



Welcome to Tóchar,
an exciting wetlands restoration project
that is situated in
Ireland’s midlands
and surrounding
counties.
Tóchar, implementing action 2.1 of the EU Just Transition Programme in Ireland, aims to restore degraded wetlands, in the context of a just transition and move towards carbon neutrality. Nature restoration is part of a social transition, where the restoration of landscape goes hand in hand with community restoration and our relationships with nature.
Nature restoration is a part of a social transition
Tóchar was chosen as the project name, to represent the path along the Just Transition journey, and as a reminder that generations gone before us have used and experienced bogs and wetlands in a myriad of ways. A tóchar or togher is a path through the bog or wetland, hundreds of which have been found deep in the peat across the midlands. Some were made from heavy oak, which had been transported great distances, others were made from other tree species and occasionally flagstones.
County | Districts Covered |
---|---|
Laois | All |
Westmeath | All |
Offaly | All |
Longford | All |
Roscommon | All |
Galway | Ballinasloe |
Tipperary | Carrick on Suir Thurles |
Kildare | Athy Clane – Maynooth |
27th August 2025
Tóchar Midlands Wetlands Restoration are hosting a public information evening on Thursday, September 11th, from 7:30–8:30pm at the Bloomfield House
27th August 2025
Come along to this ‘Place and Belonging Storytelling Community Workshop hosted by Tóchar Stories and Kilcormac Development Association funded by the Tóchar Midlands
19th August 2025
The sun shone on the Tóchar Stories bog talk and walk in Kilteevan, Co Roscommon on August 16th as part
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