TU Dublin Green Week, 8-12 March 2021

Published: 4 Mar, 2021

TU Dublin Green Week is a celebration of innovation and partnerships, a chance to debate ideas, and showcase a living lab for environmental sustainability across Ireland's first Technological University.

If you have any queries about Green Campus, please email green.campus@tudublin.ie.

Monday 8^th March

Event Title	Speakers	Time
Houseboats and Waterways Ireland	Máirín Ó Cuireáin Waterways Ireland Dublin Docklands Development Manager	10:00 - 11:00
Self Build Ireland	Astrid Madsen – editor at Self Build Ireland	12:00 - 13:00
Sustainable Fashion Workshop	Incl. Morgan Caffery (Visual Merch. Student)	13:00 - 14:00
Future for Irish Towns	Fergal MacCabe – Partner at MacCabe Durney Barnes planning consultants	16:00 - 17:00

Tuesday 9^th March

Event Title

Speakers

Time

Flood Projects - OPW

Thomas Cooney - Office of Public Works

11:00 - 12:00

SDG10: What inequality does to us and why we need to reduce it

Prof. Richard Wilkinson, co-author of

The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone
The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress & Improve Everyone’s Well-Being.

14:00 - 15:00

Wednesday 10^th March

Event Title	Speakers	Time
Sustainable & Healthy Diets	Christian Reynolds – City University, London	09:00 - 09:30
An Bord Pleanala - Sustainability in Decisions	Rachel Kenny - Director of Planning at ABP	12:00 - 13:00
Climate Action Regional Office and the City Council’s Climate Action Coordinator	David Dodd – Climate Action Regional Office Sabrina Dekker – Climate Action Coordinator at Dublin City Council	13:00 - 14:00
Food & Biodiversity Workshop	Incl. the Wild Irish Foragers	13:00 - 14:00
Librarians for Sustainability	Collective event for TU Dublin librarians	14:30 - 15:30
Finance & Sustainability Chartered Accountants of Ireland Clearstream Solutions Hotel Doolin Adobe	Susan Rossney Brian O’Kennedy Áine Martin Alan McInerney	14:30 - 16:00
Poster Competition - submission deadline	Entry details: green.campus@tudublin.ie	23:59

Thursday 11^th March

Event Title	Speakers	Time
STUDENT SEMINAR – Sustainable Tourism	Jarleth O’Dwyer, CEO Burren Ecotourism ‘Walkabout’ with Burren Nature Sanctuary, Paul Delaney Cellnex	10:00 - 12:00
Sustainable Tourism	Jarleth O Dwyer, CEO Burren Ecotourism. 'Walkabout' with Burren Nature Sanctuary, Paul Delaney Cellnex	10:00 - 12:00
Poster Competition - Presentation	Entry details: green.campus@tudublin.ie	10:00 - 12:00
Green Transition in the Forestry Industry	Coillte	12:00 - 13:00
Chief Planner and the Departments role	Paul Hogan - Chief Planner at Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage	16:00 - 17:00

Friday 12^th March

Event Title	Speakers	Time
Cloughjordan Ecovillage	Eileen Flanagan Details email: green.campus@tudublin.ie	09:00 - 11:00
ESHI 3^rd annual seminar Air Quality Nature Based Solutions Ammonia Cycling Local Project Development Building A Business	Prof. Pat Goodman (TU Dublin) Liam McCarton & Dr. Seán O’Hogain (TU Dublin) Vivien Pohl (ESHI) Kathe Burt O’Dea (Social Entrepreneur) Dr. Greg Jackson (CEO - Autoplan)	09:30 - 12:30
ESHI 3rd Annual Seminar	Guest speaker information on Eventbrite	09:30-12:30
Development Perspectives: workshop on SDG’s and a SDG challenge	Bobby McCormack Director, Development Perspectives	10:00 - 11:30
Minister Peter Burke and Dr Conor Norton	Minister of State for Local Government and Heritage James Burke TD and Dr Conor Norton, IPI President and Head of School at TU Dublin	11:00 - 12:00
Student Activism Panel	Organised by An Taisce	13:00 - 14:00
District Heating Networks	John O’Shea – CODEMA	14:00 - 15:00
Poster Competition awards and closing of Green Week	Details: green.campus@tudublin.ie	16:00 - 18:00

#GREENWEEK2021

Campuses around Ireland are coming together to promote the first National Green Week from March 8th to 12th. See below for some of the talks, workshops and panel discussions taking place. Don’t forget to use the #GreenWeek2021. The theme of the week is Sustainability, Diversity and Inclusion. Find out more here.