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, medtech, engineering,...

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 have made it into...

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 Economy Strategy...