Cork’s Red FM – Weekly Episode 20 – Sustainable Fashion with Final Bend

Listen back to this week’s episode as we chat to Emma Coffey from Final Bend about what she did after she realised that she wanted to make a positive impact, contribute to ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ and not contribute to fast fashion. For more in this series listen in to Ours to Protect on Cork’s Red FM every Monday […]

Classic Hits – Weekly Episode 21 – Sustainable Clothing

Listen back to this week’s episode from Traic Ó Braonáin about the dangers to the environment of fast fashion with co-founder of sustainable clothing company Pureclothing.ie For more in this series listen in to Classic Hits every Monday at 13.30pm

Tipp FM – Weekly Tips 10 – Petals & Paper

  This week Tipp FM shined a light on an innovative Tipp business! Nenagh artist Shirley McLoughney is turning trash to treasure by craft beautiful stationary items and cards from anything from old coffee cups, old feed bags, discarded cardboard and anything she can get her hands on!   Did you know… The Top 14 […]

Tipp FM – Weekly Episode 10 – Petals & Paper

This week Tipp FM shined a light on an innovative Tipp business! Nenagh artist Shirley McLoughney is turning trash to treasure by crafting beautiful stationery items and cards from anything from old coffee cups, old feed bags, discarded cardboard and anything she can get her hands on! She has also started crafted bespoke and spectacular […]

Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 5 – Fast Fashion

Listen in as Radio Kerry continue their new environmental series, Ours to Protect. This week Sorcha looked into Fast Fashion and its wider impact. Fast Fashion can be defined as inexpensive, mass-produced clothing in response to the latest trends and micro-trends. This mass-production can lead to over-consumption, but the synthetic fibres and raw-materials used to […]

WLR – Weekly Tips 3 – Fast Fashion

    Shop Sustainable Brands Everyone needs to buy clothes occasionally, so when you do, focus on purchasing from sustainable brands. It may take some time and research, but there are many outstanding companies looking to do right by the world and their employees. While the prices may be higher than what you’d usually pay, […]

WLR – Weekly Episode 3 – Fast Fashion

Listen back to this weeks episode as Green Party Councillor Christina Kiely spoke to Clodagh about fast fashion, what it is and what effect it is having on the planet. For more in this series listen in to WLR every Wednesday at 11.30am

Tipp FM – Weekly Episode 4 – Tipperary Designers combating Fast Fashion

The conversation around the environment, climate change, and global warming is one that extends itself to our clothing choices. Fast-fashion garments are often made from synthetic materials like polyester and nylon derived from fossil fuels, which are not biodegradable and can release harmful chemicals into the environment when manufactured, leading to a massive increase in textile […]