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As Refillz shops emerge, cost and plastic reduction remain uncertain
By Iqra Siddiqui Plastic is embedded in everyday life, shaping how people shop, consume, and dispose. But refill shops are emerging as an alternative, offering a way to cut down on single-use packaging. But higher costs and convenience barriers continue to influence consumer behaviour. Experts suggest it could help reduce plastic waste. However, the question…
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Congestion, infrastructure delays, and increasing demand continue to put pressure on Dublin’s transport system. To understand how effective these changes really are, TheCity spoke with Professor Brian Caulfield, a transportation expert at Trinity College Dublin. On January 26, 2025, the latest phase of BusConnects (Phase 6a) was introduced, including two new 24-hour routes (E1 and…
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“I had to leave the tree that fell on my barn’s roof,” said Paul (alias). It has been two weeks after storm Éowyn hit Ireland, now that power and water is mostly restored, farmers are battling to restart their operations. Paul, a third-generation livestock farmer in county Galway – who spoke to us on condition…
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St. Brigid of Kildare, Ireland’s only patroness saint, has become an icon of feminism and an important spiritual figure in contemporary Irish society. In 1969, St. Brigid was one of 93 saints removed from the universal Roman Catholic calendar by Pope Paul VI, because it was felt that there was insufficient documentary evidence relating to…
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Last week, the German Christian-democratic party crossed a line that hasn’t been crossed on a federal level since 1949 – they voted with the far right. Consequently, parallels to Germany’s extremist past are once again being brought into the open. In a parliamentary meeting on January 29, the conservative CDU presented a plan to drastically…
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Recent AI models have been trained to mimic human responses, even when it comes to solving problems. But how human can it really become? Photo: Stock Image
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A new season and it remains to be seen if the game will be reignited for players and spectators. The Gaelic Football National League is underway and two counties, Sligo and Longford, disagree with the universal adoption of the new rules series and see the sheer volume of changes as problematic. There are further concerns…
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