Skip to main content
Representation in Ireland
  • News article
  • 4 March 2024
  • Representation in Ireland
  • 1 min read

Commissioner McGuinness joins the children of Church of Ireland NS in Kilternan to kick start National Tree Week 2024

Commissioner Mairead McGuinness helped get National Tree Week off to a great start by at a tree planting event this morning with children from Kilternan Church of Ireland National School, ambassadors from a number of EU countries & Commission staff.

Tree planting event in Kilternan on 4 March 2024 - Commissioner McGuinness with pupils and teachers from C of I Kilternan NS, Ambassadors of EU countries and European Commission staff

This week, communities across the country are marking National Tree Week with a full programme of activities including tree-planting ceremonies, forest walks and workshops. 

This event is also part of the European Commission’s #3BillionTrees Pledge to plant at least 3 billion additional trees in the EU by 2030, and the EU’s new For Our Planet campaign which aims to to encourage citizens and civil society to take action for our planet, including by planting trees.

The European Commission Representation in Ireland organised the event in conjunction with Crann - Trees for Ireland | Working for Trees and Woodlands. A number of EU Member State embassies and staff from EU agency, Eurofound also participated in the event.

The date was chosen as it falls during National Tree Week (3-10 March).

The participation of the school is linked to a project called EasyTreesie Easy Treesie – Planting 1M trees with Ireland's 1M children.

 

Tree planting event in Kilternan on 4 March 2024 - Commissioner McGuinness with pupils and teachers from C of I Kilternan NS, Ambassadors of EU countries and European Commission staff

 

Details

Publication date
4 March 2024
Author
Representation in Ireland