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We build lasting communities.

How we support Health & Wellbeing

We build lasting communities

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How we invest in health & wellbeing

We’re proud to lend our continued support to some life-changing initiatives in the communities we serve. The latest town to receive a new Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) unit through our donations is Kildare. The hard work of the Kildare Town Community First Responders never stops and we’re doing our bit to make sure they have the essential equipment they need. We also provided an AED unit to Leixlip CFR group, located at our Hereford Park Community.

The Glenveagh Employee Network Groups (ENGs) lead impactful fundraising initiatives in the workplace, uniting employees to support various causes such as Down Syndrome Ireland’s Lots of Socks campaign, the Mater Foundation’s ‘Go Pink’ for Breast Cancer Care campaign, and the Momentum Games in aid of the Dublin Simon Community. From charity events to awareness campaigns, their efforts raise funds for charities nationwide, promoting a culture of giving within the workplace and strengthening of our social impact.

Our experience has taught us that the local environment can have a huge impact on health and wellbeing. So we take care to build cycle paths and walkways in our developments wherever possible. We’re creating inspiring places to live, inside and outside the home.

We are actively involved in raising awareness around mental health. Internally, we provide training to our employees as Mental Health First Aiders to help and support those across the business during times of need. In the local community externally, we fundraise for worthwhile causes such as Pieta House.

Our priority is to secure you the keys to your dream home. But the team at Glenveagh also works hard to give the communities we serve the keys to greater health and wellbeing. Our focus on physical and mental health ensures that everyone, especially the most vulnerable, has equal access to a better life. 

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Case Study: Supporting biodiversity increases our happiness levels

Research shows that our connection with nature is more important for our mental wellbeing than simple exposure to nature. The key to the wellbeing benefits of 

 and a relationship that helps us feel good is noticing and engaging with nature's beauty, at home, at work, and in the community.

Sowing wildflowers and feeding birds are a wonderful way to feel closer to nature and bring wildlife closer to you.

Such simple actions can support an entire ecosystem and a more sustainable world while bringing us so much joy!

 promote biodiversity and create ecosystems for communities to connect with the natural and living world at home, in the community and at work and we are delighted to have recently partnered up with Glenveagh to help enhance the environment in Glenveagh communities.

 provides products and advice that enhance biodiversity and help the community connect to nature in their everyday environment including bird feeders, wildflower seeds and DIY garden kits.

Noticing and engaging with nature's beauty is key to the well being benefits of nature therapy. For example, studies have shown that using bird feeders and growing wildflowers increases people's connection to nature, leading to feelings of wellness.

Biodiversity is the variety of life on planet earth. It includes all organisms from plants to animals and ecosystems as small as your patch of wildflower to as large as forests and coral reefs.

"Without biodiversity, there is no future for humanity," (Prof David Macdonald, Oxford University). We rely on oxygen, water and food to survive, and without many of the world's organisms and ecosystems, we would not have these essentialities.

So, for example, without flowers, there would be no bees; without bees, we would not have much of the foods we eat, such as apples, pears, and most of our vegetables, as most of our food crops rely on insects to pollinate them.

While biodiversity keeps us alive, it also plays an essential role in our wellbeing. Studies have shown that people's connection with nature leads to feelings of wellness. And that greater bird biodiversity can make people more joyful.

The World Economic Forum has published research that the happiest Europeans are those who see the most bird species in their day-to-day life," 
Patrick Croke, Technical Officer, 

Our natural wildlife and landscape have been declining for the last two decades: habitat destruction and increasing urbanisation have had a concerning impact on biodiversity and how our world functions.

In Ireland, there are 97 different species of bees, 75% of them are threatened with extinction, and the remaining 25% are in decline. This decline has resulted in dramatically reducing the amount of food (flowers) and safe nesting sites in our landscapes.

Climate change is altering food availability for wildlife and is contributing to a decline of some native wild birds. As our winters get colder, natural food supplies become scarce. As a result, garden birds have become more dependant on the food we provide for them as an essential supplementary feed, particularly during the challenging winter months.

We can all play our part and benefit from our connection with nature

Since lockdown, we have a new awareness of the mental health benefits of connecting to nature, a renewed interest in our living world and improving our gardens for the benefit and love of wildlife.

You don't have to be in the countryside to support biodiversity and connect with nature. All you have to do is create an environment that consistently attracts birds and bees.

, outdoor areas, gardens and community spaces will become 'corridors' of biodiversity and wildlife.

Together we can play our part to slow down the decline of biodiversity and enjoy the wellbeing benefits of connecting to nature, 