Claire has recently joined the team as Biodiversity Officer.  Claire has a background in Environmental Resources Management and is a qualified Landscape Architect, having studied in the University of Edinburgh.  Claire worked as a landscape architect with Kilkenny County Council for over 23 years where she worked on projects such as Woodstock Gardens Restoration Project, the River Nore Linear Walk, South East Greenway and Silaire Wood invasive species management plan.

Claire has a particular interest in managing sites for pollinators and has overseen the management of large grasslands in Kilkenny City and County where different cutting regimes were implemented to support pollinators.  Claire also has experience with some of our most prevalent invasive plant species having worked in particular on sites with Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed and Himalayan Balsam.

Claire joins the Climate Action Team following two years in Wexford County Council's Active Travel Section where she supported the Active Travel team on cycling and walking infrastructure projects designed to provide a safe alternative to car travel. 

Get in touch with Claire on 053 9196488 or  claire.goodwin@wexfordcoco.ie

€669,000 has been allocated to 16 community groups across Co Wexford to deliver local climate action projects.

Wexford County Council and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications have announced the applications that were successful in securing funding under the Community Climate Action Programme. 

The aim of the Programme is to support and empower communities to take direct climate action and build low carbon, sustainable communities which help to contribute to national climate and energy targets.

Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council, Cllr. Pip Breen, in welcoming the allocation of funding, said “The Community Climate Action Programme provides practical support to community groups to begin their climate action journey and harnesses the positivity and enthusiasm that exists to create a more sustainable future for all”. 

The groups will be supported by the Climate Action Team to successfully deliver on the wide range of exciting projects. A second round of funding is expected in 2025 and any groups interested in formulating their own climate action ambitions can contact Clinton Donovan, Community Climate Action Officer, by emailing climateaction@wexfordcoco.ie

The Green Club Programme was established to support Gaelic Games clubs in taking simple and effective sustainability action in their grounds and activities. The programme is structured around the themes of Energy, Water, Waste, Biodiversity and Travel & Transport and is designed to promote sustainability awareness and action in GAA clubs and communities.

This programme, a partnership between the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association and local authorities across Ireland, and the Green Club Toolkit, have been developed with the expert input of organisations and agencies from across the island of Ireland.

The toolkit is freely available to all GAA, Camogie and LGFA Clubs and is designed to support club members and volunteers in taking simple action across the five thematic areas listed above.