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The ‘Bee motorway’ at Kilkenny Castle Park Peter Bluett, Chair of Keep Kilkenny Beautiful, explains how they have made Kilkenny a pollinator-friendly city   Keep Kilkenny Beautiful (KKB), Kilkenny City’s Tidy Towns group, were  really honoured  to receive the All-Ireland … Continued

Margaret Tallott, Baile Slachtmhar Bhéal an Mhuirthead, Regional winners, North-west and West, 2019, explains how Belmullet are helping to protect Ireland’s most endangered bee       Bhéal an Mhuirthead (Belmullet) is situated on an isthmus between Blacksod and Broadhaven … Continued

Ennis: South/MidWest Large Town Local Authority Pollinator Award winner 2019 & Tidiest Large Urban Town Winner Cormac McCarthy explains how Ennis was transformed into a bee-friendly town Well to everyone’s delight and excitement in Ennis Tidy Towns we managed to retain our … Continued

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

  Richard Walsh, secretary of Tullahought Tidy Towns, on the journey to their 2019 Pollinator Award for the South East.     The Tullahought Tidy Towns committee and the residents of the village were delighted to win the South East … Continued

  Carmel Dillon, Dunboyne Tidy Towns, a true Pollinator Champion, explains how they have engaged with so many sectors in the town   Many thanks to the staff in the National Biodiversity Data Centre for the wonderful resources of the … Continued