Thinking like a Mountain Professor John Feehan, Geologist and Botanist, argues that the rewetting of bogs may prove to be a major missed opportunity for nature, and that we need to adjust our timeframes to think like mountain...

wonderful to hear John Feehan (who did a remarkable speech for #Tóchar last year) articulate his deep time thinking of nature (Thinking like a Mountain) www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... -John brings us back to truth that there's no 'quick fixes' and we need to listen to nature as much as local people.

Bog Bothy on Tour - Expression of Interest Information Session - Tóchar Wetlands The Bog Bothy is a shelter designed as part of a Climate Action project by the Irish Architecture Foundation (IAF) […]

The Boy Bothy on Tour is looking for communities in partnership with #Tóchar www.tocharwetlands.ie/galway/bog-b.... Closing date Feb 5th - #LoveBog @tinaclaffey.bsky.social @rachelmurphy.bsky.social @shirleynature.bsky.social @cathcasey.bsky.social

Susan O'Connor, Acting Principal Kilteevan NS, on the Tóchar Stories bog butterfly project In June 2025 Tóchar Stories worked with Kiteevan NS on a bog butterfly art project in partnership with Eileen Fahey of Kilteevan Tidy Towns. The children…

Last year we worked with Kilteevan NS in Roscommon as part of #Tóchar on a butterfly and bog project with the children - here's the story : vimeo.com/1145629717?s...

Mountbellew Men's Shed, Galway - Carrownagapul Bog The Mountbellew Men's Shed meets at the Mountbellew Mart just beside Galway Living Bog, Teleworks Centre https://www.galwayslivingbog.com In this audio series with Helen Shaw, curator of Tóchar Sto

We've had the pleasure and privilege of chatting with the Mountbellew Men's Shed across this year and we've created a little audio playlist of some of their stories and bog memories #Tóchar soundcloud.com/athena-media...

St Anne's NS Tyrrellspass at the National Museum, meeting Minister Christopher O'Sullivan On November 12th the 5th Class of St Anne's NS, Tyrrellspass, Westmeath enjoyed a visit to the National Museum to explore the bog antiquities there, including…

Democracy, engagement and dialogue in action - as Midlands children get to have their own 'press' briefing with the Minister of State for nature, heritage and biodiversity #LoveBogs #Tóchar vimeo.com/1139605268?s...

Sharing our Past, Imagining our Future On September 25th Kilcomrac, C o Offaly community storytelling event exploring the stories of Kilcormac and how they are being told. Event co-hosted by Tóchar…

We're looking forward to co-hosting a community storytelling 'sharing our past, imagining our future workshop in #Kilcormac Offaly Thursday 25/9 - Stephen was on road getting a bird-eye of the place and its pathway to Lough Boora #Tóchar vimeo.com/1121426738/9...
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Bogland: What does the bog mean to you? - Tóchar Wetlands Helen Shaw, of Tóchar Stories, on the shared storytelling from our ‘Bogland – Between the sights of the sun’ public […]

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What does the bog mean to you? With @nlireland.bsky.social we marked International Bog Day and asked our panellists @janeclarke.bsky.social Shane Hynan Michael Long Ann Cleare and Seamus Corcoran what's the value of a bog?
www.tocharwetlands.ie/blog/bogland... #Tóchar

🌱The #Tóchar team on a site visit to Finland’s largest wind farm 🌬️🇫🇮 Co funded by #EUJustTransitionFund 🇪🇺 🇮🇪 #JTpeer2peer trip

69 turbines, 230m high, country’s smallest municipality. Locally owned & managed.

👉 The land is now seeing wetland restoration & strong community advocacy.

#EUinmyRegion

#Tóchar peer2peer trip in Finland 🌍

Visit to Neova Group sites:
🔆 Proposed solar & wind farms
🌱 Wetland restoration site

The #Tóchar project is part of the #EUJustTransitionFund which is co-funded by 🇪🇺 & 🇮🇪.

#EMRA #EUinmyregion #EUFunds #NPWS

#Tóchar on site at Naarasneva afforested cutover peatland & GHG measuring station

Alex Buzacott, @helsinkiuni, @IEAmbHelsinki, Eugene Dunbar, Ethos, Brian Gorman, Michael Carroll @TullamoreLions, Terri Ahola-Olli Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences

#EUJustTransitionFund co-funded by 🇪🇺 & 🇮🇪.

#EUJustTransitionFund project #Tóchar on their JT peer 2 peer trip in Finland co-funded by 🇪🇺 🇮🇪

🌱 Tóchar's project manager Shirley, project administrator, Monica, the Irish Ambassador to Finland, Paul Sherlock with local dignitaries & members of the Finnish JT partners

#eufunds #EUinmyregion

Cloonlarge Guided Bog Walk with Katie Smirnova, Tóchar Stories For Heritage Week Tóchar Stories and Kilteevan Tidy Towns, Kilteevan Community Development Group and National Parks Wildlife Service (NPWS) hosted an ecology…

Lovely little atmosphere piece from our bog walk in #CloonlargeBog Roscommon for Heritage Week, guided by @katiesmirnova.bsky.social - vimeo.com/1114837778/4...
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Bogland : Poet Jane Clarke reads her work for International Bog Day 2025 Poet Jane Clarke shared her own changing relationship with the bog at the 'Bogland: Between the sights of the sun' public event July 26th, co-hosted by…

On July 26th poet @janeclarke.bsky.social shared her work with us for Int Bog Day at @nlireland.bsky.social 'Bogland' event - we've a video cut of her presentation so everyone can enjoy vimeo.com/1112681675?s... #bogs #Tóchar #wetlands @communitywetlands.bsky.social
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Bogland : Jane Clarke, Poet Tóchar Community Stories brings together artists and community leaders to respond to the changing value of our boglands in Ireland, taking Seamus Heaney's…

"We're realising how precious the bogs are" - poet Jane Clarke on our changing relationships with the bogand - from our @nlireland.bsky.social event last month #wetlands #tóchar vimeo.com/1105913409?s...

Bogland : Fr Michael Long - Cabragh Wetlands Centre Fr Michael Long is a director and volunteer at the community-led Cabragh Wetlands Centre. He was one of our guest speakers at the International Bog Day event at the National Library in Seamus Heaney

Why are the #wetlands important ? Michael Long from the community-led Cabragh Wetlands Centres describes them like the kidneys of the earth. #bogs #Tóchar soundcloud.com/athena-media...

Tóchar Stories An audio playlist from Tóchar Stories - under Tóchar Wetlands Restoration in the Midlands - a co-funded programme by the Irish Government and EU under the Just Transition in Ireland to support bog res

We're recording ! Listen to our audio stories from #Tóchar Wetlands Restoration and our engagement work with people living close to the Midlands #bogs
soundcloud.com/athena-media...

Bogland: Between the Sights of the Sun

📢In celebration of the upcoming #InternationalBogDay, #Tóchar Wetlands Restoration is organising a special event with five panel speakers at the "Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again Exhibition" @nlireland.bsky.social on 26th July 2025. More info here: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...

Ella did a wonderful job launching #Tóchar - she's a unique talent for getting to the marrow of the story and telling it #tócharstories

Lions Clubs in new agreement to deliver Midlands nature restoration projects | Westmeath Independent A new partnership has been announced between Lions Clubs and Tóchar, a State-funded wetlands restoration scheme, in an effort to "support wetlands restoration projects at a community level" in the Mid...

Tóchar Wetlands Restoration in the Midlands ( our mother project) has signed a wetlands support funding contract with Lions Clubs, enabling community-led bog restoration work this year and next - led by Lions Club Tullamore, Co Offaly. #tóchar #wetlands
www.westmeathindependent.ie/2025/02/28/l...