New Friends of the Earth group launched in Cork

A new Friends of the Earth group has been launched in Cork, which aims to strengthen grassroots climate action across the city and county.

With members coming from backgrounds such as community education and sustainability, Friends of the Earth Cork aims to get involved in activity on local issues affecting people and the environment in Cork.

Maria Quirke, spokesperson for Cork Friends of the Earth, said that the group’s Autumn campaign will include a survey of the public’s experience of Cork city bus services.

“We especially want to give a voice to people who are disproportionately affected by substandard public transport, like low-income workers, people with disabilities and the elderly. We hope the survey will record people’s real-life experiences of the public transport system and inform future development and improvements to sustainable transport infrastructure in Cork.”

Aaron Downey, global citizenship education and activism support officer in Friends of the Earth Ireland, added that all interested individuals in the Cork area are welcome to join.