Jack Murphy

Jack Murphy

@jackmurphynature.bsky.social

Head gardener at University College Cork. Nature and Biodiversity enthusiast. Keen to promote the benefits of biodiversity for communities.

31 Followers 31 Following 7 Posts Joined Nov 2024
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9 months ago
A man wearing headphones and a green shirt sits in a radio studio, speaking into a microphone. Papers are spread out in front of him on the desk, which also holds a control panel with buttons and sliders, another microphone, and a digital clock showing '13:39:32'. A window behind him reveals another room. A promotional image for 'Shush! Sounds from UCC Library' featuring a playlist titled 'Shush 295 - Jack Murphy Takeover.' The playlist includes songs by The Gloaming, Talking Heads, Whipping Boy, Tom Waits, The Band, The Cure, Microdisney, Ye Vagabonds, Billy Bragg, Lisa O'Neill, and Fontaines D.C

This week on Shush!, my guest was @jackmurphynature.bsky.social Murphy, Head Gardener at UCC.
We chatted about biodiversity on campus, student wellbeing, libraries, and his music picks.
A lovely listen! 🎧 bit.ly/Shush295 #UCC #Biodiversity #ShushRadio #UCCLibrary

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9 months ago
A person stands in front of a mural on a building wall. The mural depicts four individuals sitting on a ledge with the text 'The Undertones' above them, accompanied by a red arrow pointing left. The person is wearing a Fontaines DC T-Shirt. Below the mural, there is text that reads: 'TAKEOVER SHOW JACK MURPHY MONDAY AFTERNOON 11 - 12'

My next guest is Jack Murphy, @jackmurphynature.bsky.social UCC’s Head Gardener.

We will be playing his music picks & will be chatting about music, his role, biodiversity, and what libraries mean to him.

Tune in live www.ucc.ie/en/983fm/ or listen back later at bit.ly/ShushPodcast

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11 months ago
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Big, biodiverse and beautiful: can Romania’s centuries-old giant haystacks survive modern farming? Traditional methods benefit hundreds of species but as new agricultural techniques take over, the distinctive haystacks mark a vanishing way of life

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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11 months ago
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I'll be giving a talk this Saturday on creating nature habitats in your garden or community setting supported by my colleagues from Wildflowers of Newmarket. If you are curious about this, come along to this community gathering. Its the second event in our series of get togethers to celebrate nature

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Great talks today at the ITEN tree symposium at the very impressive Education, Conservation and Research centre at Fota wildlife park.

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1 year ago
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‘Green roofs deliver for biodiversity’: how Basel put nature on top For decades, the Swiss city has been transforming its skyline, and now boasts some of the greenest rooftops in Europe

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Nature shows us that we are heading in the right direction

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1 year ago
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Comeback story: The re-birth of Irish storytelling Three storytellers tell Sarah Horgan how they got into the art form and how it is becoming more popular in Ireland
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1 year ago
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The blackbirds in the Lower Grounds certainly enjoyed the effects of Thursday nights rain. It was such a joy to stand back and see them preening themselves.

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1 year ago
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Delighted to give my first tree talk of 2025 to the dept of Learning and Teaching UCC. We looked at some of our more interesting species around the Quad and Presidents Garden and spoke about the connections people had with the trees and folklore associated with the trees. @ucclibrary.bsky.social

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