Greenbox expertise in demand both in Ireland and overseas.
Greenbox has been busy over the past few months despite only having one staff member and no core funding since 2008. The Company awaits news regarding new approved interreg 1V funding along with many projects such as the global geopark which will come into co Cavan and Fermanagh for the first time.
Ireland’s Green Centre
Newsround and Countryfile presenter John Craven takes a tour around Ireland’s first eco-tourism destination – the Greenbox
New Green Travel App for Ireland by Catherine Mack
Mack, who wrote a book called Ecoescape Ireland a few years ago, says the app will appeal to green travellers, as it has a 'Slow Travel' guide for visitors who want to get to and from Ireland without flying, providing information on local rail and bus services, as well as how to bring your bike on them, North and South of the border. The app will also point you towards lakeside lodges, island retreats, grand houses with a green edge, yoga retreats, community-run hostels and activity centres, for instance. She says each accommodation entry has details on how to get to it without a car. The idea for Ireland Green Travel came to Mack when she realised how her book Ecoescape Ireland needed updating, especially with the amount of green tourism initiatives springing up all over Ireland. “It is very hard to find out all your options in one location at the moment, and the app has enabled me to do this. As this is how I usually travel, I know all the options pretty well by now, too.” So what are some of the quirky, green activities that people can get up to here on Irish soil?
