Talk on bees and pollinators

Dr Sarah Larragy from Trinity College Dublin will be giving a talk on the importance of bees and other pollinators and the central role they play in our natural environment. 

The talk will take place in The Hub, Castlerea on Friday night, November 22nd, at 6 pm. The event has been organised by Cllr Anthony Waldron.

Despite their pivotable role in the environment, many of our bees and other wild pollinators are showing a worrying decline in numbers and diversity. Sarah’s talk will cover the main causes of this decline and will provide information on what simple actions can be taken to support pollinators in our gardens and communities.

For her doctoral thesis, Sarah studied differences between wild Irish Buff-tailed bumblebees and other populations, including British and commercially produced varieties. Currently, she is working in TCD on the Irish leg of an EU wide project called RestPoll, a project which hopes to provide society with the tools and knowledge needed to restore habitats and pollinators and reverse their decline.

Sarah’s mother, Maura Boyle, was born and raised in Ballintubber and her grandparents hail from Castlerea and Cloonfad, so Sarah has a deep family connection with County Roscommon and has many happy memories of spending time here as a child. Her parents Dr Joe Larragy and her mother Maura now live in Cloonchambers, Castlerea.

Her talk is open to everybody who is interested in environmental issues, farming, gardening or who just love nature That’s next Friday night 22nd November at The Hub, Castlerea at 6pm.