KCLR's Ours To Protect

On this week's episode of 'Ours To Protect', show producer Ethna Quirke spoke to the Chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council, Marie Donnelly about where we are in terms of meeting our climate targets.  #OursToProtect is funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television Licence Fee and is a partnership between KCLR and the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland. Check out ourstoprotect.ie for more...

On this week’s episode of ‘Ours to Protect’, show producer Ethna Quirke spoke to eco-artist, Anne Cleary about her and her partner, Denis Connelly’s two-year solar journey on Ireland’s waterways, meeting communities, observing nature, and telling of their encounters with artists, activists and scientists who explore with them the problems and promises of the freshwater environment. The Mayfly will...

Amy McLoughlin speaks to Catherine Yeats from the Elderflower Garden Club in Carlow. The club meets weekly at a formerly derelict site behind Avoca House in Carlow. The site has been transformed into an eco-garden where the group grows vegetables and flowers. The pesticide-free garden is managed on sustainable and organic principles. Rainwater is collected on-site and includes a solar-powered wate...

This week on Ours to Protect, we're joined by Carlow County Council's Climate Action Coordinator Jannette O'Brien, who tells us all about the  "National Green Clubs Initiative" -  a fantastic partnership between The GAA, The LGFA, The Camogie Association of Ireland and local authorities right across the country. #OursToProtect is funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television Licence Fee and is a...

Ethna Quirke caught up with Kilkenny County Council's new Biodiversity Officer, Bernadette Moloney, about her role and the importance of Biodiversity. #OursToProtect is funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television Licence Fee and is a partnership between KCLR and the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland. Check out ourstoprotect.ie for more details.

Ethna Quirke was chatting with The Green Schools Committee of Newtown Dunleckney National School about their their tree planting initiative and being awarded their 4th Green Schools Flag. #OursToProtect is funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television Licence Fee and is a partnership between KCLR and the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland. Check out ourstoprotect.ie for more details.

Ethna Quirke caught up with Minister Malcolm Noonan to chat about climate activism. He explained what it is, how to get involved, and how the future is looking. Ours to Protect is funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television Licence Fee and is a partnership between KCLR and the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland check out ourstoprotect.ie for more details.

Here on KCLR Live, we’re delighted to be involved in a really exciting, year-long climate action project. "Ours to Protect", a radio project spearheaded by the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland is a weekly initiative, which will see 23 local and regional stations broadcast over 1,200 new and unique programmes, all devoted to climate action. Funded through Coimisiún na Mean Sound and Vision fund,...