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Mending Workshop

Starts Wed 22nd Mar 2023 at 18:00
Ends at 19:30
Cost FREE
Max 10 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: KBG-10 (new room)

Fast fashion hurts our planet. Buying less is the easiest way to curb your impact, but what if what you already have is getting worn out?

Come along to KBG-10 (different room than usual!) and learn how to mend your own clothes. Sewing experience not required, materials will be provided. We'll teach you how to hem, patch and darn, as well as reinforcing fading fabric and answer any questions you have on how to care for your clothes.

See you soon!

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Clay Animals Workshop w/ Craft Soc

Starts Mon 13th Feb 2023 at 18:00
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Max 40 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Red Raisins Cafeteria ( Main Building )

Taking Place in the Red Raisins cafeteria (1st floor of the main building).

We will be crafting models of endangered animals in collaboration with the U.L craft society

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Axe Spam Not Trees

Starts Wed 9th Nov 2022 at 11:30
Ends at 16:00
Cost FREE
Max 100 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Red Raisins

Did you know? Every email sitting in your inbox is stored in a data centre which generates carbon, .3g per email!

To fight this, enviro soc are in Red Raisins with some sweets and some stats. Come on up and get rewarded for spring cleaning, every students dream. One lucky participant will win some UL Wolves Merch, and our biggest deleter will win a 50€ One4All gift voucher!

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Mending Workshop (with UL Crafts)

Starts Wed 19th Oct 2022 at 18:00
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Max 20 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: KBG-11 (Kemmy Business School)

Welcome to our yearly Mending Workshop! In association with UL Crafts, we want to teach you how to care for your clothes. Fast fashion hauls are fun, but if you take care of them, you'll find your clothes last for years! Learn how to darn, hem, and add buttons with friends old and new.

Note: book for this event via either UL Crafts or UL Environmental, not both. If you miss out this time, don't worry! We'll be running the event again in semester two.

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Clay Animal Workshop

Starts Mon 10th Oct 2022 at 18:00
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Max 45 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Red Raisins Cafeteria (Main Building B1)

Welcome to Enviro Soc! Every Monday, we get together to talk about important issues facing our planet and what we as students can do to tackle them - as well as to chat and have fun! 

This week, we're in the Schumann Building making clay animals. This not only raises awareness of important organisms in our ecosystem (did you know otters are endangered?) but, critically, will be super fun. Come along!

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Climate Change Public Meeting

Starts Mon 25th Apr 2022 at 16:00
Ends at 18:00
Cost FREE
Max 47 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EM009 Main Building

A meeting for students on climate change will be held in UL on Monday with Brian Leddin TD. The meeting is open to all students and can be attended by members of the Environmental Society and other societies.

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Extinction Rebellion Climate Caravan

Starts Wed 20th Apr 2022 at 18:00
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Room 3, Student Centre

Hi All!

We are very lucky to have been in contact with XR Clare who are coming to visit us as part of a joint event between PBP UL and Envirosoc!

We will be hosting the Climate Caravan on campus from 4 O' Clock on the 20th of April meeting at Brown Thomas for the Caravans trip across campus. Afterwards they will be speaking in the Room 3 of the Student Centre.

Cheers,

Eoghan

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UL Pool Outing

Starts Tue 22nd Mar 2022 at 19:30
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Max 20 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Stables Club

Hi all! Tonight will be a fun meet up opportunity to relieve any mid-term stress! We will be meeting at 7:30 in stables to play a game or two of pool and discuss upcoming environmental issues.

See ye there!

Eoghan, Interm-Vice President 

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Rooftop Garden Visit

Starts Thu 10th Mar 2022 at 12:55
Ends at 14:00
Cost FREE
Max 20 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: UL Rooftop Garden

Just a heads up that this week we will not be holding our traditional Monday night event and instead will be going to visit the UL Rooftop garden on Thursday (10th of March)! 

We will be meeting at Brown Thomas in the main plaza at 12:55 pm on Thursday and we will head into the main building to visit the garden. This is the first of two garden visits we will complete as a society!

As this event is in person, If you could let me know if you are coming to the garden or not, by texting the groupchat so I can let the owners know the numbers to allow for.

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Biodiversity Walk

Starts Fri 25th Feb 2022 at 11:00
Ends at 12:15
Cost FREE
Max 20 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Main Campus

Join us for our biodiversity walking tour of the campus on Friday the 25th February at 11am. Our resident expert on all things ecology Rachel Beck is looking forward to showing you natural wonders which exist around us hidden in plain sight. ? Meet up at Brown Thomas statue, bring water and wear runners.?

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Clothes Repair Café

Starts Wed 2nd Feb 2022 at 19:00
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Max 20 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Kemmy Business School

Clothes Repair Café

Event set up in collaboration with Crafts Soc - for members only.

Bring along any clothes you would like repaired, and learn a bit along the way.

Supplies will be on hand, including equipment & fabrics.

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First Semester Gathering

Starts Thu 27th Jan 2022 at 19:00
Ends at 19:30
Cost FREE
Max 30 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: S117 (Schuman Building)

Welcome back to a new semester folks!

With restrictions easing, we are going to make the most of it.

We are having our introduction gathering on Thursday the 27th of January!

Important: PIZZA WILL BE THERE!!!

The plan is to leave at 7:30 pm to head to scholars, for those who wish to join!

Cannot wait to see you there!

Diarmaíd

Society President

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Envirosoc Thrift/Barter Shop

Starts Wed 3rd Nov 2021 at 10:30
Ends Fri 5th Nov 2021 at 16:30
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Envirosoc Society Stand - Courtyard

We are going to be setting up a thrift shop in the courtyard.

You will be able to buy whatever stock we have available or barter for clothes, without the exchange of any monies.

The purpose of this project is to raise awareness of sustainable fashion, and how easy it is to buy clothes without any damage to our environment.

Any stock left over will go towards helping us run a catwalk in the next semester.

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Envirosoc - Clothes Collection Point

Starts Wed 27th Oct 2021 at 10:30
Ends Thu 28th Oct 2021 at 16:30
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Envirosoc Society Stand - Courtyard

Hello All!

We will be setting up a clothes collection point on Wednesday and Thursday from 10:30 to 16:30, for any students who wish to get rid of any unwanted clothes, and free up some space.

The aim is to run a Thrift and Barter Shop the week after to promote sustainable fashion as well as raise funds for the society.

You will be able to buy second-hand clothes or barter/swap for any clothes they see and like in Week 9.

See you there!

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Liz Gabbett - Guardians of the Rivers

Starts Mon 18th Oct 2021 at 19:30
Ends at 20:30
Cost FREE
Max 16 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Kemmy Business School - KBS-013

Join Liz Gabbett of the Maigue River Trust o the 18th of October 2021 in KBS-013 to learn more about our rivers and how we can protect them! Come and discover about the macroinvertebrates that tell us how healthy a river is. 

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Society Social @ The Scholars Club

Starts Thu 7th Oct 2021 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Max 30 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: The Scholars Club

Our Semi-Annual Pizza night will take place Thursday the 7th of October at 7 pm, with a capacity of 30 members.

Booking is required to attend.

Booking is free, and food will be provided by the society.

Can't wait to see you all there!!!

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12 days of Christmas

Starts Mon 30th Nov 2020 at 12:00
Ends Sat 12th Dec 2020 at 01:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

We will be running a recycling awareness competition called the "12 days of Christmas" where we raise awareness of what you can and cannot recycle, ending with an online quiz, open to everyone who is following one of our social medias. The quiz will be 12 questions related to recycling or disposing of waste properly. There will be 3 winners chosen at random from the people who answered all questions correctly. Prizes are a refurbished ipad and two Christmas hampers.

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Pumpkin carving

Starts Mon 26th Oct 2020 at 19:30
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

We will all be logging into to have a night of carving pumpkins and just having a bit of fun chatting. Hope to see you there!

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Green-Campus Climate Action Week Webinar

Starts Thu 15th Oct 2020 at 13:00
Ends at 14:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

We will attend the first ever Green campus online webinar which is run by An Taisce. The speakers are Carina Mutschele from UN Environment Programme will introduce the recently published Little Book of Green Nudges. https://www.unenvironment.org/resources/publication/little-book-green-nudges This is a book on how to nedge people/groups/organisations to enact green initiatives. Next, Samantha Fahy from Dublin City University will present on Carbon Footprinting taking place in Dublin City University. To conclude, Dermot O’Donovan from GMIT Letterfrack will present on Trees fighting climate change - revaluing our natural resources.

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Netflix watch party

Starts Mon 5th Oct 2020 at 19:30
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

We will be watching the latest documentary from Sir David Attenborough on Netflix using the google chrome extension Netflix party. We will have a short discussion about it afterwards. I'll post the link closer to the time. See you then!

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Friday's For Future

Starts Fri 29th Nov 2019 at 11:30
Ends at 15:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Limerick City

Please join the Environmental Society once again on the 29th of November for the Fridays For Future march! We will be meeting in the student life courtyard at 11:30 and then leave at the UL bus stop at 12:15 so that we can be in the city center for 1:00!

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Extinction Rebellion Talk

Starts Mon 11th Nov 2019 at 18:00
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Main Building: AM-067a

Join the Environmental Society today for a talk today which will be given by a member of the Extinction Rebellion group.

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Light Up Your Life

Starts Thu 7th Nov 2019 at 17:30
Ends at 18:30
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: East Gate & Flag Gate

The Environmental Society along with Smarter Travel UL will be giving out free bike lights this Thursday to cyclists! We will be there from approximately 5:30 to 6:30. Hope to see you there!

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Earth Debate

Starts Wed 30th Oct 2019 at 19:00
Ends at 20:30
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: BM-015 (The Courtroom)

To leave or not to leave, that is the question. Come and watch the Environmental Society and the Astronomy Society debate each other whether we should stay on earth or leave!

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Eco-Village Trip

Starts Sat 19th Oct 2019 at 13:00
Ends at 17:30
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Cloughjordan

The Environmental Society will be going on a trip to visit a eco-friendly village which is located in Cloughjordan in Ireland.

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Repair Cafe

Starts Tue 15th Oct 2019 at 11:00
Ends at 18:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Red Raisins

You know that pair of jeans you love but never wear because they ripped at the seams? Or that shirt with the funny print that got a little hole in it? Don't toss them away! Bring them to us at the repair café next Tuesday and we'll try to save your clothes! Or if you have a pile of clothes that you never wear, why not donate them? Just bring them to us and we'll handle the rest!

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Extinction Rebellion

Starts Sat 12th Oct 2019 at 10:00
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Dublin City Center

Have you missed the last couple of protests? Well, now there's another chance! This time there will be a protest this Saturday as part of extinction rebellion week. Hope to see you there!

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Speak WIth Your Feet Protest

Starts Sat 5th Oct 2019 at 13:00
Ends at 16:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Limerick City Hall

Hi all! We will be meeting at the bus stop in front of Stables this Saturday at 1:00! This is to protest against the EPA's decision to allow the burning of waste into our air! We hope that ye will come and support our non-support of this horrible disicion. We cannot allow this to happen!

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Halloween Bake Sale

Starts Tue 1st Oct 2019 at 09:00
Ends at 18:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Block C, Level 1, Near Red Raisins

To celebrate the start of Fall/The Halloween Season/The beginning of October the Environmental Society will be having a bake sale on the 1st of October from 9:00am to 6:00pm. We hope to see you there! (Vegan options will be available)

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Bird House Building

Starts Mon 30th Sep 2019 at 18:00
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Main Building

We're going to be building birdhouses on Monday at 6:00! And once they're built, you can take them home with you! Hope to see you there!

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Group Bike Ride

Starts Sat 28th Sep 2019 at 11:00
Ends at 13:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Limerick City and whatnot

We're going on a bike ride, rain or shine, to see the nature and other sites that Limerick has to offer in order to showcase show the biodiversity that Limerick has to offer.

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Fridays For Future (Part 2)

Starts Fri 27th Sep 2019 at 12:15
Ends at 15:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Arthur's Quay Park

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in last week's march! The Environmental Society will also be participating in this Friday For Future march as well! It will be the last one that we will be doing for awhile. It definitely won't be the last one so keep out on the lookout for when we do the next one! We'll be meeting at the Stables bus stop at 12:15 so that we can make it to Arthur's Quay Park for 1:00. Hope to see you there!

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Fridays For Future

Starts Fri 20th Sep 2019 at 00:00
Ends at 00:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Arthurs Quay Park

There will be a climate change march on the 20th of September from 1:00 to 3:00! We will be starting in Arthurs Quay Park and ending at the city hall. I hope to see as many of ye there as possible!

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'Climate change: a communication failure

Starts Mon 14th Nov 2016 at 18:00
Ends   0000 at 00:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: KBG15

A climate change talk by the former Green Party leader/Minister for the Environment, John Gormley.

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