Peter Caviston recognised for lifetime achievement at Good Food Ireland awards
The founder of Caviston’s restaurant and food emporium in Glasthule, Co Dublin among businesses honoured for their role in showcasing excellent Irish produce
Sustainability
Mortgage holders can save up to €600 a month by switching rates
Rates favour more energy efficient homes but savings of up to €7,405 are available to many homeowners
Reusable cloth nappies vs disposables: would you put €500 a year in the bin?
Disposables are hardly without their ick factor, and the cost savings and environmental benefits of reusables are compelling
Biodoveristy specialists Ulysses Ecosystem Engineering raises $2m in funding round
Company is focused on restoring sensitive ecosystems by planting seagrass at a tenth of the cost of comparable systems
The climate culprits lurking in your cosmetics bag
Beauty routines used to consist of cleanser, toner and moisturiser. Today, serums, exfoliators, oils and eye creams are adding to a mountain of plastic packaging
New standard backed by Amazon’s climate fund may help restore peatlands
Certification to help farmers and landowners prove benefits of bog restoration projects and attract investment
Leading environmentalist lauds Bewley’s for Honduras initiative
Jane Goodall, known for her work with chimpanzees, praises coffee company for its habitat restoration project
Fear of ‘greenwashing’ accusations on the rise among Irish businesses
More than a third now say they are aware of the reputational risks from making false or misleading green claims
Reducing emissions: A simple step you can take while driving
A primary school in Co Mayo is testing a scheme for tackling air pollution while helping parents get their kids to school without driving all the way
When’s the best time to use the dishwasher and wash clothes? The recommended periods and why wind matters
By waiting until the right time to use energy-intensive appliances, we can relieve pressure on the national grid and reduce emissions
Latte levy: ‘Now, you’d be ashamed to be seen with a disposable cup’
The Killarney Coffee Cup Project has so far prevented more than one million single-use coffee cups from reaching landfill or littering the town
Tote bags offer a lesson on our imperfect responses to the climate crisis
If you’re feeling down about carbon emissions, take that feeling and stuff it into a tote bag
‘Everyone who tries the e-cargo bike, there is a brief panic because they can’t see the front wheel ... Suddenly, off they go’
Bike Hub is a social enterprise supported by Dublin City Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Council. It wants to convince you of the merits of the eco-friendly e-cargo bike
Big budget drinks companies have done a great job of commodifying drinking water
Whatever about the health benefits of the water itself, drinking it from a plastic bottle can be dodgy
Budget 2025 Q&A: inheritance tax and welfare changes the main focus for readers
Record interest among readers in wide-ranging live online post-budget question and answer session
Businesses and their sustainability consultants may be adding to the climate change problem
They can give a false impression of progress, delaying the radical changes that are required
Getting married? Here’s how to ensure your big day has a small footprint
A number of wedding venues are aiming to help couples have a more environmentally friendly wedding day
China’s first sustainable lifestyle mall the latest move in dramatic green transition
In the HAI550 mall in Shanghai, most of the clothes are produced by small local brands using materials such as old plastic bottles and used bicycle tubes
Polyester Halloween costumes are scarily bad for the environment. Try a swap shop
If you start planning for this year’s dressing up now you can make Halloween less of a frightener by not buying new stuff and using items you already have
What do you do with hair you shed - put it in the bin or flush it down the toilet?
Hair is natural, it can hardly be an environmental hazard? Or can it?
My apartment is costing me a fortune to heat. What can I do?
Property Clinic: While apartments were historically considered more energy efficient than individual houses, many older units are now in need of an upgrade
Bar soap or liquid soap: which is better for the environment and your wallet?
Save money, save the planet: How to wash your hands
Ditch the plastic and buy loose fruit and veg to save money and waste
And be careful where you store those apples, pears and bananas
Irish company in deal to supply oil giant Shell
Trifol Resources’s patented process creates wax and oil from the waste plastics
A menstrual cup can cost as little as €12 and last up to a decade
Trying out a new product can feel like extra hassle you don’t need at that time of the month, but the savings are compelling
Fitter fish: Irish company uses plant extracts to improve disease resistance in aquatic life
New Innovator: Auranta says its product ‘will revolutionise the gut health of fish worldwide’
Summer should mean much cheaper bills. Why are so many of us missing out on big savings?
‘Inefficient energy behaviour remains broadly unchanged between summer and winter,’ the SEAI has found
Will charging an EV at my house double my electricity bill?
Your EV questions answered: Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts
Organising a ‘walking bus’ can save time and money and improve kids’ health
Just 24% of children travel to school on foot these days, a fall from 45% in 1986 – Ireland’s little walkers have become passengers
Closure of adventure park due to insurance costs a ‘blessing in disguise’ for Co Meath businessman
Dave Robinson switched to running eco park after insurance quote of €40,000 for adventure park
How to beat fuel increases: seven tips to cut your costs and help save the planet
Carbon taxes are pushing petrol and diesel costs up. Besides going electric, are there other ways to save?
People happy to pay more for sustainable products, survey says
Royal London survey also found that younger people have little faith in green credentials of financial service companies
Deposit Return Scheme: It quickly lit up Liveline, but six months in, how is it working out?
From technical difficulties to queues at machines, there have undoubtedly been bumps along the road
Music festival tents: can you save money while saving the planet?
A discarded tent typically uses the same amount of plastic as nearly 9,000 plastic straws, 200 plastic bottles or 22 Coldplay LPs
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