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What if the future of our planet was already being shaped by the youngest voices among us?
Theme: Take action on climate
Topic: Youth action & activism
Language: English
In this episode, we meet Fiach, a 13-year-old Irish environmental advocate whose passion for biodiversity and marine protection is inspiring change across Ireland. Growing up by the coast, Fiach has turned his love for nature into action—contributing to the Children and Young People’s Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss, creating educational resources with University College Cork, and taking part in YMCA marine life projects. His work is helping shape national policies and empowering other young people to act for the planet.
You’ll learn:
How youth voices are influencing real environmental policy in Ireland
Why early engagement with nature fosters lifelong stewardship
Ways to support and amplify the next generation of climate leaders
Key Quotes:
“Biodiversity means every kind of shape that life comes in—from tiny insects to massive fin whales.”
“Kids can be involved—it’s not just fancy government officials making all the rules.”
Guest Bio:
Fiach O Donoghue, Activist
Fiach is a 13-year-old environmental advocate with a fierce passion for biodiversity and marine protection. Growing up along Ireland’s coast, he developed a deep love for the ocean and the life it sustains. His activism took shape through the national Children and Young People’s Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss, where he worked with peers from across the country to influence national climate policy. Fiach has collaborated with University College Cork to create environmental education resources and contributed to YMCA marine life projects, sharing his knowledge with other young changemakers. He believes that young people have the power—and the responsibility—to drive meaningful climate action. With aspirations to study marine ecology, Fiach is already charting a course toward a future where both people and the planet thrive.
Host Bio:
Tara O Donoghue, Artist, Writer
Tara is an artist, writer, and community arts coordinator whose practice explores the entanglements between humans, the more-than-human world, and vibrant matter. Drawing on philosophies of deep ecology and new materialism, her work weaves together soundscapes, storytelling, and socially engaged projects that de-center the human in conversations about climate and place.
She is currently completing a BA in Visual Arts with TUD Sherkin and works across arts and environmental fields. At the heart of her work is a belief in the power of art to foster connection, curiosity, care, and real change for the living world we share.