Longford Green Earth

02/03/2024

29/01/2024

💚The Ethnic Minority Hub and Longford Green Earth event is in full swing.
💚Thank you to everyone who has joined us for our inaugural event.
💚Proudly funded by Longford County Council

29/01/2024

✨Check out our FREE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES for 2024✨

🦋An Introduction to Peatland Ecology
🎥Digital Folklore, Stories and Mapping with Michael Fortune
🎙Media Training
🗺How to use Google Maps for Walking Trails

Courses are open to peatland communities based in the Just Transition Region (Kildare, Offaly, Westmeath, Longford, Roscommon, Laois, North Tipperary, East Galway)

27/01/2024

💚MEET OUR PANELLISTS💚
💚Catherine Joseph is an Integration Consultant, whose work focuses on assisting migrants settle into their new community and empowering those new communities with a comprehensive understanding of Irish culture. She is committed in supporting migrants as they familiarise themselves with Irish laws, values, and beliefs.
💚She is the founder and current Chair of the Ethnic Minority Hub, which is a community organisation that provides valuable support to migrants through the provision of essential information, offering training and upskilling opportunities, and general support.
💚Catherine is originally from Nigeria and has been living in Longford for 11 years. Her professional background includes hospitality management and international relations.
💚Her ultimate goal is to create a more inclusive society by empowering and educating migrants and Irish people that a person’s skin colour or their place of birth does not define them.
💚The panel discussion will be about the idea of giving nature rights; people's connection to and disconnection from nature; the importance of forging resilient, connected, and educated communities; and questions/comments from the audience.
💚Ethnic Minority Hub & Longford Green Earth
💚Event details: Monday, the 29th of January at 19:00 (7pm)
💚Venue details: The SinBin, Longford Rugby Club, Lisbrack Road, N39 EK28.
💚Proudly funded by Longford County Council
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County Longford PPN Longford Africans Network Africa Centre Ireland Irish Pakistani Community Network IPCN Longford Roma and New Communities Project Longford Women's Link Longford Women's Manifesto Group Women's multicutural Group Edgeworthstown Migrant Rights Centre Ireland - MRCI Pavee Point Irish Travellers Photo Collective Irish Travellers ethnic minority Travellers Together Preventing Su***de Wicklow Travellers Group Balbriggan Travellers Project Kerry Traveller Health Community Development Project Ballyfermot Traveller Action Project West Limerick Primary Health Care Project for Travellers Meath Travellers living history project East Limerick Traveller Project Wexford Traveller Development Group Tipperary Rural Travellers Project National Traveller Mental Health Network Cork Traveller Visibility Group Ltd Offaly Traveller Movement Laois Travellers Action Group Galway Traveller Movement Sligo Traveller Support Group Ltd Westmeath Traveller Project Westmeath Community Development Minceirs Whiden Drumlish Ballinamuck Womens Shed Revamp 3R Store Longford Bounce Back Recycling Longford Community Safety Partnership Longford Leader / Longford Live Shannonside FM

27/01/2024

💚MEET OUR PANELLISTS💚
💚Hugh Baxter is a part-time Mentor for the Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland’s Sustainable Energy Communities programme in County Longford. This role involves supporting communities in their efforts to set up an energy project. Some of the energy communities in Longford are the Edgeworthstown Enterprise Hub CLG CO:WORX, the Drumlish – Ballinamuck SEC, and the Lanesboro Tourism Co Op Society.
💚Some of Hugh’s qualifications are an MA in Industrial Engineering and a Diploma in Sustainable Environmental Education and Development. He has decades of consultation experience and has worked on numerous energy and infrastructure projects in Africa, Asian, and the Americas.
💚He is also the Project Coordinator for the EPA Ireland National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring programme which involves expanding the number of national monitoring stations to give the public real-time air quality information and forecasts, and to educate people on the importance of good air quality and to engage in citizen science initiatives.
💚The panel discussion will be about the idea of giving nature rights; people's connection to and disconnection from nature; the importance of forging resilient, connected, and educated communities; and questions/comments from the audience.
💚Ethnic Minority Hub & Longford Green Earth
💚Event details: Monday, the 29th of January at 19:00 (7pm)
💚Venue details: The SinBin, Longford Rugby Club, Lisbrack Road, N39 EK28.
💚Proudly funded by Longford County Council
💚 is

County Longford PPN Longford Environmental Network Revamp 3R Store Longford Irish Environmental Network Longford Environmental Alliance Abbeylara Tidy Towns Ballinalee Tidy Towns Ballymahon Tidy Towns Drumlish Ballinamuck Town Team Ballinamuck Enhancement Carrickboy/Ballycloughan Tidy Towns Ballycloghan/Carrickboy Community Notice Board Dromard Tidy Villages Drumlish Tidy Town's Edgeworthstown Tidy Towns Granard Tidy Towns Association Legan Tidy Towns Lisryan Tidy Village & Development page Longford Tidy Towns Mullinalaghta Tidy Towns Newtownforbes Tidy Towns Newtownforbes Heritage and Biodiversity Trail Newtowncashel Parish Notes Taghshinny Tidy Village Cullyfad Community Group Stonepark Community Group Longford Roma and New Communities Project LCRL Primary Health Care Project for Travellers Longford Africans Network Bridgeways Family Resource Centre Ballymahon Dromard Mens Shed Longford Men's Shed Edgeworthstown District Development Irish Pakistani Community Network IPCN Mid Shannon Wilderness Park - Awareness Group Midlands Polish Community Longford Beekeepers Longford Community Safety Partnership Longford Macra Longford Leader / Longford Live Shannonside FM ''Photographer Michael Croghan''

27/01/2024

💚MEET OUR PANELLISTS💚
💚Mary Nevin has worked in the HSE funded LCRL Primary Health Care Project for Travellers since 2007. She is currently the Community Health Team Lead.
💚Some of the projects she has supported include an Anti-Racism programme funded by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and delivered by Community Action Network and the INAR - Irish Network Against Racism designed to empower other minority ethnic leaders in the county; a Traveller Mediation Youth Specific Programme in partnership with Traveller Mediation Programme; and is currently involved in the designing of a Healthy Relationships Programme.
💚Although Mary’s work focuses on improving the health outcome for Travellers, she has a keen interest in overall community development. She earned a degree in Community Development and Leadership from Maynooth University and a degree in Community Development in Practice from Galway University and has participated in several peer research projects.
💚Mary is a strong and committed advocate for Travellers, not only in , where she has resided for 38 years, but across the country. She is working with other Travellers to empower all members of their community and dispel long-held prejudices. One of her goals is to have the importance of Traveller culture in Irish history and modern society recognised and celebrated.
💚The panel discussion will be about the idea of giving nature rights; people's connection to and disconnection from nature; the importance of forging resilient, connected, and educated communities; and questions/comments from the audience.
💚Ethnic Minority Hub & Longford Green Earth
💚Event details: Monday, the 29th of January at 19:00 (7pm)
💚Venue details: The SinBin, Longford Rugby Club, Lisbrack Road, N39 EK28.
💚Proudly funded by Longford County Council
💚 is

County Longford PPN Pavee Point Irish Travellers Photo Collective Irish Travellers ethnic minority Travellers Together Preventing Su***de Wicklow Travellers Group Balbriggan Travellers Project Kerry Traveller Health Community Development Project Ballyfermot Traveller Action Project West Limerick Primary Health Care Project for Travellers Meath Travellers living history project East Limerick Traveller Project Wexford Traveller Development Group Tipperary Rural Travellers Project National Traveller Mental Health Network Cork Traveller Visibility Group Ltd Offaly Traveller Movement Laois Travellers Action Group Galway Traveller Movement Sligo Traveller Support Group Ltd Westmeath Traveller Project Minceirs Whiden
Longford Africans Network Irish Pakistani Community Network IPCN Art by Sadia Athar Longford Roma and New Communities Project Longford Women's Link Longford Women's Manifesto Group Women's multicutural Group Edgeworthstown Drumlish Ballinamuck Womens Shed Granard Mens Shed Dromard Mens Shed Revamp 3R Store Longford Midlands Polish Community Longford Writers Longford Community Safety Partnership Longford Leader / Longford Live Shannonside FM

27/01/2024

💚MEET OUR PANELLISTS💚
💚Pádraic Fogarty is a highly accomplished and nationally recognised ecologist with nearly two decades of experience working within the public and private sectors. His qualifications include a BSc in Analytical Science and an MSc in Environmental Protection.
💚His company, OPENFIELD Ecological Services, is a full member of the Institute for Environmental Management & Assessment and since 2007 has carried out over 200 projects for various organisations. Two of the services offered by OPENFIELD are Ecological Impact Assessment and Biodiversity Action Plans.
💚In 2017, Pádraic released the book, 'Whittled Away - Ireland's Vanishing Nature'. After several years of research and recording, the podcast series, 'Shaping New Mountains', was released in 2021. Chapter 3: Restoring Connections, speaks about our misconceptions about nature and how they led to our disconnection from it.
💚He was Chair of the Irish Wildlife Trust from 2008 to 2012, and until last summer was their campaign officer.
💚The panel discussion will be about the idea of giving nature rights; people's connection to and disconnection from nature; the importance of forging resilient, connected, and educated communities; and questions/comments from the audience.
💚Ethnic Minority Hub & Longford Green Earth
💚Event details: Monday, the 29th of January at 19:00 (7pm)
💚Venue details: The SinBin, Longford Rugby Club, Lisbrack Road, N39 EK28.
💚Proudly funded by Longford County Council
💚 is

County Longford PPN Longford Environmental Network Revamp 3R Store Longford Abbeylara Tidy Towns Ballinalee Tidy Towns Drumlish Ballinamuck Town Team Ballinamuck Enhancement Carrickboy/Ballycloughan Tidy Towns Ballycloghan/Carrickboy Community Notice Board Dromard Tidy Villages Drumlish Tidy Town's Edgeworthstown Tidy Towns Granard Tidy Towns Association Legan Tidy Towns Lisryan Tidy Village & Development page Longford Tidy Towns Mullinalaghta Tidy Towns Newtownforbes Tidy Towns Newtownforbes Heritage and Biodiversity Trail Newtowncashel Parish Notes Taghshinny Tidy Village Cullyfad Community Group Stonepark Community Group Longford Roma and New Communities Project LCRL Primary Health Care Project for Travellers Longford Africans Network Bridgeways Family Resource Centre Ballymahon Dromard Mens Shed Longford Men's Shed Edgeworthstown District Development Irish Pakistani Community Network IPCN Art by Sadia Athar Longford Environmental Alliance Mid Shannon Wilderness Park - Awareness Group Midlands Polish Community Longford Writers Longford Beekeepers Longford Community Safety Partnership Longford Macra Craft Around the Clock Longford Leader / Longford Live Shannonside FM

25/01/2024

💚The Ethnic Minority Hub and Longford Green Earth are inviting you to an Information Sharing and Networking event on Monday, the 29th of January, in The SinBin, at 19:00.
💚The overall theme of the event is Connection and will include a screening of the 'Rights of Nature', a short film produced by the Environmental Justice Network Ireland.
💚There will be a panel discussion about the idea of giving nature rights; people's connection to and disconnection from nature; the importance of forging resilient, connected, and educated communities; and questions/comments from the audience.
💚We are delighted to announce our panellists will be Pádraic Fogarty, Mary Nevin, Hugh Baxter, and Catherine Joseph.
💚Members of the Ethnic Minority Hub will showcase storytelling and art.
💚There will also be ample time for conversation and connection.
💚Please RSVP to [email protected] by Saturday, the 27th of January - as finger food & tea/coffee will be provided.
💚Venue details: Longford Rugby Club, Lisbrack Road, N39 EK28.
💚This event is proudly funded by Longford County Council
💚 is

County Longford PPN Longford Environmental Network Longford Environmental Alliance Longford Tidy Towns Carrickboy/Ballycloughan Tidy Towns Ballymahon Tidy Towns Abbeylara Tidy Towns Edgeworthstown Tidy Towns Legan Tidy Towns Mullinalaghta Tidy Towns Taghshinny Tidy Village Longford Africans Network Granard Tidy Towns Association Ballinalee Tidy Towns Drumlish Tidy Town's Revamp 3R Store Longford EDI Centre Longford Ballycloghan/Carrickboy Community Notice Board Cullyfad Community Group Newtownforbes Tidy Towns Newtownforbes Heritage and Biodiversity Trail Newtowncashel Parish Notes Mid Shannon Wilderness Park - Awareness Group
Stonepark Community Group Midlands Polish Community Longford Writers Longford Beekeepers Longford Community Safety Partnership Ardagh Heritage and Creativity Centre Longford Roma and New Communities Project Irish Pakistani Community Network IPCN Longford Leader / Longford Live Shannonside FM Irish Environmental Network Environmental Pillar Social Justice Ireland

22/01/2024

💚The Ethnic Minority Hub and Longford Green Earth are inviting you to an Information Sharing and Networking event on Monday, the 29th of January, in the The SinBin, at 19:00.
💚The overall theme of the event is Connection and will include a screening of the 'Rights of Nature', a short film produced by the Environmental Justice Network Ireland.
💚There will be a panel discussion about the idea of giving nature rights; people's connection to and disconnection from nature; the importance of forging resilient, connected, and educated communities; and questions/comments from the audience.
💚Members of the Ethnic Minority Hub will showcase storytelling and art.
💚There will also be ample time for conversation and connection.
💚Please RSVP to [email protected] by Saturday, the 27th of January - as finger food & tea/coffee will be provided.
💚Venue details: Longford Rugby Club, Lisbrack Road, N39 EK28.
💚 is

Longford County Council County Longford PPN Longford Environmental Network Longford Environmental Alliance Longford Men's Shed Dromard Mens Shed Ballinalee Tidy Towns Edgeworthstown District Development Drumlish Ballinamuck Town Team EDI Centre Longford Lisryan Tidy Village & Development page Longford Tidy Towns Ballymahon Tidy Towns Abbeylara Tidy Towns Carrickboy/Ballycloughan Tidy Towns Ballycloghan/Carrickboy Community Notice Board Edgeworthstown Tidy Towns Legan Tidy Towns Mullinalaghta Tidy Towns Taghshinny Tidy Village Cullyfad Community Group Ballyleague Tidy Towns Stonepark Community Group Mid Shannon Wilderness Park - Awareness Group Midlands Polish Community Longford Farmers Market Longford Writers Longford Beekeepers Teffia Park, Longford, Ireland. Ard House Ardagh Heritage and Creativity Centre Longford Macra Longford Leader / Longford Live Longford Library Services Shannonside FM