Environmental events this week

A few environmental events happening this week:

1. Tuesday, November 2: Green Drinks in Messrs Maguire on Burgh Quay. The special guest speaker this month is Padraic Fogarty, chairman of the Irish Wildlife Trust and he'll be talking about upcoming reform of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy. There's also (free) vegetarian food and (not free) pints....allegedly the most eco-friendly pints in Dublin.
2. Tuesday, November 2: A talk by Dr Peter Cox from the Social Sciences Department of Cheshire University about planning for and supporting urban cycling. It's on in the Greenhouse (formerly ENFO) on Andrew's Street.

3. Thursday, November 4: UCD's Earth Sciences Institute will host a seminar on Smart Cities, addressed by Michael Roche of IBM and chaired by Dublin City Council planner Dick Gleeson. It's at 12.30pm in the Wood Quay bunkers.

By the way, the following Thursday (November 11), Mary Robinson will speak on the topic of climate justice in the Edmund Burke Theatre at 12.30pm. The Earth Sciences Institute are advising that anyone who wants to attend should book a place. Details are here.