Jan 30, 2012

2011 ESAI Photography competition winners



The theme of the 2011 ESAI Photography competition was "Nature in the Urban Environment". The competition was opened to all amateur photographers on the 1st August 2011.

The winning photographer receives a framed copy of their photograph together with a €250 voucher for photographic equipment, kindly sponsored by the Environmental Research Institute at University College Cork.

Both runners up receive one year membership to the ESAI.

 

Winning Photograph:

"Ducks marching through a luxury hotel into a summers evening" by Mr. Gerry Sugrue, Co. Dublin

 

Second Place:

"Starlings on my Aerial" by Leon Murphy, Co. Meath

 

Third Place:

"Green Light" by Anna Pielach, Co. Galway,

 

Special mention was made of the photographs from Rosemary Murphy (aged 6), Co. Meath, who shows great promise

 

All photographs entered to the competition can be viewed on our Facebook page at: ESAI Facebook Page

The winning photographs will be displayed in the Photo Competition Gallery section of the ESAI website at http://www.esaiweb.org/gallery/photo-competition in the coming days.


Jan 27, 2012

CEF Septic Tank Plenary

SEPTIC TANK PLENARY

 

 

Cork Environmental Forum, supported by

Engineers Ireland, Cork

                                                                                                                                                                                        

 

 

 

Information Seminar on the Water Services Amendment Bill (2011)

To Provide a Realistic Understanding of the Implications of the Legislation

10th February 2012

Oriel House, Ballincollig, Co. Cork 

9am -1pm

 

Speakers include chartered engineers, site assessors and suppliers of treatment systems.

 

Attendance is FREE. For further details or if you wish to register please contact bernadette@cef.ie or 086 8216726     

 

 

 

 

Jan 24, 2012

"Guzzler" escapes from Lifetime Lab

"GUZZLER" ESCAPES FROM LIFETIME LAB

 

Lifetime Lab is seeking help from primary school children all across Cork to keep an eye out for Guzzler, a furry energy eating alien that landed at the Old Waterworks recently. Guzzlers mission is to learn about saving energy from infant and junior classes and has been seen visiting Cork City schools this week.

 

The visit of Guzzler is part of a series of interactive, hands-on primary workshops available free to primary schools in Cork this year as Lifetime Lab partners the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to increase the understanding of climate change and energy efficiency.

 

Guzzler workshops are available to junior (1st & 2nd) classes and children will learn about energy efficiency and environmental awareness through participation in various experiments and activities using Guzzler the puppet – the ultimate energy waster!

 

Speaking about the partnership Mervyn Horgan Manager of Lifetime Lab said "The partnership with  SEAI  is a complement to the success of our existing education programmes, with close to 8000 primary school children per year attending workshops at Lifetime Lab we have developed a strong working relationship with schools in Cork" He further said "pupils receiving the free workshops will be introduced to the concept of energy conservation and  participate is fun activities at a level that is age appropriate, while class teachers will receive helpful resources linked to the SESE strands of science, geography and history".

 

Speaking about the workshops Aoife Cannon, Education Executive with SEAI said

"The aim of SEAI's Education Programme is to educate pupils on the benefits of sustainable energy, through local workshops we hope to reach a wider audience and really make a difference to the use of energy in Ireland".  Aoife added "Lifetime Lab is an ideal partner to deliver the programme, both by the success in reaching a large audience but also as an exemplar of sustainability" 

 

Guzzler Workshops are available free of charge to schools and will visit schools from January to March 2012. To book a workshop, or for more information, please contact lifetimelab@corkcity.ie or 021 4941500 or go to www.lifetimelab.ie

 

Ends

 

Contact Details

Name: Mervyn Horgan

Address: Lifetime Lab, Old Waterworks, Lee Road, Cork

Telephone:  021-4941500

Fax: 021-4941519

Email: lifetimelab@corkcity.ie

 

 

Notes to Editor

 

·         List of schools available on request

  • Lifetime Lab is located at the Old Cork Waterworks on Lee Road. The site comprises of an interactive Visitor Centre and Steam Engine Room, Playground and Gardens, Modern Conference Room, School Resource Centre and Coffee Dock.
  • Winter Opening hours are Monday-Friday9.00am – 5.00pm.
  • Lifetime Lab is an accredited Discover Primary Science & Maths (DPS&M) Centre and currently delivers workshops to over 8000 primary school children per year.                                   
  • Further information available from Lifetime Lab at: 021-4941500 or www.lifetimelab.ie
  • All programmes developed by SEAI are relevant to the various curricula, as set by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment.  For primary schools sustainable energy falls within the Social Environmental and Scientific Education (SESE) curriculum.

 

 

Mervyn Horgan

Lifetime Lab

Old Waterworks

Lee Road

Cork

021 4941500

 

 

 

Jan 21, 2012

Lighting problems around Midleton

> Hi all,
>
> Please see below a message from the council re reporting public lighting faults.
>
> Regards,
>
> Nick Becker
> Midleton Tidy Towns.
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Dave Clarke <Dave.Clarke@corkcoco.ie>
> Date: Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 9:29 AM
> Subject: Public Lighting
> To: Nick Becker <nickbecker39@gmail.com>
>
>
> Hi Nick
>
>
>
> As you are probably aware Airtricity has the contract for maintaining
> public lighting in County Cork. Faults can be reported directly to
> Airtricity on 1850 372 772 or alternatively through the website which
> will allow the public to report faulty lights.
>
>
>
> http://airtricitysolutions.com/Content.aspx?key=report-fault
>
>
>
> All lights have a pole ID number marked on them and this combined with
> the street name allows identification of the location.
>
>
>
> Perhaps reporting street light defects directly to Airtricity is
> something that might be of interest to Midleton Tidy Towns
> Association.
>
>
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> David Clarke
>
> Senior Executive Engineer
>
> Roads Operations
>
> Cork County Council
>
> Midleton Office
>
>
>
>
>
> The Lodge, Youghal Road, Midleton, Co. Cork, Ireland
>
> Tel: +353 21 4631554 Fax: + 353 21 4632023
>
>
> e-mail: dave.clarke@corkcoco.ie
>
> Web: http://www.corkcoco.ie
>

Jan 4, 2012

FW: Climate Justice talk

 

 

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Bernie Connolly

Development Coordinator
Cork Environmental Forum

www.cef.ie

T:  086 821 6726
E: bernadette@cef.ie

 

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1 ream of paper = 6% of a tree and 5.4kg CO2 in the atmosphere
3 sheets of A4 paper = 1 litre of water

 

From: Malachy Harty [mailto:malachyharty@gmail.com]
Sent: 04 January 2012 15:42
To: The Hartys; Feidhlim Harty; Patrick Treacy; Bernie Connolly
Subject: Climate Justice talk

 

Hello people, 

 

You may find this talk of interest. 

 

Malachy

 

Lecture on Climate Justice: 18 January, 6-7.30 pm, Boole IV Lecture Theatre, University College Cork.  Organised by UCC Centre for Global Studies as part of its Global Challenges Lecture Series.  Speaker: Mary Robinson.  All Welcome.  Contact: Dr Rosarii Griffin, T: +353 21 4903569, E: rosarii.griffin@ucc.ie.

 

____________________________
Malachy Harty

 

Malachy Harty Photography

Jamesbrook, Midleton, Co Cork
087 1213764
www.MalachyHarty.com