Climate Connected

Climate Connected Ireland

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We are connecting individuals and communities to promote real sustainability actions. We build an easy to use set of tools that support people and communities to take the steps needed to help reduce climate change. There are supports to build an active and effective group in your community to make plan for the local area to reduce carbon emissions. This also includes help for getting people in Irish communities more involved.

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Cranmore Community Co-op: Caroline & Lisa Interview 01.07.2026 36:10

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...

Westside Resource Centre – find a supportive, local ecosystem to begin your sustainability project. 16.10.2025 31:43

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...

Mulranny: Use what's in your community to develop it sustainably 02.10.2025 32:34

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...

Mulranny Community Futures with Sean Carolan 03.09.2025 35:58

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...

The wider sustainability co-op experience Ireland and Europe 04.06.2025 31:02

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...

An Energy Co-operative on the Aran Islands, Galway 04.06.2025 30:43

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...