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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

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

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

  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

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

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

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

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

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