Irish Talkers

Our interview guest this week is Dr Shirley Gallagher, currently secretary of Guardian Toastmasters in Cork. Here is Shirley's bio: Dr Shirley Gallagher is a big picture sustainability thinker. She is known for helping companies and government agencies to decarbonise their systems. Dr Gallagher is a Researcher with IMR, Chairperson of the Cork based Environmental Charity, CEF, an EU Climate Ambassador,  a Climate Reality Leader and a sustainability consultant. Shirley initially became interested in environmental issues after the disastrous Chernobyl explosion (1986). This interest led her to gaining a PhD (Ulster University 1995) in the management and measurement of contaminants in a brown field site ‘An Investigation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in a Belfast Gasworks Site’. Shirley is an ISO auditor, specialising in testing, calibration, quality, Health & Safety, energy  and environmental standards for private and government agencies. Shirley remains passionate about science in every sense of