Muintir na Tire School Garden Competition

  This week we also focus  on Maria Assumpta  N.S  who received a Gold Medal for their School Garden. This is an excellent garden and the high standard is being maintained. The garden covers many of the elements including Food Production, Upcycling art and Colour, Biodiversity,and is a fun learning place for all the children. The students were very knowlegable. Good to see wildflower strips and bug hotel. Nice to see fruit trees /Bushes, Consider Composting area, keep up great work.     Congratulations to all involved at  Maria Assumpta Primary School.   For more Information on the School Gardens Competition  Click Here                                            

  This week we focus  on  Holy Family NS, Shanagarry  who received a Gold Medal for their School Garden.   This is and continues to be a wonderful garden and is maturing nicely. The garden covers all the elements including Food Production, Biodiversity, Upcycling Colour and Art and is a fun learning place for all the children. We were very impressed by the great use of space, childrens plans for what they would like to see in the garden, the Hen House, use of the Irish languag, consider more links to local heritage and more fruit bushes, dream big with a polytunnel, keep up the great work.   Congratulations to all involved at  Holy Family NS Shanagarry.   For more Information on the School Gardens Competition  Click Here  ,

We are a growing group of like-minded volunteers who, through science and dedication, aim to help the Native Irish Black Bee and Native Solitary Bees survive for generations to come. Ireland has a unique pure population of black honeybees that arrived here 9,000 years ago.   A study Dr. Jack Hassett. PHD., on the black bee has found that the Ireland’s black bee has the purest genetics in the whole of Europe. Ireland had vast forests of Oak Trees and the bee was a feature of this. This is not the case anymore and the IBCP was born to support the declining bee population. It designed and manufactured 20 “Bee Lodges” to provide shelter and breeding facilities for the black and solitary bee. They were amazed to see one lodge occupied within a week of installing it. These lodges were erected in large trees in Fota Wildlife Park and in Waterford. Wild bees are currently occupying these shelters and will propagate over winter and next year to increase the relevant populations.  

  This week we also focus  on Gaelscoil na Dúglaise  who received a Gold Medal for their School Garden. This is and continues to be a wonderful garden and is maturing nicely. The garden covers all the elements including Food Production, Biodiversity, Upcycling Colour and Art and is a fun learning place for all the children. We were very impressed by new wildflower meadow, the new raised beds, great use of the Irish language, co nsider more links to local heritage.    Keep up the great work.   Congratulations to all involved at  Gaelscoil na D úglaise   For more Information on the School Gardens Competition  Click Here