Ours To Protect on Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio
Ours to Protect is a new weekly podcast from Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio in association with the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland and broadcast live across Ireland. It’s a unique and exciting audio project - a collaboration of local and regional broadcasters from across the country who have come together to tackle climate change, champion climate action, and inform and educate audiences all over Ireland about how they can make a difference.
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Episodes
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
On this latest episode of 'Ours To Protect' here on Ireland's Classic Hits Radio, check out the third instalment of our three part feature of 'Grow Your Own In 24!'.
We have already looked at the best way for beginners can make a start in growing their own vegetables, and how you can make the most out of your garden space.
This episode saw Traic spoke to Ollie Greene from Betterplants.ie to discuss what options are available to a vegetable growing enthusiast.
Enjoy!
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
On this week's episode of 'Ours To Protect' here on Ireland's Classic Hits Radio, we looked at the Community Wetlands Forum.
This society was set up in order to support the protection, management and wise use of Ireland's wetland for sustainable communities.
Traic spoke to their development officer Micheál Callaghan, to find out more about this forum.
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Monday Feb 26, 2024
Monday Feb 26, 2024
In the second of our three part feature on Grown Your Own In 24! on 'Ours To Protect' here on Ireland's Classic Hits Radio, Traic once again spoke to Ollie Greene of Betterplants.ie, to explore the options available to a back garden of a semi-detached house.
This episode saw us focus on planning for the space available in your garden to be able to get the most out of it.
Enjoy!
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
On this episode of 'Ours To Protect' here on Ireland's Classic Hits Radio, we focused on electric cars, with our very own Eoin Glackin meeting up with Patrick Comerford of Windsor Motors in Raheny, Co Dublin to find out about them, and why they are increasingly popular.
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Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
On this episode of 'Ours To Protect' here on Ireland's Classic Hits Radio, Traic spoke to Ollie Greene from Betterplants.ie on the best way to start growing your own vegetables in your garden.
Enjoy!
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
On this edition of Ours To Protect here on Ireland's Classic Hits Radio, Traic spoke to Lorna Anne Tierney from the Earthy Marketplace to find out about what it entails.
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Monday Jan 29, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
On this week's episode of 'Ours To Protect' here on Ireland's Classic Hits Radio, Traic spoke to Tony Palmer on what he feels about solar panels as an investment for the home, a man who has rebuilt his own home to make it into an efficient A1 BER rated house.
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Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
On this episode of 'Ours To Protect' here on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic spoke to local Westmeath County Councillor Hazel Smyth of the Green Party on the policy taken by her county to cut down on the use of pesticides when clearing out green areas.
Last year, Westmeath County Council undertook this policy, with Councillor Smyth playing a key role in its implementation, and she spoke to Traic about its impact.
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Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
On this episode of 'Ours To Protect' here on Ireland's Classic Hits, we looked into bubble wrapping paper.
While it is important for packaging several products, 240,000 miles of bubble wrap is produced in Ireland every year, which leads to huge environment issues, such as annual waste.
Traic spoke to Peter Gregory, who is Managing Director of Green Bubble, a company who help to combat this issue.
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Monday Jan 22, 2024
Monday Jan 22, 2024
On this episode of 'Ours To Protect' here on Ireland's Classic Hits, we looked at the benefits of household upholstery and how you could set about upskilling to upcycle your furniture.
Discussing this subject, Traic spoke to Claire Delabre from the Handmade Design Studio in Mullingar, one of many workshops available around Ireland.
Enjoy!
Ours To Protect
Ours to Protect is a new weekly podcast from Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio in association with the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland and broadcast live across Ireland. It’s a unique and exciting audio project - a collaboration of local and regional broadcasters from across the country who have come together to tackle climate change, champion climate action, and inform and educate audiences all over Ireland about how they can make a difference.