On this week's Ours to Protect, series producer Ethna Quirke caught up with her name sake, George Quirke about living off grid.

Remember, you can listen back to this and all previous episodes on our website and via ourstoprotect.ie, where you’ll also find times and fact sheets each week to help you in your climate care journey.

Ours to Protect is funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television Licence Fee and is a partnership between KCLR and the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland.

On this week’s Ours to Protect, series Producer Ethna Quirke chatted to  Thomais Kakouli Duarte, Director of Research at Enviro Core in SETU Carlow about the importance of climate action research, her own love of nature and The Green Campus group. 

Remember you can listen back to this and all episodes of the Ours to Protect series on our website and on the series website Ourstoprotect dot ie where you’ll find information and fact sheets from the particular topic discussion each week. 

This week on Ours to Protect, series producer Ethna Quirke spoke to the EPA about yesterday’s announcement of 14.3 million euro investment into research projects.  Darragh O’Neill, Senior Manager of the EPA’s Research Programme outlines some of the 33 projects to receive funding. 

Remember you can listen back to this and all episodes in the Ours to Protect series on the KCLR website and on Ours to Protect dot it. You’ll also
find tips and support to help you in your climate journey, there each week.

Ours to Protect is funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television Licence Fee and is a partnership between KCLR96FM and the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland. Check out ourstoprotect.ie for more details.   

On this week’s Ours to Protect, series producer Ethna Quirke spoke with MEP Seán Kelly about the EU Commission's recommendation for the EU to achieve a 90% net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.

 Remember you can listen back to this and all episodes in the Ours to Protect series on the KCLR website and on Ours to Protect dot it. You’ll also
find tips and support to help you in your climate journey, there each week.

Ours to Protect is funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television Licence Fee and is a partnership between KCLR96FM and the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland. Check out ourstoprotect.ie for more details.  

As Ireland’s first-ever deposit return scheme begins its official roll-out this morning, Ethna Quirke catches up with Niamh Kelly of Re-turn to chat about the
initiative, the hopes for its success in helping reduce our carbon emissions and the specifics of just how the scheme will work

Remember you can listen back to this and all episodes in the Ours to Protect series on the KCLR website and on Ours to Protect dot it. You’ll also
find tips and support to help you in your climate journey, there each week.

Ours to Protect is funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television Licence Fee and is a partnership between KCLR96FM and the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland. Check out ourstoprotect.ie for more details. 

This week's Ours To Protect sees series producer Ethna Quirke continue the conversation with Colin O'Byrne of VOICE Ireland about the Deposit Return Scheme and the charity's plans for 2024.

You can listen back to this and all episodes in the series on our website and on the Ours to Protect.ie website where you’ll find all sorts of useful information as you make your journey through climate action .

For more, visit kclr96fm.com or ourstoprotect.ie. 

Ours to Protect is funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television Licence Fee and is a partnership between KCLR96FM and the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland. Check out ourstoprotect.ie for more details.

In this week’s Ours to Protect, show producer Ethna Quirke chatted with Colin O’Byrne, of Voice Ireland who is Lead on the Return for Change campaign.  In part one of their chat, Colin discusses ahead of the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme in February.

You can hear part two of that interview at the same time next Thursday morning when Colin outlines Voice Ireland’s plans for the coming year.  And you can listen back to this and all episodes in the series on our website and on the Ours to Protect.ie website where you’ll find all sorts of useful information as you make your journey through climate action .

For more, visit kclr96fm.com or ourstoprotect.ie.

This week in the first series of the New Year, show producer Ethna Quirke caught up with Climate Action Co-ordinator of Carlow County Council, Jannette O’Brien to talk all things recycling.

 Remember you can listen back to this and all previous episodes in our website and via ourstoprotect.ie, where you’ll also find times and fact sheets each week to help you in your climate care journey. 

This week on Ours to Protect, show Producer Ethna Quirke chatted with John Galvin about Trifol, an exciting new recycling project he is involved in based in Littleton, Tipperary.

Have a listen. 

Remember you can listen back to this and all previous episodes in the series on our website and on the OursToProtect.ie website, where you’ll also find tips and fact sheets each week to help you in your climate care journey.

On this week’s Ours to Protect, show producer Ethna Quirke chatted to Lamber de Bie of Lamber de Bie Flowers who is embracing the “green” message wholeheartedly in his Kilkenny floristry business. 

Remember you can listen back to this and any episode in or “Ours to Protect” series on our website KCLR 96fm.com and on the project website ourstoprotect.ie where you’ll also find audio from independent radio stations across the country, tip sheets and resources to help you on your climate action journey. We’ll be back in the new year with a recycling special and lots, lots more.