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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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We are in the 21st century, there are many international NGOs dedicated to human rights, and yet the death penalty still exists in some countries. One of them being China, and it is exactly there were the latest death sentence was decreed. On 28 Sep, China’s former minister for agriculture, 63-year-old Tang Renjian, was sentenced…
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What is D&D and why does it continue to remain popular through social media, the gaming world and recently, the film industry? D&D stands for Dungeons and Dragons and was created by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson in 1974. Gygax and Arneson had the idea to create D&D from miniature wargames of the time, specifically…
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Deliveroo, the worldwide food delivery service has expanded its horizons by issuing a ‘on-demand’ shopping service alongside its food delivery to four Irish cities starting on the 6th of October. Now live in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick, the service will allow app users to shop beauty lines, tech and DIY, florists and gift stores…
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From Gaelscoil to Monastery, Joey O’Toole is a unique Gaeilgeoir Monk living in Thailand but born in Dublin. From studying “Géibheann” to studying the Dharma, from praying Sé do bheatha, a Mhuire to “Namo tassa Bhagavato”, Joey is living an extraordinary second life as a Buddhist Monk, after attending Gaelscoil Mide in Kilbarrack and Gaelcholáiste…
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Dublin Airport has recently announced new security measures involving liquids, gels and electronics, with it now not being necessary to take electronics out of carry on bags, as well as now being allowed to have liquids and gels up to 2 litres. These gels and liquids can now be kept in hand luggage, a big…
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Photo by American Public Power Association on Unsplash By Kelsey Doogan Over the last couple of weeks both Electric Ireland and PrePay Power, two major energy and gas suppliers in Ireland, announced they would freeze their gas and electricity prices as we head into the winter months. As temperatures drop and the evenings get darker,…
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