Mary is Director of Blackstairs Ecotrails. She is an expert on Ireland's Flora and Fauna and has been guest speaker at environmental conferences and debates on the Irish environment. Her Ecotrails lead you through the wilderness of the Blackstairs Mountains and along the River Barrow. Mary also leads Geographical Investigations for Leaving Cert Geography students and runs Fungi and Foraging workshops around Ireland. Mary has recently been appointed a Heritage Expert on the Heritage in Schools programme. Schools can book visits from Mary through the Heritage Council website. www.heritageinschools.ie/heritage-expertsMary is also Director of White Consultancy where she draws on her political career and gives empowerment and motivational talks to womens' groups. She speaks at workshops, conferences, seminars motivating and inspiring audiences to think about subject matters differently.She also offers training programmes to individuals or groups in media skills. Mary has written a Walk guide to the Blackstairs with the late Joss Lynan and a DIY guide for environmental campaigning to support local communities -Mount Leinster Environment Mining and Politics. Prior to entering politics, Mary worked in publishing, editing and book selling for many years. She also worked for the Spanish Cultural Institute and is fluent in spanish.Specialties: Expert on Irish Flora and FaunaMedia TrainingMotivational SpeakingConference SpeakingSpeech Writing