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It was thrilling to get a letter from the planning board this week listing why the site in St. Anne’s Park – playing fields my son and brother-in-law so enjoyed as schoolboys – are being saved chiefly for their value as feeding grounds for the Brent Geese so often seen there. The protest there wasContinueContinue reading “St. Anne’s Park Arboretum, now safe from 8-storey tower block shadows; see our film made in the Park on Culture Night, Dr. Steevens’ Hospital, 6 – 9 p.m.”

I was very sad to leave my colleagues and the school community at St. Laurence’s. But what a send-off they gave me! Here is the note in case you missed it, my old buddies and Glorious Partners in the Epic Challenge to plant a million trees! A Chairde Dhíl, I have been looking forward allContinueContinue reading “Farewell to my Colleagues at St. Laurence School”

It’s going to be a great planting season! Thanks to the 6 local authorities and the Community Foundation for Ireland as well as the Communities Water Development Fund for supporting our upcoming projects! Sterling support, how delightful it is that our work is so very much appreciated. Not to mention the great support from Plant-for-the-PlanetContinueContinue reading “Booted and suited for our new planting season! Put to the test with a weekend of planting and prayers now here we go here we go here we go!”

Film  Just what we need! GPS to map and track every single tree! Our goal is published; a million trees in Ireland by 2023 and a million sponsored in the tropics and global south.   Yes we CRANN!

PRESS RELEASE   For immediate release 08/06/2018   NORTH DUBLIN SCHOOLCHILDREN PLANT OVER 3,000 TREES TO MARK WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY IN UNIQUE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE   MINISTER FOR EDUCATION RICHARD BRUTON TD SUPPORTS LOCAL TEACHER’S PROJECT TO PLANT ONE MILLION TREES IN IRELAND BY 2023   The primary school children of St Laurence’s National SchoolContinueContinue reading “NORTH DUBLIN SCHOOLCHILDREN PLANT OVER 3,000 TREES TO MARK WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY IN UNIQUE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION RICHARD BRUTON TD SUPPORTS LOCAL TEACHER’S PROJECT TO PLANT ONE MILLION TREES IN IRELAND BY 2023”

So exciting to hear of the new app arriving in March 9th 2018 being launched by Prince Albert in Monaco in this interview;  “a platform, an Air BnB or an Uber for trees to make tree-planting as easy as possible”.  Plant-for-the-Planet’s  “audacious kid”, Felix Finkbeiner, who first introduced himself at age 13 “wanting to plantContinueContinue reading “Air BnB for Trees app being launched by Prince Albert; Conversation with billionaire Jack Dangremond and Trillion-Tree Project Founder, Felix Finkbeiner”

Thank you to all who supported our work this year, You may enjoy this little film here suitable for all ages made by our Green Committee in St. Anne’s Park and launched by Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton on National Tree Week in our Junior School building in Baldoyle.. Our plantations include 300 native treesContinueContinue reading “Happy Holly-Days and every good wish for 2018!”