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TECHNICAL BLOG: Designing a pollinator-friendly roundabout

10th March 2019

Designing a pollinator-friendly herbaceous scheme for roundabouts – By Peter Cuthbert, Horticultural Services Roundabouts can provide the opportunity for very attractive herbaceous planting schemes and excellent resources for pollinators. Successful long-lasting herbaceous schemes need considerable plant knowledge, both in terms … Continued

Latest update from the Bumblebee Monitoring Scheme

1st March 2019

With the start of the 2019 Bumblebee Monitoring Scheme today, the project co-ordinator Tomás Murray provides an update on what the latest data from the scheme is telling us. Our network of 76 citizen scientists monitoring 106 sites across the … Continued

Lessons we’ve learned about engaging across sectors for biodiversity

26th February 2019

The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan was invited to run a session at the National Biodiversity Conference on engaging across sectors for biodiversity: 21st February 2019 at Dublin Castle. As part of that process, we’ve been reflecting on ten things the All-Ireland … Continued

Life on the edge

21st January 2019

Donna Rainey explains how a phonecall to her local Roads Service kickstarted a project that has protected many wildflower-rich verges in Northern Ireland. Routine mowing of roadside wildflower verges has troubled me for years. My summer walks and … Continued

All-Ireland Pollinator Plan Annual Review 2018 published

5th December 2018

The AIPP annual review for 2018 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, 92% are now either completed … Continued

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

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