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Two Million Gardens: Ireland’s New National Park?

18th November 2024

Our gardens have untapped potential. How can we use them to help biodiversity and improve our own health and wellbeing? Dr. Christine Mullan-Jensen shares the findings of her recent study: ‘“Two million gardens could be the biggest National Park in … Continued

Pollinators and Irish Crops

10th November 2024

By Dr. Dara Stanley, University College Dublin This blog is part of the ‘Dispatches from Researchers’ series, which features guest articles written by experts in pollination and related fields. We know that pollinators are important. About 90% of all … Continued

Green Flag Pollinator Award Winners 2024

8th November 2024

The 2024 Green Flag Awards were announced today by An Taisce Environmental Education, after a record-breaking year. The 2024 Green Flag Awards celebrate the recognition of Ireland’s best parks and green spaces. The international Green Flag Award was awarded to … Continued

Tidy Towns Pollinator Award winners 2024

1st November 2024

The winners of the 2024 Tidy Towns Local Authority Pollinator Award have been announced. The Pollinator Award has run since 2016 as a Special Award in the annual Supervalu Tidy Towns awards. It is administrated by the local authority Heritage … Continued

An Update on the Great Yellow Bumblebee

5th September 2024

By Dr. Dara Stanley, University College Dublin, and Dr. Karina Dingerkus This blog is part of the ‘Dispatches from Researchers’ series, which features guest articles written by experts in pollination and related fields. The Great Yellow Bumblebee, Ireland’s … Continued

Wild Bee Festival 2024

20th August 2024

On the 17th and 18th August, the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan team went to Knocknacarra Community Centre in Galway City for the 2024 Wild Bee Festival. The Wild Bee Festival is an annual weekend of walks, talks and workshops coordinated by … Continued

Webinar | Origin Green ‘Pathways to Pollinator-biodiversity: a company viewpoint’, 19 September 2024

16th August 2024

Webinar Overview Origin Green, Bord Bia’s food sustainability programme, in conjunction with the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan (AIPP), will be hosting the next webinar in the ‘Pathways to Pollinator-biodiversity – a company viewpoint‘ series. This webinar will focus on how companies are … Continued

Bee Orchids – ‘the canary in the cage’

6th August 2024

Irish meadow orchids are specially adapted to attract pollinators like bees, moths and butterflies and are characterized by their intricate and often colourful flowers. The Bee orchid Ophrys apifera, one of Ireland’s rarer meadow orchids which belongs to the Orchidaceae … Continued

Missed the webinar? Catch up on ‘Pathways to pollinator-biodiversity’

17th July 2024

Review at your leisure Origin Green’s ‘Pathways to Pollinator-biodiversity – a company viewpoint’ webinar series. ‘On site’ and sponsorship (third party) pollinator-biodiversity actions follow the evidence-based actions within the Businesses: actions to help pollinators. Interaction by processors with their farm … Continued

New illustrated guide to Hoverflies in the genus Volucella

5th June 2024

The National Biodiversity Data Centre has published a new illustrated key to hoverfly species in the genus Volucella. This is a technical document, but we hope it might be of interest to some of you. Hoverflies of the genus Volucella … Continued

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