Sneem Tidytowns

17/12/2024

A timely reminder - don't pour fats or oil down the sink...

Cool, collect and bin your fats, oils and greases from cooking!🍽️ Three simple steps towards being responsible in the kitchen over the Christmas holidays. 🎅🎄

Head over to our website to learn more about responsible kitchen practices for the Christmas season. 🌟 https://thinkbeforeyouflush.org/think-before-you-pour/ Uisce Éireann Irish Water

12/12/2024

Thursday Tidy-uppers were hard at work weeding in the South Square this morning, we will keep going whenever weather permits, new volunteers always welcome

10/12/2024

22/11/2024

At we are asking politicians what are their plans to introduce a Site/Land Value Tax (SVT) to discourage property speculation, make housing more affordable, and mitigate the challenges of urban sprawl.

We cannot continue with a housing crisis, dereliction and hollowed out towns and villages.

https://environmentalpillar.ie/no-more-business-as-usual-its-time-to-put-climate-nature-and-fairness-at-the-heart-of-government-environmental-pillar-manifesto/

22/11/2024

Clean waters are essential for healthy human communities and for nature but half of our rivers, lakes and estuaries are unhealthy, with pollution escalating, and we are still waiting for a law on protected areas for marine life. Polluting run-off from agriculture and forestry, discharges of raw and....

22/11/2024

Interested in learning about recent biodiversity projects and key updates from the National Biodiversity Data Centre and our partners? Dive into the Winter 2024 issue of Biodiversity Ireland for the latest insights and achievements.

Download your copy here: https://biodiversityireland.ie/publications/

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20/11/2024

Important meeting tomorrow night in Kenmare

19/11/2024

Some good questions for canvassers

16/11/2024

We aren't hearing enough about our environment in coverage of the election to date. We encourage our Coastwatchers and anyone interested in a healthy marine environment to raise some or all our asks of candidates who knock on your door or whom you meet. Unless these important points are made to politicians across all parties they will continue to sideline them fans Mick Wren Rita Hagan Sustainable Water Network - SWAN Inishowen Rivers Trust Irish Environmental Network Fair Seas Portmarnock Beach Clean Coast Courtown Community Council Greystones Tidy Towns Tomhaggard Clean Coasts Environmental Pillar RTÉ One

13/11/2024

Have you heard about rainwater planters? Do you know what they are? Would you like to find out more?
Join us as we are delighted to host author and director of FH Wetland Systems Féidhlim Harty for a nature based solutions for water webinar on the Thursday 21st November at 10am. Visit our website http://kerrybiosphere.ie for booking information.

Our thanks to Killarney Men's Shed who have been busy constructing our new rainwater planters!!- soon to be installed in St Olivers National School, Loughquittane NS and Scoil Bhríde Loreto..
Follow us here for more updates and to see the finished planters in place!!

South Kerry Development Partnership CLG
Kerry PPN
Traleetoday.ie
Killarney National Park
Friends of Killarney Park
Killarneytoday.com
Killarney Advertiser
Killarney Tidy Towns

Notice Nature Ireland
Kerry County Council
Kerry County Arts
Local Authority Waters Programme

Kerry Education and Training Board
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Kerry Your Natural Escape.
Friends of the Irish Environment
Wildlife Biology at Munster Technological University - Kerry

10/11/2024

Good advice for meadow management

***Meadow management***

Don`t forget to mow your wildflower meadow before winter. This is important part of the meadow management usually done from September-October-November.

Few tips:

- remove all clippings to compost heap (this stops enriching the soil and aid seed germination)
- mow on highest setting when using mowers (many insect and butterflies lay eggs on plant stems near ground)
- before using strimmer walk in the meadow to scare away any hiding wildlife such as frog or hedgehogs
- mow from the centre away (giving another change for wildlife to escape)
- scythe is great eco-friendly alternative with lowest chance of hurting wildlife
- leave 20-25% of meadow uncut until next march. This will create mosaic of habitats, help many insect overwinter in stems and provide food for birds in winter

08/11/2024

Delighted to announce that the Garden of the Senses has been awarded a Community Green Flag and Pollinator Plan award today. Thanks to the foresight of Sneem Development Co-op who purchased this 2 acre site for the community 56 years ago and Cara, Joe and the CE team who keep it looking so lovely all year round
https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerry/south-kerry-news/celebrations-in-kerry-as-communities-mark-green-flag-award-success/a859150489.html

05/11/2024

Sneem river is a Blue Dot water body - what does this mean?

03/11/2024

Did you know we have the endangered freshwater pearl mussel in Sneem river...

01/11/2024

Absolutely delighted to get a Silver medal and win the overall Pollinator Award