Tree Planting Day
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Kate Flynn | Jan 28 2024, 3:58pm | Currently facing planting 62 trees per person at this years Carbon offset event. Would appreciate a few less tree : person ratio, 6km run option before the event. food provided after! |
| Fia Moore | Jan 28 2024, 5:15pm | I’ll bring my son along (16yrs), so that’s another helper. Look forward to it! |
| liam kenny | Jan 29 2024, 1:11pm | hi would like to help out also but cant be there till 1030/11 if thats ok |
| Alan Kennedy | Jan 29 2024, 2:32pm | I'm going to be the same Liam so i'll be in touch and we might be able to meet up. |
| Miriam Maher | Feb 6 2024, 7:11pm | Fantastic work done by a great bunch of people on Saturday. I was there and I did 'assist' in the planting of some of the trees, but I think it would be a stretch to say that I was personally responsible for any digging of holes. Too short to hammer any of the stakes in place either. So basically I was of limited use, but I did do a great job of holding the trees ready for planting and gave great positive support to all the those planting. So go me ;-) Angela, Paul, Kate and all your friendly family and friends, thank you so much for the trojan work done before, during and after Saturday. Getting such a huge number of trees planted, approximately 500 of native species, spread across the hillsides, was a huge achievement...and it was a bit of a soft day out there too. But the hardest work was done behind the scenes by Angela, so thank you for that. The talk beforehand from Robert was really interesting and gave us all a greater understanding of why a project like this has value and relevance for us all and future communities and generations. Finally, the amazing hospitality and seriously tasty food provided in the Flynn household was to be seen and experienced to be believed. I've asked for the recipe of the veggy curry, the fact that a carnivore like me wants it says all you need to know about how good it was. Good start to the year on keeping the climate focus on the IMRA agenda. |
| Angela Flynn | Feb 9 2024, 11:50am | A massive thank you to all who came out last Saturday and helped plant approx. 500 native trees on Corrigoonn Commons. The work you did will help future generations on so many levels... A special thank you to Paul Mc Redmond ( no not Flynn) and Stephan Claude who loaded and unloaded the van and set up the locations for the tree planting - Robert Moore for his consulting services and to James Cullinane and Kate Flynn for their expert catering, Caoillte and Easie Treesie for the trees and the committee who supported this initiative on every level. To the general membership who add the 1e to their entry race your donations made this event happen and will continue to do so. .Oh and eh ...there will be ongoing maintenance opportunities for anyone who might like to contribute - the bracken will grow and it will need to be cleared around the trees during the summer .. |
| Angela Flynn | Oct 22 2024, 12:00pm | Tree maintenance -Sunday, 17th November, 2024 Many of you have inquired about how the trees are doing over the racing season and I delighted to say many are thriving ( -we have approximately a 50% survival rate -Caoillte is 30%) . S,o if you would like to help the trees along we are organising the tree maintenance day for Sunday, 17th from 10;30 am to 12;30 pm -park at A98EP93 and we will car pool again to the various locations around the mountain. Bring gloves, boots and any appropriate tools you may have and be prepared for the weather. We are looking for about 15 people and again we will be providing lunch at our house after. Thanks in advance |
| Connie Dottino | Oct 25 2024, 7:22pm | I’ll be there |
| Stéphane Claude | Oct 29 2024, 8:20am | How many of "my trees" have survived? That's all I'm interested in ;) Anyway...please count me in, looking forward to lunch |
| Stephen Lavelle | Oct 29 2024, 8:24am | Count me in. |
| Joe Lalor | Oct 30 2024, 5:47pm | Me too |
| Angela Flynn | Nov 6 2024, 12:53pm | Looking for a few more volunteers for this, please - honestly my cooking isn’t that bad |
| Patrik Albertsson | Nov 6 2024, 1:33pm | I can join your and help out with tree maintenance. |
| Aoife O Brien | Nov 6 2024, 1:38pm | I'm in! |
| Dan Geelon | Nov 6 2024, 8:16pm | I'll be there to check out my trees |
| Dave Docherty | Nov 7 2024, 10:10am | I'm hoping to be there with my boys. |
| Joseph Boyle | Nov 11 2024, 2:26pm | Angela, I'll be there. |
| Vivian O'Gorman | Nov 11 2024, 4:52pm | I'!ll be there as well Angela... |
| Stephen Lavelle | Nov 12 2024, 2:55pm | Sorry, can I ask what "appropriate tools" should we bring as the trees are already planted we will/won't be digging holes? Thanks |
| Louis Mullee | Nov 14 2024, 1:59pm | Ill be there also! |
| Alice Clancy | Nov 16 2024, 5:14pm | Hi All, planning a run around the Sugar Loaf pre tree-maintenance! Meeting at Kilmac public carpark at 8.15…All welcome! |
| Angela Flynn | Nov 19 2024, 9:55am | A very special thank you to all of the runners who helped out with the tree maintenance last Sunday- a very necessary part of the tree planting initiative - lads ye were fantastic. Planting and managing an initiative like this without a commercial company being involved is a bit more of a challenge. Trees are complicated and it really has been a an enjoyable and educational learning curve for us all. |
| Dave Docherty | Nov 19 2024, 12:15pm | A fun days work. My two boys had great craic. And the hot lunch after was very tasty. Thanks for hosting. |
