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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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An Garda Siochana have warned parents of the risks and dangers associated with buying scrambler and quad bikes for their children at Christmas time.
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The latest report from food safety watchdog Safefood has revealed that manufacturers have reduced sugar content in their energy drinks since the introduction of the sugar tax, but many have circumvented it by introducing larger serving sizes.
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Leigh Connaughton, General Manager of Belmont Nursing Home in Stillorgan, has written to a number of Government Ministers regarding what she deems as discriminatory practice currently going on within the employment permits section of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation.
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The UN (United Nations) has criticised Irish local authorities for their “discrimmination” in providing Traveller specific accommodation.
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When the first bicycle was invented in 1817, few could have imagined its longevity as a mode of transport. Even more unimaginable was its ability to stay the course and still feature up to and including the 21st century. But its practicality and the ease of use it offers has allowed it to keep its…
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Traveller community halting sites aren’t somewhere a lot of settled Irish people would have had the opportunity to spend time in, and are usually the reserve of only the travelling community who live there. So when Belgian photographer Sebastian Franco ended up on a halting site on the northside of Dublin, you can imagine his…
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