The prospect of a polar plunge in the depths of Antarctica is enough to make anyone’s teeth chatter. But that’s how Cork environmental scientist and climate change consultant Dr Tara Shine celebrated the new year — for a good cause and as a personal challenge.
New 4-part Natural History Series for RTÉ 1. From wildlife to weather to the changing landscape, from farming cycles to nature’s ancient rhythms, each episode of A Wild Irish Year features the wild magic of one Irish season – three months of enormous transition sweeping across our island.
Tara spoke at The National Biodiversity Conference 2019 in Dublin Castle.
Waging a war against plastic in their town. When two concerned mums from Kinsale posted a video to social media in early February, discussing which items of common household plastic were suitable for recycling, the video went viral nationwide and generated more than 205,000 views.
