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Climate Action Week 2024
13th - 17th May
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Wexford County Council is delighted to announce Climate Action Week, an inaugural event which will take place from 13th to 17th May, 2024.

It is anticipated that this festival of Climate Action will bring together the local authority, organisations, communities and individuals as they host and participate in a diverse range of events and collaborations.

We are all aware of how climate change is affecting our lives on a daily basis through extreme weather events, coastal erosion and food shortages. It is anticipated that this awareness-raising week will assist in encouraging us all to play our part, no matter how small, by increasing our knowledge of climate change and specifically the options available on how to adapt and mitigate against its effects.

Details of proposed Climate Action Week events including SEAI Home Energy Grant Clinics, library-based environment/climate themed events, an Open Farm Visit and more will be published soon.

Climate Action Advisory Event
County Hall, Carricklawn, Wexford
23rd April, 2024
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The focus of this event will be the opportunity for Wexford and Ireland arising from Carbon Budgets, Sectoral Emissions Ceilings and specifically the decarbonisation of our electricity system.

The event will take the form of a number of short presentations followed by a panel discussion.

It will take place in the Council Chamber at Wexford County Council’s buildings in Carricklawn at 7.30pm, Tuesday, 23rd April, and will last for approximately 90 minutes.

Speakers will include the Wexford Lions Club President, Willie Roche; the Chairperson of the Climate Change Advisory Council, Ms. Marie Donnelly; George Hussey, Secretariat Manager at the Climate Change Advisory Council; and Sadhbh O’Neill from Friends of the Earth Ireland. 

The event will be chaired by Mr. Jonathan Derham, formerly of the EPA.

Wexford’s Cruinniú na nÓg Gets Gaming!
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This year’s Wexford Cruinniú na nÓg (a free day of creativity for young people) will use gaming as the creative medium to explore climate action, biodiversity and sustainability.

On 15th June, children and young people aged 0-18 are invited to take part in free workshops across the county. Our five county libraries will link with IMIRT (the national representative body for gaming) to host STEAM workshops for teenagers led by gamers and game developers, followed by ‘meet the gamer’ sessions.

Wexford library will also host Galway Game Jam, where twenty young people will collaborate to develop a game in a day that explores saving Wexford’s environmental future. 

Additionally, there will be numerous artist-led creative workshops aimed at children aged 0-12 held in a range of venues county-wide. 

The full schedule will be released in the coming weeks. Keep an eye on the libraries’ and Wexford Arts Departments’ social media accounts (Facebook and Instagram).

Cruinniú na nÓg is funded by Wexford County Council through the Creative Ireland programme.
 
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Wexford County Council
Frank Burke
County Hall
Y35 WY93 Carricklawn, Wexford
Ireland


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