CIRCULÉIRE Case Studies. Ireland's second Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy 2026-2028 has been launched, and it marks a significant step forward for circularity in this country. At CIRCULÉIRE, we have been closely following its development and actively contributed by submitting our members' feedback through public consultation. We are pleased to share both a summary of what it contains and some excellent news: many of the recommendations our members helped shape

CIRCULÉIRE Q1 Network Meeting – Members at Aryzta, 26 March 2026. On Thursday Irish Manufacturing Research hosted our Q1 CIRCULÉIRE network meeting 'Circular Bioeconomy & Packaging in Action’ at Aryzta in Dublin. With over 40 cross sectoral members attending to get the latest updates from DCEE, stats from the EPA and insights from members including a tour around the Aryzta bakery - it was a very informative session.      Niall McLoughlin , Principal Officer, CE Strategic Pol

The national “Circular Economy & Net Zero” campaign launched yesterday in the Irish Independent and online at businessnews.ie . Referring to ‘driving innovation through Ireland’s New Circular Roadmap’, Minister of State Alan Dillon, TD called the circular economy ‘an economic necessity that strengthens Ireland’s competitiveness, supports high quality jobs and builds communities that thrive’.       Focused on tackling the global e-waste challenge IMR’s article featured our in

Do you have deep technical expertise in the Irish and EU pharmaceutical sector, with a strong understanding of areas like green chemistry, solvent management, and GxP? Can you translate this knowledge into practical, actionable insights for a business audience? If you are a skilled technical writer passionate about advancing the circular economy, IMR the secretariat and coordinator of CIRCULÉIRE wants to hear from you.    IMR is requesting applications from a suitably qualifi

Xavier Dubuisson, CEO of Retrokit, and Dave Garforth, Program Director at Responsible Plastics Management (RPM), and Dr. Geraldine Brennan (Director of Circular Economy Innovation at IMR/CIRCULÉIRE). On 21 st January, Director of Circular Economy Innovation, Dr Geraldine Brennan, represented IMR and CIRCULÉIRE in the Circularity in Construction Panel at HPBA’s Net Zero Construction Symposium, alongside Xavier Dubuisson, CEO of Retrokit and Dave Garforth, Program Director at

Youtube Video: All-Island Circular Venture Awards 2025 Highlights, 27th November 2025. For our closing round-up of the 2025 All-Island Circular Venture Awards, we present our highlights video showcasing all the elements of a successful event -  speeches from Minister of State with responsibility for Circular Economy, Alan Dillon TD and Micheal Cassidy IMR CTO; all the shortlisted companies, expert judges, ESB’s fantastic venue, circular award fabrication, the audience, award

Q4 Network Meeting participants engaging during the Producer-Led Innovation Session. On Wednesday 3 rd  December we hosted our final CIRCULÉIRE member networking session of 2025: Producer Responsibility as a Driver of Circular Innovation Across High-Impact Sectors. Co-hosted in partnership with WEEE Ireland , this collaborative session explored how producer responsibility (through Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes or voluntary initiatives) can drive circular val

Representatives from the CircularShift consortium, including IMR’s Patrick O’Donnell and partners from across Europe, gather in Mechelen for a three‑day project meeting on advancing circular procurement. From December 1-3, Patrick O'Donnell from Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) attended the Interreg NWE CircularShift project meeting in Mechelen, Belgium. He represented the wider Irish consortium, which includes the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, Sandy

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

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

John Gallagher (TCD), Fiona McCoole (EPA), Claire Downey (Rediscovery Centre), Dr. Geraldine Brennan (IMR), and Dr. Tom Voege (PRO Circularity Alliance) at the panel “Circular Economy: From Good Intentions to Good (EU) Regulations” during RDS Circular Economy Day 2025. On 22nd October 2025, the RDS hosted its Circular Economy Alumni Day in Dublin, bringing together alumni ventures, policymakers, funders, and partners to celebrate achievements and strengthen the ecosystem of c

CIRCULÉIRE was delighted to feature two articles in Media Planet’s Circular Economy & Net Zero campaign in Sunday’s Business Post in March 2

On the 6th of March 2025 the 26th  Annual Irish Waste Management Association’s   Conference ' Breaking down the Barriers to the Circular Economy ' was held in the Aviva Stadium. Key speakers at the conference included Minister Alan Dillion of the Department of Environment, Climate, and Communications, Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea, and Zoe Kavanagh. Minister Alan Dillion at IWMA Conference Alan Dillon TD , Minister of State for the Circular Economy, reflected on the urgency of strong

Discover how the new CIRCULÉIRE MedTech Guide empowers stakeholders to drive circular innovation in Ireland.

Autumn is when conference season really kicks off and the CIRUCLÉIRE team have been delighted to engage with key stakeholders in Ireland’s Circular Economy Ecosystem to promote the benefits of scaling circularity and showcasing our member’s circular innovation. EPA Circular Economy Conference – 25th September 2024 Members of IMR’s Circular Economy Team were on hand to talk all things circularity at our exhibition stand during the conference. At the conference we heard from ke

Ireland’s Circularity Gap Report was launched by Minister Ossian Smyth at the EPA Circular Economy Conference on Wednesday, 25th of September.   Developed by Circle Economy , Ireland’s CGR report creates an important impact baseline of the country’s circularity performance, and when combined with CGR Northern Ireland, offers a valuable All-Island perspective, creating the potential for a strategic approach to public-private investment to drive circular innovation across the i

Now in it's 5th year of funding, CIRCULÉIRE’s Circular Venture Programme is the first of its’ kind in Ireland, dedicated to supporting late-stage circular economy ventures to scale. We are committed to support circular economy innovators with well developed and tested services or products who wish to avail of highly specialized circularity mentorship and business acceleration support. Information Deck HERE The programme will provide the cohort of participants with key know

Over 500,000 mattresses are being discarded each year in Ireland through Fly Tipping and illegal dumping. This is a staggering volume that could fill Croke Park three or four times over. As part of their focus on Climate Change, the RTÉ series Heated profiled CIRCULEIRE member CIRTEX to demonstrate how Irish Industry is rising to the challenge of mattress waste through Vision and Smart thinking. W atch here. In this programme, CIRTEX CEO Rick Earley describes the CIRTEX pr

This landmark Bill puts the re-use of resources and reduced consumption at the heart of the Irish economy This Wednesday, March 30, 2022,...

The National Standard Authority of Ireland (NSAI) is currently working with the ISO Technical Committee 323 to develop an international standard to implement circularity. Standardization in the field of Circular Economy seeks to develop frameworks, guidance, supporting tools and requirements for the implementation of activities of all involved organizations, to maximize the contribution of circularity to Sustainable Development.