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
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
On this week's edition of 'Ours To Protect' on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic chatted with sustainability expert and bestselling author Anne Griffin.
Griffin spoke to Traic about the steps that we can take to improve our domestic recycling.
Enjoy!
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
In part II of this special episode on 'Ours To Protect' here on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic once again spoke to Ciaran Byrne of the SEAI on what grants are available to the public.
Byrne also spoke to Traic about the advantages of availing of a heat pump
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Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
In the first of a two part episode of 'Ours To Protect' on Ireland's Classic Hits, saw Traic chatted to Ciaran Byrne of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), who offered advice to those of us seeking to upgrade to a more energy efficient heating system.
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Sunday Dec 10, 2023
Sunday Dec 10, 2023
This week's 'Ours To Protect' on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic had a chat with sustainability expert Éibhlin Fitzpatrick, on how to enjoy a more sustainable Christmas.
With the increase in commercialism which comes with this holiday, an increase in waste can happen.
We looked at ways that you can cut down on your waste generated, and have a Merry Eco-Friendly Christmas!
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Monday Dec 04, 2023
Monday Dec 04, 2023
This episode of 'Ours To Protect', on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic spoke to Bláithín McCormick, owner of the Ecoshack Refill Store in Cavan Town.
The topic at hand is shopping for more sustainable gifts for Christmas.
Bláithín who owns this shop with her sister, spoke to Traic about how the formation of this shop came about.
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Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
On this week's episode of 'Ours To Protect' on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic spoke to Anna Browne of Big Sky Flowers about the idea of gardening during the Winter.
The pair spoke about what sort of gardening should be done during the Winter months, and how to prepare your soil for a better Spring and Summer.
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Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
This week's edition of 'Ours To Protect' on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic chatted to Ollie Greene of Betterplants.ie about microgreens.
Greene spoke to Traic about how you can easily produce these greens on your own kitchen table, and add them to your everyday meals.
Microgreens can be grown from various vegetables, plants and seeds.
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Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
This week's edition of 'Ours To Protect' on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic delved into the second hand clothing market, and the advantages of wearing quality rarely used costumes.
The textile industry has become the second largest contributor to world pollution, as it is energy demanding, and pollutant intensive.
We also found out how many people have acquired second hand clothes in the last few years.
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Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
On this latest episode of 'Ours To Protect' on Ireland's Classic Hits, Traic spoke to pureclothing.ie. co founder Peter Timlin.
Timlin's site provides stylish on trend clothing products made from eco-friendly material and sustainable clothing supply chain.
The pair chatted about sustainable clothing, and how it can help in a world of one click purchases, short term wear and subsequent disposable landfills can have a damaging impact.
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Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
On this week's episode of 'Ours To Protect' on Ireland's Classic Hits, we focussed on how we can make Halloween, that little bit more environmentally friendly, cutting down on all those discarded costumes, sweet wrappers, pumpkins etc.
This episode saw Traic speak to the Green Kids about their plans for this year's celebrations.
He also chatted to sustainability expert Eibhlin Fitzpatrick from the Refill Mill about Halloween, about how we can make it a safer ritual from an environmental point of view.
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.