RWN to benefit from Circular Economy funding

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Roscommon Women’s Network’s CycleUp enterprise is among 13 projects nationwide set to benefit from €640,000 in funding aimed at promoting the fastgrowing Irish circular economy.

The funding allocation was announced recently by Minister of State Ossian Smyth under the second Circular Economy Innovation Grant Scheme.

The announcement was made at a ceremony to mark the opening of the Circular Economy Hotspot Dublin 2023 event in the Mansion House on Monday evening.

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FSAI webinar on ‘Starting a Food Business’

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) will mark World Food Safety Day with a ‘Breakfast Bite’ webinar ‘Starting a Food Business – What you Need to Know’ on Wednesday, June 7th.

The ‘Breakfast Bite’ webinars are a series of free, informal virtual meetings for food businesses and for people who may be thinking of setting up a food business.

Participants will hear the FSAI’s Advice Line Team – Niamh Dowling, Chloe Coen and Kevin Rowland – outline best practice on setting up a food business, who you need to contact, and the plicants, Minister of State Smyth said: “The scale of the challenge to become circular requires change at every level of our society. I am delighted to be able to support these projects which have been proposed from people active in making and advocating change. I look forward to realizing the ambition of these projects and building further on their success in the coming years of this scheme”.

The RWN CycleUp project is an environmental and training social enterprise which addresses the issue of textile waste. It trains individuals and groups in the repair and reuse of materials and produces upcycled items for sale as part of the circular economy.

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food legislation with which you need to comply. All types of food businesses are covered by the presentation, including food trucks and other mobile units.

The webinar is free of charge. For more information on the event and to register please visit www. fsai.ie

Ireland tipped for key role in digital health

Research by the Irish

Medtech Association and Connected Health Skillnet has shown that nine out of ten business leaders expect Ireland to play a key role in delivering digital health solutions.

The two groups recently published a first-of-its-kind digital health roadmap for addressing skill needs.

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney is equally upbeat about the Irish prospects in the sector.

“Ireland has the potential to establish itself as a leader in the digital health sector which is projected to be worth in excess of $1.5 trillion by 2030,” he said.

“Ireland’s ecosystem already boasts the world’s top medtech, biopharma, and technology companies, complimented by dynamic startups alongside other key players such as design and research experts.

“Delivering industryled training with Skillnet Ireland will help Ireland’s knowledge economy compete globally by staying ahead of the latest trends in technology and business”.

According to a recent survey carried out by electrical wholesalers Curry’s, a whopping 71 per cent of people admit to bringing a laptop on holiday in order to work remotely.

The travel and technology survey also revealed that 82 per cent of people continue to track their fitness while on holiday and 83 per cent say they will invest in a luggage tracker following the baggage chaos of last year. Not surprisingly, 52 per cent of people with children say they bring tablets and headphones on holiday!