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On May 29th, new guidelines were launched in Tipperary for the National Federation of Group Water Schemes. These guidelines offer instructions to help transform pump house sites and other similar small sites into pollinator-friendly zones.  Download ‘Pollinator-friendly management of Pump … Continued

Congratulations to the ‘Bee A Hero’ project team, a group of eight enthusiastic Transition Year students from St. Anne’s Secondary School in Tipperary, who won the ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalists Awards Final in the Mansion House, in Dublin, in May. The team won … Continued

Pollinators – such as honey bees, our familiar bumblebees and hoverflies – have suffered significant declines in recent years. But they are vital to the survival of many flowering food crops and our native plants. DAERA Permanent Secretary Denis McMahon … Continued

The All-Ireland Bumblebee Monitoring Scheme, coordinated by Dr Tomás Murray, Senior Ecologist at the National Biodiversity Data Centre, has revealed marked losses in our native bumblebee species. The bumblebee populations recorded in 2017 were the lowest they’ve been since monitoring … Continued

We are delighted to share our new three-minute animation which helps explain what the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan is all about. This new awareness tool was developed through the Creative Ireland programme with Kildare County Council and Wicklow County Council. We … Continued

Councils can play a leading role in making the island of Ireland a place where pollinators can survive and thrive. Waterford City & County Council have really embraced the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan since its inception in 2015. The Environment Section … Continued

On February 13th, a conference was held in Ballina, hosted by Mayo County Council, called ‘The Plight of Pollinators’. Project Officer Juanita Browne and four other speakers covered the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan; research on the effects of pesticides (Dr Dara … Continued

Our new 16-page How-to-guide for schools offers simple steps to help you to create your own Pollinator Plan for your school.    Download here: How-to-guide: Develop a Pollinator Plan for your school   For more tips and resources to help make … Continued

  The AIPP annual review for 2017 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, 91% are now … Continued