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 […]
Highland Radio – Weekly Episode 3 – Fashion Upcycling
Listen back as Donna Marie Doherty chats to Caoimhe Doherty – ATU Fashion and promotion Student who won a Level 7 Award for her fashion collection, which is all sustainably produced to create unique garments. Listen in to Highland Radio every Tuesday at 12.30pm for more in the series
Q102 – Weekly Tip Sheet 2 – Fresh Cuts and Fast Fashion
This week Dublin’s Q102 looked at Sustainable Fashion and the impact Fast Fashion has on the environment Did you know… According to the UN Environment Programme, the fashion industry is the second biggest consumer of water The fashion industry is responsible for around 10% of global carbon emissions. Penneys is aiming to make all of […]
Q102 – Weekly Episode 2 – Fresh Cuts and Fast Fashion
Listen back as Luke Delaney chats with Stephen Murphy of Fresh Cuts Clothing, an Irish sustainable fashion brand about Fast Fashion, pressure on retailers and why sustainability is key to his brand. For more in this series listen in every Wednesday at 7pm
