Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for Horticulture, Michael Healy-Rae TD, has welcomed the announcement that Dr Owen Doyle has been appointed the first chairperson of the Horticulture Education Leadership Group (HELG). Dr Doyle will serve a four-year term as chairperson of the HELG and will lead the implementation of the recommendations in the 2025 Horticulture Education [...]
Peter Donegan has recently unveiled the designs for a new urban park located in Lusk, North Dublin, Ireland. The overgrown laneway once used by the British Army to access Remount Farm, where horses were trained and prepared for service across the British Empire, has been reimagined by award winning landscape architect. Donegan was commissioned as the creative mind to give rebirth to the space and [...]
The Chartered Institute of Horticulture has awarded the Aberconway Award for the best horticultural dissertation to Diane Curran from TU Dublin for her outstanding thesis: “The Path to Wellness: How Green Infrastructure Enhances Mental Health”. Curran’s research explores the relationship between urban green infrastructure and its passive benefits for human health and wellbeing, investigating how improvements to green infrastructure can help alleviate local mental health [...]
In association with ICL At Growtrade, we’re running an interview series titled ‘Small Talk’, where we talk to various influential members of Ireland’s horticulture trade. This week’s conversation is with a historic garden consultant and plantsman – Neil Porteous. How did you first get involved in the horticulture sector? I started off doing a few trade exams in turf-culture before embarking on a one-year national [...]
Spring is almost here, and the Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland (RHSI) is kicking off the season with two key events – the Bellefield Plant Fair on 22nd March, featuring rare and specialist plants, and the Major Annual Plant Sale on 18 April, where members share their own homegrown treasures. RHSI Plant Fair RHSI Bellefield plant fair is taking place on the 22nd March, [...]
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