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Tóchar Stories @tocharstories.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Some incredible opportunities to experience #bogs, #wetlands #birds #bees and #nature with local guides. In this spell of lovely weather - check these out ? @communitywetlands.bsky.social @abogslife.bsky.social @scohaboybog.bsky.social @rachelmurphy.bsky.social @jamierohu.bsky.social #Biodiversity

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Tóchar Stories @tocharstories.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Three months of @tocharstories.bsky.social and we've had over 80 meetings and criss-crossed the Midlands eight counties. We've been mapping, listening and connecting and now we're seeding ideas, events, workshops - all about enabling #wetlands communities in a just transition. #TócharStories #bogs

and infographic for Tóchar Community its Stories showing its process of mapping, listening and seeding and how it is guided by a just transition and the environmental justice framework of people, places and species being seen together in place and belonging. It calls for those who are interested to share and connect with Tóchar as its work grows across 2025.

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Tóchar Stories @tocharstories.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Met with heritage group in #Pollagh Co Offaly for a quick chat last evening and were kindly hosted by Joe and Josie Gallagher in the Pull Inn, village pub. You can discover Joe's story in this episode of "Harvesting the History' #TócharStories @abogslife.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6h2Z...

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The pub is the hub - Episode 13

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Heather Bothwell @heatherbothwell.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Snipe in the Flow Bog , Co Cavan . Camaflague , blink and you’ll miss it @communitywetlands.bsky.social

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scohaboybog.bsky.social @scohaboybog.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

We’re delighted to feature in this superb new guide from CWF….passing on the learnings 👏🙂 @npwsireland.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @peatlands.bsky.social @bizbioirl.bsky.social @jamierohu.bsky.social

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Irish Peatland Conservation Council @peatlandconserve.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

In other parts of its range, the Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) typically turns white in the winter. However, the Irish subspecies (L. timidus hibernicus) stays brown all year round! Our only native lagomorph, the Irish Hare is widespread in Ireland, and found in habitats such as bogs and grasslands.

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Irish Peatland Conservation Council @peatlandconserve.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

IPCC's national Hop To It Frog Survey received its first frogspawn record of the season on December 27th. Though highest numbers of frogspawn sightings generally occur in February and March, do keep an eye out in January! You can submit sightings here: www.ipcc.ie/help-ipcc/ho... Photo: A. Fogarty

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Tóchar Stories @tocharstories.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Sharing #TócharStories from the communities - and this is photographer and artist Shane Hynan on his visual work around his local Knockirr Bog at #Carbury Co Kildare, where his own roots and family story are. Don't you love the photos of people's lives on the bog? #bogs youtu.be/ilcDKcx5oCI?...

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Visual History of Knockirr and Carbury Bog

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Tóchar Stories @tocharstories.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

And like this video from #Roscommon County Council & Eileen Fahey, #Kilteevan Tidy Towns, on how local people became custodians of #Cloonlarge Bog and began learning about its unique biodiversity and the need to protect it as well as its #climate action. #TócharStories youtu.be/VeIWJoqjxj4?...

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Kilteevan Tidy Towns supporting Climate Action Roscommon

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scohaboybog.bsky.social @scohaboybog.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

In winter ‘22 cell bunding installation by @npwsireland.bsky.social raised water levels and once dry eastern cutover area quickly transformed into new wetland habitat👏 @jamierohu.bsky.social @peatlands.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social

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Tóchar Stories @tocharstories.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

We're gathering some TV pieces around Ireland's bog restoration including a short piece with @tinaclaffey.bsky.social four years ago on @rte.ie Nationwide as Tina takes Bláthnaid Ni Chofaigh for a bog walk to see the 'small things' growing there #TócharStories www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-AD...

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'The biggest thing about the bog is the little things' | Nationwide | RTÉ One

YouTube video by RTÉ - IRELAND’S NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA

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Tóchar Stories @tocharstories.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Some lovely first person stories and memories here from Offaly Library: Capturing our Story - #Kilcormac - including those like Sean Craven talking about their days working with Bord na Moná and the whole commercial turf cutting industry in the area soundcloud.com/offalylibrar... #TócharStories

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Irish Life and Lore's 'Capturing our Story: Kilcormac' . With support from Creative Ireland, Offaly County Council Heritage Office and Kilcormac Development Association, recordings were compiled with

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

In 2025, a narrow focus on limited, gradual emissions reductions is not enough. My thoughts on the lack of ambition in the new Irish government’s climate plans www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

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Why is climate justice missing from new Government programme?

Ireland is uniquely positioned to lead on transformative climate justice, but the incoming Government is proceeding with business as usual

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Tóchar Stories @tocharstories.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

What a delight this art exhibition is - #BogSkin at RHA from end of January featuring some of the photographers/ artists we've been connecting with about #bogs and #art in Ireland including Shane Hynan & Tina Claffey (its free) @tinaclaffey.bsky.social rhagallery.ie/events/exhib.... #TócharStories

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AI2Peat Project @ai2peat.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Do you know why peatlands are important? Read Peat Hub Ireland's factsheets to learn the essentials: www.ucd.ie/peat-hub-ire... They're linked to the PHI Database which compiles 900 publications! A great resource 🎉 @abogslife.bsky.social @peatlandconserve.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social

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Factsheets - Peat Hub Ireland

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Tóchar Stories @tocharstories.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

We've been collecting some wonderful #peatland story resources as part of #TocharStories - and love this story map from FarmPEAT ( European Innovation Partnership promoting sustainable management of peat soils in Irish midlands) storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/79b7...

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Agricultural Peat Soils

Discover the story of Ireland's agricultural peat soils and how FarmPEAT's project farmers manage them for nature.

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Tóchar Stories @tocharstories.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Very useful #peatland factsheets, covering climate, biodiversity, environment and culture produced by @ucddublin.bsky.social Peat Hub research team including Dr Kate Flood who is the geographer on #TócharStories. Have a look and share with #bog #wetlands folk? www.ucd.ie/peat-hub-ire...

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abogslife.bsky.social @abogslife.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Hello friends, Dia daoibh a charide. I will be mostly posting (infrequently!) about peatlands and people and maybe some lizards and a little poetry too.

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