Ecolution

Ep 109 – Liffey Magic

Whilst many of us travel over the Liffey regularly, how often have you considered the life the river itself holds? Today we investigate the magic of the Liffey on a Curra

Ep 108 – Carbon, and on and on....

In this episode of Ecolution we discuss why now is the perfect time for us to truly act on decarbonisation. We speak with Garry Walsh of Oxfam on the impacts felt on the

Ep 107 - Outdoor Adventures

From kayaking on the Lakes of Killarney to discovering hidden adventures closer to home, Max and Sonny explore why spending time outdoors matters. Featuring outdoor photo

Ep 106 – Home is where the trees are

Did you know that Ireland has the lowest level of tree cover in the whole of Europe? Less than 10% of our landmass is covered in trees with less than one percent made up

Ep 105 – Dublin Buzz

Every year, on the 20th of May we take the time to celebrate one of the most important pollinators the world has. The humble bee. And this year we headed to a spot you wo

Ep 104 - Squirrelled

This week’s Ecolution looks into a really positive nature story; how one keystone species can have a wider impact on the broader Irish ecosystem. Dr Colin Lawton from Uni

Ep 103 - The Dawn Chorus Concert

We woke before sunrise in Killarney National Park to experience the dawn chorus — nature’s incredible morning concert. Joined by ecologist Irene Sullivan, we discover why

Ep 102 – Beavering away

This week we speak to the brilliant Emily Fairfax PHD, an Eco-hydrologist at the University of Minnesota, about her work documenting the lives of one of the most importan

Ep 101 – Ambassadors for a better future

We’re back for Season 6! And for the first episode we spent 2 days with this year’s Climate Ambassadors from the Irish Schools Sustainability Network. A hopeful story of

Ep 100 – Liz Bonnin

For our hundredth episode Evie spoke with the unstoppable, inspirational and inimitable Liz Bonnin to hear all about her astounding career as a TV presenter and campaigne

Ep 99 – The Ocean Cleanup

The Ocean Cleanup is a non-profit organization developing and scaling technologies to rid the oceans of plastic. We spoke with Matthias Egger, their Director of Environme

Ep 98 – Right Whales, Wrong Time

Today we look at two differing approaches to conserving whales in our oceans. Melanie White of Clearwater Marine Research Institute talks about their efforts to document

Ep 97 – Generation Glas

For this episode we give the reins to Generation Glas, a youth ambassador programme that helps young people across Ireland to lead the way on climate and the bioeconomy.

Ep 96 - Buy it, Break it, Fix it, Mend it!

Today we look at the subject of reuse and mending. Arran Murphy of the Rediscovery Centre heads the ReLove Fashion competition. Nathalie Crowley has been running a Repair

Ep 95 – Teachers wanna teach

We continue our mini series on Nature in schools with a visit to a park with first class from Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna with Caitriona Kenny and GAP Ireland. Plus we join te

Ep 94 – The Not so Frozen North

We travel north to Nuuk in Greenland to speak with Mie S Winding Department Head of the Greenland Climate Research Centre to discuss glaciers, ocean ice and more. Plus we

Ep 93 – Let's go outside

This week we head to St Patrick’s Primary School in Curtlestown to visit their outdoor classroom. A place nestled under trees where students connect to nature and even do

Ep 92 – What's Stopping Us?

Professor Pete Lunn is the founder and head of the ESRI’s Behavioural Research Unit. A behavioural economist, Pete’s primary research interest is how people make judgemen

Ep 91 – Laughing While Crying

Stuart Goldsmith is a comedian who has made the climate crisis the main topic of his standup. We spoke with him about how to communicate your fears, help people be better

Ep 90 – Which lie did I tell?

Today’s episode is all about Disinformation. Particularly around the climate crisis. We discuss how you tell fact from opinion, media literacy, memes and what exactly an