Let's Go Green with Aisling O'Rourke

On this week’s Let’s Go Green, Aisling O’ Rourke is joined by Dr Fionnuala Cooney to discuss breastfeeding and its benefits for the environment. It’s Mother Earth day so we check in on Global Action Plan’s Climate Heroes competition for 2024. Blainaid O’Regan of Siro joins Aisling to discuss their research which has found that nature tables have become a thing of the pa

After a nine year battle a group of climate activists from Switzerland have won a landmark case at the European Court of Human Rights that will force Governments across Europe to tackle climate change. On this week’s episode of Let’s Go Green with Aisling O’ Rourke Caroline O’Doherty Environmental Correspondent at the Irish Independent talks us through the consequences of t

Is your company ESG ready? Do you even know what it stands for? On this week's Let's Go Green Aisling O' Rourke delves into the European Union's aims to have companies create environmental, social and governmental policies in order to ensure they are doing their bit for the environment. If you are a business owner this is a policy that will affect you and to break it down for us Sa

Local authorities across Laois Offaly and Westmeath have recently adopted a new waste management plan but what does it mean for you? On this week’s Let’s Go Green Aisling O’ Rourke is joined by Kevin Swift of the Regional Waste Management Offices to talk about the new plan to get us to rethink our waste. Speaking of waste the French Parliament has recently voted to penalise f

Have you ever wondered if your lingerie is good for the environment? On this week’s Let’s Go Green Aisling O’ Rourke is joined by Siobhan Dunphy of Bon and Berg an Irish sustainable lingerie brand to discuss why she turned her engineering mind to making underway. Would you consider heating your home with recycled vegetable oil? Kevin McPartlan of Fuels for Ireland to discuss

On this week’s episode of Let’s Go Green there’s something new and exciting in Roscrea! Artist Dan Leo has created a new mural for the town highlighting one of Ireland’s native species and it’s gone viral. Dick Conroy of Roscrea Tidy Towns speaks with Aisling O’ Rourke about the Hare that’s got Roscrea talking. Also on the show this week Dr Marie Donnelly Chair of the

Are you confused by your smart meter? As many householders look to reduce costs and become more sustainable in their electricity usage a former Minister for Energy says we’ve been let down by the Energy Regulator. Denis Naughten speaks with Aisling O’ Rourke on this week’s episode of Let’s Go Green to outline why we should all have access to and understand the information o

In recent days Taylor Swift has the world talking about Carbon offsetting - do you know what it is? Well on this week’s Let’s Go Green with Aisling O’ Rourke we dive into the world of Carbon Offsetting and ask if it’s actually doing more harm than good. Environmentalist John Gibbons returns to the show to separate the greenwashing from fact.    Als

On this week’s Let’s Go Green Aisling O’ Rourke takes a deep dive into the EU’s Just Transition Fund for tourism operators in the Midlands. Paddy Matthews head of Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands joins the show to explain how the fund will work and how businesses can apply. Following the recent publication of the Government’s Biodiversity Action Plan local authorities around

On this week's let's go green Aisling ask’s if throwing soup at paintings has any real impact? Environmentalist John Gibbons joins the show to discuss the government’s new biodiversity action plan. Aisling is checks in on The Factory in Birr to learn how their efforts to become a more sustainable and environmentally friendly design company. Founder Brendan Dooley talks renting