Category: Sustainability
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Dublin’s Coastline 2036: From Vision to Delivery
The recent Dublin Coastal Development Workshop led by Fáilte Ireland brought together stakeholders from Malahide and Portmarnock Tidy Towns, Fingal County Council, the Malahide Chamber of Commerce, and wider community groups. At its centre was a clear and ambitious question: what should tourism along the Dublin coast look like in 2036? There is little doubt…
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Building an Energy Baseline for Malahide: A Practical Step Towards Community Climate Action
At a recent meeting between the Malahide Chamber of Commerce Sustainability Group and ORS, our partners in developing the Energy Master Plan for Malahide, we took an important step towards establishing an energy baseline for the town. This baseline will allow us to better understand how energy is currently used across Malahide and where opportunities…
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Enabling Sustainable Coastal Futures: Reflections from the Explore Fingal Roadshow in Malahide
Tourism plays a significant role in many coastal communities across Ireland. Yet the challenge is increasingly clear: how can we ensure that tourism growth strengthens local economies while also protecting the natural environments and community life that make these places special? This question was raised during the Explore Fingal Roadshow at the Grand Hotel in…
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From Information Providers to Sustainability Partners: A Practical Model for Helping SMEs Take Climate Action
Small and medium enterprises repeatedly say the same thing: they’re not short of sustainability information — they’re short of the capacity to use it in real business settings. National supports tend to flood SMEs with webinars and PDFs, but rarely offer the hands-on, relationship-centred help required to turn climate knowledge into meaningful action. To close…
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Bridging Vision and Action: Enhancing Sustainability in Irish Family-owned enterprises through Service Innovation
In response to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), our study explores the pivotal role of Sustainability-Oriented Service Innovation (SOSI) in translating sustainability visions into tangible strategies. Focused on Irish family-owned small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), which constitute a significant majority of businesses in Ireland, employing two-thirds of the working population, our research…
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Micro-hydropower Energy Recovery System at Blackstairs Group Water Scheme
The micro-hydropower energy recovery system at Blackstairs Group Water Scheme in Ireland is a good example for innovation realised by collaborating with many different groups, site managers, government agencies, suppliers and researchers from many countries. This video summarizes the project and includes interviews from some of the stakeholders.
Dr. Katrin Dreyer-Gibney 