October 17th, 2017 Three dead and over 215,000 remain without power as Ireland deals with the aftermath of ex-hurricane Ophelia which hit the island yesterday. The families of the three people who tragically lost their lives mourn this morning, as the rest of the country gets underway with cleaning operations in Read more…
October 16th, 2017 Despite most of the country hiding away from Hurricane Ophelia today, the 16th of October also marks UN “World Food Day.” In celebration, a new food app is being released to launch major action against food waste. TheFoodLife app is the creation of entrepreneur Marc Simoncini and Arash Derambarsh, Read more…
October 11th, 2017 Environmental NGOs and the Green Party have expressed disappointment at the government’s lack of commitment on climate action in yesterday’s budget. Budget 2018 laid out incentives for electric vehicles, a €117m boost for energy efficiency programmes and incentives of €7m to renewable heat generation. Around €35m will also Read more…
October 11th, 2017 New measures laid out in Budget 2018 to encourage the take up of electric vehicles are “underwhelming”, the Irish Electric Vehicle Owners Association (IEVOA) has said. Announcing the Budget yesterday, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe outlined plans for a zero per cent rate of benefit-in-kind (BIK) relief Read more…
October 5th, 2017 The Government’s plans to increase live animal exports will cause “unnecessary suffering” to our farm animals, a national animal rights organisation has said. Caroline Rowley of Compassion Ireland was speaking after a debate in the Dáil debate on Tuesday in which both the beef industry and animal Read more…
October 4th, 2017 EU Member States’ rejection of amendments to a proposed waste directive calling for unsold food to be redistributed to charities is “unconscionable”, a leading Irish MEP has said. In an article last week based on leaked documents from EU waste directive discussions, the euobserver revealed that the Council Read more…
September 28th, 2017 Tesco Ireland has announced plans to halve the company’s food waste by 2030. Five out of 24 of Tesco’s Irish suppliers have pledged to assist Tesco is tackling can tackle the source of waste along their supply chain in Ireland. The Irish companies – Ornua, Keepac, Hilton, Read more…
September 27th, 2017 One of Ireland’s leading food festivals has announced that it aims to become zero-waste by 2020. The Dingle Food Festival is set to start its fight against waste at this year’s festival which runs from 29 September to 1 October 2017. The plan was devised by local Read more…
September 25th, 2017 Taking center stage at last weekend’s Vegfest, Virginia O’Gara wowed the audience at Ireland’s annual vegan festival with her hands-on Kimchi demo, explaining all the wonders of the world of fermentation. The co-owner of My Goodness, an ethical, raw vegan company, Virginia explained in detail how the Read more…
September 14th, 2017 To mark the end of zero waste week in Ireland and the start of September we’ve got nine inspired ways to cut down on your consumption even if you’re a zero waste guru or a plastic fiend. 1. Become an on-the-run Zero Waste Wonder September is here and Read more…
