Community Gardens Ireland is proud to mark a landmark achievement for the movement. In May 2025, Carlow County Council became the first local authority in the Republic of Ireland to officially launch a dedicated Community Garden & Allotment Policy, accompanied by a practical Handbook for community groups. This pioneering framework affirms the value of community […]
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Creating a Community Garden in Global Green at Electric Picnic 2024
Garden in the Green Community Gardens Ireland recently experienced its 13th Garden in the Green at Electric Picnic 2024, where we joined over 150 activists and socially engaged artists in the Global Green permaculture village for the three day festival. With over 30 environmental organisations represented, from solar to soil, bogs to banjos, Global Green […]
Proposed Planning & Development Bill 2023
Help Needed for Proposed Planning & Development Bill 2023 Earlier this week we became aware of changes proposed in the proposed Planning & Development Bill. The Bill, as it currently stands, would do the following: If passed under the current wording, the Bill will mean that all current 2500 allotments and community gardens provided by […]
Grow Your Own Food Not Emissions
At an all-island meeting of community growers in Carlow on Saturday 5th November 2022, attendees heard of the role growing your own food performs to help residents adapt to climate change and reduce biodiversity loss. All-Island Community Gardening Gathering The event, organised by Community Gardens Ireland and Social Farms & Gardens Northern Ireland, took place in […]
Community Gardens Ireland – Let’s Get Growing!
There is no country-wide policy in place to increase the number of allotments & community gardens. Here’s our submission for support.