Our partners in the Northern Ireland/Ireland are:

Cultivate Living and Learning Centre
Comhar Sustainable Development Council
Northern Ireland Sustainable Development Commission
Arena Network, Business in the Community Northern Ireland

News: 

Low Carbon Entrepreneurs Website Goes Live! On Friday 13 August, five members of the 2009/2010 Challenge Europe team from Northern Ireland and Ireland held a successful networking event in Dublin to mark the launch of their new business website, www.lowcarbonentrepreneurs.com. Read more ...

Advocates from NI/Ireland plan events to celebrate community! On 15 June, FLASHFEAST was organised as a launch day and celebration of Street Feast , a new annual event developed by advocates from Ireland to celebrate community. The launch was held on the plaza beside City Hall in Dublin and involved participants and passers-by sitting down to share delicious ‘green’ food and chat in the wonderful lunchtime sunshine. Read more...

Northern Ireland advocates help Belfast get on its bike! In June, Friends of the Earth joined with the transport charity, Sustrans to organise a conference aimed at influencing Northern Ireland government to increase its spend on cycling schemes and infrastructure within the capital, Belfast. The conference, 'Belfast Cycle City: Visions for the Future', was chaired by Challenge Europe partner, Jim Kitchen (NI Sustainable Development Commission) and was attended by approximately 200 individuals, including town planners, government officials, cycling experts and enthusiasts from across the city. Read more...

Irish Challenge Europe advocates and sisters, Julie and Irene McGee, attended the EU Consumer Summit which was held in Brussels on 18-19 March 2010. Read more about it in our main news.

How do the Climate Advocates promote their experience with Challenge Europe? Read more about it here.

Advocates receive One hundred thousands welcome in Ireland

Advocates Celebrate the British Council!

Climate Advocates EAT IN at Electric Picnic

'Dragon's Den' panel in the Science Gallery, Dublin    

The Northern Ireland/Ireland 2010 climate advocate team:       

Barry McCarron, 27, Masters Student in Sustainable Rural Development, NI
Ciara O’Connor, 26, Environmental Services Manager, Ireland
Conall Doherty, 22, Structural Engineering Postgraduate, Northern Ireland
Elaine Doyle, 29, Development Engineer, Ireland
Emmanuelle Marion, 29, Green Entrepreneur, Ireland
Jen Banks, 25, Youth and Education Assistant and MPhil Student, Northern Ireland
Joe Shiels, 25, Intern (International Labour Organisation), Ireland
Karol Kerrane, 30, Independent Energy Consultant, Ireland
Katrina McGuire, 32, Health and Safety Advisor, Northern Ireland
Michelle McCrystall, 21, Environmental Assistant (Business in the Community), NI
Richard O’Rourke, 35, Independent Business Consultant, Ireland
Ruth Doyle, 26, PhD Student in Sustainable Consumption, Ireland
Ryan George, 26, Assistant Environmental Programme Manager, Northern Ireland
Stephanie Kerr, 23, Office Manager (Friends of the Earth), Northern Ireland
Suzanne Rush, 22, International Development and Food Policy Graduate, Ireland
Trevor Seery, 25, Environmental Management Graduate, Ireland

Resources

More information on the partnership consortium

Contact

For further information about the project in Northern Ireland & Ireland, please contact: Liz McBain, North/South Projects Manager, British Council, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Tel: +44 (0)28 9024 8220 ext 270

For press enquiries, please contact:
Jonathan Stewart, Communications Manager, British Council, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it