Féile Choilte Pobail - Tuamgraney Community Woodland Festival was a fun day for all the family of walks, talks, film, music, traditional woodland craft demonstrations, local food, community and culture which took place at St. Cronan's Church and the Tuamgraney Community Woodland, (formerly part of the ancient oakwood of Raheen Woods and the Great Forest of Aughty) in partnership with Tuamgraney Development Association Woodland Subgroup, The Woodland League and our communities

The Shannon River Keepers project began by listening and connecting, across the Shannon catchment to individuals, community groups, environmental organisations, local authorities, landowners, farmers, fishers, researchers and cultural practitioners already caring for the river. Through collaborative mapping and relationship-building, we aim to seek to reveal the existing constellation of people and initiatives that together form the living guardianship of the Shannon. This e

On Wednesday, we held our first event, which was an exploration of the future of food and farming across the Shannon basin. It was a beautiful weave of farmers and people expressing their concerns, hopes and dreams - from facing the realities of short-term financial incentives, to excess pesticides and fertilisers, to recognising the need to go deeper into listening to the land and working in harmony with nature, rather than against it. Together, we explored the Rights of Riv

A vision for a Bioregional Source to Sea approach to care for the River Shannon - Saol na Sionainn - the Life of the Shannon. 'We exist to strengthen the relationships that allow rivers and communities to flourish together, and create long-term change for the Shannon’s health.' Renewing our relationship with the River Shannon through practical action, education, cultural revival, sacred connection, and advancing the Rights of the River Shannon. The Shannon River Keepers was e

A Call on the EU to RECOGNISE THE RIGHTS OF NATURE CELT is the Irish representative in an European Citizens’ Initiative that aims to have the Rights of Nature recognized in EU legislation. A movement of European citizens - for nature and for democracy We are delighted to join citizens from across Ireland and the EU – including lawyers who have argued for the rights of rivers in court, activists who brought a nature rights bill before the Polish parliament, campaigners who he

Wonderful one day workshop nohow to Grow Gourmet & Medicinal Mushrooms on Logs with Forest Gardener Sean Bromley

Make your own Festive Season Gifts! One Day Workshops Sun, 30 Nov | 10 - 4pm Location: Slieve Aughty Centre, Kylebrack, Loughrea, H62DX77 One Day Stone Carving Workshop with Tommy our tutor teach the fundamental skills of stone carving, achieved by creating a stone "sketchbook" and work step by step as a group creating a beautiful and unique piece of art and practicing a host of different skills and techniques. Lessons to learn included... which tools are needed and what

Writing the Land Collaborative Arts Project CELT are delighted to welcome renowned nature writer and ecopoet Kerri Ni Dochertaigh as our Writer in Residence, taking place in partnership with the Woodland League and NatureCulture@LLN with thanks to funding awarded under the Irish Environmental Networks inaugural Andrew St Ledger Memorial Fund . Our Writer in Residence programme is part of our Writing the Land collaborative and creative platform with a focus on nature protect

We where greatly honored to welcome Starhawk for this inspiring 4 day event. Unfortunately Alfred Decker was not able to come but we were delighted to have the support of Davie Philip from Cultivate in Cloughjordan who cohosted this event with us. Earth Activism and Social Permaculture with Starhawk and Alfred Decker We live in a challenging time on the journey of humanity, but one which is also full of potential and possibility. Through our everyday actions we can activate

'' Exciting progress is underway on CELT’s wetland restoration project, part of our Biodiversity Action Plan Implementation funded by the Community Foundation Ireland and Burrenbeo Trust. Just a week after the new ponds were dug, they are already filling with water, bringing life back to the landscape. The former drainage ditch has been returned to a more natural, meandering form, with peat dams creating varied water levels and pools. According to Julius, the pond and drain b