Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR), in its capacity as the secretariat of CIRCULÉIRE, and the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment (DCEE) are delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural All-Island Circular Venture Awards held on Thursday, November 27th at ESB’s Event Space in Dublin. Open to late-stage start-ups and ventures across the island of Ireland, the Awards are designed to recognise companies pioneering the emergence of the circular economy sector

Katyln O’Riordan (CEO & Co-Founder of Kinset), Richard Brennan (CEO, Evolve Automotive), Michelle Lee (Head of Innovation & Sustainability), and Valentina Tarasco (Circularity Assessment & Metrics Lead CIRCULÉIRE/IMR) at the ESG Autumn Summit 2025. A big thank you to CIRCULÉIRE members  Kinset , Evolve Automotive and General Paints Group  for sharing their circular stories with Valentina Tarasco IMR Metrics & Assessment Lead at the ESG Summit on the 20 th  of November.   Kat

Sophie Reynolds, Senior Programme Manager at CIRCULÉIRE/IMR, speaking at the Environment Ireland Conference 2025. We were delighted to sponsor the Environment Ireland Conference on October 9th with IMR ’s Sophie Reynolds, Senior Programme Manager CIRCULÉIRE  taking to the stage to talk about ‘Delivering on Circularity's Transformational Potential’.    Sophie explained that the linear economy of ‘take, make, waste’ is a mindset and system which has enabled growth in the past,

All-Island Circular Venture Awards 2025, featuring the judging panel: Geraldine Brennan (IMR/CIRCULÉIRE), Mark Nodder (Makers Alliance), Faye Walsh Drouillard (WakeUp Capital), and Jamie Rowles (Regeneration.VC). CIRCULÉIRE and Irish Manufacturing Research are proud to announce the All-Island Circular Venture Awards 2025 judging panel which in its inaugural year gathers circular economy innovation, venture investment, and advanced manufacturing leaders. The distinguished pane

At centre: Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, T.D. (Photo sourced from Minister Martin Heydon's LinkedIn post). Last week, we joined the launch of Bioeconomy Ireland Week 2025 in Tullamore where Minister Martin Heydon announced that Ireland will host the Global Bioeconomy Summit in 2026 during its EU Presidency.    The event showcased how Ireland’s bioeconomy is moving from research to real deployment, with discussions on

Rebecca Wilson (Rediscovery Centre), Elizabeth O’Reilly (WEEE Ireland), David Fitzsimons (European Remanufacturing Council), Katharina Schlegel Thummer (Plastics Europe), and Geraldine Brennan (IMR), speaking at Session 2 of the EPA Circular Economy Conference 2025 . The recent EPA Circular Economy Conference was an inflection point for the next phase of circular economy implementation in Ireland.  Minister Alan Dillon TD launched the consultation on the second Whole of Gove

All-Island Circular Venture Awards 2025, taking place on November 27, 2025 - Celebrating Innovation. Accelerating Circular Impact. Are...

Emma McBride, (Public Affairs Ireland), David Flynn (Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail), Geraldine Brennan (Irish Manufacturing Research),...

Niamh O’Sullivan, Peter Hunt, and Lise-Ann Sheahan represented IMR and CIRCULÉIRE at Midwest Sustainability Week, organised by Shannon...

CIRCULÉIRE team and members at Renewable Parts, Scotland Last week, in collaboration with Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) , we hosted a group...

Do you have proven expertise in organisational Greenhouse Gas accounting, with a strong understanding of standards such as the GHG...

2025 Ventures and the IMR team at the Rediscovery Centre, Ballymun Having completed a competitive recruitment process, Irish...

A day of circular innovation at the Q2 CIRULÉIRE member network meeting on Wednesday 11th June hosted at The Rediscovery Centre in...

Do you have deep technical expertise in the Irish and EU pharmaceutical sector, with a strong understanding of areas like green...

Valentina Rangel Leon and Sophie Reynolds at EU Green Week From the 3rd to 5th of June, CIRCULÉIRE participated in EU Green Week 2025,...

Paul McCormack-Cooney at Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expo On May 29th, at Ireland’s National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference,...

Agnese Metitieri at the Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expo Ireland’s circular economy is poised for a transformative shift, with...

(From left) Sadhbh Wood, Geraldine Brennan, Narina Mnatsakanian, Colette van Jaarsveld On Wednesday 30th of April  Geraldine Brennan, PhD...

National Repair and Reuse Network 2025 Meeting CIRCULÉIRE’s dedicated policy engagement leaders have been hard at work in the circular...

CIRCULEIRE members gathered at the RDS Circular Economy Awards The RDS Circular Economy Awards recognise Irish businesses and...