Our wonderful friends from L'Arche Togher visiting us today, Keelan,Luke and Keiran moved our soil into the beds. Barbara's dad gifted us a garden waste shredder how amazing is he, thanks Barbara's Dad, and the amazing Ollie knocked us up a new shelf in 10 mins with Ugos help.

All good here in Blackpool Village as of 5:50am.

John Creedon sent us this clip of an otter yesterday afternoon. It is the fourth time he has spotted an otter at this location which is the last place most people would expect to see one. Thanks John. #cork

‘Interference with banks, beds and the flow of water through draining, dredging, dams, weirs and culverts has also caused enormous damage.’ - Half of Ireland’s rivers, lakes and estuaries in unhealthy state as standards slide again

Willow dome weaving, shelf making, weeding, and bark mulching were just a few of the jobs yesterday, we had great help from the younger community as well. Red brought us amazing moon cakes from China and Maria made us delicious Jerusalem artichoke soup for lunch.

Last chance to make a submission on the Blackpool Flood Scheme. Submissions close today the 10th October. Let's keep the River Bride in Blackpool Village and store the floodwater upstream. Submissions to - blackpoolschemeconsultation@per.gov.ie #cork

The OPW investigated the flooding in July 2012. It would have been immediately apparent that this screen had no flood risk appraisal (section 50). The issuing authority for Section 50 is…the OPW.

Just a reminder that the OPW carried out a flood risk assessment in Blackpool in the years before the huge flood in 2012. These screens were all photographed in 2007 for that assessment. The OPW should have had them removed at that stage. They had no Section 50 consent. #cork

@GardenTogher @corkcitycouncil @CommunityGrdns Don't forget to send in a submission on behalf of the wildlife at the Bride River in Blackpool before the 10th of October. Nature desperately needs your voice to protect them against the OPW hard engineering planned works. See below

Farewell to Don, a cousin but a lovely friend too Codhladh sámh now xx

It would be devastating. There is another way. Email your submissions to blackpoolschemeconsultation@per.gov.ie before October 10th. #cork

Otter catching fish in a trout pool on the River Bride last night. This pool will be destroyed and buried in a pipe under the current OPW flood scheme plans. Please make a submission before Oct 10th. See pinned post. #cork

Our little River Bride kingfisher is back again. Ten minutes of scoping from the stick and a catch. Sound up for the 'thunks' as the fish is slapped into submission before being swallowed whole. #Cork

Public records about North Cork Creameries - a company that's a "leading supplier of butter to the internationally renowned Kerrygold brand" - paint a disquieting picture of how regulators are performing https://t.co/Cdy1e6yeUw

An otter cruised past our kingfisher stick yesterday morning. Very stealthy. #cork

Our Garden is a haven for all,no matter who u are where you're from or what you're story is,we work & eat together in our peaceful surroundings to get away from the noise of the world for a few hours, breathe the fresh air listen to the bird song Everyone is welcome at our table

A reminder that the OPW could not find a kingfisher on our lovely River Bride in Blackpool. All they really needed was a magic kingfisher stick and a highly motivated individual to find them. Filmed this evening. It wasn’t difficult. #cork

I’ll be given a little talk about the River Bride wildlife at the Blackpool Community Centre this coming Friday the 19th from 6-7pm as part of Cork Culture Night 2025. Pictures and video of local river dwellers will feature. See you there. #cork #corkculturenight2025

Rules to protect Ireland’s fragile rivers are being repeatedly breached – The Irish Times https://t.co/US48w4VJ3M "What on earth is the point of the EPA licencing regime.....?" A must-read troubling article about North Cork Creameries. @HailDairy @CorkFoodPolicy @irishexaminer

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