Eco-Friendly

Pacific Ocean Cleanup

EDITORIAL

24-year-old launches project to clean 50,000 tonnes of plastic from Pacific Ocean

Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental issues of our time, with up to 2.41 metric tonnes…

By Grace McGettigan

Recycling

EDITORIAL

Recycling Symbols: They don’t always mean what you think

As September is sustainability month at IMAGE HQ, we're brushing up on all things green. We've swapped disposable…

By Grace McGettigan

EDITORIAL

ReCreate: A warehouse of creativity for the sustainability-conscious in Dublin

For this week’s “A first time for everything” challenge, Geraldine Carton paid a visit to ReCreate. Set in an…

By Geraldine Carton

EDITORIAL

Plastic is gross. Here are five easy ways to reduce the amount you use

If you’d like to join the increasing number of people fighting the good fight in cutting back on…

By Geraldine Carton

Jack Brooksbank, Princess Eugenie

EDITORIAL

Princess Eugenie: ‘We want our wedding to be anti-plastic’

Princess Eugenie is set to marry her fiancé Jack Brooksbank on 12th October, having got engaged in January of…

By Grace McGettigan

The Spill

EDITORIAL

Sustainability, crop tops and the menopause – it’s The Spill

Have you ever had one of those days that screamed for a wine and chats sesh with your girlfriends?…

By Grace McGettigan

BER

EDITORIAL

Three dream houses to buy if you care about the planet

A Building Energy Rating (or BER) certificate indicates a building’s energy performance; the more energy efficient your house…

By Grace McGettigan

EDITORIAL

Five natural foods (aside from beef) that are damaging the world

Western civilisation is finally becoming acutely aware of the harmful effects that our food choices can have on…

By Geraldine Carton

Hosepipe ban

EDITORIAL

Will you report your neighbour for breaking the hosepipe ban?

A month-long hosepipe ban has come into effect in the Greater Dublin region today, including parts of Wicklow,…

By Grace McGettigan

LIVING

Dublin hotspots are now serving compostable straws and we are delighted

Plastic straws are awful. Not only are they adding to the world’s ever-mounting landfill sites and among the…

By Geraldine Carton

STEM

EDITORIAL

These Irish Girl Guides invented sustainable water solutions with Lego

Science, technology, engineering and maths have been traditionally male-dominated sectors. But things are changing. Irish women are becoming…

By Grace McGettigan

Bewleys

EDITORIAL

We love that Bewley’s has launched 100% recyclable coffee cups

Did you know takeaway coffee cups aren't generally recyclable? They might look like cardboard and feel like cardboard, but…

By Grace McGettigan