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The President’s Award calls on the Kilkenny public to plant a bulb to protect our bees

To celebrate 35 years of Gaisce – The President’s Award, the organisation is encouraging people in Kilkenny regardless of age, location or size of back garden to take up their own Gaisce challenge this autumn and plant a pollinator-friendly bulb to ...

28 Sept 2021 at 16:16

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Pollinator walks and scything workshops to celebrate Kilkenny's ringforts and meadows

A series of farmland pollinator walks and scything workshops to celebrate meadows and ringforts across the North Kilkenny landscape will take place this summer. The Song of the Scythe Project is supported by the Heritage Council and the organisers ...

13 Jun 2023 at 08:00

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Kilkenny's Malcolm Noonan helps launch new All-Ireland Pollinator Plan

Kilkenny Minister of State Malcolm Noonan has helped launch the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2021-2025, setting out a roadmap to help biodiversity by engaging communities, local authorities, farmers, schools and businesses to take action for ...

26 Mar 2021 at 15:05

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CountryLife buzzing as Kilkenny urged to take Operation PolliNation Pledge

One of Ireland’s largest garden centre networks is calling on enthusiasts of all ages and all skill levels to take the Operation PolliNation pledge and be in with a chance to win a €2,000 pollinator-friendly garden renovation. CountryLife ...

17 Jul 2020 at 13:15

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Pardon the weeds — we are feeding the bees, says Kilkenny council

If you noticed a few green areas around Kilkenny where the grass is a little longer and the dandelions a little more plentiful than usual this time of year, it’s for a very good reason. The council’s parks department are aiming to reduce ...

12 May 2021 at 12:30

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Farmland Pollinator Officer funding will benefit Kilkenny

Minister of State in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, with responsibility for Land Use and Biodiversity, Senator Pippa Hackett, has announced support for the All-Ireland Pollinator plan through the provision of ...

16 Jan 2021 at 11:52

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Kilkenny golf courses urged to help our pollinators

You may have heard lots of discussion on media recently about pollinators and the many actions that people are taking to help these valuable creatures which are under threat. The National Biodiversity Data Centre (NBDC) under ...

23 Aug 2019 at 12:36

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Kilkenny abuzz as council signs up to bee-friendly Pollinator Plan

Kilkenny has become the first local authority in Ireland to officially partner with All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, leading the way in ‘pollinator protection’. Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council Eamon Aylward and Chief ...

05 Mar 2019 at 12:01

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Green Party urge Kilkenny County Council to leave areas wild for pollinators

As grass cutting season commences, the Green Party is asking councils to act to halt biodiversity loss. The Green Party has today called on local authorities across the State to set aside areas in public parks and ...

20 Feb 2019 at 12:33

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Two Pollinator Awards for Kilkenny in Tidy Towns

Kilkenny was the only county in Ireland to have two winners of a Pollinator Award in this year's National Tidy Towns Competition. Kilkenny City and Tullahought both scooped the award, recognising all that has ...

01 Oct 2019 at 12:35

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Kilkenny adopts black-and-amber bumblebee as 'County Insect'

Kilkenny has adopted the humble black-and-amber bumblebee as its ‘county insect’ in a move hailed as a first for Ireland. It means that Kilkenny County Council will adopt the bee as an ‘emblem’ of sorts, ...

24 Jul 2018 at 15:28

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Kilkenny to reduce grass cutting and embrace dandelions to help pollinators

We may learn to appreciate the sight of long grass and much-maligned ‘weeds’ such as dandelions in some areas, as Kilkenny embraces its responsibility to help under-threat pollinators such as bees. ...

12 Dec 2019 at 15:36

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