Employees from Gas Networks Ireland worked with the Tidy Towns committee in Rochfortbridge on a litter-pick and on an updated wheelchair accessibility map, as part of the firm’s commitment to promoting sustainability.
The collaboration follows the appointment of Gas Networks Ireland as one of 20 new Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Champions in Ireland by Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, TD, on June 26.
As SDG champion, employees from Gas Networks Ireland recently volunteered to lead a community engagement blitz in Drum, County Roscommon and in Rochfortbridge. The project involves community support activities alongside operational and pipeline work planned for later this year in Drum and Rochfortbridge, and is an example of the company’s commitment to sustainable development, particularly SDG 3 (Good Health and Wellbeing) and SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure).
In Rochfortbridge, the employees from the national also helped identify 15 additional locations to be included in an updated Rochfortbridge wheelchair accessibility map.
In Roscommon, the delivered Junior Achievement Ireland’s Energize programme, which aims to inspire students to continue with STEAM subjects at a post-primary level to 110 students at Summerhill National School (St Joseph’s) in Drum.
Gráinne O’Reilly, Gas Networks Ireland’s Social Sustainability manager, said: “We are proud to be selected as national SDG champions – thank you, Rochfortbridge and Drum for welcoming us into your communities and for your participation in our blitzes. Our CSR programmes demonstrate how Gas Networks Ireland integrates sustainability and community initiatives with our operational work and provide a platform through which we promote awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals.”
Rochfortbridge Tidy Towns committee member, Cathy Whelehan, Gas Networks Ireland’s (GNI) agricultural liaison officer, Fintan Eager, GNI senior project delivery engineer, Ronan Daly, Rochfortbridge Tidy Towns committee member, Maria Bagnall, GNI project services manager, Paul O’Brien; senior project delivery engineer, Jeff Murphy; technical design lead, Adrian McCarey; consent management manager, Elaine Murray; sustainability engineer, Jessica Long; land management strategy lead, Niamh Ryan; project delivery lead, Daniel Goulding; project service lead, Mike O’Donnell and social sustainability manager, Grainne O’Reilly, at the litter pick in Rochfortbridge.
Gas Networks Ireland’s sustainability engineer, Jessica Long and technical design lead, Adrian McCarey picking up litter in Rochfortbridge as part of the full day Westmeath Blitz.
Gas Networks Ireland’s agricultural liaison officer, Fintan Eager and project delivery lead Daniel Goulding picking up litter in Rochfortbridge.
Representatives from the 20 organisations appointed as SDG champions in Ireland with Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, TD and Gas Networks Ireland’s social sustainability manager, Grainne O’Reilly, and sustainability manager, Anne Moore.
Summerhil National School (St Joseph’s) students working on their poster design for a sustainable community festival based on the seven principles of Leave No Trace as part of the Energise Programme, joined by Gas Networks Ireland’s land and consent management manager, Elaine Murray and sustainability engineer, Kerstie Flanagan.
Summerhil NS students working on their poster design for a sustainable community festival based on the seven principles of Leave No Trace as part of the Energise Programme.
Gas Networks Ireland’s senior environmental engineer, Maeve O’Reilly; sustainability engineer, Kerstie Flanagan; senior project delivery engineer, Matthew Walsh; senior project delivery engineer, Ronan Daly; agricultural liaison officer, Fintan Eager; land management strategy lead, Niamh Ryan; project delivery lead, Daniel Goulding; consent management manager, Elaine Murray; social sustainability manager, Grainne O’Reilly, and sustainability engineer, Jessica Long, with Summerhil National School (St Joseph’s) students after completing the Junior Achievement Ireland Energise Programme.
Summerhil NS students excited about STEM after completing the Junior Achievement Ireland Energize Programme delivered by Gas Networks Ireland volunteers.
