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Saturday 19 September 2020
The post-mortem has revealed that the body found in Scunthorpe was that of a newborn baby boy. On Wednesday a teenage girl came forward, saying she was the child’s mother.
The World Cleanup 2012 has kicked off across three continents with thousands of volunteers expected to turn out to clean up their countries.
As we consume about 9.5 million Easter eggs over the next few days, Repak has asked us to keep recycling in mind.
The Data Protection Commissioner wants to see whether Greyhound’s collection of Dublin City Council’s debts is legal.
At an emergency meeting of Dublin City Council last night councillors asked the Competition Authority to examine how the privatisation of the waste collection service took place.
City and county councils have opened Christmas tree recycling depots across the country so you can be kind to your tree (and the environment).
Enter the contest for the glory (and to dispose of the Christmas tree efficiently).
Fifty million cans of beer, 22 million bottles of wine, four million boxes of chocolates – Repak says recycling can ease the guilt.
The controversial landfill in Lusk which was first proposed in 1997 had been opposed by the local community.
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Enterprising designer finds new use for old election posters – he builds a little birdhouse with them…
A farmers’ association has called on the Gardaí to increase its supervision of the scrap metal industry in order to protects its members’ land.
Some 445 jobs will be created by Enterprise Ireland firms, with another 100 announced by a Cork healthcare facility.
A Texan town has been hit so hard by drought that it will begin recycling treated effluent and turning it into drinking water.
This is the week that was, in pictures.
New bottle costs the same as old bottle but is made from materials like pine bark and corn husk.
Environmentally-friendly items – including biodegradable cutlery and recyclable cups – set to be changed by Republicans.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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