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

(From left) Sadhbh Wood, Geraldine Brennan, Narina Mnatsakanian, Colette van Jaarsveld On Wednesday 30th of April  Geraldine Brennan, PhD  Head of Circular Economy at Irish Manufacturing Research  chaired Stream 2 of the ESG Spring Summit which explored how we redefine business models through circularity.    Opening with an exploration of CE, Geraldine mapped Ireland’s path to a circular economy, highlighting both the policy levers and innovation gaps we must navigate.    Nar