Climate Connected Ireland

This interview offers valuable lessons for communities wishing to establish similar initiatives. The first recommendation is listen before acting .Conduct a community needs assessment through surveys, conversations or community forums to understand what local people genuinely want. Building projects around community priorities creates lasting engagement and ownership. Secondly, start small and gro...

In this podcast, Maeve speaks with James Coyne, the CEO of the Galway Westside Resource Centre, about how his community-focused organisation is tackling climate and environmental issues from the ground up. The Westside Resource Centre is a hub for the community where people can find resources and make connections to help kickstart their sustainability actions – there are resource centres and commu...

In this podcast episode, Maeve interviews  Carol Loftus , of the Sustainable Energy Community in Mulranny, Mayo. The discussion highlights the journey of Mulranny from a fading tourist spot to a thriving model of  community-driven sustainable development . Carol outlines how projects emerged, how local people were mobilised, how outside expertise and funding were drawn in, and how sustainability h...

The Mulranny Community story demonstrates that transformative climate and community action is possible through a structured model of deep community engagement, respectful collaboration, and strategic coordination. It proves that when citizens are genuinely empowered to design their own future, they generate innovative, locally-suited solutions that also contribute to global sustainability goals. T...

In  Episode 2  of the Climate ConnectedPodcast, we spoke with  Stephanie Brennan , Project Assistant at the  Aran Islands Energy Co-op  (Comharchumann Fuinnimh Oileáin Árann), a community-owned initiative driving the islands toward  energy self-sufficiency and carbon neutrality . Stephanie explains how  small communities can driveglobal change —by testing solutions locally and scaling lessons cont...

Why Should You Hear This? Find out how a community sustainability group can be set up. What a co-op can offer. What can be achieved by people with a profound but simple vision coming together for the good of their community. The  Aran Islands Energy Cooperative (CFOAT -Comharchumann Fuinnimh Oileáin Árann Teoranta)  is a community-led initiative focused on sustainable energy and environmental cons...