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...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Oct 21, 2019 | News
Ballincollig Tidy Towns is working to make the town a spray free zone. This is one of the most important steps to date and the Chairman is hoping to work with City Council, Organisations and Residents alike to achieve this. Many countries have already banned the use...