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 stronger col

On the 19th of June 2024 Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, with responsibility for the Circular Economy and Communications, Ossian Smyth announced the call for the 2024 funding round of the Circular Economy Innovation Grant Scheme (CEIGS). The CEIGS grant scheme aims to support innovation and circular economy projects by social enterprises, voluntary and community organisations and businesses with fewer than 50 employees. Sinc

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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.