--- title: "News" description: "" url: "https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/news?start=40" date: "2026-07-03T06:04:54+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- ![Féidhlim Harty Workshop](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/images/news/2025/Planter_Feidhlim.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/news/2025/Planter_Feidhlim.jpg?width=500&height=500) ## [ Féidhlim Harty Workshop ](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/news/131-feidhlim-harty-workshop) 11 March 2025 We are delighted to welcome back Féidhlim Harty for a second workshop. Our first workshop back in January was a huge success with a sell out crowd gathering in the Garden Room at Killarney House. We were treated to an entertaining and informative morning and left thinking about what actions we ca... [ Read more ](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/news/131-feidhlim-harty-workshop) --- ![New Biosphere Coordinator Dublin Bay Biosphere!](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/images/news/2025/New_Coordinator.png#joomlaImage://local-images/news/2025/New_Coordinator.png?width=500&height=500) ## [ New Biosphere Coordinator Dublin Bay Biosphere! ](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/news/130-new-biosphere-coordinator-dublin-bay-biosphere) 27 February 2025 We were delighted to learn that new Biosphere Coordinator has been employed at the Dublin Bay Biosphere Reserve. Congratulations to Dr Pauhla McGrane for securing the role. As there are but two biospheres in Ireland, we have a close working relationship with the Dublin Bay Biosphere. We have coll... [ Read more ](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/news/130-new-biosphere-coordinator-dublin-bay-biosphere) --- ![Our beautiful Lessser Horseshoe Bat sculpture will be migrating from North Kerry to South Kerry this week](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/images/news/2025/Website_Friendly_Bat_2.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/news/2025/Website_Friendly_Bat_2.jpg?width=500&height=500) ## [ On the Move ](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/news/129-on-the-move) 07 February 2025 Our beautiful Lessser Horseshoe Bat sculpture will be migrating from North Kerry to South Kerry this week, making the trek from Tralee Library to Killarney Library. The sculpture has been roosting in Tralee since September, spending Halloween and a jolly Christmas in the County Town. The sculptur... [ Read more ](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/news/129-on-the-move) --- ![New Year, Fresh Ideas](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/images/news/2025/Website_Friendly.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/news/2025/Website_Friendly.jpg?width=500&height=500) ## [ New Year, Fresh Ideas ](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/news/128-new-year-fresh-ideas) 07 February 2025 January is finally over and whilst our bats and hedgehogs are still in hibernation, here at the Kerry Biosphere we are bright eyed and bushy tailed and ready for new initiatives. We continue with Year Two of the Rainwater Planter Initiative having installed planters in St. Oliver's, Scoil Bhríde ... [ Read more ](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/news/128-new-year-fresh-ideas) --- ![Rainwater Planter Workshop a Huge Success](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/images/news/2025/Workshop_1.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/news/2025/Workshop_1.jpg?width=500&height=500) ## [ Rainwater Planter Workshop a Huge Success ](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/news/127-rainwater-planter-workshop-a-huge-success) 23 January 2025 The Garden Room at Killarney House was at full capacity on Monday 20th January for the Kerry Biosphere's Rainwater Planter Workshop. Hosted by the Biosphere, the workshop provider Féidhlim Harty delivered an entertaining, informative, and interactive workshop that appealed to all audience members... [ Read more ](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/news/127-rainwater-planter-workshop-a-huge-success) --- ![Rainwater Planter Workshop Update](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/images/news/2025/Snipped_Planter.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/news/2025/Snipped_Planter.jpg?width=500&height=500) ## [ Rainwater Planter Workshop Update ](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/news/126-rainwater-planter-workshop-update) 15 January 2025 We are racing towards Monday 20th January and our Rainwater Planter workshop with expert Féidhlim Harty. We are looking forward to kicking off on Monday at 10am in the pleasant surroundings of the Garden Room in the decadent Killarney House. Places are being booked fast, and though limited, you c... [ Read more ](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/news/126-rainwater-planter-workshop-update) --- ![Rainwater Planter Workshop](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/images/news/2025/Planter.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/news/2025/Planter.jpg?width=500&height=500) ## [ Rainwater Planter Workshop ](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/news/125-rainwater-planter-workshop) 08 January 2025 We're delighted to host expert Féidhlim Harty t odeliver a workshop foccussed on suburban drainge systems (SuDS) and rainwater planters. The Kerry Biosphere Rainwater Planter Initiative has been made possible from funding from Kerry County Council and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. [ Read more ](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/news/125-rainwater-planter-workshop) --- ![Rainwater Planter Webinar launched on Youtube](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/images/news/2024/Planter_Feidhlim.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/news/2024/Planter_Feidhlim.jpg?width=500&height=500) ## [ Rainwater Planter Webinar launched on Youtube ](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/news/124-webinar-available-on-youtube) 04 December 2024 Our popular webinar 'Sanitation and SuDS, addressing water quality, flooding, biodiversity, and climate,' with author and company director Mr Féidhlim Harty, has proven to be a popular webinar. Féidlhlim is the company director for FH Wetlands Ltd., based in Lahinch, County Clare. Féidhlim has 28... [ Read more ](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/news/124-webinar-available-on-youtube) --- ![New Calendar a Huge Success](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/images/news/2024/Calendar_V2.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/news/2024/Calendar_V2.jpg?width=500&height=500) ## [ New Calendar a Huge Success ](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/news/123-new-calendar-a-huge-successs) 02 December 2024 We were delighted to have printed our calendars from the 'Bats of the Kerry Biosphere Calendar Competition'. We received drawings from all over the County, from as far south as Kenmare, and north to Loughfoder. The standard of entry was very high, the pictures and drawings illustrating the intric... [ Read more ](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/news/123-new-calendar-a-huge-successs) --- ![Introduction to the Kerry Biosphere Webinar](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/images/news/2024/kerrybiosphere.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/news/2024/kerrybiosphere.jpg?width=500&height=500) ## [ Introduction to the Kerry Biosphere Webinar ](https://mail.kerrybiosphere.com/news/122-introduction-to-the-kerry-biosphere-webinar-3) 27 November 2024 The Kerry Biosphere Officer, Brendan Kirwan, delivered an ‘Introduction to the Kerry Biosphere Reserve’ on the evening of Monday 18th November. The aim of the webinar was to provide participants with information on the designation, the scale and location of the reserve, and the ethos / function o... 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