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Ballinaglera Solar Meitheal Project
SEAI has started a new community engagement program called the “Solar Meitheal” project. The old Irish term ‘Meitheal’, signifies neighbours coming together to help with larger tasks in their community. It was common during harvests, especially when it came to...
Bottle cap mural with Lough Allen College
Hi, it is Liv again, the German volunteer of GEAI, reporting live from the mural project we launched in the past few months. Initiated was the project by our former director Mary and it was about designing a mural for the Transition Year of the Lough Allen College in...
Empowering Tomorrow’s Environmental Leaders at Carrick-on-Shannon Community School
In our recent series of sessions with the Transition Year class from Carrick-on-Shannon Community School, we embarked on a transformative journey through the intricate landscapes of climate change, energy, and biodiversity. It was an enlightening exploration filled...
Reflecting on a Journey of Environmental Discovery with Lough Allen College
Over the past months, our organisation has had the privilege of embarking on a transformative journey with a group of Transition Year students from Lough Allen College, exploring the interconnected issues of climate change, water quality, and environmental...
Experiencing the Arigna Mines: A Journey into Ireland’s Mining Legacy
Last winter our European Volunteers explored the Arigna Mines. They took in the exhibits, went on an underground tour with Gerard, an ex-miner, and later walked along the Miner's Way. The Arigna Mine was a coal mine in the Arigna Valley, Co. Roscommon, from the...
“Climate Change & Clean Energy Workshop” in Bundoran School.
Helloo, Ahmet Can is here again, as ı mentioned before in my previous blog I’m an energy engineer who has experience in different types of energy sectors like wind, nuclear and energy producing companies etc. After coming to Ireland with the ESC program, I had the...
Liv´s Journey: From Germany to Ireland
My name is Liv and I was born in Esslingen, a town next to Stuttgart in the South of Germany. As you can see in the picture, there is a beautiful medieval part of the town, which I often go to for shopping and eating. Agnesbrücke am Roßneckarkanal Close to my home...
GEAI surveys local coastline
The Coastwatch survey is an exciting project dating back to 1987 that aims to assess the state of the Irish coasts thanks to the help of volunteers. We had the chance to take part to this exciting project by surveying Tullaghan beach, one of the most well-known surfing beaches of Co. Leitrim.
A Green Win Against Shannon LNG
On the morning of Friday September 15th, we volunteers decided to join the Fridays for Future manifestation in Dublin to represent GEAI.