Christmas spending surges with a 30% Debit and Credit Card spending increase recorded in early December
The most common last-minute spenders during the festive period based on 2023 spending data were 36-45 males, which may not come as a surprise to many as boyfriends and husbands rush to the shops as Christmas Day approaches. Debit and credit card spending data from Bank of Ireland has highlighted how the Irish population budget […]
Circle K announces return of Christmas Car Wash fundraising initiative in support of The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation
Circle K, Ireland’s leading forecourt and convenience retailer and largest car wash provider has today announced the return of its Christmas Car Wash initiative at participating stores nationwide. Now in its fourth year, the initiative will once again see funds raised go directly to the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation. From Wednesday, 18th December to Tuesday, 24th […]
Minister Ryan opens €50 million retrofit scheme for SMEs – Business Energy Upgrade Scheme
Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, has launched a new €50 million Business Energy Upgrades Scheme (BEUS) to support small and medium sized businesses to carry out energy efficiency upgrades. The scheme will provide substantial support to the SME sector to address energy costs and reduce emissions in their buildings, making them […]
New Research Reveals Quality Time is at the ‘Center’ of Many Happy Families in Ireland
Center Parcs Ireland Research Study Reveals What Brings Families in Ireland Together Today Key Findings: The second ever Family Togetherness Index[1] for Ireland has a score of 68.2 out of 100, higher than the first index conducted in 2018 (65.3). That’s according to the findings of new research issued by Center Parcs Ireland today in collaboration with child […]
Businesses to commit over €1 million to finance wildlife ponds, hedgerows and woodlands on farms across Ireland
Today marks the launch of ReFarm, by Pippa Hackett, Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity. ReFarm is a new national initiative aimed at making farming for nature sustainable and scalable, while providing businesses with an opportunity to fund nature-positive actions on Irish farms in a way that can be reported on under new […]
Over 600 million Plastic Bottles and Cans Brought Back by People in Ireland
Re-turn, the operator of Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme, today announced that over 600 million plastic bottles and cans have been returned since the Scheme launched on February 1, 2024. The 600 millionth drinks container was returned on Saturday, October 12th. As a circular economy initiative, Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme aims to move away from the […]
Gum Litter Taskforce’s ‘Bin It!’ Roadshow Launches Largest-Ever Nationwide Tour
The Gum Litter Taskforce Bin It! Roadshow is back on the road this week, with its largest tour to date! This year’s Roadshow will host 78 performances nationwide, to drive positive behavioural change around attitudes to gum litter amongst students, making it the most significant roadshow to date. The Bin It! Roadshow is an integral […]
Progress, economic prosperity, and health all threatened unless Ireland increases the scale, pace, and ambition of environmental action
Ireland has modernized and prospered since joining the EU over 50 years ago – future prosperity and health are threatened unless we better protect our environment. · We are continuously playing catch-up – a forward step in one area is often matched by one or two steps back in another. · Actions on many fronts are having […]
Consumer Alert: Budget 2025 energy credit announcement sparks new fraud attempts – Bank of Ireland
of Ireland is warning customers to be very vigilant to a wave of new fraud attempts following the announcement of a range of new energy credits this week. Fraudsters often use topical events that are the subject of a lot of media coverage and commentary – in this case, energy credits announced in the recent […]