by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | May 25, 2023 | News
NO SPRAY NO WAY 2022 saw Cork City Council stop the use of weed killers/ pesticides. Ballincollig Tidy Towns worked long and hard for this to happen and the benefits are already evident throughout Ballincollig. This is a reminder to all Residents Associations to...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Apr 8, 2021 | News
LITTER PICK There were twelve Volunteers carrying out Litter Picks on Easter Sunday. It was wonderful to see some more Volunteers return and we even welcomed new Volunteers. It was disappointing to see an increase in fast food rubbish on the streets on Sunday morning....
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Mar 5, 2020 | News
A SUCCESSFUL NIGHT At 8pm on Tuesday last up to seventy people attended the talk at the Oriel House Hotel by Margaret Griffin of Griffins Garden Centre on the Importance of planting Pollinator Friendly Plants. The evening opened with Tom Butler of Ballincollig Tidy...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Feb 27, 2020 | News
IMPORTANT DATE FOR THE DIARY Residents of the Estates in Ballincollig together with the General Public are invited to attend a talk by Margaret Griffin of Griffins Garden Centre on the Importance of Planting Pollinator Plants. This is to take place on Tuesday...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Feb 25, 2020 | News
Spring is finally here and dandelions are the bees first food. This was a honey bee and the pollen on her legs was from dandelions. This bee died from the weedkiller that was sprayed on the dandelions to kill them. What we see as weeds, nature sees...
