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Green Foundation Ireland hosted a discussion on FROM POLICY TO PLANET: How Ireland’s EU Presidency Can Lead on Nature and Climate which took place online on 14 May 2026. Our guest speakers were CIARÁN CUFFE (former MEP and currently Co-Chair of the European Greens) (Chair of our panel discussion); LYNN BOYLAN MEP (Member of Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety); and OISÍN COGHLAN (Policy Adviser, Irish Environmental Network).

The above photo by: STIOFÁN NUTTY – Green Foundataion Ireland, in collaboration with Climate Justice Universities' Union (CJUU) and Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), held a in-person Conference "SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS: What is the role of universities in making Ireland's food system more sustainable?" in TUS Athlone, County Westmeath. The discussions on the day focused on related issues including food sovereignty, agroecology, food poverty and healthy food.

As part of the Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival, Green Foundation Ireland held a "Biodiversity Talk" with ÉANNA NÍ LAMHNA in conversation with Darragh Wynne of Green Foundation Ireland. Our conversation focused on the topic of biodiversity with particular reference to Lough Derg, where the event took place.

Green Foundation Ireland hosted a talk "Persistent Organic Pollutants: Pathways to human consumption" which took place online on 16 Sep 2025. Our guest speaker was CIARAN MONAHAN, a postdoctoral researcher in University College Dublin. His research interests include education, environmental risk assessment, and food safety.

Green Foundation Ireland hosted an evening online talk for Biodiversity Week 2025 on the theme "The Power of Local, Ethical Food for Community Well-Being" on 23 May 2025 with ANNA RITA MELE, Manager of the Dublin Food Co-Op, and PEADAR LYNCH, Manager of the Cherry Orchard Community Garden.

On World Bee Day (20 May 2025) and for Biodiversity Week 2025, Green Foundation Ireland hosted an evening online talk with PADDY HOLOHAN of the Carlow Beekeepers' Association which focused on the development of accommodation for honey bees and associated issues.

The Kingfisher Project, in collaboration with Harold’s Cross Village Community Council, Dublin City Council and Green Foundation Ireland, hosted the KINGFISHER PROJECT OPEN DAY, including "Showcasing the Pixel Gardens", on 17 May 2025 in the Blarney Park Allotments, Kimmage, Dublin, D12 W8C8.

Green Foundation Ireland hosted a talk on the theme "Managing Common Invasive Species" which took place online on 19 March 2025. Our guest speaker was ORLA NÍ DHÚILL, a writer and environmentalist from Dublin, based on Achill Island in County Mayo.

After the screening of "This is Your River" and "The Forest Midwife", Green Foundation Ireland, in association with TU Dublin Green Week, hosted an afternoon in-person discussion in TU Dublin Bolton Street on 11 March 2025 with BETA BAJGART (Film-maker, "The Forest Midwife"), OLIVE LEAVY (National Co-Ordinator of Irish Forest Owners) and JOHN GORMLEY (Film-maker, "This is Your River"). Chaired by PAT BRERETON of Green Foundation Ireland, they tell the story of people who are working to rewild and restore nature in Ireland.

Green Foundation Ireland, in association with TU Dublin Green Week, hosted a talk on "Reviving the Irish Atlantic Rainforest" which took place in TU Dublin Bolton Street on 11 March 2025. Our guest speaker was EOGHAN DALTUN, who talked about his work to rewild his farm on the Beara Peninsula and what can be learned from the process.