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The fight to save the bees

26th November 2018

Following publication of the mid-term review of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2015-2020, Dr Úna Fitzpatrick reflects on some of the achievements and challenges faced. I haven’t worked a day in my life. – If that was the case … Continued

All-Ireland Pollinator Plan: Mid-term review shows a very positive start

1st November 2018

One third of our 98 wild bee species are threatened with extinction from the island of Ireland. The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan was published in September 2015 to address this problem. It is supported by 90 governmental and non-governmental organisations and … Continued

New research funding: Protecting Farmland Pollinators

25th October 2018

The National Biodiversity Data Centre is delighted that its project application for Protecting Farmland Pollinators under the Department of Agriculture’s EIP Programme was successful. €1.26 million has been made available to test the delivery and evidence base for actions to … Continued

US trip to learn about Pollinator Plan

15th October 2018

Anne Murray, Biodiversity Officer, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council; Tom Sullivan and Peggy McLeod, Massachusetts Pollinator Network; Una FitzPatrick and Gemma Hughes, All-Ireland Pollinator Plan. On October 15th, Peggy McLeod and Tom Sullivan from the Western Massachusetts Pollinator Network … Continued

Eight communities celebrate TidyTowns Pollinator Awards

24th September 2018

Clonmel has won the top Pollinator Award at the TidyTowns awards on Monday September 24th, at the Helix in Dublin, recognising all that has been done by the town to help pollinating insects. One third of our 99 bee species are … Continued

88% of Irish people believe government hasn’t done enough to help save bees

18th September 2018

On September 3rd, Market Research Agency iReach Insights published results of their survey on Irish attitudes to bees. Their research included a nationally representative survey on 1,000 adults in Ireland to discover how they feel about bees and measures that … Continued

New guidelines call on Faith Communities to help pollinators

15th August 2018

Calling all Faith Communities to help save our Bees! Date: 16/08/2018 Faith Communities across the island are being called on to take actions to help save our bees. Faith Communities often own large areas of land … Continued

New stamps raise awareness of our native bees

2nd August 2018

Thanks to An Post for helping drive awareness of the decline in our native bee species! Four new €1 stamps designed by Dublin’s Design HQ, based on illustrations by botanical artist Shevaun Doherty, pay tribute to the hardest working insects … Continued

Green Flag for Parks Pollinator Award Winners 2018

27th July 2018

Congratulations to Castletown Demesne – the overall Pollinator Award winner for 2018! On the 19th July An Taisce Environment Education revealed the parks and green spaces that have been awarded a prestigious Green Flag for Parks Award for 2018.Only awarded … Continued

Pollinator Plan creates a buzz at Bloom

5th June 2018

The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan was at Bloom in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, over the June bank holiday weekend and the reception we received from visitors was overwhelmingly positive. We were inundated with interest from gardeners, teachers, Tidy Towns representatives, and … Continued

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