The January 2025 session of the Rural Voices seminar series featured renowned academics Dr Caroline Crowley, Dr Breandán Ó Caoimh and Dr Karen Keaveney who spoke about their evaluation of two EU LIFE projects in Ireland – Corncrake LIFE, operating in coastal parts of Donegal, the Erris Peninsula and Northwest Connemara, seeking to increase the number of breeding corncrakes, and KerryLIFE operating in the Iveragh Peninsula, focused on maintaining pristine water quality and supporting the lifecycle of the freshwater pearl mussel.