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FOR RELEASE 11 May 2005

Are you looking for ways to reduce the volume of waste you are paying to be
collected at your door? Are you conscious of the environmental impacts of
both sending waste to landfill sites and using peat-based products in the
garden? Do you want to find ways to make your garden more attractive to
wildlife such as butterflies, ladybirds and blackbirds? If you can answer
yes to any of these questions, then a Composting and Wildlife Gardening
Workshop is what you are looking for.

These workshops raise awareness of the positive impacts on the environment
home composting can have and demonstrate how to recycle organic waste from
the kitchen and garden to make compost, whether it is leaf mould, garden
compost or worm compost. The workshops are designed for both beginners and
for those who have already started composting. If you have started
composting at home, then come along, share your experiences and get some
tips and advice to any difficulties you may be having.

The concept of gardening for wildlife is also discussed, with tips on the
numerous, practical ways you can make your garden more attractive and safe
for wildlife.

The following workshops still have spaces left, so book soon to reserve your
place at your nearest workshop.

CORK CITY Workshop runs from 10am to 1pm on Friday 13th May.
Venue: Council Chambers, City Hall, Cork. For bookings contact the
Siobhan Horgan or Jerry Mohnihan in the Environment Section of
Cork City Council at 021-4924726.

LIMERICK COUNTY - Workshop runs from 7pm until 9pm on Monday 16th May.
Venue: Newcastle West Area Office, Newcastle West, Co.
Limerick.

Workshop runs from 10am until 1pm on Tuesday 17th May.
Venue: The Library, Dooradoyle Road, Co. Limerick.

Workshop runs from 10am until 1pm on Wednesday 18th May.
Venue: Castleconnell Parish Hall, Co. Limerick.
For bookings in Limerick contact Pauline McDonagh in the
Environment Section of Limerick County Council on
061-496212 or e-mail pmcdonag@limerickcoco.ie

MEATH Workshops run from 10am until 1pm each day from Tuesday 24th May
until Friday 27th May in Navan, Co. Meath. For more details and
booking contact Bernadine Carry in Meath County Council at
046-9021581.

GALWAY COUNTY Workshop runs from 8pm until 10pm on Tuesday 7th June in
Loughrea. For more details and bookings contact Sin=E9ad N=ED
Mhainn=EDn in Galway County Council on 091-509302

The workshops are run in conjunction with local authorities and are funded
by the Local Agenda 21 Environmental Partnership Fund.

ENDS