(Eco Eye s2/e2)
Archaeology & Roads
The programme begins with a look at what happens when new roads clash with Ireland’s ancient heritage. With our ever-increasing traffic congestion, there is an urgent need to develop our road infrastructure, however, when this is in an area of archaeological importance, the development could have serious implications for [...]
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Episode 02
Episode 03
Item 1
Community & Lifestyle
Recycling in Ireland
With Ireland’s existing landfill capacity running out, and the search for new sites becoming increasingly difficult, waste disposal is more regulated and more expensive than it’s ever been. The good news is that Irish people are recycling more. But, because facilities are still hopelessly limited in most areas, it’s not [...]
Episode 07
Eco Eye (s5/e7)
Native Woodlands
Duncan meets with members of the Forest Service to find out more about the Native Woodland Scheme. Developed by the Forest Service, the scheme provides support to landowners to protect and enhance existing native woodlands and also to establish new native woodlands.
Landfills
Currently almost all of our waste in Ireland ends up being [...]
Episode 06
Eco Eye (s5/e6)
Eco Tourism
Duncan travels to the Slieve Bloom region to look at the possibility of Eco Tourism in the midlands region. He meets Christina Byrne from the Slieve Bloom Rural Development Society and they discuss what Eco Tourism has to offer, and in particular what the Slieve Bloom region has to offer tourists. [...]
Episode 05
Eco Eye (s6/e5)
Item 1 (Big Picture strand) – “Household recyclables”
We will track recyclable waste from it’s source, find out how much of our green bin is actually recycled and how much is dumped in landfill, we will also reveal where all this recyclable material ends up…
Item 2 (Heritage protection and Natural Environment strand) – “Endangered [...]