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The business of helping pollinators

25th June 2020

When we published the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan at the end of 2015, I didn’t envisage businesses playing a big role in helping. I couldn’t have been more wrong! It seems like every time I quote the number of business supporters, … Continued

Working together with farmers to help pollinators

24th June 2020

50 years ago, our farms were pollinator havens. Extensive hedgerows flowered in spring and hay meadows in summer; and well-fed pollinators buzzed around, free from chemicals. Times change and things move on, but sometimes hidden within progress there can be … Continued

Don’t mow, let it grow – and amazing things will happen!

23rd June 2020

I think if our wild bees could talk, the two things they would ask us to do is to let our hedgerows flower and to let more grassy areas bloom. If we did this across the island it would provide … Continued

SuperValu gets behind the All-Ireland plan to save the bees

22nd June 2020

In 2020, SuperValu became a major partner to the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan by funding the Project Officer position. In doing so, they are supporting our ongoing work with communities, councils, gardeners and schools. With this support, we have been able … Continued

New guidelines published for users of imported bumblebee colonies

7th May 2020

We are delighted to release this important technical how-to-guide for growers. It outlines current best practice on the use of imported bumblebee colonies. Thanks to Sarah Larragy, Irish Research Council Scholar, Maynooth University, for the text and to the following … Continued

Does the lockdown bring any silver linings?

28th April 2020

Green-winged Orchid (Anacamptis morio), a rare wildflower species has recently appeared on a grassy verge in a Portlaoise housing estate, which is usually mown regularly. Does the national lockdown have any silver linings? Well, one was seeing the motorway verges … Continued

2019 Local Authority Pollinator Award newsletter published

16th April 2020

Our newsletter on the 2019 Local Authority Pollinator Award has just been published. The Local Authority Pollinator Award is a special award in the Tidy Towns competition, funded by the Local Authority Heritage Officer network, and awards a total of … Continued

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

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