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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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By Greg Synnott, Michael Coleman and Saoirse Ivory A series of tax adjustments and cuts were announced by Minister Michael Noonan in yesterday’s budget. The City were outside government buildings when the announcement was made. The €2.5 billion plan included €900 million in additional revenue and €1.6 billion in cuts. Some of the measures announced…
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There has been much talk in recent weeks and months to suggest that Ireland may finally be on the up and up, after many years of foundering in the mires of economic recession. In the past month Ireland’s rate of recovery has been praised by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, ECB president Mario…
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On October 4th we as a nation passed the 33rd Amendment of the Constitution in the Court of Appeal referendum. The yes vote consented to the establishment of a new fifth layer to Ireland’s judicial system, a new Court of Appeal which will operate as Ireland’s second highest level of judiciary in between the already existing High…
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A class of Hungarian undergraduate art students and their professor have stripped down to their underwear in protest against new university dress code rules. The president of Kaposvar University, Ferenc Szavai, issued a letter to students featuring strict new uniform rules to be enforced on every student of the university. Female students have been forbidden…
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St. Patrick’s Athletic manager Liam Buckley cemented his second spell in charge with another league title. Buckley was the last supremo to have taken the Inchicore side to glory fourteen years ago, giving the supporters every reason to ‘Party Like it’s 1999’. A draw would have sufficed for the home team against the holders Sligo…
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In all walks of life there are divides, tensions, battles, opposition, and rivalries. Sport is no exception, all of the world’s biggest sports have intense derbies and rivalries. In Gymnastics, it’s the USA and China, in baseball, it’s the Yankees and the Red Sox, in Rugby Union, it’s Australia and New Zealand, but in football…
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