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Science teacher | Founding Director @irishschsusty | Environmental Leadership Dev. Prog. | Bitesize Biodiversity | | views are my own🏳️‍🌈

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Patrick Kirwan

2 months

I’m thrilled to receive this award. It recognises the hard work of all of us in @ArdscoilNaMara & @IrishSchSusty who are trying to connect students with the natural world. My journey started in @hammersmithacad & it continues. Teaching nature is what keeps me in education.

@BritishEcolSoc

British Ecological Society

@BritishEcolSoc

2 months

@CamZoology @uniofedinburgh @tomezard @OceanEarthUoS @MarshAwards @NathalieSeddon @UniofOxford @NatureBasedSols @OxfordBiology @NatureRecovery @Araujo_lab @CGF_UK @fct_pt @OISTedu @mncn_csic @fungomariah @museumsofkenya @jamesTstroud @GeorgiaTech The Ecological Engagement Award, which recognises an ecologist who has bridged the gap between ecology and other groups, goes to Patrick Kirwan, @growgardeners at @irishschsusty

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

Celebrating & sharing the story of an inspirational woman, Violet Ann Schunman, who died aged 99 last summer 2021. We just bought Violet’s house & we are in awe of her impact. Share her story to encourage others to leave the same legacy. 1/9

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1 year

Today I asked two classes which picture they’d prefer. Nearly all students said the one with the mown grass because it’s neat and tidy. The one with the flowers won’t last long & what will it look like in the winter. 1/

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2 years

We will continue her awesome work by planting more native trees & adding a bigger pond & we will bask in nature observing the visitors as she did! Thank you Violet for leaving this space in a much better way than you found it. 9/9

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1 year

We have conditioned ourselves & our children to think that mown grass, a biodiversity desert is beautiful 😭 Our baseline for nature is so egregiously low. How do we rapidly change this? 5/5

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Patrick Kirwan

4 months

Spain has 36% tree cover. We have 12%, mostly Sitka Spruce. Cycling in N. Spain is bittersweet. It’s exhilarating to be surrounded by trees & to see the land is teeming with life but depressing to return to barren 🇮🇪 The wildflowers on this bridge would be sprayed back home🙈

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

Violet bought her cottage in Waterford in 1997. Aged 74 Violet began transforming this 1.1 acre plot into a biodiversity haven, planting tree saplings by her own hands. In these pictures you can see how the land (plot on the right) transformed over 24 years from 1997 to 2021. 2/

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2 years

Violet created a space that was as nourishing for her as it was for wildlife. She captured carbon & created a space for wildlife while most likely improving her own mental health. I feel we are just holding this space that she created to pass it onto another steward. 8/9

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1 year

I didn’t know at the time that they are a superfood for pollinators & that they feed the birds too. When I look at Dandelions now, all I see is food. With some education my values changed. 3/

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2 years

We saw chairs dotted around the property, connected by a mown strip, where we can imagine her sitting basking in nature. A few weeks ago our dog ran through the meadow & at least 50 butterflies rose up into the air. I have never seen that many butterflies. 3/9

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Patrick Kirwan

1 year

I showed them this video & I asked them to imagine how they would feel sitting on the grass here on a summers day watching the long grass blowing gently in the wind. They said they’d feel calm & relaxed. I talked about how this is full of life. 4/

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

Mature Hawthorn trees are found all the way down the South side of the property. May flowers provide lots of food for insects & these trees are dripping with scarlet berries in autumn & winter providing food for birds & mammals. 4/9

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Patrick Kirwan

1 year

I bought the cheapest land I could find in Ireland. Now I’m planting a forest bigger than St Stephen’s Green – The Irish Times

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I bought the cheapest land I could find in Ireland. Now I’m planting a forest bigger than St...

Three years ago Catherine Cleary and her husband decided to build a native woodland. This is how they did it

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

A small pond at the front of the property is home to a variety of insects and of course frogs. We’ve been told that Violet invited curious visitors into her wild garden, hedgehogs, foxes, pine martins, and birds, welcoming them with food. Deers pop in too. 7/9

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2 years

Beautiful dry stone walls surround the property which provide hiding places & homes for a variety of insects. Large parts of the wall are concealed by brambles which provide food for insects birds & mammals & corridors for wildlife to move unseen. 5/9

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2 years

The variety of plants & micro-habitats bring lots of midges, flies & moths which in turn attract bats and a host of other wonderful creatures 6/9

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Patrick Kirwan

6 months

What a bizarre sight in Kilmeaden. The chemicals are so toxic a full on protective suit is needed. Who cares about the person passing by walking their dog or the children getting their bus to school? All to kill some moss & wildflowers. Hope it doesn’t get into the water! 1/

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Patrick Kirwan

1 year

I told them that years ago a student of mine in London commented on how beautiful a flower was. I turned around to see a Dandelion & I inwardly thought that the student knew nothing about nature. I explained that I was conditioned to see these as weeds. 2/

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Patrick Kirwan

1 year

@CarolineCoramUK @AnneMarieClark6 😍 I’m sure that looks awesome. Nourishing for the soul.

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Patrick Kirwan

4 months

This is what the Comeraghs could look like if we restricted grazing & let biodiversity flourish.

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

@LucyM69230292 Planting all of these beautiful trees in her 70s and she lived to see them as mature trees. She knew where it was at!

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Patrick Kirwan

1 year

@flandfau Yes we do need the education. As you leave Kilmeaden (on the way to Waterford) one side of the road for a long stretch is all brown. Sprayed 🤯 I see so many brown stone walls! All sprayed when they could be covered in moss & lichen 😍

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Patrick Kirwan

3 years

My students run an after school Climate Cafe & they were really energised after today’s session. 3rd week running & numbers are growing. Students, including 6th yrs, chatting climate & nature solutions. Bringing people together is such a feel good thing to do. It spurs us all on.

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Patrick Kirwan

3 years

Just spotted the first 🐸 spawn of the year😁

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Patrick Kirwan

5 years

Schools should have a garden for the environment, promote mental health, personal development & community. Sign up for CPD. @hackneyherbal @SoilAssociation @organicUK @UKSustain @FoodGrowSchools @WildlifeTrusts @SembleUK @TommyTonsberg @LdnFarmGarden @TNLComFund @GardenGreengate

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

“WHAT!” lots of students said this. A collective gasp from the class when they heard that only 1% of Ireland is covered in native woodland. @IrishSchSusty @IrishRainforest @aoibhinn_ni_s #ClimateNatureSummit

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Patrick Kirwan

3 years

What a wonderful honour. Our @HammersmithAcad Garden changed my perspective on education and my life. It led me to some awesome projects & amazing people. If you are not growing in your school you should make a start, otherwise your students & staff are missing out:-)

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3 years

Well done to Patrick Kirwan @growgardeners who is Highly Commended in the School Changemaker of the Year category and played a huge part in making @HammersmithAcad London’s Sustainable School of the year!

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Patrick Kirwan

5 years

Growing kits are made for our students and are ready to be picked up when they are out for their daily walk. Looking forward to seeing how they get on with growing herbs at home.

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Patrick Kirwan

1 year

It was time to finish off cutting the grass in our community nature space with my scythe. My dad kindly offered to use the strimmer. I politely declined. The scythe is kinder to nature. It gives wildlife a chance to move on & there are still tonnes of insects on the cuttings. 1/

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

Making a change can be time consuming and energy draining. This kind of change is easy and energising😍

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2 years

@merylbatchelder What a woman eh! If we had more women in leadership the world would look very different. @network_will

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Patrick Kirwan

5 months

Last summer I made a commitment not to fly so this year I’ve taken the ferry to Bilbao for a cycling holiday. The trip on the ferry was great (albeit a lot more expensive than flying). Saw some common dolphins and gannets. Hoping to spot some whales on the way back. 1/

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

"Put your hands up if you want to make a commitment to take climate action". Out of 30 3rd yr students no one put up their hand. Inside I felt despair particularly because we were 5 weeks into an Environmental Influencer course which they had actively engaged with. 1/

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

On my way to work this morning I saw a man in a full HAZMAT suit spraying the curbs in Kilmeaden. Absolutely nuts🤯 We recognise how toxic these chemicals are to us & ignore how damaging they are to the environment. Also potential for these to get into our drains & waterways.

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

As a kid I dreamt of having lots of land to create my own massive garden. I didn't realise that I could just use the community space outside my door that must be over an acre in size. Absolutely loved planting over 20 trees today under the watchful eye of my furry supervisor. 1/

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Patrick Kirwan

3 years

I have a new Climate and Nature ally in work! 🎈 🎉 #DontLookUp was part of their awakening. For some of us it has been Greta, for others COP26….we need to keep telling stories and finding new ways to communicate what’s happening to help people understand and FEEL the crisis.

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2 years

Spent the day moving into a new house. Was greeted by these😍

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2 years

Really grateful that these courageous women are fighting for all of us. Deeply sad that even at this late stage people have to do this. I can’t help welling up watching this. Investing in fossil fuels makes no sense.

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Extinction Rebellion Ireland

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2 years

Yesterday, when the world’s largest fossil fuel investor, @jpmorgan , held a ‘women in technology’ event in Dublin, to demonstrate how “inclusive” they are, we were on hand to point out the massive hypocrisy of this…

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Patrick Kirwan

4 years

I am a very happy man today! The students did an awesome job planting 150 lavender, 9 fruits trees and 15 fruit bushes! Incredible. Many thanks to the staff too @ArdscoilNaMara who took their classes out to get stuck in. #climateaction #TeachNature @Irishwildlife

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Patrick Kirwan

1 year

I met a kindred spirit who was promoting outdoor learning & nature at Feilte. Eilish is an inspiring primary principal. Few people visited her stall. I wonder is that reflective of the landscape we are in? We don’t value or love nature or see it’s role in Ed?

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Patrick Kirwan

1 year

If you haven’t tried this app yet do!!!! It’s AMAZING. It records bird song & identifies all the species present. Recorded 13 species just now & it told me there was a Linnet present. I pointed my binoculars in the direction of the song & there it was. I have never seen one!

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

Great news from @NormaFoleyTD1 & @Education_Ire 😍 All schools in 🇮🇪 will have a qualified part-time sustainability officer. Can’t believe every school will also have a qualified part-time teacher permaculturist 🤯 In awe of your foresight & leadership. 🙏

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Patrick Kirwan

1 year

‘Plantation agriculture…have depleted Lahaina’s streams & turned biodiverse food forests into tinderboxes…Hawaii spends $3bn a year importing up to 90% of its food. This altered ecology…gave rise to the..blaze that decimated the..Maui town’

How 19th-century pineapple plantations turned Maui into a tinderbox

Land privatization and water depletion set the stage for the Lahaina fire 150 years ago. Now, land companies may benefit even more

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Patrick Kirwan

3 years

I just love my job @ArdscoilNaMara These two amazing lads popped up after school to practise a presentation on the Plant a 🌎 Campaign that they are delivering to wellbeing classes next week. They are going to be doing a lot of influencing next week! @IrishSchSusty @ECOUNESCO

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Patrick Kirwan

1 year

Great to meet @GraceOSllvn & @EamonRyan today. Delighted they saw the Environmental Leadership Development Programme in action. Grateful to @Cristiona_Kiely & @MarcKC_Green for their enthusiasm & support for what we do. Nature should be woven into the fabric of school life. 1/

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1 year

Register for Teaching Nature 1 day CPD @ArdscoilNaMara Dates: Wed Sept 27th, Mon 23rd Oct, Thurs 23rd Nov. Email aoifedenton @ardscoilnamara .ie to sign up. Observe a class in the outdoor classroom & see the student leaders in action. Full details here: 1/

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Patrick Kirwan

1 year

This fills me with joy! Our landlord likes a wild garden. The grass is turning straw coloured & on a sunny evening it’s a balm for the soul to cast your eyes upon it. Looking outside the window I see 3 goldfinches feeding on the seeds of the grasses 😍 The good stuff in life.

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Patrick Kirwan

3 years

TYs are sowing sunflowers and pricking out tomatoes. The school grounds are going to look so awesome. The 🐝s will be happy too.

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Patrick Kirwan

3 years

This is pure joy watching this beautiful queen bee having a feast. One fantastic reason to plant lots of crocuses later this year. Find a little patch of paradise near you and stand still for a few minutes to hear the hum of nature.

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Patrick Kirwan

3 years

I haven’t taught the heart through masking tape diagrams in ages. A really fun activity. Useful to be able to step through the heart to show the direction of blood flow.

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

Today my 3rd yrs discussed the 'turf wars'. They talked about the 1 billion people in India that are suffering from record heat waves & the 1300 premature deaths in 🇮🇪 that are associated with air pollution. Read their views. @MichealMartinTD what is your response?

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

Some pieces of wisdom from my grandmother on health as she turns 99. Don’t eat too much meat. Don’t drink or smoke. Get out for a walk at some point in your day. What she didn’t say, but I observe is she keeps busy. She is a keen knitter & bingo player!

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

On duty in the school yard today and spotted these frozen webs 😍

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

I have so much love for this furry one. She has lots of spots around the house to snooze in and if she notices I’m gone from one room too long she picks herself up & plonks herself down beside me until I move again😍

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Patrick Kirwan

11 months

Great start today. 350 cars coming on site last Wed. 240 cars dropping students to school today. A 30% reduction. A fantastic start. Let’s aim for a 50% reduction next week. @TramoreEcoGroup @Cristiona_Kiely @wlrfm

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Ardscoil na Mara - an Edmund Rice School.

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11 months

Our Active Travel campaign kicks off today. The weather is on our side, so hopefully, we'll see huge numbers Stop and Stride to school today. @ERSTIRELAND @wlrfm @growgardeners

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Patrick Kirwan

1 year

Tried out my new scythe tonight for the first time. Noticed lots of moths! Leaving the strimmer aside….hopefully the insects will be better off for it?! Felt like a good workout 🏋️‍♀️

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Patrick Kirwan

8 months

I wish I had @JulietteViode ’s skills! Last year 10% of the students @ArdscoilNaMara said they could confidently explain what biodiversity is. I think this will help🤩 The front of our school is changing. We now have a pond, a meadow in the making & a more formal pollinator patch.

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

I had a companion following me around all day today. It’s such a lovely experience. It fills me with joy. Nature is everything. I left some seed out and the Robin said ‘I’m happy with me worms. Keep digging’ 😍

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Patrick Kirwan

7 months

What a delight to see lots of dandelion covered verges & roundabouts all over the country. A testament to the work of @PollinatorPlan 🙏👊

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

Community gardens 😍

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1 year

Enjoying a spot of community gardening today. Been dying to get to this job. It’s time we transform our community spaces from barren desolate wastelands into something that is nourishing for humans & wildlife. Let’s give people a reason to come out of their houses & chat!

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Patrick Kirwan

3 years

A wonderful surprise to find on my desk. We are all teachers & influencers. I feel lucky to be working with an awesome team of students in @ArdscoilNaMara . They are taking up the baton teaching climate & ecological literacy & positively influencing others around them🙌

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Patrick Kirwan

11 months

Teaching sustainability, climate literacy, ecological literacy, & global citizenship education can be stimulating & rewarding but it is also bloody tough. Sometimes you have to dig deep & find reserves to keep going & continue to try & cut through the apathy & acceptance. 1/

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Patrick Kirwan

8 months

The digging is done💪 We’re ready to put down some old carpet and then the liner. Excited to see how all of this will develop. Hoping to get lots of visitors over the spring and summer months.

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

Working on sustainability….

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

Some changes can be hard. Other changes are easy, energising & cost little. Lots of bees out this evening. It’s nice to see them foraging. Our community spaces could be so much more. First picture taken Feb 2021.

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

Absolutely delighted to receive this at the end of the day from a student. After watching the 5 Mins of Sustainability video on energy they ran an experiment with their family to reduce their energy consumption.They have reduced their C emissions & saved money. @IrishSchSusty

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Patrick Kirwan

3 years

Running a meaningful outdoor learning programme in a secondary school that changes students’ perceptions of themselves & nature is a big task. It requires a lot of resources & expertise. Talk about outdoor learning is growing. Do we need a separate teacher qualification for this?

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

When I hear the words ‘low maintenance’ garden from friends and family it usually means they’ve scoured the garden of life. This is my low maintenance back garden 😍 A track mown around the garden and all that is left to do is enjoy it.

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

Students @ArdscoilNaMara designed a sustainable school for their EU project. Here they talk about their dream school. Lots of awesome detail in their poster. We need to step 🆙 🙌 They just submitted their project & are super proud (as am I) of their work. @CalmastWIT

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Patrick Kirwan

4 years

Potted on lots of cuttings and wildflowers today. Spring isn’t too far away🌱

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Patrick Kirwan

5 months

A great day for kayaking. A lovely way to see the Waterford coastline & plenty of beaches along the route to stop off for a picnic!

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

Dropped into a local churchyard to check out the mass of crocuses. A treat I look forward to every year. Saw my 1st queen bee this year feasting on the bounty. Dandelions are starting to flower, an important food source for bees. Delay mowing the lawn & the bees will be grateful.

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Patrick Kirwan

3 years

I’ll be 52 in 2033. What age will you be? If you have kids what age will they be? We still have a choice. Everyday I’m working the problem in my head. In the absence of decent coverage from @rtenews how do we activate people to push those with the greatest power to make change?

@jrockstrom

Johan Rockström

3 years

At 1.2°C of global warming, with current pace, we will hit 1.5°C in 2033 and 2°C by 2060. With last 7 years being warmest on record, 2021 among them, we have strong confirmation of the global climate crisis as shown in excellent analysis by @BerkeleyEarth

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2 years

Our future

@parents4future

Parents For Future #EndFossilFuels - P4F Germany

@parents4future

2 years

The fossil fuel industry proudly presents: The #ExxonFires . Let's start to give credit, where credit is due. 🔥 " @exxonmobil fires" in Portugal 🇵🇹 🔥

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

Every time I visit the beach I take a piece of rubbish home with me. This is now on my desk and has become a holder for rulers. Good conversation starter.

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Patrick Kirwan

6 years

Just picked these beautiful sunflowers. Got the seeds from @GWmag a while back. The gift that keeps on giving.

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Patrick Kirwan

6 months

Pond is shaping up. Took a moment to sit in the sunshine today and listen to the birds. It was lush.

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

@Cristiona_Kiely Would have loved to have met her! Gave a talk in June in the primary school I went to as a kid and I was telling them about her. A few of the kids knew her😍

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Patrick Kirwan

4 months

Something we can look forward to in Ireland’s future, a lush verdant thriving environment🦎 Lots of micro habitats outside the many tunnels full of mosses & ferns. Not a fairy door in sight. No need to teach kids to add to nature. It’s awesome & captivating as is 1/

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Patrick Kirwan

3 years

It doesn’t take much work to transform a bleak tightly mown grass expanse into something more nourishing for people & wildlife. In our relatively recently constructed pond we see lots of life, including dragon flies. So much to observe!

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Patrick Kirwan

6 months

@WaterfordCounci is this your work? If so I think tax payers money could be better spent. I personally wouldn’t want to put this person or the passersby at risk for some moss! 2/2

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Patrick Kirwan

9 months

The TY Environmental Leadership Team have been working on the front of @ArdscoilNaMara with @Waterfordpermie . This area will transform over the spring & summer with our new pond, a meadow, a pollinator patch, & a living willow border. The front porch is also get a makeover….🤩

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Patrick Kirwan

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Some students do want to take action, sometimes the majority of the class want to act, but they don't want to do it on their own. They want to take the action together. This is why we need to create a culture of action in our schools. We as adults need to be role models. 3/

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Patrick Kirwan

1 year

Share share share...Check out the Climate & Nature Summit session that's happening on Mon 16 Oct World Food Day.

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Irish Schools Sustainability Network

1 year

Climate & Nature Summit workshop Mon 16th Oct on World Food Day! Get your colleagues & students ready for some fascinating farming conversations. Join the movement. Critical thinking caps on! @NAPD_IE @GOAL_Global @greenearthorgan Check it out 👉

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Patrick Kirwan

1 year

Enjoyed reading about @network_will in @NAPD_IE Leader. In awe of @KCorbett10 's & @ROConnor42 's inspirational work. 'Every connection opportunity is underpinned by CLICK: Connect, Learn, Inspire, Communicate, Kindness.' 1 in 71 women are school leaders compared to 1 in 26 males.

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Patrick Kirwan

4 years

Absolutely thrilled @clitterhouse has been selected as a regional winner in @CultivationSt community garden competition. 🙌 all round! An amazing team to work with & a wonderful community of supporters. @NW2_RA @Brentterrace @FordwychRA @ggera_nw @cipcricklewood @BXcoalition

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Patrick Kirwan

4 years

You always have more seed that you need! I’ve packaged up the excess seed. I’ll be hanging outside my house tomorrow like a drug dealer waiting for neighbours to come & collect it. If you have extra seed why not share it. #Ecolockdown

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Patrick Kirwan

4 years

Pond✅ A handy job for a Saturday. Looking forward to seeing this whole nature space in the community slowly transform. #wildlife #TeachNature #therapy #wellbeing #ClimateAction #simplepleasures #Ecolockdown

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

This is a good lawn😍 Long grass for bees to nest in. Dandelions, primroses, & celandine for nourishment. Moss for birds to grab for their nests.

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

My deputy head just sent me this quote 💚.

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Patrick Kirwan

4 years

Delighted to have a visit from a teacher who wanted to get ideas for setting up their nature curriculum in school. We are happy to arrange visits and talk to teachers about the logistics. @EcoSchools @XREducators @ukyouth4nature @LdnSusSchools @ldnschoolseco @YoungGreenParty

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Patrick Kirwan

4 years

Dahlia experts needed. Can anyone identify the name of this dahlia? @mr_plantgeek @EllenMaryGarden @GardenGreengate @TommyTonsberg

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Patrick Kirwan

3 years

My grandmother who is 98 years old was just showing me the cardigan she has just knitted. #skills

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Patrick Kirwan

4 years

Our school garden is looking lush!

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Patrick Kirwan

3 years

If Caroline Lucas was PM I’d be a lot more hopeful about COP26.

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

Marsh Woundwort attracting lots of carder bees. A good plant for the garden.

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

That feeling when you put on a feast and the guests are thoroughly enjoying the spread. This queen must have visited every single flower on this red campion. She’s having a late night feast at 8.40pm. She’ll roll into bed tonight 😴

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Patrick Kirwan

2 years

‘Doing my own little bit’ isn’t good enough. We need to get politically engaged. We need to collectively fight for our future. We have the privilege of being able to switch off but our students & children won’t have that luxury. Care about your children? Fight for them.

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Peter Kalmus

2 years

This is still MAY. We are deep in drought here in SoCal. The only way out: fight side by side and to strip power away from the rich corporatists who are leading us deeper into catastrophe, even as their own homes burn. Wake up everyone and join the fight!

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Patrick Kirwan

3 years

I sent an email to a friend looking for support for the ISSN’s Climate & Nature Summit in Oct. I got the email wrong & it went to a man with the same name that works on visualisations for NASA to help people understand climate change. Serendipity 🤔Hoping he will be a speaker😁

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Patrick Kirwan

1 year

This is our future. What does a junior cycle or leaving certificate mean if this is what awaits our students. As educators do we really think we should continue as normal? Are we just cogs in an outdated irrelevant machine?

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍

@IrishRainforest

1 year

While a car floats away in a flood, and people wade in water up to their thighs, two men are busy beating each other up. A vision of climate breakdown without a radical shift: chaos, and the most irrational human behaviour, all increasingly spilling into violence. *Not* pretty.

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Patrick Kirwan

1 year

Earlier in the year I put up one of the bird boxes that our student Environmental Leadership Team @ArdscoilNaMara made. I hear chicks inside 😍😍😍

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