Are you interested in building ambitious, high-potential consortia to help shape Ireland's circular future? We are delighted to announce that the CIRCULÉIRE Innovation Fund 2026 Call for Applications is now open! The 2026 Innovation Fund will make €750,000 available to contribute to CIRCULÉIRE member-led consortia projects to be completed in 2027. We want to thank the Department of Climate, Energy & Environment, DCEE, for making this vital funding stream available and Iri

For the last few years, most conversations about circular economy policy have started with the same question: What's coming next? What’s the next strategy, piece of legislation, consultation or target? In 2026, the smarter question may be ‘What is moving into implementation?’ Both Ireland and the European Union have produced an enormous amount of circular economy policy for the past few years. Strategies have been launched. Action plans have been published. Consultations have

CIRCULÉIRE Q2 Network Meeting – Attendees and speakers at IMR Mullingar, 11 June 2026. On 11th June, we held the CIRCULÉIRE Q2 Network Meeting, entitled Circular Economy Innovation in Action, a day designed with the power of the network as its central theme, bringing together members' expertise, experience, and ambition to accelerate circular action. The event included three interactive sections —IMR’s CEI Tour, the Circular Action Pledge, and Catalysing Collaboration — to in

Jenny Hughes (Irish Medtech), Ed Byrne (Galco), Sean Dowd (Boston Scientific), Damhnait Gleeson (SEAI), and Paul McCormack-Cooney (Irish Manufacturing Research) participated in the Sustainability & Energy Efficiency session at the Manufacturing the Future 2026 Conference (16 April, Galmont Hotel, Galway). The Macro Picture: Resilient, But Tested Ireland's economic performance over recent decades has been exceptional. Manufacturing output has grown broadly across pharma, medte

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

Illustrative image — Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy 2026–2028: Accelerating Action. Ireland's second Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy 2026-2028. Accelerating Action has arrived — and it is the most ambitious and concrete national commitment to circularity the country has seen. Launched in February 2026 by Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment (DCEE) Darragh O'Brien and Minister of State Alan Dillon, the Whole of Government Circular Econo

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 Wednesday 26th of March 2025 CIRCULÉIRE and Repak collaborated to deep dive into PPWR Regulations as a driver for circular innovation

CIRCULÉIRE's 2025 Circular Venture Accelerator Programme is now open for applications. Calling on mid-stage circular innovators to join!

How do we close the loop on the earth’s resources? At first glance, the idea of a circular economy is overwhelming – it is daunting to turn our systems upside down and keep materials circulating in the human world for as long as possible. At KPMG’s Leaders 2050 event, the audience learned what circularity looks like in practice. The event is dedicated to young professionals leading the future in sustainability. Under the theme of ‘Circularity: The next wave in sustainab