The 2024 All-Ireland Pollinator Plan Council Conference took place at the Civic Theatre, Tallaght, on Thursday 13th June in collaboration with South Dublin County Council. 

Over 100 council staff attended from different local authority departments, including Biodiversity Officers, groundskeepers, parks staff, gardeners and engineers. 

In response to common work strands and challenges faced by local authorities, the focus of the 2024 conference was on meadow management and pesticide alternatives.

View and download the presentations below: 

Update from the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan – Dr. Úna Fitzpatrick, National Biodiversity Data Centre

 

Making and Managing Meadows in South Dublin County Council – Brendan Redmond and Rosaleen Dwyer, South Dublin County Council

 

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Biodiversity 2024 – Anne Murrary, DLR County Council

Ecological networks, local native seed harvesting (link to follow)

 

Designing Out Pesticides – Eimear Fox, Transport Infrastructure Ireland

 

Green Infrastructure – Laurence Colleran, South Dublin County Council

 

A huge thank you to all the speakers, attendees, and South Dublin County Council for making the 2024 conference possible.

 

The next All-Ireland Pollinator Plan Council Conference will take place in 2025.