Ours To Protect on Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio

On this latest episode of 'Ours To Protect' here on Ireland's Classic Hits Radio, check out the third instalment of our three part feature of 'Grow Your Own In 24!'. We have already looked at the best way for beginners can make a start in growing their own vegetables, and how you can make the most out of your garden space.  This episode saw Traic spoke to Ollie Greene from Betterplants.ie to discu...

On this week's episode of 'Ours To Protect' here on Ireland's Classic Hits Radio, we looked at the Community Wetlands Forum. This society was set up in order to support the protection, management and wise use of Ireland's wetland for sustainable communities.  Traic spoke to their development officer Micheál Callaghan, to find out more about this forum.    Enjoy!   

In the second of our three part feature on Grown Your Own In 24! on 'Ours To Protect' here on Ireland's Classic Hits Radio, Traic once again spoke to Ollie Greene of Betterplants.ie, to explore the options available to a back garden of a semi-detached house. This episode saw us focus on planning for the space available in your garden to be able to get the most out of it.   Enjoy!

On this episode of 'Ours To Protect' here on Ireland's Classic Hits Radio, we focused on electric cars, with our very own Eoin Glackin meeting up with Patrick Comerford of Windsor Motors in Raheny, Co Dublin to find out about them, and why they are increasingly popular.   Enjoy! 

On this episode of 'Ours To Protect' here on Ireland's Classic Hits Radio, Traic spoke to Ollie Greene from Betterplants.ie on the best way to start growing your own vegetables in your garden.    Enjoy!

On this edition of Ours To Protect here on Ireland's Classic Hits Radio, Traic spoke to Lorna Anne Tierney from the Earthy Marketplace to find out about what it entails.    Enjoy!

On this week's episode of 'Ours To Protect' here on Ireland's Classic Hits Radio, Traic spoke to Tony Palmer on what he feels about solar panels as an investment for the home, a man who has rebuilt his own home to make it into an efficient A1 BER rated house.   Enjoy!

On this episode of 'Ours To Protect' here on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic spoke to local Westmeath County Councillor Hazel Smyth of the Green Party on the policy taken by her county to cut down on the use of pesticides when clearing out green areas.  Last year, Westmeath County Council undertook this policy, with Councillor Smyth playing a key role in its implementation, and she spoke to Traic ab...

On this episode of 'Ours To Protect' here on Ireland's Classic Hits, we looked into bubble wrapping paper. While it is important for packaging several products, 240,000 miles of bubble wrap is produced in Ireland every year, which leads to huge environment issues, such as annual waste. Traic spoke to Peter Gregory, who is Managing Director of Green Bubble, a company who help to combat this issue....

On this episode of 'Ours To Protect' here on Ireland's Classic Hits, we looked at the benefits of household upholstery and how you could set about upskilling to upcycle your furniture.  Discussing this subject, Traic spoke to Claire Delabre from the Handmade Design Studio in Mullingar, one of many workshops available around Ireland.    Enjoy!

On this week's edition of 'Ours To Protect' on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic chatted with sustainability expert and bestselling author Anne Griffin. Griffin spoke to Traic about the steps that we can take to improve our domestic recycling.    Enjoy!    

In part II of this special episode on 'Ours To Protect' here on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic once again spoke to Ciaran Byrne of the SEAI on what grants are available to the public. Byrne also spoke to Traic about the advantages of availing of a heat pump   Enjoy!

In the first of a two part episode of 'Ours To Protect' on Ireland's Classic Hits, saw Traic chatted to Ciaran Byrne of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), who offered advice to those of us seeking to upgrade to a more energy efficient heating system.   Enjoy!

This week's 'Ours To Protect' on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic had a chat with sustainability expert Éibhlin Fitzpatrick, on how to enjoy a more sustainable Christmas. With the increase in commercialism which comes with this holiday, an increase in waste can happen.  We looked at ways that you can cut down on your waste generated, and have a Merry Eco-Friendly Christmas!   Enjoy! 

This episode of 'Ours To Protect', on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic spoke to Bláithín McCormick, owner of the Ecoshack Refill Store in Cavan Town. The topic at hand is shopping for more sustainable gifts for Christmas. Bláithín who owns this shop with her sister, spoke to Traic about how the formation of this shop came about.    Enjoy!

On this week's episode of 'Ours To Protect' on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic spoke to Anna Browne of Big Sky Flowers about the idea of gardening during the Winter. The pair spoke about what sort of gardening should be done during the Winter months, and how to prepare your soil for a better Spring and Summer.   Enjoy!

This week's edition of 'Ours To Protect' on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic chatted to Ollie Greene of Betterplants.ie about microgreens.  Greene spoke to Traic about how you can easily produce these greens on your own kitchen table, and add them to your everyday meals. Microgreens can be grown from various vegetables, plants and seeds.  Enjoy!  

This week's edition of 'Ours To Protect' on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic delved into the second hand clothing market, and the advantages of wearing quality rarely used costumes. The textile industry has become the second largest contributor to world pollution, as it is energy demanding, and pollutant intensive. We also found out how many people have acquired second hand clothes in the last few ye...

On this latest episode of 'Ours To Protect' on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic spoke to pureclothing.ie. co founder Peter Timlin. Timlin's site provides stylish on trend clothing products made from eco-friendly material and sustainable clothing supply chain. The pair chatted about sustainable clothing, and how it can help in a world of one click purchases, short term wear and subsequent disposable l...

On this week's episode of 'Ours To Protect' on Ireland's Classic Hits, we focussed on how we can make Halloween, that little bit more environmentally friendly, cutting down on all those discarded costumes, sweet wrappers, pumpkins etc.   This episode saw Traic speak to the Green Kids about their plans for this year's celebrations. He also chatted to sustainability expert Eibhlin Fitzpatrick from t...

On this week's episode of 'Ours To Protect' on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic spoke to Eibhlin Fitzpatrick of the Refill Mill to discuss simple steps which can be taken to cut down on our shopping waste. According to recent reports, Ireland has become the biggest producer of plastic packaging per head of population in the EU.  This chat focusses on packaging waste, and how consumers can cut down on...

On this latest episode of 'Ours To Protect' on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic had a chat with Ciaran Byrne from the SEAI about climate anxiety. Traic spoke to Ciaran about his own experiences of this term, which has become more popular, following the changes to the climate and environment.   Enjoy! 

On this week's episode of 'Ours To Protect' on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic had a chat with Thomas Flynn on the benefits of using Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil as a cleaner fuel alternative.  HVO is being used and sold by business across the country to great effect.    Enjoy!

In the second part of this episode of 'Ours To Protect' on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic spoke to Kate Doyle, the Chair of Cloth Nappy Library Ireland on the benefits of using cloth nappies, focusing on the resources which are available to families who are keen to make the switch. Enjoy!

In the first of a two part episode, on 'Ours To Protect' on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic chatted to Kate Doyle, Chair of Cloth Nappy Library Ireland, on why so many parents with babies are reverting back to cloth when it comes to choosing nappies.   Enjoy!