Icarus Ireland is dedicated to protecting the environment of Ireland, and to helping rural and urban communities with their own local social, economic, cultural and spiritual development without damaging the natural environment. Icarus Ireland routinely hosts the latest information on environmentally conscious life-style, the 'built environment', biodiversity issues, public health concerns, infrastructure, local culture, news, tourism concerns, food, agriculture, forestry, fishing and fish farming in Ireland. Icarus Ireland has contributors in the USA, mainland Europe, Australia and all parts of Ireland. Companions of the Yew . An idea is proposed for the millenium.
Individuals choose a yew tree or trees, or a grove, and document it over time as they see fit.
As each person grows old, they choose a successor to visit and document the trees in their own way. An irrefutable record of the history of the trees is built up. Quite apart from being interesting and satisfying, such a record could, eventually, have power to stave off the attentions of the road builders and developers of the future. On this site you can find information on the campaign against a second runway at Manchester Airport. There are camps set up in the woodland which will be destroyed by the runway, with treehouses in place and tunnels getting deeper every day.