree planting event at Clontarf Hospital earlier inContinueContinue reading “Thank you Rotary”

Thanks to Patagonia for having Natasha, Joan and myself in this evening to chat about our work as board members in Crann, especially our educational projects. Great to hear the interest in preserving our trees and adding new ones. The Tarkine is a place I would love to visit following the film screening. And supper;ContinueContinue reading “Thanks Patagonia, for hosting us this evening”