The Safe Routes to School programme (SRTS) is helping students to cycle to school by providing bike parking spaces and shelters to 283 schools nationwide in 2022. Of the schools who will receive the new infrastructure, 46 schools are Round 1 on the SRTS programme. To celebrate, SRTS visited a diverse range of schools [...]
Bike Week is a celebration of active travel, sustainable transport and simply the joys of cycling a bike! In partnership with the National Transport Authority, this year Green-Schools will celebrate Bike Week in May on Saturday 14th and will run through to Sunday 22nd. National COW Day (Cycle on Wednesdays/Weekdays) will be held on [...]
The Green-Schools Travel team is inviting schools to take part in the big TRAVEL CHALLENGE 2022. For full details visit: The Big Travel Challenge 2022 – Green-Schools (greenschoolsireland.org) Key details: When: Any 10 days in the month of February Top prize for Ireland's Travel School of the Year: €1,000. Runners up prize for walking, cycling, scooting [...]
⚠️ Met Éireann have issued weather warnings across Ireland for Friday 18th February. Green-Schools are asking that all #BigTravelChallenge activities are halted until the storm passes and warnings have been lifted. Schools can extend their 10-day run of sustainable travel after the storm. Stay safe #stormeunice ⚠️ The Green-Schools Travel team is inviting schools to take part [...]
The first ever Cycle Bus Network Event is an occasion to celebrate your achievements, connect with more groups, share experiences and have fun. Who is the event for? This networking event is for parents / guardians / community members and children who participate in cycle buses or would like to participate in cycle buses. What [...]
Cork City Join us on April 21, in Nano Nagle Place, Cork for the fifth stop on the #andshecycles Roadshow. 4.30pm: Photography exhibition and check-in 5-6pm: Panel discussion followed by Q&A Irish Examiner Journalist, Esther McCarthy, will lead the event as MC, along with panellists including, UCC student and Green-Campus Committee member, Aine Ni Dhalaigh, [...]
IT Carlow A Message from Green-Schools: Regrettably Green-Schools have found it in attendees best interests to postpone the below #andshecycles Roadshow event in Carlow IT and we hope to be able to announce a rescheduled date as soon as possible. For any queries or updates please contact travelevents@eeu.antaisce.org Kindest regards, Green-Schools Travel Team, Environmental Education [...]
Galway City A Message from Green-Schools: Regrettably Green-Schools have found it in attendees best interests to postpone the below #andshecycles Roadshow event in Galway and we hope to be able to announce a rescheduled date as soon as possible. For any queries or updates please contact travelevents@eeu.antaisce.org Kindest regards, Green-Schools Travel Team, Environmental Education Unit [...]
On February 6, the #andshecycles campaign launched its Roadshow in Castlebar, Mayo with a panel event and exhibition in the Leisure Complex at Lough Lannagh. Broadcaster, Angelina Nugent, lead the event as MC, along with panellists including Green-Schools Travel Officer, Caitriona Cunningham, Mayo Ladies Footballer Katheryn Sullivan, cyclist Saoirse O'Reilly and Mayo secondary students St. [...]
Welcome back to the second part of the 2018/19 academic year. The staff here at Green-Schools are well rested after the Christmas break and ready for the new calendar of exciting events and programmes. January often comes with great promise of ‘a fresh start’. We put high expectations on ourselves to be healthier, achieve more [...]
