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On the 17th of May GEAI organised a Biodiversity walk from Ballinaglera Hall via the Leitrim way to St. Hugh’s Holy Well and the adjacent Sweathouse. The afternoon began with quite a few doubts: the weather forecast promised rain throughout the afternoon, with few sunny spells. So the 2.30 pm meet-up at Hall turned into […]
We are delighted to officially welcome Gaia to the team at Good Energies Alliance Ireland as our new Development Worker! Originally from Italy, Gaia first joined GEAI as a volunteer, bringing creativity, enthusiasm, and a fresh perspective to the organisation. During her volunteering experience, she played an important role in shaping the visual identity and […]
Over the past few weeks, we have had the pleasure of welcoming Gustavo, a young volunteer from Brazil, who joined us through an international school exchange programme. Gustavo took part in our office’s activities on Mondays, working alongside the ESC volunteer team and acquiring new practical skills that will be useful for his personal and […]
Good Energies Alliance Ireland is proud to announce that Anna McTiernan has joined our team as a new Director. Anna is no stranger to GEAI. For the past year, she was employed as Part-time Project Coordinator for the organisation, supervising our European Volunteers and successfully co-ordinating the international Youth Participation project that we carried out […]
This month GEAI introduced the Ballinaglera Biodiversity Project to the community. The initial idea was to take the students of St. Hugh’s National School and anyone interested to the Leitrim Way, particularly the stretch that includes the St. Hugh’s Well and Sweathouse. This path due to weather conditions was muddy and not safe for a […]
What a great time we had at our Open Day for Ukraine in Ballinaglera Community Hall! All involved in GEAI – volunteers, directors and friends will remember it with great satisfaction. Not least because it turned out, as well as being a highly successful fundraiser, to be an occasion for our local community to come […]
Plant diversity and climate change Conserving and promoting plant diversity plays an important role in limiting global warming. Global climate change is mediated from a precious resource: the soil organic carbon. Plant diversity generally increases the absorbtion of carbon and other nutrients in live plants. For example, clover roots are home to bacteria that provide […]
GEAI is based in a particular rural region of Ireland, with an extensive agriculture sector. On Tuesday, 12th of April, Bridget Murphy, one of GEAI’s director presented at the Ballinaglera Community Hall a workshop on Agroecology and its’ role in climate action. Agriculture is not only affected by climate change but is also one of […]
GEAI, as a prominent community actor, wants to play a more meaningful role in providing broadband to rural areas for the wider development of Ballinaglera. Computers, printers and other equipment are currently accessible to locals in the Ballinaglera Community Hall. GEAI volunteers are also present to support everyone that might use the space. Within Ireland there’s […]
