BE4ES Ballymore Eustace for Environmental Sustainability

17/06/2026

17/06/2026

The River Liffey Himalayan Balsam Control Project is now in its sixth year. Great progress has been made at the upstream extent of the infestation at Ballymore Eustace village and surrounds. Project leads and local community members wish to keep up the positive momentum and move to support new control efforts further downstream in 2026. As Kilcullen are the next community downstream, here will be an information meeting on Monday the 22nd of June followed by 2 FREE Invasive Species Workshops on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th. This coincides with Invasive Species Week (22nd-28th June). More info @ invasives.ie

As we’ve posted in May we received another €19,000 from LAWPRO to continue to tackle HB downstream from the village this summer. The work carried out by contractors funded by a CWDF grant from LAWPRO in 2025, on the lands downstream, appears to have worked well. New methods were trialed which will contribute to the knowledge of how best to tackle this Invasive Alien Species (IAS) which is rampant throughout the whole country. There are a few plants popping up on the river banks along the river at the village so our volunteers will be out at the end of the month to tackle what’s there. The campaign has been a great success and it’s great to be able to share our experiences with other communities as they have with us.

These events are not run by BEE Group.














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12/06/2026

🍅 SEEDLING/PLANT SHARE IN THE SQUARE 🌼
📍 Market Square
⏰ 11-1pm
📅 Saturday, 13th June

It's been a great Share in the Square every week so far this year and last week we got donations of Asters, Dill 🌱 Cosmos seedlings, Red Campion, Speedwell, Blue Alyssum, Geranium 🌸 Spider Plant and Cabbage 🥬

We have one more Share before having a break until September 👩‍🌾 We would love to see you tomorrow with your spare plants, seedlings and seeds, if you need to add to your garden or even for a chat! 🌿

We just want to thank all our supporters, contributes, helpers and everyone in the community. We wouldn't be able to keep going without you all! 🙌

It’s Free to Take and Free to Give. It would also be great if everyone could bring some containers or bags for what they would like to take. Please come along, we'd love to see you there 🌞

10/06/2026

The Native Woodland trust will be back out at Coill na Luise this Saturday for another volunteer day focused on deer fence maintenance and some much-needed TLC for young saplings 🌳
With natural regeneration really starting to show on site, it’s a great time to help protect and support the next generation of woodland 🌱
📍 Meeting Details
Time: 10:00am
Meeting point: Trooperstown Car Park
👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/ouEQNg3K6qatSDB16
and then carpool up to the site from there.
🎒 What to bring
Hiking boots (essential)
Waterproof clothing (layers recommended!)
Water + a snack and keep cup for tea/coffee
If you happen to have some natural twine, bring it along
It should be a really enjoyable day on the hill — plenty to do, and great to see the woodland progressing.








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08/06/2026

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05/06/2026

04/06/2026

Native Woodland Trust (NWT) are returning to their Trooperstown nursery this coming Saturday the 6th of June from 10 AM.

Work will continue within their polytunnel on indoor beds, as well as weeding and watering within the nursery.

Volunteers will meet at Trooperstown Car Park (https://maps.app.goo.gl/eGJbrRbm7FKi7ey98) at 10 AM before making their way from there up to the nursery.

Time is flexible — latecomers are very welcome, and can feel free to head off whenever suits.
NWT will be on site until approximately 4:00pm.

What to Bring:
Warm, waterproof layers OR suncream depending on the weather
Gardening/work gloves
Water, a snack, reusable tea/coffee cup
Any medication you require on your person

To RSVP, simply email them at
[email protected]
and let them know you'll be along.

Ring 087 961 9083 if you need to make contact on the day.








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31/05/2026

We would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Scoil Mhuire for being awarded the An Taisce Green Flag for Global Citizenship Energy.

The students did research projects on the global impact of fast fashion and technology. They also researched how the classroom impacts energy use. They ran a Global Awareness week in February as part of their research.

This led to the school implementing reminders on all the light switches in the school and the launch of a recycling and awareness programme on how to divide waste.

The school also takes part in litter picking, tree planting and a glasses/sunglasses recycling programmes.

Brilliant work!

29/05/2026

🍅 SEEDLING/PLANT SHARE IN THE SQUARE 🌼
📍 Market Square
⏰ 11-1pm
📅 Saturday, 30th May

Last Saturday was a great success with lots of beautiful seedlings up for grabs including Foxglove, Tiare Lya, Phlomis, Purple Pelargonium, Artemesia
Anemone 🌸,Geranium, Spider plant
Bell peppers 🫑 Tomatoes
Cabbage, Brussel Sprouts, Red cabbage, Cherry 🍒 Rhubarb, Indoor Fuschia and Orchid.

Big thanks to everyone who got involved to keep the sharing in full swing 👩‍🌾 It's always fun to see what people are growing, sharing and collecting!

The sunny weather is really getting our green thumbs moving 🌱 Any spare plants, seedlings and seeds are greatly appreciated. Remember to bring any spare seeds you might have please to keep the seed library going too 😊 Sharing helps reduce costs and plastic waste, we're so proud to see everyone taking part! ♻️

It’s Free to Take and Free to Give. A great excuse to meet other growers and have a chat in square!

It would also be great if everyone could bring some containers or bags for what they would like to take. Please come along, we'd love to see you there 🌞

28/05/2026

School Biodiversity Walk
On the morning of Friday 22nd May BEE Group members Siobhan Murphy and Maria O’Neill along with their teacher Ms Catherine Oates, took the 6th Class from Scoil Mhuire, on a nature walk along the river. With excellent guidance from Siobhan the pupils got thoroughly engaged producing fabulous descriptions and drawings of the many trees, plants, birds, and insects they observed as they walked the river bank. Some small Himalayan Balsam seedlings appeared so we could demonstrate how not everything belongs and how we control this particular Invasive Alien Species. The class then did up a summary of their observations later that day.

They are a great group of young people, very happy to look and learn and we wish them every success and thank them for their attention and enthuasism. The future is bright for the Natural World in their care. Thanks also their equally enthusiastic teacher Ms Catherine Oates and Scoil Mhuire for asking us to do this event particularly appropriate as this is National Biodiversity Week.














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