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Vogue Williams on plastic surgery and body positivity

In brand new E4 series Send Nudes: Body SOS, Irish model Vogue Williams is taking some body-conscious participants on a journey towards self-love as they consider whether to get cosmetic surgery. After hearing the very personal reasons behind their ...

23 Aug 2022 at 14:50

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Call to tackle plastic pollution in Leitrim’s rivers and lakes

Plastic littering in and along the county’s rivers must be tackled before it becomes a more severe problem according to Cllr Sean McDermott. Speaking at the September Council meeting, Cllr McDermott explained that entrants in a recent local ...

17 Sept 2022 at 20:33

Music

Jack Johnson details impact of microplastics on Hawaii’s beaches

Musician Jack Johnson has described the environmental impact of plastics on his home island of Hawaii, warning that tiny fragments are becoming part of the “make-up” of the beaches. The 47-year-old singer-songwriter, who is also a ...

29 Jul 2022 at 19:13

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Avonmore Fresh Cream goes green

Avonmore, Ireland’s leading dairy brand, has switched to Tetra Top® cartons for its Fresh Cream range, a move which will save up to 40 tonnes of plastic every year, or the equivalent weight of two fully loaded tour buses. It’s ...

05 Aug 2022 at 10:33

Bacteria can remove plastic pollution from lakes, research suggests

Some naturally-occurring lake bacteria grow faster and more efficiently on the remains of plastic bags than on natural matter like leaves and twigs. According to a new study, the bacteria break down the carbon compounds in ...

26 Jul 2022 at 17:00

Scotland

Single-use plastics ban to take full effect after UK Government move

Scotland’s single-use plastics ban is to become fully effective after the UK Government opted to exempt it from the Internal Market Act. The controversial legislation was designed to manage regulatory divergence between ...

22 Jul 2022 at 17:02

Tipperary store at forefront of campaign to reduce or eliminate plastic from our lives

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Tipperary shop at forefront of campaign to reduce or eliminate plastic from our lives

Plastic Free July is an annual global movement that encourages people to reduce their plastic consumption. Started in 2011 in Australia, it has since attracted millions of participants, with an estimated 140 million ...

29 Jul 2022 at 12:33

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Derry schoolboy killed by a British soldier to be remembered 40 years after his death

A Derry schoolboy killed by a British soldier in the city will be remembered later today on the 40th anniversary of his death. Stephen McConomy (11) died in hospital three days after a soldier from the Royal ...

16 Apr 2022 at 11:33

Waitrose and Muller to scrap coloured caps on milk bottles in recycling trial

Waitrose has partnered with Muller to scrap coloured caps on milk bottles as part of a plastic recycling trial. The supermarket chain will sell Muller products with clear caps on their bottles, which can be ...

08 Mar 2022 at 00:55

Sell fresh uncut produce loose and without best before dates, report recommends

UK retailers should sell fresh uncut fruit and vegetables without best before dates or plastic packaging to prevent 14 million shopping baskets worth of food from going to waste, a report has recommended. ...

24 Feb 2022 at 02:25

Countries agree ‘historic’ move to draw up legal treaty to end plastic pollution

Countries have agreed to negotiate a new legally-binding treaty to end plastic pollution in a move hailed by environmental campaigners. Representatives of 175 countries endorsed a resolution at the UN ...

02 Mar 2022 at 17:55

Body Image

A midwife is so horrified by the size of her nose in a selfie that she saves £9,000 for a cosmetic operation and says the result has “changed her life”

A midwife who was so horrified by the size of her nose in a selfie taken eight years ago that she saved for a £9,000 cosmetic operation says the result has “changed her life” and made her feel ...

23 Feb 2022 at 08:25

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