May 19, 2026
Hugh Shepherd : A life spent paying attention to nature
Helen Shaw – Tóchar Stories I first met Hugh Shepherd in late November 2024, when he offered...
May 19, 2026
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May 14, 2026
The unique and magical landscape of Galway’s Living Bog
Helen Shaw – Tóchar Stories It’s a wild and wet Spring day on Carrownagappul Bog,...
May 14, 2026
May 11, 2026
Webinar: Tóchar Wetlands Open Call 2026
Tóchar is delighted to announce that we have launched an open call for wetland restoration...
May 11, 2026
May 1, 2026
Open call for wetland restoration plans and projects
Costed proposals are being sought for wetland plans and projects that will be funded by...
May 1, 2026
April 28, 2026
Thinking Like A Mountain For Midland Bogs
John Feehan presented this essay as his keynote address at the Tóchar: A Path from...
April 28, 2026
April 25, 2026
Learning and Imagining bogs in Lanesborough, Co Longford
Helen Shaw, Tóchar Stories The children in Lanesborough Primary School, Co Longford look out at...
April 25, 2026
April 15, 2026
Abbeyleix Bog : celebrating 26 years of community-led nature conservation in Co Laois
By Helen Shaw, Tóchar Stories I first visited and walked Abbeyleix Bog, in Co Laois,...
April 15, 2026
March 30, 2026
How Lemanaghan Bog is revealing our shared past today
Helen Shaw – Tóchar Stories On January 24th 2025 Ciara Egan and the Lemanaghan Bog...
March 30, 2026
March 26, 2026
Strong Community Interest in Wetland Restoration at Athlone and Mullingar Events
People from across Westmeath and the wider midlands region attended two public information evenings in...
March 26, 2026
March 26, 2026
Strokestown Event Highlights Importance of Fen Wetlands
People from across Roscommon gathered in the Percy French Hotel, Strokestown recently to learn about the restoration of Ireland’s rare fen...
March 26, 2026
March 26, 2026
Local People Learn About Fen Restoration at Laois and Offaly Community Events
Wednesday, 11 March 2026, Ireland: People from across Laois and Offaly gathered in recent weeks to learn about the restoration of Ireland’s...
March 26, 2026
March 18, 2026
Women in Nature Photography Commission – Open Call for Photographers
Tóchar Midlands Wetland Restoration in collaboration with Photo Museum Ireland are delighted to announce an exciting new photographic commission...
March 18, 2026
March 18, 2026
Women in Nature – Nominations are Open!
Ireland is undergoing a profound shift. Across the country, ecosystems are under pressure and degrading...
March 18, 2026
February 23, 2026
How the Knockirr Bog community is navigating a challenging transition together
Helen Shaw – curator Tóchar Stories Photo: Ciaran Duggan, Chairman Carbury Bogs Trust at Knockirr...
February 23, 2026
February 13, 2026
Life springing back into Scohaboy Bog, Co Tipperary
by Helen Shaw – Tóchar Stories curator Photo: Tóchar Stories, Helen Shaw on a guided...
February 13, 2026
February 10, 2026
Irish Ramsar Wetlands Committee (IRWC) – advertisment for Administrative, Communications & Technical support
Tóchar were happy to support the IRWC in recent times and wish to highlight the...
February 10, 2026
February 3, 2026
Weaving stories in Carbury from the village, castle and bog
By Helen Shaw – curator Tóchar Stories There are stories woven into our family names...
February 3, 2026
January 28, 2026
Bog Bothy on Tour – Expression of Interest Information Session
The Bog Bothy is a shelter designed as part of a Climate Action project by...
January 28, 2026
January 27, 2026
Capturing memories of the bog with the Mountbellew Men’s Shed
by Helen Shaw – Tóchar Stories A song comes as easy as a story when...
January 27, 2026
January 20, 2026
How two Roscommon brothers uncovered Ireland’s Bronze Age wheel
Photo: Sean Mooney in front of the replica wheel, Kilteevan Community Centre. (Photo Stephen Crilly)...
January 20, 2026
January 15, 2026
Carbury “Sharing our Past, Imagining our Future” storytelling event
On Saturday, January 24th Tóchar Stories is co-hosting a community storytelling event and heritage walk...
January 15, 2026
January 13, 2026
Community call – take the Bog Bothy on Tour with Tóchar
Tóchar in cooperation with the Irish Architecture Foundation and 12th Field are now inviting Expressions...
January 13, 2026
January 7, 2026
Kilteevan children’s bog butterfly postcards go global
Photo : Eileen Fahey, Kilteevan Tidy Towns, with the Kilteevan NS senior class and the...
January 7, 2026
December 23, 2025
Finding a Just Transition for People, Places and Nature
by Helen Shaw — curator of Tóchar Stories When we meet communities in the Midlands...
December 23, 2025
December 9, 2025
Clonbeale More Bog Restoration
Ecologist George Smith and the Gorman brothers discuss options for restoration measures on Clonneale More...
December 9, 2025
November 18, 2025
Past, present and future collide for Tyrrellspass children at the National Museum
By Helen Shaw, Tóchar Stories curator Photo: St Anne’s NS Tyrrellspass, Westmeath 5th Class with...
November 18, 2025
November 13, 2025
Experiencing Samhain on Ballydangan Bog
Helen Shaw, Tóchar Stories Curator Photo: Camcloon NS children celebrating Halloween and the creation of...
November 13, 2025
October 9, 2025
Sharing our Past, Imagining our Future – Kilcormac, September 2025
Text and photography by Helen Shaw, Athena Media How can we imagine our future if...
October 9, 2025
September 18, 2025
How the people of Kilteevan, Roscommon became custodians of Cloonlarge Bog
Eileen Fahey is some woman for one woman. She’s a self described ‘blow-in’ to Kilteevan,...
September 18, 2025
September 17, 2025
Locals Learn About Fen Restoration at Lough Ennell Event
On Thursday evening, (11 September), local Westmeath and Offaly residents gathered to learn about a...
September 17, 2025
September 10, 2025
Restoring Ireland’s Largest Calcareous Fen
Tóchar is proud to be leading the development of a restoration plan for Pollardstown Fen...
September 10, 2025
September 10, 2025
Bogland: What does the bog mean to you?
Composer Ann Cleare, one of our Bogland guests. photo Amelie Kahn-Ackermann Helen Shaw, of Tóchar...
September 10, 2025
August 27, 2025
Fens: The Hidden Treasure of the Midlands ~ Public Information Event
Tóchar Midlands Wetlands Restoration are hosting a public information evening on Thursday, September 11th, from...
August 27, 2025
August 27, 2025
Telling Kilcormac’s story – a place and belonging community workshop
Come along to this ‘Place and Belonging Storytelling Community Workshop hosted by Tóchar Stories and Kilcormac Development Association...
August 27, 2025
August 19, 2025
National Heritage Week ~ Tóchar Stories bog talk and walk in Kilteevan, Co Roscommon
The sun shone on the Tóchar Stories bog talk and walk in Kilteevan, Co Roscommon...
August 19, 2025
August 11, 2025
Ireland’s Wetlands Are Worth Celebrating and Visiting on Bog Day 2025
Research shows Irish people value restored wetlands for their nature, environmental and community benefits Clara...
August 11, 2025
July 31, 2025
Poet, Jane Clarke on her changing relationship with the boglands
For International Bog Day Tóchar Stories partnered with the National Library and the Seamus Heaney...
July 31, 2025
July 30, 2025
Bog Eco-Talk & Guided Walk, Kilteevan, Roscommon – August 16th 2025
In celebration of Heritage Week and in association with the Kilteevan Tidy Towns Group and...
July 30, 2025
July 22, 2025
Tóchar Stories workshop with St Anne’s School, Tyrrellspass features on Countrywide Bog Special
Photo credit: Annie Holland Ella McSweeney featured a Bog Special on the Countrywide programme on...
July 22, 2025
July 9, 2025
Event: International Bog Day at Heaney Listen Now Again Exhibition
Our unfenced country Is bog that keeps crusting Between the sights of the sun” –...
July 9, 2025
June 25, 2025
Kilteevan primary school children get to discover butterflies at their local bog and create their own artwork
By Helen Shaw – Tóchar Stories curator Photo 1: Samratchana, a 2nd Class pupil in...
June 25, 2025
June 13, 2025
Tyrrellspass children get to show and tell their own stories of Cloncrow Bog
Photo 1: Hugo Davis, one of the 4th Class pupils in the Tóchar Community Stories...
June 13, 2025
May 29, 2025
New Research Launched at Tóchar Conference Reveals Strong Public Support for Wetland Restoration
Nearly half of respondents have a vested interest in wetland restoration, with 10% of those...
May 29, 2025
May 9, 2025
Register for Tóchar: A Path from the Past, A Future for Wetlands Event
We are delighted to invite you to register now for Tóchar: A Path from the Past, A Future...
May 9, 2025
April 11, 2025
Mapping, Listening, Seeding and Singing
How Tóchar Community Stories is working to capture the stories of people living by the ...
April 11, 2025
April 1, 2025
Introducing Tóchar – Restoring Ireland’s Wetlands and Supporting Sustainable Communities
Tóchar Midlands Wetland Restoration is a major three-year initiative focused on wetland restoration, research, and...
April 1, 2025
March 3, 2025
Tóchar Midlands Wetlands Restoration and Lions Clubs Partner for Nature Restoration
Under the partnership €250,000 per year will be allocated for 2025 and 2026. The partnership...
March 3, 2025
February 3, 2025
🌿 Will you join the Women in Nature Restoration network? 🌿
This St.Brigid’s Day, we honour the deep connections between women, land, and restoration. Just as...
February 3, 2025
January 13, 2025
Tenders sought to shape the future of Pollardstown Fen in Kildare
Tóchar Midlands Wetlands Restoration is seeking a multi-disciplinary team to create a restoration plan for...
January 13, 2025
December 17, 2024
Tóchar Community Stories – People, Land, Nature & Belonging – workshops
Tóchar Midlands Wetland Restoration is excited to announce our cultural custodianship and heritage of wetlands...
December 17, 2024
October 17, 2024
Tóchar at the 10th Annual Just Transition Platform Conference in Brussels, 15-17 October 2024
The Just Transition Platform (JTP) provides a single access point to support and knowledge on...
October 17, 2024
October 14, 2024
Tóchar takes part in Photo Museum Ireland discussion on climate
Tóchar project manager, Shirley Clerkin, alongside artist Shane Hynan participated in a panel discussion at...
October 14, 2024
September 11, 2024
New wetland restoration project opens a call for public participation
Expressions of interest sought from local individuals and groups to identify wetland sites to be...
September 11, 2024
August 19, 2024
Nature Restoration
Nature restoration presents both significant challenges and substantial benefits. One of the key challenges lies...
August 19, 2024
August 19, 2024
Peat extraction
Peat extraction in Ireland has a long history, deeply intertwined with the country’s cultural and...
August 19, 2024