Keeping the Native Irish Honey Bee - Beekeepers and Lawyers Seminar

Date: Friday 27th May, 2022

Start Time: 4.30pm

Finish Time: 5.30pm

Location: Gaffney Room



Chair: Senator Vincent P Martin SC

Speakers

  • Kyle Petrie, a Beekeeper from Open Hive who will talk about the practicalities of beekeeping
  • Aoife Nic Giolla Coda and Dr Grace McCormack NUI Galway. Members of the Native Honey Bee Society to give a fascinating talk on the science of the native Irish bee
  • Mema Byrne BL, will talk about legal work done by the Climate Bar Association with the Honey Bee Society.

Topic:

This in-person and online event, will be a great opportunity to hear from experts in the field. There will also be an opportunity for members to get to know each other, network over drinks afterwards in the Sheds.

All welcome, members, prospective members, and honeybee enthusiasts.

Tickets

Additional Information

The Climate Bar Association (Comhshaol) is dedicated to pursuing pro-environmental initiatives within the Law Library and in society more widely.  The Climate Bar Association is a new Specialist Bar Association with three interconnected objectives:

  • Pursuing practical green and environmental initiatives within the Law Library and surrounding neighbourhoods, for example planting and landscaping for pollinators and reduction of plastic and achievement of energy efficiency. This ties in with the Law Library’s own green status as well as outreach to the community in Dublin 7.
  • Being a think-tank of environmental law expertise and thought leaders in environmental law and biodiversity protection for the Irish legal community and for Irish society. This will support the Bar of Ireland’s public service objectives as well as raising the profile and highlighting the expertise of the Bar externally.
  • Enabling members to use their expertise to support NGO’s and other litigants to engage in environmental advocacy and litigation where relevant. This supports the Bar’s pro-bono commitments, and also opens up and supports areas of work for our members.

For more information on the association, please contact us at climatebar@lawlibrary.ie