The humble banana is playing a key role in protecting farms from flood waters as well providing vital food security in flood-prone #Malawi. 🍌 Learn how Concern & @zcralliance.bsky.social are using nature-based solutions as part of a wider disaster-preparedness project. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/4hLVqns

In flood-prone Malawi, bananas become a shield against erosion

When Davie Kampira, 34, a farmer in Nsanje, southern Malawi, received 34 banana suckers in 2024, he did not envisage that the few dozen plants he tried out on a run-down piece of land, previously used...

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The star of “The Hungry Caterpillar — The Sequel”. #MizenHead #WestCork

Beach colour: a Six-Spot Burnet at #BarleyCove beach, #WestCork

The medieval ruins and famine graveyard at Kilmoe, overlooking a barley Cove beach, #WestCork

The #butterflies were plentiful in the ditches on a balmy afternoon at #MizenHead #WestCork #HedgeBrown

A new dawn, a new day, #Newbridge

Fly fishing along the banks of the #Liffey this morning, #LiffeyLinearPark #Newbridge

Dawn watch, #Newbridge

⛺Concern has launched a brand new fundraiser today. We're asking people to pick any night in September to camp out in solidarity with the 1-in-70 people globally who have been forced from their homes due to conflict, persecution or climate change. ⛺ Find out more about it & how to get involved ⤵️

Concern launches camping fundraiser to raise funds for millions of displaced people

Concern is asking people to pick any night in September to camp out in solidarity with the one-in-70 people globally who have been forced from their homes due to conflict, persecution or climate change

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Morning light, #LiffeyLinearPark #Newbridge

Colourful #Cork city

Using your head to beat the heat, #Cork city centre #streetphotography

Summer cycle, #NorthMall #Cork

Neighbourhood Watch: Corn Market St, #Cork

Chip patrol on duty, #Kinsale

Ye olde sports, #Kinsale

Paddling through #Cork city centre on a sunny Sunday morning.

Bird bath on a hot day, Grand Parade, #Cork

The bells of Shandon, #Cork

Gone swimming, #LiffeyLinearPark #Newbridge

Red Admiral #butterfly #Newbridge

Golden ragwort, along the banks of the #Liffey #LiffeyLinearPark #Newbridge

Portobello flowers, #Dublin

The last petal.

Fuschia, #Newbridge

Buzzing on a warm sunny day in #Newbridge #wildflowers #wildflowerhour

Giving children back their childhood. Priceless.

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After years of conflict in #Syria more than 2 million children are out of school – more than one-in-three of the country’s children. Supported by the European Union, our educational and recreational centres help children learn, recover from trauma, and regain a sense of a normal life. ⤵️

A Holly Blue enjoying a little shade on a warm summer evening, #Newbridge

Lunchtime peace and shade along the banks of the #GrandCanal #Dublin

Colourful #Smithfield #Dublin