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Sunday 25 October 2020
The work was carried out by researchers from NUIG and University of Limerick.
The company is also investing €9.25 million in a packaging plant in Belfast.
The law passed by 560 votes to 35 in the Strasbourg assembly.
The parliament said its ban across the EU targets single-use cutlery, cotton buds, straws and stirrers.
A new Irish study has found that most deepwater fish in the north-west Atlantic have ingested plastic particles arising from pollution.
It’s one of the highest reported frequencies of microplastic occurrence in fish around the globe.
WE’RE LESS THAN a week out from the scariest night of the year.
Halloween will look somewhat different this year but there’s nothing stopping us breaking out the box of decorations, throwing on a witch’s hat and doing up the outside of the house.
Cobwebs, ghouls and goblins, a scary pumpkin, there’s plenty of inspiration around at the moment as more and more people gear up for the 31st.
This morning, we want to know: Have you decorated your house for Halloween?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Richard Nairns details some of what he discovered when he moved to Ned’s Wood in Co Wicklow.
A couple of afternoon showers
Max: 11 °C
Min: 7 °C
Winds subsiding with a couple of showers
Max: 12 °C
Min: 5 °C
Clouds breaking, rain ending; breezy
Max: 11 °C
Min: 6 °C
