‘When I got that first garden, it was like a drug.’
In our monthly Green Women column, ELLIE O’BYRNE catches up with Mags Riordan, of Bumblebee Flower Farm, about her pollinator-friendly flower business
Mags Riordan of Bumblebee Flower Farm.
Ellie O’Byrne
WHILE many people have been craving the company of others during nearly a year of successive lockdowns and restrictions, Drimoleague flower farmer Mags Riordan says she has all the company she needs: her bees.
“I’m in my own little world and I have great conversations with my bees and butterflies,” Mags says.
“They have a lot of character, you know. The different bees have different buzzing noises, and they’re quite gregarious. We view them as a threat, but they’re just investigating. A bumblebee will let you know when it feels threatened because it will lift its legs, and then you just back off. They’re very docile. I just adore them.”
‘If I have an opinion, I will not be silenced.’
We continue our series marking International Women s Day, today, March 8
Miss Cork Zoe Hendrick
Miss Cork Zoe Hendrick
Growing up, I would rarely see women in high positions in jobs or government. I told myself, when I grow up I am going to #ChooseToChallenge this stigma.
Ladies such as Kamala Harris, Michelle Obama and Mary Jackson have been role models for me growing up. To make noise and to be heard, not to take things quietly.
If I have an opinion, I will not be silenced, and I encourage every women to do the same. If you are in a meeting room and have an idea, speak up and say your piece. Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.