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8 ways to help pollinators without leaving your garden

31st March 2020

These are very difficult times as we all come together to fight Covid-19 by staying apart. The most important thing is to help each other and to stay at home. Given the current situation, we have had requests for biodiversity-related ways … Continued

Bee Art/Photography Twitter Competition for kids

23rd March 2020

WINNERS ANNOUNCED! Congratulations to the six winners of our competition, and thank you so much to everyone for all your fabulous entries! About the Competition: The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan is running a kids’ art/photography competition for … Continued

Let It Bee – Wildflower Meadows for Limerick City

10th March 2020

Limerick City and County Council is to develop its programme of wild flower meadows around the city as part of our commitment to climate action and to celebrate Limerick’s year as a European Green Leaf City. Grass and wild flowers will … Continued

Is your action making a difference? You can help by tracking changes

5th March 2020

Dr Úna FitzPatrick explains how you can help to monitor our bee populations and test the impact of your actions for pollinators. One third of Ireland’s 98 wild bees are threatened with extinction and our common bumblebees continue to show … Continued

Geashill – still winning in the fight for pollinators

3rd March 2020

Having won the national Pollinator Award in 2017, and a regional award in 2018, Geashill continues to excel in the Local Authority Pollinator Awards and this year proudly took home the top prize for most pollinator-friendly small town in Ireland. … Continued

Buncrana Tidy Towns still buzzing for Bees

3rd March 2020

Sinéad Ní Bhroin, Chairperson of Buncrana Tidy Towns, discusses their 2019 national Local Authority Pollinator Award win 2019 was Buncrana Tidy Towns’ best year yet, and hopefully our local bees and bugs feel the same way, too! Winning the … Continued

Clare County Council partners with All-Ireland Pollinator Plan

21st February 2020

At a ceremony in Clare County Council on Monday 3 February, Chief Executive Pat Dowling and Cathaoirleach Cllr. Cathal Crowe signed a framework agreement with the National Biodiversity Data Centre to undertake actions to support pollinators in County Clare. The … Continued

Midleton publishes its own Pollinator Plan for town

20th February 2020

In early February 2020, Councillors at an East Cork Municipal District meeting approved and adopted the new Pollinator Plan designed for Midleton, Co Cork. Click here to download a copy of the Midleton Pollinator Plan Here is … Continued

All-Ireland Pollinator Plan Annual Review 2019 published

10th December 2019

The AIPP annual review for 2019 has been published. Huge thanks to all of our partners for providing their annual updates. Thankfully, it has been another very positive year! Of the 81 actions in the Plan, 96% are now either … Continued

Ennis Tidy Towns transform roundabouts into wildlife havens

29th October 2019

Chairman of Ennis Tidy Towns Group, Cormac McCarthy explains how they let the native seedbank do the work, with cut-and-lift management, to produce wonderful wildflower displays on the town’s roundabouts. Beechpark Roundabout Currently in Ennis, 80% of our grassed … Continued

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