Attendees at the launch of the pollinator-friendly community garden booklet in Greystones and Kilcoole Community Garden on Saturday 20th June 2026 includes Kate Chandler of National Biodiversity Data Centre, Jennifer Whitmore TD, Jim Callery of Wicklow County Council, Dónal McCormack, Miren-Maialen Samper, Jenny Lyons and Adam Calihman of Community Gardens Ireland, and the amazing members […]
Author: Donal McCormack
Report on the 2026 Spring Gathering of Community Growers – 25th April 2026!
On Saturday 25th April, Community Gardens Ireland (CGI) held our yearly online gathering of community growers. This is a huge event each year with over 150 people registering for this year’s event. Our co-chairperson Molly Garvey opened the event and welcomed all attendees, went through the plan for the day, and encouraged all present to […]
Ireland’s Nature Restoration Plan – Land Leaders’ Forum on “Fields, Forests and Rivers”, Tuesday 20th January 2026
On Tuesday 20th January, our co-chairperson Dónal McCormack attended the Land Leaders’ Forum stakeholder engagement session on Ireland’s Nature Restoration Plan in Athlone’s Hodson Bay Hotel. The event today included representatives from farming organisations, government departments, semi-state companies, local authorities, the Irish Environmental Network, Birdwatch Ireland, An Taisce, and many more. Following the adoption of […]
End of Year Report by Community Gardens Ireland – 2025
It’s been another incredibly busy 12 months for all of us at Community Gardens Ireland! All committee members of Community Gardens Ireland are volunteers who work together to progress the need for more allotments and community gardens throughout the island of Ireland. Here are some of the highlights: 1) School gardens, allotments, and community gardens ignored […]
President Higgins’ Garden Party, 26th June 2025
Community Gardens Ireland was honoured to attend the President’s garden party in the beautiful venue of Áras an Uachtaráin on Thursday 26th of June 2025. Molly Garvey, Miren Maialen Samper, Jenny Lyons, Maeve Foreman, and Dónal McCormack attended on behalf of Community Gardens Ireland. The garden party was organised to celebrate community groups and organisations throughout […]