On Friday 14th of October, John McMahon and Emmet Hogan from RE:SURE | A Fortus Company will be sleeping out in Dublin for just one night to shine a light on homelessness in Ireland and raise vital funds for Focus Ireland.

Last week, the Cloudforests team took a trip to Cloudforests Three in Doonaha on the Loop Head Peninsula, in Clare.

Yesterday, our CEO Bernard Pender & Head of Community, Alan O’Donovan took a trip to Tallaght to meet John Kiberd & Co from Stepping Stone Forests.

Stepping Stone Forests is a community-based project which aims to small, urban, densely planted woodland using native species of trees and shrubs (otherwise known as a “Stepping Stone Forest’). Due to the dense nature of the planting, the trees and shrubs grow very rapidly. This method is inspired by the work of world-renowned botanist Prof. Akira Miyawaki.

Washing machines use up to 19 billion cubic meters of water annually. They also emit an estimated 62 million tonnes of CO2-eq greenhouse gases each year.

Enerpower (CoolPartner 032) recently announced the completion of a 180kWp rooftop solar array system for the Costello & McDermott facility in Ballinrobe County Mayo.

Humankind marked a grim milestone last month as we reached ‘Overshoot Day’ for planet earth. 

Earth Overshoot Day is the day by which humanity has consumed all Earth can sustainably produce for the year. It marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year.

Consumption of Coffee worldwide for 2020/21 is projected to be 167.23 million bags. This is an increase of 1.9% for the year 2019/20. With all this Coffee, comes a lot of waste. We bin an estimated 22,000 single-use coffee cups every hour in Ireland.

Guelder rose is a deciduous, upright shrub. Guelder-rose usually grows by lakes and in hedgerows. They sometimes reach as high as 4 meters.

The Wild Cherry Tree (Crann silín fiáin) is one of Ireland's most attractive native trees. Its beauty, and its fruit, have made it one of Ireland’s most respected, protected trees throughout history & it continues to be a popular tree around the country today.

Its scented flowers are particularly appealing to insects & it’s easily recognizable, white cherry blossoms are a joy for any fortunate individual who may lay eyes on them.

Last week, Transdev Dublin Light Rail Ltd. (CoolPartner 40) had the honour of welcoming students from the Development Education Centre, St Vincent’s, Navan Road, to the Luas Broombridge Depot in Dublin.