PEATLANDS GATHERING 2021 Videos

The event took place online on October 7&8, 2021, with 5 sessions on Day 1 (Session One begins with an introduction by organiser Catherine Farrell & keynote address from Minister Michael Noonan. You can watch all the sessions from both days below or click for a playlist: Day 1 & Day 2.

DAY 1 - Session 1

SPEAKERS: Dr Catherine Farrell, Trinity College Dublin

Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform Minister Malcolm Noonan, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Dianna Kopansky, United Nations Environment Programme, Global Peatlands Initiative

Seamus Boland, Irish Rural Link, Chairperson of Peatlands Council

Suzanne Nally, NPWS

John Connolly, Trinity College Dublin

Ellen O'Carroll and Cathy Moore, School of Archaeology, UCD & Archaeological Consultant

Day 1 - Session 2

SPEAKERS: Chair: Catherine O'Connell, Irish Peatland Society

Christine Domegan, National University of Ireland,

Fernando Fernandez, National Parks and Wildlife Service

Philip Perrin Botanical, Environmental & Conservation (BEC) Consultants Ltd.

Nuala Madigan, Irish Peatland Conservation Council

Terry Morley National University of Ireland, CarePeat

Shane McGuinness, Community Wetlands Forum & UCD

DAY 1 - SeSSION 3

SPEAKERS: Chair: Pat Fitzgerald, Irish Peatland Society

Seamus Caulfield, University College Dublin, Ceide Fields

Mike Long, University College Dublin

Derek McLoughlin, Paddy Crushell, Colm Gavin, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Wetlands Survey Ireland, and Pearl Mussel Project

Shirley Clerkin, Monaghan County Council

Andrew Jackson, University College Dublin

DAY 1 - SESSION 4

SPEAKERS: Chair: Florence Renou-Wilson, UCD

Ken Byrne, University of Limerick

Shane Regan, National Parks and Wildlife Service

Chris Uys, Abbeyleix Bog Project

Matt Saunders, Trinity College Dublin, SmartBog

Bernard Hyde, Environmental Protection Agency

Stuart Brooks, IUCN UK Peatland Programme

DAY 1 - SeSSION 5

SPEAKERS: Chair: Paul Johnston, TCD

Patrick Morrissey, Environmental Protection Agency

Ray Flynn, Queen's University Belfast

Kate Flood, National University of Ireland, Galway

Laurence Gill, Trinity College Dublin

Heather Lally, Galway Mayo Institute of Technology

Florence Renou-Wilson, University College Dublin

DAY 2 - Keynote address by MatThijs Schouten

SPEAKERS: Dr Catherine Farrell, Trinity College Dublin - Introduction

Keynote Address - Matthijs Schouten, University of Wageningen

DAY 2 - SeSSION 6

DAY 2 - SeSSION 7

SPEAKERS: Chair: Shane McGuinness, CWF & UCD

Tina Claffey, Nature Photographer

Fergal Monaghan, Hen Harrier EIP project

Alex Copland, Inis Environmental Consultants Ltd.

Monica de Bath, Creative Rathangan Meitheal

Catherine Farrell, Trinity College Dublin, INCASE project

SPEAKERS: Chair: David Wilson, Earthy Matters

Niall Ó Brolcháin, National University of Ireland, Galway

David Wilson, Earthy Matters Environmental Consultants

Mark McCorry, Bord na Mona

Francis Mackin, RPS

Ben Gearey, National University of Ireland, Cork

Philip Blackwell, Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine

DAY 2 - SeSSION 8

DAY 2 - KEY MESSAGES

SPEAKERS: Chair: Niall Ó Brolcháin, NUIG

Ken Bucke, Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine

Caroline Lalor, FarmPEAT

Munoo Prasad, Compost/AD Research, Limerick University and Cyprus University of Technology

Hedda Dick, Coillte Nature

Gary Lanigan, Teagasc

Michael Fitzmaurice, Turf Cutters Association

Chaired by journalist Ella McSweeney, each of the session chairs delivered the key messages from their sessions. (each speaker is allocated 5 minutes)

Session 1: Chair: Catherine Farrell (TCD)

Session 2: Chair: Catherine O'Connell (Irish Peatland Society)

Session 3: Chair: Pat Fitzgerald, Irish Peatland Society

Session 4: Chair: Florence Renou-Wilson

Session 5: Chair: Paul Johnston (TCD)

Session 6: Chair: Shane McGuinness (CWF & UCD

Session 7: Chair: David Wilson (Earthy Matters)

Session 8: Chair Niall Ó Brolcháin (NUIG)

PEATLANDS GATHERING DAY 2 - panel discussion

The event closed out with a panel discussion chaired by journalist Ella McSweeney, with:

Pippa Hackett, Minister of State for Land Use & Biodiversity Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine

Andy Bleasdale, National Parks and Wildlife Service

Andrew Jackson, University College Dublin

Alan Matthews, Trinity College Dublin

Geraldine O'Sullivan, Irish Farmers’ Association

Nuala Madigan Irish, Peatland Conservation Council

Farewell & thankyou – Organiser Catherine Farrell, TCD