Although Larches aren’t native to Ireland (or Britain), it is relatively commonly planted in Ireland. The European Larch is native to mountains of central Europe, upland areas in France, Germany and Austria. Larches have woody trunks & stems, needle leaves and a waxy coating that keeps the leaves from losing water which is all characteristic of conifers. But, unlike other evergreen Conifers, they are deciduous, meaning they drop their leaves for part of the year. It is known to be the only deciduous conifer in Europe & the majority of deciduous conifers in other continents are related to them in one way or another.

Congratulations to Mike from Seakel Fire & Security (CoolPartner 002) who is a part of a team of 20 cyclists (8 back-up) on a 700km charity cycle from Nantes to Lourdes raising funds for Cliona’s Foundation and the Limerick Lourdes Invalid Fund.

Carrigaholt is a beautiful place to visit at the best of times. But, now as we announce our Red Wood site for Shelbourne FC being located only a few minutes outside the village, we think it’s the ideal summer destination for not just Shelbourne fans but for anyone in the CoolTribe! 

It’s been just over a month since our beautiful Native Irish Honey Bees (apis mellifera mellifera) first arrived at our new Voluntary Conservation Area at our Cloudforest One site in Lahinch, Co. Clare. We are the first private enterprise to undertake the role of a Voluntary Conservation Area & we are very excited to go down to visit them next week and see how they are developing. 

However, the past month has not only been a big month in our Native Honey Bee conservation efforts. It’s been a big month for all of us concerned with the apis mellifera mellifera & its future.

We are 040 - A very big welcome to Transdev Dublin Light Rail Ltd who joins our CoolPartner Community today, 09.06.22.

Transdev Dublin Light Rail Ltd is the operator and maintainer of Luas, Dublin’s light rail network.

Congratulations to Brigid Walsh, Project Director & Co-Founder of Solar Evolution (CoolPartner 012), who has been nominated for Businesswoman of the Year (STEM Professional Category) for the Network Ireland Kilkenny Branch.

We are delighted to announce that the Red Wood, created by Shelbourne FC, will be located in Carrigaholt, County Clare. This Forest is a new chapter in the illustrious history of Shelbourne.

The Red Wood has been growing digitally since the beginning of the 2022 season, but we are now delighted to finally release the real-world site of the Forest on the Wild Atlantic Way.

The Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021 (Protection Bill) will go through its 2nd stage in the Seanad this Thursday. 

This bill would put a ban on imports of non-native bees, and is scheduled for debate in the Seanad on Thursday with support from all parties.

Exciting news came from Tolka Park earlier this month, as Shelbourne FC (CoolPartner 020) announced the launch of the Shelbourne FC weekly in partnership with Clubforce.

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Forty incredible businesses that form our incredible CoolPartner community supporting our mission to create forests for the planet across Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way.

WE ARE 039...Yesterday another great business Midsummer Ireland joined our powerful CoolPartner community as CoolPartner 039.

We had another incredibly successful month with all of our Cloudforest teams, with wins all around, plenty of goals being scored, trees being planted & even trophies being won!

Although it is well known in Ireland & has been widely planted in parks & garden across Ireland, the Horse Chestnut Tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) is not a native Irish Tree. In saying that, one could argue that after over 200 years of being found in Ireland, the Horse Chestnut Tree has long been naturalised to the Emerald Isle.

The Red Wood - a partnership Cloudforest with CoolPartner 020 Shelbourne Football Club is digitally growing online. On The 6th of June we will reveal the real-world location for the RedWood.

It was a busy weekend for all our community teams at Cloudforests. We had plenty of goals, a few winning teams & we even had one of our community teams win their league title on Sunday Morning.

Bees are some of the most important creatures in the animal kingdom. They are pollinators, who ensure food security and contribute significantly to the mitigation of climate change and the conservation of the environment. Pollinators such as bees, birds, and bats, affect 35 percent of the world's crop production, increasing the outputs of 87 of the leading food crops worldwide.

Want to make a transition to renewable energy? Why not make the switch with one of our CoolPartners! This is the first in a series of blogs all about how you can reduce your carbon footprint with the help & support of our CoolPartners.

Netcelero (CoolPartner 010) has been shortlisted for the “IoT Innovation of the Year” category in the Tech Excellence Awards 2022. This award recognises a product or service with the potential to change what we do and how we do it.