Ecolution

Evie will be away for a week or two but normal service will resume soon! In the meantime we plan on revisiting older episodes to show that we’ve been at this for some time. Enjoy.

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Mary Robinson, the first woman President of Ireland, former UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Chair of the Elders and fellow podcaster joins Evie to answer children’s questions about Climate Justice. How exciting is that?!

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For World Oceans Day we met with Marine Biologist Sarah Hegarty of Birdwatch Ireland to hear about the Fair Seas campaign, which launches today.

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To celebrate our 50th episode in style, we headed to Glas community garden in Ballymun to meet the students of Virgin Mary National School, Gardener Sharon Harvey, Hans and Alex from Global Action Plan and the Dutch Ambassador. Phew!

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A double header episode to celebrate Biodiversity Week and World Bee Day together. We send intrepid bug explorers Sadhbh and Rosa to the Bee Sanctuary with Meadow as a guide. Meet Collie Ennis in his Critter Shed, and investigate why bees and insects are so vital to our planet.

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Next week is #BikeWeek2022. We headed to DCC’s Pedalpalooza to meet hundreds of people celebrating active travel. Niamh Ní Cholmain talks school streets, IBike Dublin and Bleeper on Cargo bikes. Plus we joined the #AndSheCycles awards last week and the winning teams putting cycling for teenage girls on the map.

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Today’s episode is all about our peatlands. The flora and fauna that call them home but also the farmers and communities that live on and around bogs. Dr Shane brings us to Clara Bog in Co. Offaly to hear about how FarmPeat are working with these communities to change the conversation around turf and the landscape.

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Last autumn we took a trip out to a very special place which, at the time, was based in Navan. The WRI Wildlife Hospital. There we met Education Officer Aoife McPartlin who brought us and the Garden Committee of St Anne’s National School on a tour to see the essential work they do caring for sick and injured wildlife.

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Today, we look at the latest IPCC report with Dr Shane, visit Castelcomer Discovery Park, speak to author Oisín McGann. We head to Mud Island Community Garden with artist Steve Doody, and check in with the Ecolution Brain Trust, kids across the country who want their say in the future we get to live.

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Say hello to Evie Kenny, Ecolution’s brand new presenter, letting you know what we have coming up this season.

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