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X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - dublin-ie (education) BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Level 1 Coaching Course - Fingal DTSTART:20260904T070000Z DTEND:20260906T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260730T202037Z UID:10002269-1788508800-1788714000@hockey.ie CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:The Hockey Ireland Level 1 Coaching Course is designed for coa ches who want to lead and deliver group hockey sessions across a range of age groups\, from children to adults. Building on the Fundamentals of Coac hing Hockey course\, Level 1 focuses on creating fun\, safe and engaging s essions using the Play-Practice-Play coaching approach. \nOver two and a h alf days\, coaches will develop their ability to plan and organise session s\, provide technical feedback\, create game-like learning environments\, and support the inclusion of all players\, including those with disabiliti es. Successful candidates will be equipped to deliver enjoyable\, player-c entred sessions that promote skill development and progression. \nThe cour se includes two practical pitch-based days followed by an assessed coachin g session\, with full attendance required to achieve certification. \nTo a ttend the course\, coaches must be aged 18 or over\, have completed the Fu ndamentals of Coaching Hockey course (with a minimum three-month gap befor e taking Level 1)\, and hold a valid Safeguarding qualification relevant t o their jurisdiction (ROI or NI). In line with Irish legislation\, coaches working regularly with children or vulnerable adults must also complete G arda Vetting through Hockey Ireland. \nDetails: \n Date: 4th-6th September \n Time: 6:00pm – 9pm (Friday) + 10:00AM-5:00PM (Saturday + Sunday)\n Lo cation: Skerries Community Centre\n Price: 163 Euro inc booking fee \n \n Register now to secure your place! LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T202037Z URL:https://hockey.ie/event/level-1-coaching-course-fingal/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Hockey Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://hockey.ie/events/tag/leinster/month END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Go Figure\, Life Drawing at Studio 10\, Dublin 2 DTSTART:20260905T110000Z DTEND:20260905T140000Z DTSTAMP:20260816T122646Z UID:event_316138652@meetup.com CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:Go Figure\, Life Drawing at Studio 10\, Dublin 2\nLife Drawing Session\, Saturday afternoons 12-3pm in lovely Dublin City centre studio\ , with huge south facing bay windows and loads of natural light. Easels\, drawing boards\, all art materials and tea and coffee included.\n\nAll lev els of experience and or confidence (or lack of) are welcome!\n\n50e for o ne session or 250 for six\n\nSmall groups to allow for 2m per participant\ n\nBookings are confirmed on payment\, and can be done by bank transfer\, card over the phone or Revolut.\n\nPlease contact 0863514303 or studio10du blin@gmail.com to ask if we have a spot available for you. LAST-MODIFIED:20260816T122646Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/go-figure-life-drawing-at-studio-10-dublin-2/ev ents/316138652/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Go Figure\, Life Drawing at Studio 10\, Dublin 2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Paint With Coffee Art Workshop DTSTART:20260905T110000Z DTEND:20260905T130000Z DTSTAMP:20260829T185842Z UID:event_316280707@meetup.com CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Arts/Crafts + Drink & Draw : Social Art Events\n**[GET YOUR TI CKETS HERE!!!](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/paint-with-coffee-art-workshop -tickets-1998374316375?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true)**\n\nCreate a pain ting using only coffee. Step by step instruction including tea and coffee to drink. Expect chilled music.\nCreate your own coffee painting right in Smithfield!\nJoin us for a 90 minute painting session where each person wi ll create their own painting using only coffee.\n\n* All materials are pro vided.\n* Music and craic.\n* Meet new people and do something different.\ n* Unlimited tea or coffee & biscuits included for everyone attending!\n\n **WHAT DO WE DO DURING THE WORKSHOP? DO WE HAVE TO FOLLOW ALONG?**\nOur wo rkshops are super informal\, this is not a strict class\, we have an instr uctor to guide you along but this is a very basic beginner event for you t o experiment and have fun. We reward creativity and encourage everyone to create something different.\n\n**I'M GOING TO BE LATE\, CAN I STILL COME?* *\nYes we don't usually start exactly on time. Due to a large volume of pe ople arriving at once it usually starts at least 10 minutes after the time of the event. If you're really late just come in and don't worry!\n\n**CA N WE LEAVE OUR PIECES THERE?**\nWe don't have capacity to keep the pieces as our studio is open 7 days a week so everybody has to take their works o f art home and proudly display them!\n\n**THE EVENT SAYS SOLDOUT\, CAN I B RING SOMEBODY ELSE?**\nUnfortunately not\, if an event is sold out it mean s there are no seats left.\n\n**LOCATION:**\nThis Must Be The Place 42 Arr an Quay\, Smithfield\, Dublin 7\n\n**IS IT WHEELCHAIR FRIENDLY?**\nThe ven ue is not wheelchair friendly unfortunately but do get in touch as we host events in various locations that are accessible for wheelchair users.\n\n **DO YOU DO PRIVATE EVENTS?**\nYes\, we host private events\, brand events \, hen parties\, and work parties.\nContact us on bookings@alternativeexpe riences.ie\n\n**HOW DO I FIND OUT ABOUT EVENTS?**\nSignup to our weekly ne wsletter[ here](https://www.alternativedublincity.com/newsletter-signup/ " https://www.alternativedublincity.com/newsletter-signup/")\n\n**ARE YOU ON INSTAGRAM?**\nYes find our page [here](https://www.instagram.com/thismust betheplacedublin/ "https://www.instagram.com/thismustbetheplacedublin/") LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T185842Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/arteventsdublin/events/316280707/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Arts/Crafts + Drink & Draw : Social Art Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Beaded Plant Workshop DTSTART:20260905T140000Z DTEND:20260905T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T191111Z UID:event_316386227@meetup.com CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Arts/Crafts + Drink & Draw : Social Art Events\n**[GET YOUR TI CKET HERE!](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beaded-plant-workshop-tickets-199 8416493528?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true)**\n\nWant to have a house plan t but can't keep one alive? Join us for a crafty workshop where you can de sign your own beaded plant!\nEveryone deserves a plant to call their own\, so why not make one! This event is perfect for beginners and plant lovers . You can design your plant to be classic green\, pink and purple or even rainbow themed\, whatever suits your style! LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T191111Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/arteventsdublin/events/316386227/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Arts/Crafts + Drink & Draw : Social Art Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Collage Making Workshop DTSTART:20260906T140000Z DTEND:20260906T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260905T011050Z UID:event_316280713@meetup.com CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Arts/Crafts + Drink & Draw : Social Art Events\n[GET YOUR TICK ETS HERE NOW!](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/collage-making-workshop-ticket s-1998415715200?aff=oddtdtcreator&_gl=1*1avnl48*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjIxMjYxMTg5L jE3ODc2NjM5NzE.*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*czE3ODc2NjM5NzAkbzEkZzEkdDE3ODc2NjM5NzAkajY wJGwwJGgw&keep_tld=true)\n\nCome join us for a relaxing craft session and make your own collage!\nUnleash your creativity in our new **Collage Makin g Workshop**! This interactive\, hands-on experience welcomes everyone\, f rom curious beginners to practiced artists. Learn how to design collages b y combining a variety of materials\, including magazines\, photos\, sticke rs\, and decorative paper. LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T011050Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/arteventsdublin/events/316280713/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Arts/Crafts + Drink & Draw : Social Art Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Improve Your CV Seminar: Support for English Learners DTSTART:20260908T160000Z DTEND:20260908T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T002812Z UID:10011730-1788886800-1788894000@outhouse.ie CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Looking for work in Ireland and want to improve your CV? Join us at Outhouse LGBTQ+ Centre for a free seminar designed especially for LG BTQ+ people who are learning English. \nWe will share practical tips to he lp you understand what employers in Ireland look for in a CV\, how to desc ribe your skills and experience\, and how to make your CV clear and easy t o understand. \nThe seminar is suitable for different levels of English: \ n\n5pm – 6pm: A2/B1 English level\n6pm – 7pm: B2/C1 English level\n\nY ou do not need to be an expert in English to attend. The session will be f riendly\, supportive\, and focused on helping you feel more confident abou t applying for jobs. \nThe seminar is free. You do not need a ticket\, jus t check in with our team at the reception desk when you arrive. \n\n\nOur Volunteers:\nNigel\nHi\, my name is Nigel and I’m from Co. Mayo. I’ve taught English as a second language for many years in France\, Greece and here in Ireland. I’ve tried teaching English to my cat Nuala but she’s not very smart. I’m really happy to be working with the Outhouse to hel p people improve their language skills and integrate into Ireland. I think tis so important we support our own community so we can all grow and thri ve. I really like cheese.\n \nAnthony\nHi! I’m Anthony and I’m from th e middle of Ireland! I’m 32\, I’e worked in the English teaching indus try for 8 years\, and now I work as a translator. I love languages\, trave lling\, the gym\, photography\, cooking\, reading\, and history! I’m exc ited to get to know you and help you with your English!\nSinéad\nHey! I ’m Sinéad from Co. Meath. I’m a primary school teacher. My favourite subject to teach is Gaeilge (the Irish language). I coach basketball too. When I’m not working you’ll usually find me at a random workshop\, or off gallivanting around a new place! LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T002812Z LOCATION:Outhouse LGBTQ+ Centre\, 105 Capel Street\, Dublin\, D01R290\, Ir eland URL:https://outhouse.ie/event/improve-your-cv-seminar-support-for-english- learners/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Outhouse LGBTQ+ Centre X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.outhouse.ie/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Safeguarding - SG1 Basic Awareness DTSTART:20260908T173000Z DTEND:20260908T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260730T202037Z UID:10002254-1788892200-1788903000@hockey.ie CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Details: \n Date: 8th September 2026\n Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm \n Location: Online\n Price: 25 Euro inc booking fee \n \nRegister now to secure your place! LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T202037Z URL:https://hockey.ie/event/safeguarding-sg1-basic-awareness-5/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Hockey Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://hockey.ie/events/tag/leinster/month END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tuesday Evening Taught Life Drawing DTSTART:20260908T173000Z DTEND:20260908T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260819T184225Z UID:event_316185354@meetup.com CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:City Life Drawing\n**Tuesday Evening Taught Life Classes**\nBo ok a place here **[http://dublinlifedrawing.com/taughtclass](http://dublin lifedrawing.com/taughtclass)**\n\nDrawing from the figure has been part of an artist's basic training since ancient times\, and for good reason. Dra wing from observation teaches you how co-ordinate the eye and hand\, and w orking from the nude model is the most rewarding kind of drawing.\n\nA set of taught classes will explain fundamental aspects of drawing the figure\ , and give tips and show tricks of exploring the materials\, methods and a pproaches to rendering the figure on paper.\n\nThis class is suitable for everyone- from beginners just starting off on their drawing journey\, to m ore experienced people who want to build up their skills set. Basic techni ques are outlined in every class\, and then more complex exercises are exp lored.\n\nDrawing exercises take place in an easy\, informal setting.\n\nM easuring\, sighting\, and understanding negative space and shading are exp lored as well as basic anatomy and proportion.\n\nSome easels and drawing boards are provided. Basic drawing materials and paper are included in the price (but feel free to bring your own).\n[-Book Here](https://dublin-dra wing.sumupstore.com/product/single-taught-class-1)\nSmall class sizes with tuition and instruction will help with developing your own drawing method s and style. The teaching exercises are based on fine art practice but wil l be of great interest to illustrators\, designers\, and animators.\n[for more details click here.](http://dublinlifedrawing.com/taughtclass)\n*Long Story Short:*\nLife Drawing from the Nude Figure\,\n**Tuesday evenings** 6.30-9PM(ish)\n27 Pearse Street Dublin 2\nSingle Class Price is 40€ **in cluding paper and materials\;**\nSet of Three Classes 99€\nSet of Six Cl asses 190€\nNote:You don't have to use Paypal to book - there are cheape r alternatives here:\n**[http://dublinlifedrawing.com/taughtclass](http:// dublinlifedrawing.com/taughtclass)**\nIf you need more information email d ublindrawing@gmail.com LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T184225Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/city-life-drawing/events/316185354/ X-SOURCE-NAME:City Life Drawing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:DIY Bike Workshop with An Mheitheal Rothar DTSTART:20260909T170000Z DTEND:20260909T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260730T202041Z UID:10000277-1788976800-1788987600@crni.ie CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Reuse\, Repair & Recycling Alert 13th September  Important notice to members!  Virtual green + social procurement trade fair initiat ive Register now to attend the launch of our ‘virtual green + social pr ocurement trade fair’ at the Rediscovery Centre\, 28th September (2 week s time!).Please give feedback on your virtual stall here by COB this Frida y\, 16th September.See attached a members info booklet with all of your FA Q’s answered.  CRNI newsCircular Textiles initiative: Doing an autumn w ardrobe clear out in Buncrana? The #DonateDontWaste clothing & home textil e banks behind the Buncrana Library make drop off easy! Visit http://donat ebuncrana.ie for info about the CLEAN & DRY preloved items to donate.Last week\, we welcomed our new Administration Manager\, Lisa Hall to the team. Lisa will be working behind the scenes to ensure all of our admin process es are efficient and up to date.  Sectoral newsRegister now for the EPA C ircular Economy Conference 2022: 22 September\, Aviva Stadium\, Dublin. Th e full conference programme is now available! Register here.CSP Programme: Additional €1m Announced for Community Services Programme Support FundE U Right to Repair: Commission proposes EU-wide repair index for phones and tablets\, marks end of ‘era of disposable devices’. Read more.   Me mber newsRefill Ireland had a feature on Lovin.ie.The Rediscovery Centre h ave launched the Relove Fashion programme for 2022/23.IRD Duhallow Revamp ’s ‘Relove Paint’ initiative was featured in the Irish Examiner.ReCr eate Ireland were announced as a partner on Crumlin Taking Action Together ’s programme of events   SupportsZero Waste Europe Study Tour: Zero W aste Europe is organising its first Study Tour in 3 years – and you are invited! On 21-23 November\, we will return to the birthplace of the Europ ean zero waste movement in Italy\, where we will visit two of Europe’s f ront-running schemes for sustainable management of waste\; the city of Mil an and the Treviso region. In Treviso\, participants will have the chance to visit and connect with representatives from the waste management compan y Contarina\, a long-time zero waste champion in Italy. Learn more.Champio n Changemakers Weekend: Champion ChangemakersTM is a weekend long ‘Drago ns Den’ type event which will be hosted by members of the Community Ente rprise Association Ireland (CEAI) in five different locations across the c ountry from September 23rd next. The focus of the weekend is to work with local communities in Ireland – individuals or groups – to identify\, a ddress and solve social\, environmental or economic challenges which exist around them. Learn more.    Policy & advocacy    Submission deadline s:   IRL: Have your say – DETE Public consultation on ecodesign for sus tainable products Deadline: 13th September EU: Have your say –Designing mobile phones and tablets to be sustainable – ecodesign Deadline: 28th S eptember  Other: EU: New action plans – Towards circular building citie s: nine new action plansIRL: New EPA packaging report –  Packaging Was te in Ireland in 2020    Funding & awards  Important funding deadlines 15 September: St Stephen’s Green Trust: Family Matters Grant Programme (2022-2025) 15th September: DAF Scaling Fund for Social Enterprises 23 Sep tember: Pakman Awards 2022 30 September: Rise Community Fund 4th October:L IFE Calls for proposals 2022. Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for circular economy and quality of life\, nature and biodiversity\, climate change mi tigation and adaptation sub-programmes 6th October: Rethink Ireland Urban Uplift Fund (Please consult your local ETB for your local deadline):The Re ach Fund       Business opportunities Tender opportunity: Tender for Loose Furniture & Fittings at ATU Sligo Deadline: 14th October    Readi ng\, Listening\, Watching Read: Re-Gen starts construction on £30 million Resource Recovery Park in NIRead: Waste and resource industry responds to Liz Truss’ appointment as new PMRead: New report deems Alliance to End Plastic Waste ‘sophisticated greenwashing’Read: Selfridges wants half of transactions to be resale\, repair\, rental or refills by 2030Read: The trouble with secondhand: It’s becoming like fast fashionRead: Lidl Irel and & Northern Ireland Remove Unrecyclable Black Plastic PackagingRead: UE FA launches its Circular Economy Guidelines    Events  Public Reuse\, Repair & Recycle events 14-15 Sept\, Conference: Lets Recycle Live 14 Sept ember\, Webinar: Repair and copyright 22 Sept\, Conference: The EPA’s Ci rcular Economy Conference 26 Sept\, Workshop: The EU Textiles Strategy in Motion – What does it mean for the future of this sector? 27 Spetember\, Webinar: Mass layoffs and local impacts 28 Sept\, Conference: European Re search and Innovation Day 28 Sept\, CRNI Launch: Green + Social Virtual Pr ocurement Trade Fair 30 Sept – 2 Oct\, Conference: Fixfest Oct: National Reuse Month 3 – 9 Oct: Circular Week 6 October\, Workshop: A Circular B usiness Roundtable to present one’s circular business solutions 14 Oct: International E-Waste Day 15 Oct: International Repair Day 20 Oct\, Webina r: Why environmental standards matter 20 Oct\, Workshop: What role do seco ndary materials play in new constructions and in buildings renovation? 20 October\, RREUSE Workshop: Online site visit to the re-use centre of Socia l Cooperative Insieme 23 Nov\, Conference: Walking the Talk: the Basque C ircular Summit   #ReuseRepairRecycle LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T202041Z LOCATION:An Mheitheal Rothar\, Block R Earls Island University Road\, Galw ay\, Ireland URL:https://crni.ie/event/diy-bike-workshop-with-an-mheitheal-rothar/2026- 09-09/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Community Resources Network Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://crni.ie/venue/tog-hackerspace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Fundamentals Coaching Course – Monkstown DTSTART:20260909T173000Z DTEND:20260916T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T181139Z UID:10002295-1788978600-1789594200@hockey.ie CATEGORIES:education,sports DESCRIPTION:The Fundamentals of Coaching Hockey course is designed to intr oduce coaches to the core principles of coaching hockey and provide a stro ng foundation for future coach development. Suitable for new and aspiring coaches\, the course focuses on the essential skills required to plan and deliver effective\, enjoyable and player-centred sessions. \nThroughout th e course\, participants will learn how to prepare and organise coaching se ssions\, break down and teach key hockey techniques\, and develop these te chniques into skills through the use of conditioned games and activities. The course provides coaches with the knowledge and confidence to create po sitive learning environments that support player development. \nThe course is delivered over six hours\, either as a full-day workshop or across two evenings. Courses are offered centrally by Hockey Ireland\, while clubs m ay also host a course where sufficient demand exists and tutor availabilit y allows. \nTo attend the course\, participants must be aged 16 or over on the day of the course. In line with Irish legislation\, anyone undertakin g regular coaching activities involving children or vulnerable adults must complete Garda Vetting through Hockey Ireland. \n  \nDetails:\nDate: Wed nesday 9th Sept and Wednesday 16th September \nTime: 16.30 – 21.30 both evenings \nLocation: Monkstown HC \nPrice: 73.50 Euro inc booking fee \n   \n \nRegister now to secure your place! LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T181139Z LOCATION:Rathdown School\, A96 NX44 URL:https://hockey.ie/event/fundamentals-coaching-course-monkstown/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Hockey Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://hockey.ie/events/tag/leinster/month END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sewing Classes for Kids DTSTART:20260910T143000Z DTEND:20260910T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260730T202041Z UID:10001710-1789054200-1789059600@crni.ie CATEGORIES:education,family DESCRIPTION:Reuse\, Repair & Recycling Alert 13th September  Important notice to members!  Virtual green + social procurement trade fair initiat ive Register now to attend the launch of our ‘virtual green + social pr ocurement trade fair’ at the Rediscovery Centre\, 28th September (2 week s time!).Please give feedback on your virtual stall here by COB this Frida y\, 16th September.See attached a members info booklet with all of your FA Q’s answered.  CRNI newsCircular Textiles initiative: Doing an autumn w ardrobe clear out in Buncrana? The #DonateDontWaste clothing & home textil e banks behind the Buncrana Library make drop off easy! Visit http://donat ebuncrana.ie for info about the CLEAN & DRY preloved items to donate.Last week\, we welcomed our new Administration Manager\, Lisa Hall to the team. Lisa will be working behind the scenes to ensure all of our admin process es are efficient and up to date.  Sectoral newsRegister now for the EPA C ircular Economy Conference 2022: 22 September\, Aviva Stadium\, Dublin. Th e full conference programme is now available! Register here.CSP Programme: Additional €1m Announced for Community Services Programme Support FundE U Right to Repair: Commission proposes EU-wide repair index for phones and tablets\, marks end of ‘era of disposable devices’. Read more.   Me mber newsRefill Ireland had a feature on Lovin.ie.The Rediscovery Centre h ave launched the Relove Fashion programme for 2022/23.IRD Duhallow Revamp ’s ‘Relove Paint’ initiative was featured in the Irish Examiner.ReCr eate Ireland were announced as a partner on Crumlin Taking Action Together ’s programme of events   SupportsZero Waste Europe Study Tour: Zero W aste Europe is organising its first Study Tour in 3 years – and you are invited! On 21-23 November\, we will return to the birthplace of the Europ ean zero waste movement in Italy\, where we will visit two of Europe’s f ront-running schemes for sustainable management of waste\; the city of Mil an and the Treviso region. In Treviso\, participants will have the chance to visit and connect with representatives from the waste management compan y Contarina\, a long-time zero waste champion in Italy. Learn more.Champio n Changemakers Weekend: Champion ChangemakersTM is a weekend long ‘Drago ns Den’ type event which will be hosted by members of the Community Ente rprise Association Ireland (CEAI) in five different locations across the c ountry from September 23rd next. The focus of the weekend is to work with local communities in Ireland – individuals or groups – to identify\, a ddress and solve social\, environmental or economic challenges which exist around them. Learn more.    Policy & advocacy    Submission deadline s:   IRL: Have your say – DETE Public consultation on ecodesign for sus tainable products Deadline: 13th September EU: Have your say –Designing mobile phones and tablets to be sustainable – ecodesign Deadline: 28th S eptember  Other: EU: New action plans – Towards circular building citie s: nine new action plansIRL: New EPA packaging report –  Packaging Was te in Ireland in 2020    Funding & awards  Important funding deadlines 15 September: St Stephen’s Green Trust: Family Matters Grant Programme (2022-2025) 15th September: DAF Scaling Fund for Social Enterprises 23 Sep tember: Pakman Awards 2022 30 September: Rise Community Fund 4th October:L IFE Calls for proposals 2022. Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for circular economy and quality of life\, nature and biodiversity\, climate change mi tigation and adaptation sub-programmes 6th October: Rethink Ireland Urban Uplift Fund (Please consult your local ETB for your local deadline):The Re ach Fund       Business opportunities Tender opportunity: Tender for Loose Furniture & Fittings at ATU Sligo Deadline: 14th October    Readi ng\, Listening\, Watching Read: Re-Gen starts construction on £30 million Resource Recovery Park in NIRead: Waste and resource industry responds to Liz Truss’ appointment as new PMRead: New report deems Alliance to End Plastic Waste ‘sophisticated greenwashing’Read: Selfridges wants half of transactions to be resale\, repair\, rental or refills by 2030Read: The trouble with secondhand: It’s becoming like fast fashionRead: Lidl Irel and & Northern Ireland Remove Unrecyclable Black Plastic PackagingRead: UE FA launches its Circular Economy Guidelines    Events  Public Reuse\, Repair & Recycle events 14-15 Sept\, Conference: Lets Recycle Live 14 Sept ember\, Webinar: Repair and copyright 22 Sept\, Conference: The EPA’s Ci rcular Economy Conference 26 Sept\, Workshop: The EU Textiles Strategy in Motion – What does it mean for the future of this sector? 27 Spetember\, Webinar: Mass layoffs and local impacts 28 Sept\, Conference: European Re search and Innovation Day 28 Sept\, CRNI Launch: Green + Social Virtual Pr ocurement Trade Fair 30 Sept – 2 Oct\, Conference: Fixfest Oct: National Reuse Month 3 – 9 Oct: Circular Week 6 October\, Workshop: A Circular B usiness Roundtable to present one’s circular business solutions 14 Oct: International E-Waste Day 15 Oct: International Repair Day 20 Oct\, Webina r: Why environmental standards matter 20 Oct\, Workshop: What role do seco ndary materials play in new constructions and in buildings renovation? 20 October\, RREUSE Workshop: Online site visit to the re-use centre of Socia l Cooperative Insieme 23 Nov\, Conference: Walking the Talk: the Basque C ircular Summit   #ReuseRepairRecycle LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T202041Z LOCATION:Tait House\, Collins Avenue\, Roxboro Road\, Limerick\, Limerick\ , Ireland URL:https://crni.ie/event/sewing-class/2026-09-10/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Community Resources Network Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://crni.ie/venue/tog-hackerspace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sewing Classes for Kids DTSTART:20260910T160000Z DTEND:20260910T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260730T202041Z UID:10001971-1789059600-1789065000@crni.ie CATEGORIES:education,family DESCRIPTION:Reuse\, Repair & Recycling Alert 13th September  Important notice to members!  Virtual green + social procurement trade fair initiat ive Register now to attend the launch of our ‘virtual green + social pr ocurement trade fair’ at the Rediscovery Centre\, 28th September (2 week s time!).Please give feedback on your virtual stall here by COB this Frida y\, 16th September.See attached a members info booklet with all of your FA Q’s answered.  CRNI newsCircular Textiles initiative: Doing an autumn w ardrobe clear out in Buncrana? The #DonateDontWaste clothing & home textil e banks behind the Buncrana Library make drop off easy! Visit http://donat ebuncrana.ie for info about the CLEAN & DRY preloved items to donate.Last week\, we welcomed our new Administration Manager\, Lisa Hall to the team. Lisa will be working behind the scenes to ensure all of our admin process es are efficient and up to date.  Sectoral newsRegister now for the EPA C ircular Economy Conference 2022: 22 September\, Aviva Stadium\, Dublin. Th e full conference programme is now available! Register here.CSP Programme: Additional €1m Announced for Community Services Programme Support FundE U Right to Repair: Commission proposes EU-wide repair index for phones and tablets\, marks end of ‘era of disposable devices’. Read more.   Me mber newsRefill Ireland had a feature on Lovin.ie.The Rediscovery Centre h ave launched the Relove Fashion programme for 2022/23.IRD Duhallow Revamp ’s ‘Relove Paint’ initiative was featured in the Irish Examiner.ReCr eate Ireland were announced as a partner on Crumlin Taking Action Together ’s programme of events   SupportsZero Waste Europe Study Tour: Zero W aste Europe is organising its first Study Tour in 3 years – and you are invited! On 21-23 November\, we will return to the birthplace of the Europ ean zero waste movement in Italy\, where we will visit two of Europe’s f ront-running schemes for sustainable management of waste\; the city of Mil an and the Treviso region. In Treviso\, participants will have the chance to visit and connect with representatives from the waste management compan y Contarina\, a long-time zero waste champion in Italy. Learn more.Champio n Changemakers Weekend: Champion ChangemakersTM is a weekend long ‘Drago ns Den’ type event which will be hosted by members of the Community Ente rprise Association Ireland (CEAI) in five different locations across the c ountry from September 23rd next. The focus of the weekend is to work with local communities in Ireland – individuals or groups – to identify\, a ddress and solve social\, environmental or economic challenges which exist around them. Learn more.    Policy & advocacy    Submission deadline s:   IRL: Have your say – DETE Public consultation on ecodesign for sus tainable products Deadline: 13th September EU: Have your say –Designing mobile phones and tablets to be sustainable – ecodesign Deadline: 28th S eptember  Other: EU: New action plans – Towards circular building citie s: nine new action plansIRL: New EPA packaging report –  Packaging Was te in Ireland in 2020    Funding & awards  Important funding deadlines 15 September: St Stephen’s Green Trust: Family Matters Grant Programme (2022-2025) 15th September: DAF Scaling Fund for Social Enterprises 23 Sep tember: Pakman Awards 2022 30 September: Rise Community Fund 4th October:L IFE Calls for proposals 2022. Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for circular economy and quality of life\, nature and biodiversity\, climate change mi tigation and adaptation sub-programmes 6th October: Rethink Ireland Urban Uplift Fund (Please consult your local ETB for your local deadline):The Re ach Fund       Business opportunities Tender opportunity: Tender for Loose Furniture & Fittings at ATU Sligo Deadline: 14th October    Readi ng\, Listening\, Watching Read: Re-Gen starts construction on £30 million Resource Recovery Park in NIRead: Waste and resource industry responds to Liz Truss’ appointment as new PMRead: New report deems Alliance to End Plastic Waste ‘sophisticated greenwashing’Read: Selfridges wants half of transactions to be resale\, repair\, rental or refills by 2030Read: The trouble with secondhand: It’s becoming like fast fashionRead: Lidl Irel and & Northern Ireland Remove Unrecyclable Black Plastic PackagingRead: UE FA launches its Circular Economy Guidelines    Events  Public Reuse\, Repair & Recycle events 14-15 Sept\, Conference: Lets Recycle Live 14 Sept ember\, Webinar: Repair and copyright 22 Sept\, Conference: The EPA’s Ci rcular Economy Conference 26 Sept\, Workshop: The EU Textiles Strategy in Motion – What does it mean for the future of this sector? 27 Spetember\, Webinar: Mass layoffs and local impacts 28 Sept\, Conference: European Re search and Innovation Day 28 Sept\, CRNI Launch: Green + Social Virtual Pr ocurement Trade Fair 30 Sept – 2 Oct\, Conference: Fixfest Oct: National Reuse Month 3 – 9 Oct: Circular Week 6 October\, Workshop: A Circular B usiness Roundtable to present one’s circular business solutions 14 Oct: International E-Waste Day 15 Oct: International Repair Day 20 Oct\, Webina r: Why environmental standards matter 20 Oct\, Workshop: What role do seco ndary materials play in new constructions and in buildings renovation? 20 October\, RREUSE Workshop: Online site visit to the re-use centre of Socia l Cooperative Insieme 23 Nov\, Conference: Walking the Talk: the Basque C ircular Summit   #ReuseRepairRecycle LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T202041Z LOCATION:Tait House\, Collins Avenue\, Roxboro Road\, Limerick\, Limerick\ , Ireland URL:https://crni.ie/event/sewing-class-2/2026-09-10/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Community Resources Network Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://crni.ie/venue/tog-hackerspace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Friday Life Drawing - Pearse Street DTSTART:20260911T173000Z DTEND:20260911T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260822T184251Z UID:event_316230086@meetup.com CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:City Life Drawing\n## LIFE DRAWING\n\nAn untaught life drawing class in the flesh with a model at 27 Pearse Street Dublin 2 (The Ireland Institute) every Friday evening\n6.30-9-00PM\nRoom will be open from abou t 6.20PM\n\n€26 (Buy Four Classes for €84-save €20)\nWe draw from ab out 6.45-9-00PM with a break half way through.\nBOOK HERE: https://dublin- drawing.sumupstore.com/product/next-available-untaught-class\n\n**If you'v e prepaid for some classes send a quick email to dublindrawing@gmail.com** \n\nMaterials:\nWe have drawing boards and clips and some charcoal and pap er. If you have your own materials bring them- they will be better quality .\n\nPlaces are limited so book as soon as you can.\n\nTLDR:\nFriday Eveni ng\nLIFE DRAWING UNTAUGHT **6.30-9.00PM**\nRoom open from about 6.20PM\n** 27 Pearse Street Dublin 2** (The Ireland Institute)\nBOOK HERE: https://du blin-drawing.sumupstore.com/product/next-available-untaught-class LAST-MODIFIED:20260822T184251Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/city-life-drawing/events/316230086/ X-SOURCE-NAME:City Life Drawing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The 2026 Cork Coaching Conference DTSTART:20260912T083000Z DTEND:20260912T123000Z DTSTAMP:20260828T121003Z UID:10002293-1789205400-1789219800@hockey.ie CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Designed for coaches of all levels\, this is a rare opportuni ty to learn directly from world-class leaders in both technical performanc e and mental development. Whether you’re coaching juniors or senior squa ds\, this conference will equip you with insights and strategies to take your coaching to the next level. \n  \n Garryduff Sports Centre\, Cork \n Saturday\, September 12 \n 09:30 – 13:30 \n  \n \nClick the following link to book now LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T121003Z URL:https://hockey.ie/event/the-2026-cork-coaching-conference/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Hockey Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://hockey.ie/events/tag/leinster/month END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Go Figure\, Life Drawing at Studio 10\, Dublin 2 DTSTART:20260912T110000Z DTEND:20260912T140000Z DTSTAMP:20260823T122808Z UID:event_316237804@meetup.com CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:Go Figure\, Life Drawing at Studio 10\, Dublin 2\nLife Drawing Session\, Saturday afternoons 12-3pm in lovely Dublin City centre studio\ , with huge south facing bay windows and loads of natural light. Easels\, drawing boards\, all art materials and tea and coffee included.\n\nAll lev els of experience and or confidence (or lack of) are welcome!\n\n50e for o ne session or 250 for six\n\nSmall groups to allow for 2m per participant\ n\nBookings are confirmed on payment\, and can be done by bank transfer\, card over the phone or Revolut.\n\nPlease contact 0863514303 or studio10du blin@gmail.com to ask if we have a spot available for you. LAST-MODIFIED:20260823T122808Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/go-figure-life-drawing-at-studio-10-dublin-2/ev ents/316237804/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Go Figure\, Life Drawing at Studio 10\, Dublin 2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Club Umpire Workshop - Ulster Hockey DTSTART:20260914T180000Z DTEND:20260914T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260730T202037Z UID:10002279-1789412400-1789421400@hockey.ie CATEGORIES:education,sports DESCRIPTION:Club Umpire Workshop\n\nThe Ulster Umpires Association are kee n to support and develop umpires throughout the province and have put toge ther a workshop for those who are currently umpiring or are interested in becoming club/school umpires. \nThe purpose of the workshop is to offer su pport and guidance to all club and school umpires\, no matter at what leve l\, in order to assist\, develop their skills\, improve confidence\, and a ttain consistency in decision making and rules interpretation. \nThe forma t for the workshop will be as follows:- \n\nIntroduction\nPre-match prepar ation\nAreas of control & Positioning – Open play/Penalty Corners/Penalt y Strokes.\nCommunication and control – Cards\, Signals\, Verbal\, where to send suspended players.\nGame Management – Players/Benches/Spectator s.\nIdentifying and explaining offences\nAreas of Difficulty – self pass \, free hits\, aerials\, 5 metres\, obstruction\, etc\nCode of Conduct\nQu estion and Answer session\n\n*** You will be expected to have a basic know ledge of the rules of hockey.  This is NOT a rules test.  However rules interpretations will be discussed\, along with club umpire support. \nCost :  £25 \nWorkshop date: Monday 14 SEPTEMBER 7.00pm-9.30pm \nPlaces are limited and will be filled on a first come\, first served basis and will o nly be confirmed upon receipt of payment \n\nTo register\, please click HE RE LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T202037Z LOCATION:Stormount Estate\, Playball\, Stormont\, Stormont Estate\, The Pa vilion\, Belfast BT4 3TA URL:https://hockey.ie/event/club-umpire-workshop-ulster-hockey/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Hockey Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://hockey.ie/events/tag/leinster/month END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tuesday Evening Taught Life Drawing DTSTART:20260915T173000Z DTEND:20260915T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260826T184519Z UID:event_316284935@meetup.com CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:City Life Drawing\n**Tuesday Evening Taught Life Classes**\nBo ok a place here **[http://dublinlifedrawing.com/taughtclass](http://dublin lifedrawing.com/taughtclass)**\n\nDrawing from the figure has been part of an artist's basic training since ancient times\, and for good reason. Dra wing from observation teaches you how co-ordinate the eye and hand\, and w orking from the nude model is the most rewarding kind of drawing.\n\nA set of taught classes will explain fundamental aspects of drawing the figure\ , and give tips and show tricks of exploring the materials\, methods and a pproaches to rendering the figure on paper.\n\nThis class is suitable for everyone- from beginners just starting off on their drawing journey\, to m ore experienced people who want to build up their skills set. Basic techni ques are outlined in every class\, and then more complex exercises are exp lored.\n\nDrawing exercises take place in an easy\, informal setting.\n\nM easuring\, sighting\, and understanding negative space and shading are exp lored as well as basic anatomy and proportion.\n\nSome easels and drawing boards are provided. Basic drawing materials and paper are included in the price (but feel free to bring your own).\n[-Book Here](https://dublin-dra wing.sumupstore.com/product/single-taught-class-1)\nSmall class sizes with tuition and instruction will help with developing your own drawing method s and style. The teaching exercises are based on fine art practice but wil l be of great interest to illustrators\, designers\, and animators.\n[for more details click here.](http://dublinlifedrawing.com/taughtclass)\n*Long Story Short:*\nLife Drawing from the Nude Figure\,\n**Tuesday evenings** 6.30-9PM(ish)\n27 Pearse Street Dublin 2\nSingle Class Price is 40€ **in cluding paper and materials\;**\nSet of Three Classes 99€\nSet of Six Cl asses 190€\nNote:You don't have to use Paypal to book - there are cheape r alternatives here:\n**[http://dublinlifedrawing.com/taughtclass](http:// dublinlifedrawing.com/taughtclass)**\nIf you need more information email d ublindrawing@gmail.com LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T184519Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/city-life-drawing/events/316284935/ X-SOURCE-NAME:City Life Drawing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:DIY Bike Workshop with An Mheitheal Rothar DTSTART:20260916T170000Z DTEND:20260916T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260730T202041Z UID:10000278-1789581600-1789592400@crni.ie CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Reuse\, Repair & Recycling Alert 13th September  Important notice to members!  Virtual green + social procurement trade fair initiat ive Register now to attend the launch of our ‘virtual green + social pr ocurement trade fair’ at the Rediscovery Centre\, 28th September (2 week s time!).Please give feedback on your virtual stall here by COB this Frida y\, 16th September.See attached a members info booklet with all of your FA Q’s answered.  CRNI newsCircular Textiles initiative: Doing an autumn w ardrobe clear out in Buncrana? The #DonateDontWaste clothing & home textil e banks behind the Buncrana Library make drop off easy! Visit http://donat ebuncrana.ie for info about the CLEAN & DRY preloved items to donate.Last week\, we welcomed our new Administration Manager\, Lisa Hall to the team. Lisa will be working behind the scenes to ensure all of our admin process es are efficient and up to date.  Sectoral newsRegister now for the EPA C ircular Economy Conference 2022: 22 September\, Aviva Stadium\, Dublin. Th e full conference programme is now available! Register here.CSP Programme: Additional €1m Announced for Community Services Programme Support FundE U Right to Repair: Commission proposes EU-wide repair index for phones and tablets\, marks end of ‘era of disposable devices’. Read more.   Me mber newsRefill Ireland had a feature on Lovin.ie.The Rediscovery Centre h ave launched the Relove Fashion programme for 2022/23.IRD Duhallow Revamp ’s ‘Relove Paint’ initiative was featured in the Irish Examiner.ReCr eate Ireland were announced as a partner on Crumlin Taking Action Together ’s programme of events   SupportsZero Waste Europe Study Tour: Zero W aste Europe is organising its first Study Tour in 3 years – and you are invited! On 21-23 November\, we will return to the birthplace of the Europ ean zero waste movement in Italy\, where we will visit two of Europe’s f ront-running schemes for sustainable management of waste\; the city of Mil an and the Treviso region. In Treviso\, participants will have the chance to visit and connect with representatives from the waste management compan y Contarina\, a long-time zero waste champion in Italy. Learn more.Champio n Changemakers Weekend: Champion ChangemakersTM is a weekend long ‘Drago ns Den’ type event which will be hosted by members of the Community Ente rprise Association Ireland (CEAI) in five different locations across the c ountry from September 23rd next. The focus of the weekend is to work with local communities in Ireland – individuals or groups – to identify\, a ddress and solve social\, environmental or economic challenges which exist around them. Learn more.    Policy & advocacy    Submission deadline s:   IRL: Have your say – DETE Public consultation on ecodesign for sus tainable products Deadline: 13th September EU: Have your say –Designing mobile phones and tablets to be sustainable – ecodesign Deadline: 28th S eptember  Other: EU: New action plans – Towards circular building citie s: nine new action plansIRL: New EPA packaging report –  Packaging Was te in Ireland in 2020    Funding & awards  Important funding deadlines 15 September: St Stephen’s Green Trust: Family Matters Grant Programme (2022-2025) 15th September: DAF Scaling Fund for Social Enterprises 23 Sep tember: Pakman Awards 2022 30 September: Rise Community Fund 4th October:L IFE Calls for proposals 2022. Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for circular economy and quality of life\, nature and biodiversity\, climate change mi tigation and adaptation sub-programmes 6th October: Rethink Ireland Urban Uplift Fund (Please consult your local ETB for your local deadline):The Re ach Fund       Business opportunities Tender opportunity: Tender for Loose Furniture & Fittings at ATU Sligo Deadline: 14th October    Readi ng\, Listening\, Watching Read: Re-Gen starts construction on £30 million Resource Recovery Park in NIRead: Waste and resource industry responds to Liz Truss’ appointment as new PMRead: New report deems Alliance to End Plastic Waste ‘sophisticated greenwashing’Read: Selfridges wants half of transactions to be resale\, repair\, rental or refills by 2030Read: The trouble with secondhand: It’s becoming like fast fashionRead: Lidl Irel and & Northern Ireland Remove Unrecyclable Black Plastic PackagingRead: UE FA launches its Circular Economy Guidelines    Events  Public Reuse\, Repair & Recycle events 14-15 Sept\, Conference: Lets Recycle Live 14 Sept ember\, Webinar: Repair and copyright 22 Sept\, Conference: The EPA’s Ci rcular Economy Conference 26 Sept\, Workshop: The EU Textiles Strategy in Motion – What does it mean for the future of this sector? 27 Spetember\, Webinar: Mass layoffs and local impacts 28 Sept\, Conference: European Re search and Innovation Day 28 Sept\, CRNI Launch: Green + Social Virtual Pr ocurement Trade Fair 30 Sept – 2 Oct\, Conference: Fixfest Oct: National Reuse Month 3 – 9 Oct: Circular Week 6 October\, Workshop: A Circular B usiness Roundtable to present one’s circular business solutions 14 Oct: International E-Waste Day 15 Oct: International Repair Day 20 Oct\, Webina r: Why environmental standards matter 20 Oct\, Workshop: What role do seco ndary materials play in new constructions and in buildings renovation? 20 October\, RREUSE Workshop: Online site visit to the re-use centre of Socia l Cooperative Insieme 23 Nov\, Conference: Walking the Talk: the Basque C ircular Summit   #ReuseRepairRecycle LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T202041Z LOCATION:An Mheitheal Rothar\, Block R Earls Island University Road\, Galw ay\, Ireland URL:https://crni.ie/event/diy-bike-workshop-with-an-mheitheal-rothar/2026- 09-16/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Community Resources Network Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://crni.ie/venue/tog-hackerspace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sewing Classes for Kids DTSTART:20260917T143000Z DTEND:20260917T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260730T202041Z UID:10001711-1789659000-1789664400@crni.ie CATEGORIES:education,family DESCRIPTION:Reuse\, Repair & Recycling Alert 13th September  Important notice to members!  Virtual green + social procurement trade fair initiat ive Register now to attend the launch of our ‘virtual green + social pr ocurement trade fair’ at the Rediscovery Centre\, 28th September (2 week s time!).Please give feedback on your virtual stall here by COB this Frida y\, 16th September.See attached a members info booklet with all of your FA Q’s answered.  CRNI newsCircular Textiles initiative: Doing an autumn w ardrobe clear out in Buncrana? The #DonateDontWaste clothing & home textil e banks behind the Buncrana Library make drop off easy! Visit http://donat ebuncrana.ie for info about the CLEAN & DRY preloved items to donate.Last week\, we welcomed our new Administration Manager\, Lisa Hall to the team. Lisa will be working behind the scenes to ensure all of our admin process es are efficient and up to date.  Sectoral newsRegister now for the EPA C ircular Economy Conference 2022: 22 September\, Aviva Stadium\, Dublin. Th e full conference programme is now available! Register here.CSP Programme: Additional €1m Announced for Community Services Programme Support FundE U Right to Repair: Commission proposes EU-wide repair index for phones and tablets\, marks end of ‘era of disposable devices’. Read more.   Me mber newsRefill Ireland had a feature on Lovin.ie.The Rediscovery Centre h ave launched the Relove Fashion programme for 2022/23.IRD Duhallow Revamp ’s ‘Relove Paint’ initiative was featured in the Irish Examiner.ReCr eate Ireland were announced as a partner on Crumlin Taking Action Together ’s programme of events   SupportsZero Waste Europe Study Tour: Zero W aste Europe is organising its first Study Tour in 3 years – and you are invited! On 21-23 November\, we will return to the birthplace of the Europ ean zero waste movement in Italy\, where we will visit two of Europe’s f ront-running schemes for sustainable management of waste\; the city of Mil an and the Treviso region. In Treviso\, participants will have the chance to visit and connect with representatives from the waste management compan y Contarina\, a long-time zero waste champion in Italy. Learn more.Champio n Changemakers Weekend: Champion ChangemakersTM is a weekend long ‘Drago ns Den’ type event which will be hosted by members of the Community Ente rprise Association Ireland (CEAI) in five different locations across the c ountry from September 23rd next. The focus of the weekend is to work with local communities in Ireland – individuals or groups – to identify\, a ddress and solve social\, environmental or economic challenges which exist around them. Learn more.    Policy & advocacy    Submission deadline s:   IRL: Have your say – DETE Public consultation on ecodesign for sus tainable products Deadline: 13th September EU: Have your say –Designing mobile phones and tablets to be sustainable – ecodesign Deadline: 28th S eptember  Other: EU: New action plans – Towards circular building citie s: nine new action plansIRL: New EPA packaging report –  Packaging Was te in Ireland in 2020    Funding & awards  Important funding deadlines 15 September: St Stephen’s Green Trust: Family Matters Grant Programme (2022-2025) 15th September: DAF Scaling Fund for Social Enterprises 23 Sep tember: Pakman Awards 2022 30 September: Rise Community Fund 4th October:L IFE Calls for proposals 2022. Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for circular economy and quality of life\, nature and biodiversity\, climate change mi tigation and adaptation sub-programmes 6th October: Rethink Ireland Urban Uplift Fund (Please consult your local ETB for your local deadline):The Re ach Fund       Business opportunities Tender opportunity: Tender for Loose Furniture & Fittings at ATU Sligo Deadline: 14th October    Readi ng\, Listening\, Watching Read: Re-Gen starts construction on £30 million Resource Recovery Park in NIRead: Waste and resource industry responds to Liz Truss’ appointment as new PMRead: New report deems Alliance to End Plastic Waste ‘sophisticated greenwashing’Read: Selfridges wants half of transactions to be resale\, repair\, rental or refills by 2030Read: The trouble with secondhand: It’s becoming like fast fashionRead: Lidl Irel and & Northern Ireland Remove Unrecyclable Black Plastic PackagingRead: UE FA launches its Circular Economy Guidelines    Events  Public Reuse\, Repair & Recycle events 14-15 Sept\, Conference: Lets Recycle Live 14 Sept ember\, Webinar: Repair and copyright 22 Sept\, Conference: The EPA’s Ci rcular Economy Conference 26 Sept\, Workshop: The EU Textiles Strategy in Motion – What does it mean for the future of this sector? 27 Spetember\, Webinar: Mass layoffs and local impacts 28 Sept\, Conference: European Re search and Innovation Day 28 Sept\, CRNI Launch: Green + Social Virtual Pr ocurement Trade Fair 30 Sept – 2 Oct\, Conference: Fixfest Oct: National Reuse Month 3 – 9 Oct: Circular Week 6 October\, Workshop: A Circular B usiness Roundtable to present one’s circular business solutions 14 Oct: International E-Waste Day 15 Oct: International Repair Day 20 Oct\, Webina r: Why environmental standards matter 20 Oct\, Workshop: What role do seco ndary materials play in new constructions and in buildings renovation? 20 October\, RREUSE Workshop: Online site visit to the re-use centre of Socia l Cooperative Insieme 23 Nov\, Conference: Walking the Talk: the Basque C ircular Summit   #ReuseRepairRecycle LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T202041Z LOCATION:Tait House\, Collins Avenue\, Roxboro Road\, Limerick\, Limerick\ , Ireland URL:https://crni.ie/event/sewing-class/2026-09-17/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Community Resources Network Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://crni.ie/venue/tog-hackerspace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sewing Classes for Kids DTSTART:20260917T160000Z DTEND:20260917T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260801T180707Z UID:10001972-1789664400-1789669800@crni.ie CATEGORIES:education,family DESCRIPTION:Reuse\, Repair & Recycling Alert 13th September  Important notice to members!  Virtual green + social procurement trade fair initiat ive Register now to attend the launch of our ‘virtual green + social pr ocurement trade fair’ at the Rediscovery Centre\, 28th September (2 week s time!).Please give feedback on your virtual stall here by COB this Frida y\, 16th September.See attached a members info booklet with all of your FA Q’s answered.  CRNI newsCircular Textiles initiative: Doing an autumn w ardrobe clear out in Buncrana? The #DonateDontWaste clothing & home textil e banks behind the Buncrana Library make drop off easy! Visit http://donat ebuncrana.ie for info about the CLEAN & DRY preloved items to donate.Last week\, we welcomed our new Administration Manager\, Lisa Hall to the team. Lisa will be working behind the scenes to ensure all of our admin process es are efficient and up to date.  Sectoral newsRegister now for the EPA C ircular Economy Conference 2022: 22 September\, Aviva Stadium\, Dublin. Th e full conference programme is now available! Register here.CSP Programme: Additional €1m Announced for Community Services Programme Support FundE U Right to Repair: Commission proposes EU-wide repair index for phones and tablets\, marks end of ‘era of disposable devices’. Read more.   Me mber newsRefill Ireland had a feature on Lovin.ie.The Rediscovery Centre h ave launched the Relove Fashion programme for 2022/23.IRD Duhallow Revamp ’s ‘Relove Paint’ initiative was featured in the Irish Examiner.ReCr eate Ireland were announced as a partner on Crumlin Taking Action Together ’s programme of events   SupportsZero Waste Europe Study Tour: Zero W aste Europe is organising its first Study Tour in 3 years – and you are invited! On 21-23 November\, we will return to the birthplace of the Europ ean zero waste movement in Italy\, where we will visit two of Europe’s f ront-running schemes for sustainable management of waste\; the city of Mil an and the Treviso region. In Treviso\, participants will have the chance to visit and connect with representatives from the waste management compan y Contarina\, a long-time zero waste champion in Italy. Learn more.Champio n Changemakers Weekend: Champion ChangemakersTM is a weekend long ‘Drago ns Den’ type event which will be hosted by members of the Community Ente rprise Association Ireland (CEAI) in five different locations across the c ountry from September 23rd next. The focus of the weekend is to work with local communities in Ireland – individuals or groups – to identify\, a ddress and solve social\, environmental or economic challenges which exist around them. Learn more.    Policy & advocacy    Submission deadline s:   IRL: Have your say – DETE Public consultation on ecodesign for sus tainable products Deadline: 13th September EU: Have your say –Designing mobile phones and tablets to be sustainable – ecodesign Deadline: 28th S eptember  Other: EU: New action plans – Towards circular building citie s: nine new action plansIRL: New EPA packaging report –  Packaging Was te in Ireland in 2020    Funding & awards  Important funding deadlines 15 September: St Stephen’s Green Trust: Family Matters Grant Programme (2022-2025) 15th September: DAF Scaling Fund for Social Enterprises 23 Sep tember: Pakman Awards 2022 30 September: Rise Community Fund 4th October:L IFE Calls for proposals 2022. Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for circular economy and quality of life\, nature and biodiversity\, climate change mi tigation and adaptation sub-programmes 6th October: Rethink Ireland Urban Uplift Fund (Please consult your local ETB for your local deadline):The Re ach Fund       Business opportunities Tender opportunity: Tender for Loose Furniture & Fittings at ATU Sligo Deadline: 14th October    Readi ng\, Listening\, Watching Read: Re-Gen starts construction on £30 million Resource Recovery Park in NIRead: Waste and resource industry responds to Liz Truss’ appointment as new PMRead: New report deems Alliance to End Plastic Waste ‘sophisticated greenwashing’Read: Selfridges wants half of transactions to be resale\, repair\, rental or refills by 2030Read: The trouble with secondhand: It’s becoming like fast fashionRead: Lidl Irel and & Northern Ireland Remove Unrecyclable Black Plastic PackagingRead: UE FA launches its Circular Economy Guidelines    Events  Public Reuse\, Repair & Recycle events 14-15 Sept\, Conference: Lets Recycle Live 14 Sept ember\, Webinar: Repair and copyright 22 Sept\, Conference: The EPA’s Ci rcular Economy Conference 26 Sept\, Workshop: The EU Textiles Strategy in Motion – What does it mean for the future of this sector? 27 Spetember\, Webinar: Mass layoffs and local impacts 28 Sept\, Conference: European Re search and Innovation Day 28 Sept\, CRNI Launch: Green + Social Virtual Pr ocurement Trade Fair 30 Sept – 2 Oct\, Conference: Fixfest Oct: National Reuse Month 3 – 9 Oct: Circular Week 6 October\, Workshop: A Circular B usiness Roundtable to present one’s circular business solutions 14 Oct: International E-Waste Day 15 Oct: International Repair Day 20 Oct\, Webina r: Why environmental standards matter 20 Oct\, Workshop: What role do seco ndary materials play in new constructions and in buildings renovation? 20 October\, RREUSE Workshop: Online site visit to the re-use centre of Socia l Cooperative Insieme 23 Nov\, Conference: Walking the Talk: the Basque C ircular Summit   #ReuseRepairRecycle LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T180707Z LOCATION:Tait House\, Collins Avenue\, Roxboro Road\, Limerick\, Limerick\ , Ireland URL:https://crni.ie/event/sewing-class-2/2026-09-17/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Community Resources Network Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://crni.ie/venue/tog-hackerspace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Celebrate Culture Night: Art\, Music & Creativity at dlr Mill Thea tre DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260918 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260919 DTSTAMP:20260904T122945Z UID:383@milltheatre.ie CATEGORIES:arts,education,music,theater DESCRIPTION:Join us at the dlr Mill Theatre! \nProgramme: \n\nAuditorium \n\n5.30pm – 6.00pm A sample of Shakespeare with actors from the 2026 pr oduction of Othello\, Auditorium\n\n6.15pm-6.45pm\, A rehearsed reading of SLICE\, by Astrid Linnie\, followed by Q&A\n\n7.00pm-7.30pm Musical Theat re performance with guests from the Mill’s Youth Musical Company\n\n8pm- 8.20pm The Elders Theatre Group present an extract from The Conference of Birds\n\nBar\n\n6.00pm-7.00pm Music from the 2nd Frets\n\nStudio\n\n6.00p m-6.45\, Drama Workshop for young people aged 13-18\n\nExhibition Space\n\ n5.30pm-8.30pm – enjoy a wander around our exhibition\, Wonderful World\ , by artist Paula Jennings\n\n \n\nOne ticket admits you to all performan ces in the auditorium at any time from 5:30pm.   The workshop should be booked separately. \n\nAuditorium performances and the workshop are tic keted but the tickets are free - they can be booked online or by calling us at Box Office or by dropping in on the night. \n\nBooking is recomme nded for the workshop however as spaces are strictly limited. \n\nOur bar is open throughout the evening for trad sessions with local musician s. \n\nPLEASE FOLLOW LINK BELOW TO BOOK ALL EVENTS LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T122945Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/celebrate-culture-night-art-music-cr eativity-at-dlr-mill-theatre/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Our Board X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/what-we-do/outreach-education/scho ols-shakespeare-festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Fundamentals Coaching Course - Midleton DTSTART:20260918T173000Z DTEND:20260925T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260828T121003Z UID:10002292-1789756200-1790370000@hockey.ie CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:The Fundamentals of Coaching Hockey course is designed to intr oduce coaches to the core principles of coaching hockey and provide a stro ng foundation for future coach development. Suitable for new and aspiring coaches\, the course focuses on the essential skills required to plan and deliver effective\, enjoyable and player-centred sessions. \nThroughout th e course\, participants will learn how to prepare and organise coaching se ssions\, break down and teach key hockey techniques\, and develop these te chniques into skills through the use of conditioned games and activities. The course provides coaches with the knowledge and confidence to create po sitive learning environments that support player development. \nThe course is delivered over six hours\, either as a full-day workshop or across two evenings. Courses are offered centrally by Hockey Ireland\, while clubs m ay also host a course where sufficient demand exists and tutor availabilit y allows. \nTo attend the course\, participants must be aged 16 or over on the day of the course. In line with Irish legislation\, anyone undertakin g regular coaching activities involving children or vulnerable adults must complete Garda Vetting through Hockey Ireland. \n  \nDetails:\nDate: Mon day 18th Sept and Monday 25th September \nTime: 16.30 – 21.30 both eveni ngs \nLocation: Midleton HC \nPrice: 73.50 Euro inc booking fee \n  \n \ nRegister now to secure your place! LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T121003Z LOCATION:Midleton Hockey Club URL:https://hockey.ie/event/fundamentals-of-coaching-course-midleton/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Hockey Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://hockey.ie/events/tag/leinster/month END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Friday Life Drawing - Pearse Street DTSTART:20260918T173000Z DTEND:20260918T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260827T184759Z UID:event_316296272@meetup.com CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:City Life Drawing\n## LIFE DRAWING\n\nAn untaught life drawing class in the flesh with a model at 27 Pearse Street Dublin 2 (The Ireland Institute) every Friday evening\n6.30-9-00PM\nRoom will be open from abou t 6.20PM\n\n€26 (Buy Four Classes for €84-save €20)\nWe draw from ab out 6.45-9-00PM with a break half way through.\nBOOK HERE: https://dublin- drawing.sumupstore.com/product/next-available-untaught-class\n\n**If you'v e prepaid for some classes send a quick email to dublindrawing@gmail.com** \n\nMaterials:\nWe have drawing boards and clips and some charcoal and pap er. If you have your own materials bring them- they will be better quality .\n\nPlaces are limited so book as soon as you can.\n\nTLDR:\nFriday Eveni ng\nLIFE DRAWING UNTAUGHT **6.30-9.00PM**\nRoom open from about 6.20PM\n** 27 Pearse Street Dublin 2** (The Ireland Institute)\nBOOK HERE: https://du blin-drawing.sumupstore.com/product/next-available-untaught-class LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T184759Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/city-life-drawing/events/316296272/ X-SOURCE-NAME:City Life Drawing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Go Figure\, Life Drawing at Studio 10\, Dublin 2 DTSTART:20260919T110000Z DTEND:20260919T140000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T124855Z UID:event_316336680@meetup.com CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:Go Figure\, Life Drawing at Studio 10\, Dublin 2\nLife Drawing Session\, Saturday afternoons 12-3pm in lovely Dublin City centre studio\ , with huge south facing bay windows and loads of natural light. Easels\, drawing boards\, all art materials and tea and coffee included.\n\nAll lev els of experience and or confidence (or lack of) are welcome!\n\n50e for o ne session or 250 for six\n\nSmall groups to allow for 2m per participant\ n\nBookings are confirmed on payment\, and can be done by bank transfer\, card over the phone or Revolut.\n\nPlease contact 0863514303 or studio10du blin@gmail.com to ask if we have a spot available for you. LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T124855Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/go-figure-life-drawing-at-studio-10-dublin-2/ev ents/316336680/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Go Figure\, Life Drawing at Studio 10\, Dublin 2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tuesday Evening Taught Life Drawing DTSTART:20260922T173000Z DTEND:20260922T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T191121Z UID:event_316389192@meetup.com CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:City Life Drawing\n**Tuesday Evening Taught Life Classes**\nBo ok a place here **[http://dublinlifedrawing.com/taughtclass](http://dublin lifedrawing.com/taughtclass)**\n\nDrawing from the figure has been part of an artist's basic training since ancient times\, and for good reason. Dra wing from observation teaches you how co-ordinate the eye and hand\, and w orking from the nude model is the most rewarding kind of drawing.\n\nA set of taught classes will explain fundamental aspects of drawing the figure\ , and give tips and show tricks of exploring the materials\, methods and a pproaches to rendering the figure on paper.\n\nThis class is suitable for everyone- from beginners just starting off on their drawing journey\, to m ore experienced people who want to build up their skills set. Basic techni ques are outlined in every class\, and then more complex exercises are exp lored.\n\nDrawing exercises take place in an easy\, informal setting.\n\nM easuring\, sighting\, and understanding negative space and shading are exp lored as well as basic anatomy and proportion.\n\nSome easels and drawing boards are provided. Basic drawing materials and paper are included in the price (but feel free to bring your own).\n[-Book Here](https://dublin-dra wing.sumupstore.com/product/single-taught-class-1)\nSmall class sizes with tuition and instruction will help with developing your own drawing method s and style. The teaching exercises are based on fine art practice but wil l be of great interest to illustrators\, designers\, and animators.\n[for more details click here.](http://dublinlifedrawing.com/taughtclass)\n*Long Story Short:*\nLife Drawing from the Nude Figure\,\n**Tuesday evenings** 6.30-9PM(ish)\n27 Pearse Street Dublin 2\nSingle Class Price is 40€ **in cluding paper and materials\;**\nSet of Three Classes 99€\nSet of Six Cl asses 190€\nNote:You don't have to use Paypal to book - there are cheape r alternatives here:\n**[http://dublinlifedrawing.com/taughtclass](http:// dublinlifedrawing.com/taughtclass)**\nIf you need more information email d ublindrawing@gmail.com LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T191121Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/city-life-drawing/events/316389192/ X-SOURCE-NAME:City Life Drawing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Q+A- Fundamentals of Umpiring Module 2 DTSTART:20260922T183000Z DTEND:20260922T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260730T202037Z UID:10002243-1790105400-1805833800@hockey.ie CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Fundamentals of Umpiring Module 2 with Gillian Garrett \nDetai ls: \n Date: 22nd September 2026\n Time: 7:30pm-8:30pm\n Location: Online\ n Price: 25 Euro \n \nRegister now to secure your place! LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T202037Z URL:https://hockey.ie/event/qa-fundamentals-of-umpiring-module-2-3/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Hockey Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://hockey.ie/events/tag/leinster/month END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:DIY Bike Workshop with An Mheitheal Rothar DTSTART:20260923T170000Z DTEND:20260923T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260806T181941Z UID:10000279-1790186400-1790197200@crni.ie CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Reuse\, Repair & Recycling Alert 13th September  Important notice to members!  Virtual green + social procurement trade fair initiat ive Register now to attend the launch of our ‘virtual green + social pr ocurement trade fair’ at the Rediscovery Centre\, 28th September (2 week s time!).Please give feedback on your virtual stall here by COB this Frida y\, 16th September.See attached a members info booklet with all of your FA Q’s answered.  CRNI newsCircular Textiles initiative: Doing an autumn w ardrobe clear out in Buncrana? The #DonateDontWaste clothing & home textil e banks behind the Buncrana Library make drop off easy! Visit http://donat ebuncrana.ie for info about the CLEAN & DRY preloved items to donate.Last week\, we welcomed our new Administration Manager\, Lisa Hall to the team. Lisa will be working behind the scenes to ensure all of our admin process es are efficient and up to date.  Sectoral newsRegister now for the EPA C ircular Economy Conference 2022: 22 September\, Aviva Stadium\, Dublin. Th e full conference programme is now available! Register here.CSP Programme: Additional €1m Announced for Community Services Programme Support FundE U Right to Repair: Commission proposes EU-wide repair index for phones and tablets\, marks end of ‘era of disposable devices’. Read more.   Me mber newsRefill Ireland had a feature on Lovin.ie.The Rediscovery Centre h ave launched the Relove Fashion programme for 2022/23.IRD Duhallow Revamp ’s ‘Relove Paint’ initiative was featured in the Irish Examiner.ReCr eate Ireland were announced as a partner on Crumlin Taking Action Together ’s programme of events   SupportsZero Waste Europe Study Tour: Zero W aste Europe is organising its first Study Tour in 3 years – and you are invited! On 21-23 November\, we will return to the birthplace of the Europ ean zero waste movement in Italy\, where we will visit two of Europe’s f ront-running schemes for sustainable management of waste\; the city of Mil an and the Treviso region. In Treviso\, participants will have the chance to visit and connect with representatives from the waste management compan y Contarina\, a long-time zero waste champion in Italy. Learn more.Champio n Changemakers Weekend: Champion ChangemakersTM is a weekend long ‘Drago ns Den’ type event which will be hosted by members of the Community Ente rprise Association Ireland (CEAI) in five different locations across the c ountry from September 23rd next. The focus of the weekend is to work with local communities in Ireland – individuals or groups – to identify\, a ddress and solve social\, environmental or economic challenges which exist around them. Learn more.    Policy & advocacy    Submission deadline s:   IRL: Have your say – DETE Public consultation on ecodesign for sus tainable products Deadline: 13th September EU: Have your say –Designing mobile phones and tablets to be sustainable – ecodesign Deadline: 28th S eptember  Other: EU: New action plans – Towards circular building citie s: nine new action plansIRL: New EPA packaging report –  Packaging Was te in Ireland in 2020    Funding & awards  Important funding deadlines 15 September: St Stephen’s Green Trust: Family Matters Grant Programme (2022-2025) 15th September: DAF Scaling Fund for Social Enterprises 23 Sep tember: Pakman Awards 2022 30 September: Rise Community Fund 4th October:L IFE Calls for proposals 2022. Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for circular economy and quality of life\, nature and biodiversity\, climate change mi tigation and adaptation sub-programmes 6th October: Rethink Ireland Urban Uplift Fund (Please consult your local ETB for your local deadline):The Re ach Fund       Business opportunities Tender opportunity: Tender for Loose Furniture & Fittings at ATU Sligo Deadline: 14th October    Readi ng\, Listening\, Watching Read: Re-Gen starts construction on £30 million Resource Recovery Park in NIRead: Waste and resource industry responds to Liz Truss’ appointment as new PMRead: New report deems Alliance to End Plastic Waste ‘sophisticated greenwashing’Read: Selfridges wants half of transactions to be resale\, repair\, rental or refills by 2030Read: The trouble with secondhand: It’s becoming like fast fashionRead: Lidl Irel and & Northern Ireland Remove Unrecyclable Black Plastic PackagingRead: UE FA launches its Circular Economy Guidelines    Events  Public Reuse\, Repair & Recycle events 14-15 Sept\, Conference: Lets Recycle Live 14 Sept ember\, Webinar: Repair and copyright 22 Sept\, Conference: The EPA’s Ci rcular Economy Conference 26 Sept\, Workshop: The EU Textiles Strategy in Motion – What does it mean for the future of this sector? 27 Spetember\, Webinar: Mass layoffs and local impacts 28 Sept\, Conference: European Re search and Innovation Day 28 Sept\, CRNI Launch: Green + Social Virtual Pr ocurement Trade Fair 30 Sept – 2 Oct\, Conference: Fixfest Oct: National Reuse Month 3 – 9 Oct: Circular Week 6 October\, Workshop: A Circular B usiness Roundtable to present one’s circular business solutions 14 Oct: International E-Waste Day 15 Oct: International Repair Day 20 Oct\, Webina r: Why environmental standards matter 20 Oct\, Workshop: What role do seco ndary materials play in new constructions and in buildings renovation? 20 October\, RREUSE Workshop: Online site visit to the re-use centre of Socia l Cooperative Insieme 23 Nov\, Conference: Walking the Talk: the Basque C ircular Summit   #ReuseRepairRecycle LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T181941Z LOCATION:An Mheitheal Rothar\, Block R Earls Island University Road\, Galw ay\, Ireland URL:https://crni.ie/event/diy-bike-workshop-with-an-mheitheal-rothar/2026- 09-23/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Community Resources Network Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://crni.ie/venue/tog-hackerspace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sewing Classes for Kids DTSTART:20260924T143000Z DTEND:20260924T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260808T181648Z UID:10001712-1790263800-1790269200@crni.ie CATEGORIES:education,family DESCRIPTION:Reuse\, Repair & Recycling Alert 13th September  Important notice to members!  Virtual green + social procurement trade fair initiat ive Register now to attend the launch of our ‘virtual green + social pr ocurement trade fair’ at the Rediscovery Centre\, 28th September (2 week s time!).Please give feedback on your virtual stall here by COB this Frida y\, 16th September.See attached a members info booklet with all of your FA Q’s answered.  CRNI newsCircular Textiles initiative: Doing an autumn w ardrobe clear out in Buncrana? The #DonateDontWaste clothing & home textil e banks behind the Buncrana Library make drop off easy! Visit http://donat ebuncrana.ie for info about the CLEAN & DRY preloved items to donate.Last week\, we welcomed our new Administration Manager\, Lisa Hall to the team. Lisa will be working behind the scenes to ensure all of our admin process es are efficient and up to date.  Sectoral newsRegister now for the EPA C ircular Economy Conference 2022: 22 September\, Aviva Stadium\, Dublin. Th e full conference programme is now available! Register here.CSP Programme: Additional €1m Announced for Community Services Programme Support FundE U Right to Repair: Commission proposes EU-wide repair index for phones and tablets\, marks end of ‘era of disposable devices’. Read more.   Me mber newsRefill Ireland had a feature on Lovin.ie.The Rediscovery Centre h ave launched the Relove Fashion programme for 2022/23.IRD Duhallow Revamp ’s ‘Relove Paint’ initiative was featured in the Irish Examiner.ReCr eate Ireland were announced as a partner on Crumlin Taking Action Together ’s programme of events   SupportsZero Waste Europe Study Tour: Zero W aste Europe is organising its first Study Tour in 3 years – and you are invited! On 21-23 November\, we will return to the birthplace of the Europ ean zero waste movement in Italy\, where we will visit two of Europe’s f ront-running schemes for sustainable management of waste\; the city of Mil an and the Treviso region. In Treviso\, participants will have the chance to visit and connect with representatives from the waste management compan y Contarina\, a long-time zero waste champion in Italy. Learn more.Champio n Changemakers Weekend: Champion ChangemakersTM is a weekend long ‘Drago ns Den’ type event which will be hosted by members of the Community Ente rprise Association Ireland (CEAI) in five different locations across the c ountry from September 23rd next. The focus of the weekend is to work with local communities in Ireland – individuals or groups – to identify\, a ddress and solve social\, environmental or economic challenges which exist around them. Learn more.    Policy & advocacy    Submission deadline s:   IRL: Have your say – DETE Public consultation on ecodesign for sus tainable products Deadline: 13th September EU: Have your say –Designing mobile phones and tablets to be sustainable – ecodesign Deadline: 28th S eptember  Other: EU: New action plans – Towards circular building citie s: nine new action plansIRL: New EPA packaging report –  Packaging Was te in Ireland in 2020    Funding & awards  Important funding deadlines 15 September: St Stephen’s Green Trust: Family Matters Grant Programme (2022-2025) 15th September: DAF Scaling Fund for Social Enterprises 23 Sep tember: Pakman Awards 2022 30 September: Rise Community Fund 4th October:L IFE Calls for proposals 2022. Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for circular economy and quality of life\, nature and biodiversity\, climate change mi tigation and adaptation sub-programmes 6th October: Rethink Ireland Urban Uplift Fund (Please consult your local ETB for your local deadline):The Re ach Fund       Business opportunities Tender opportunity: Tender for Loose Furniture & Fittings at ATU Sligo Deadline: 14th October    Readi ng\, Listening\, Watching Read: Re-Gen starts construction on £30 million Resource Recovery Park in NIRead: Waste and resource industry responds to Liz Truss’ appointment as new PMRead: New report deems Alliance to End Plastic Waste ‘sophisticated greenwashing’Read: Selfridges wants half of transactions to be resale\, repair\, rental or refills by 2030Read: The trouble with secondhand: It’s becoming like fast fashionRead: Lidl Irel and & Northern Ireland Remove Unrecyclable Black Plastic PackagingRead: UE FA launches its Circular Economy Guidelines    Events  Public Reuse\, Repair & Recycle events 14-15 Sept\, Conference: Lets Recycle Live 14 Sept ember\, Webinar: Repair and copyright 22 Sept\, Conference: The EPA’s Ci rcular Economy Conference 26 Sept\, Workshop: The EU Textiles Strategy in Motion – What does it mean for the future of this sector? 27 Spetember\, Webinar: Mass layoffs and local impacts 28 Sept\, Conference: European Re search and Innovation Day 28 Sept\, CRNI Launch: Green + Social Virtual Pr ocurement Trade Fair 30 Sept – 2 Oct\, Conference: Fixfest Oct: National Reuse Month 3 – 9 Oct: Circular Week 6 October\, Workshop: A Circular B usiness Roundtable to present one’s circular business solutions 14 Oct: International E-Waste Day 15 Oct: International Repair Day 20 Oct\, Webina r: Why environmental standards matter 20 Oct\, Workshop: What role do seco ndary materials play in new constructions and in buildings renovation? 20 October\, RREUSE Workshop: Online site visit to the re-use centre of Socia l Cooperative Insieme 23 Nov\, Conference: Walking the Talk: the Basque C ircular Summit   #ReuseRepairRecycle LAST-MODIFIED:20260808T181648Z LOCATION:Tait House\, Collins Avenue\, Roxboro Road\, Limerick\, Limerick\ , Ireland URL:https://crni.ie/event/sewing-class/2026-09-24/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Community Resources Network Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://crni.ie/venue/tog-hackerspace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sewing Classes for Kids DTSTART:20260924T160000Z DTEND:20260924T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260813T000102Z UID:10001973-1790269200-1790274600@crni.ie CATEGORIES:education,family DESCRIPTION:Reuse\, Repair & Recycling Alert 13th September  Important notice to members!  Virtual green + social procurement trade fair initiat ive Register now to attend the launch of our ‘virtual green + social pr ocurement trade fair’ at the Rediscovery Centre\, 28th September (2 week s time!).Please give feedback on your virtual stall here by COB this Frida y\, 16th September.See attached a members info booklet with all of your FA Q’s answered.  CRNI newsCircular Textiles initiative: Doing an autumn w ardrobe clear out in Buncrana? The #DonateDontWaste clothing & home textil e banks behind the Buncrana Library make drop off easy! Visit http://donat ebuncrana.ie for info about the CLEAN & DRY preloved items to donate.Last week\, we welcomed our new Administration Manager\, Lisa Hall to the team. Lisa will be working behind the scenes to ensure all of our admin process es are efficient and up to date.  Sectoral newsRegister now for the EPA C ircular Economy Conference 2022: 22 September\, Aviva Stadium\, Dublin. Th e full conference programme is now available! Register here.CSP Programme: Additional €1m Announced for Community Services Programme Support FundE U Right to Repair: Commission proposes EU-wide repair index for phones and tablets\, marks end of ‘era of disposable devices’. Read more.   Me mber newsRefill Ireland had a feature on Lovin.ie.The Rediscovery Centre h ave launched the Relove Fashion programme for 2022/23.IRD Duhallow Revamp ’s ‘Relove Paint’ initiative was featured in the Irish Examiner.ReCr eate Ireland were announced as a partner on Crumlin Taking Action Together ’s programme of events   SupportsZero Waste Europe Study Tour: Zero W aste Europe is organising its first Study Tour in 3 years – and you are invited! On 21-23 November\, we will return to the birthplace of the Europ ean zero waste movement in Italy\, where we will visit two of Europe’s f ront-running schemes for sustainable management of waste\; the city of Mil an and the Treviso region. In Treviso\, participants will have the chance to visit and connect with representatives from the waste management compan y Contarina\, a long-time zero waste champion in Italy. Learn more.Champio n Changemakers Weekend: Champion ChangemakersTM is a weekend long ‘Drago ns Den’ type event which will be hosted by members of the Community Ente rprise Association Ireland (CEAI) in five different locations across the c ountry from September 23rd next. The focus of the weekend is to work with local communities in Ireland – individuals or groups – to identify\, a ddress and solve social\, environmental or economic challenges which exist around them. Learn more.    Policy & advocacy    Submission deadline s:   IRL: Have your say – DETE Public consultation on ecodesign for sus tainable products Deadline: 13th September EU: Have your say –Designing mobile phones and tablets to be sustainable – ecodesign Deadline: 28th S eptember  Other: EU: New action plans – Towards circular building citie s: nine new action plansIRL: New EPA packaging report –  Packaging Was te in Ireland in 2020    Funding & awards  Important funding deadlines 15 September: St Stephen’s Green Trust: Family Matters Grant Programme (2022-2025) 15th September: DAF Scaling Fund for Social Enterprises 23 Sep tember: Pakman Awards 2022 30 September: Rise Community Fund 4th October:L IFE Calls for proposals 2022. Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for circular economy and quality of life\, nature and biodiversity\, climate change mi tigation and adaptation sub-programmes 6th October: Rethink Ireland Urban Uplift Fund (Please consult your local ETB for your local deadline):The Re ach Fund       Business opportunities Tender opportunity: Tender for Loose Furniture & Fittings at ATU Sligo Deadline: 14th October    Readi ng\, Listening\, Watching Read: Re-Gen starts construction on £30 million Resource Recovery Park in NIRead: Waste and resource industry responds to Liz Truss’ appointment as new PMRead: New report deems Alliance to End Plastic Waste ‘sophisticated greenwashing’Read: Selfridges wants half of transactions to be resale\, repair\, rental or refills by 2030Read: The trouble with secondhand: It’s becoming like fast fashionRead: Lidl Irel and & Northern Ireland Remove Unrecyclable Black Plastic PackagingRead: UE FA launches its Circular Economy Guidelines    Events  Public Reuse\, Repair & Recycle events 14-15 Sept\, Conference: Lets Recycle Live 14 Sept ember\, Webinar: Repair and copyright 22 Sept\, Conference: The EPA’s Ci rcular Economy Conference 26 Sept\, Workshop: The EU Textiles Strategy in Motion – What does it mean for the future of this sector? 27 Spetember\, Webinar: Mass layoffs and local impacts 28 Sept\, Conference: European Re search and Innovation Day 28 Sept\, CRNI Launch: Green + Social Virtual Pr ocurement Trade Fair 30 Sept – 2 Oct\, Conference: Fixfest Oct: National Reuse Month 3 – 9 Oct: Circular Week 6 October\, Workshop: A Circular B usiness Roundtable to present one’s circular business solutions 14 Oct: International E-Waste Day 15 Oct: International Repair Day 20 Oct\, Webina r: Why environmental standards matter 20 Oct\, Workshop: What role do seco ndary materials play in new constructions and in buildings renovation? 20 October\, RREUSE Workshop: Online site visit to the re-use centre of Socia l Cooperative Insieme 23 Nov\, Conference: Walking the Talk: the Basque C ircular Summit   #ReuseRepairRecycle LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T000102Z LOCATION:Tait House\, Collins Avenue\, Roxboro Road\, Limerick\, Limerick\ , Ireland URL:https://crni.ie/event/sewing-class-2/2026-09-24/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Community Resources Network Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://crni.ie/venue/tog-hackerspace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:What 3+ years of platform data tells us about how to succeed DTSTART:20260924T170000Z DTEND:20260924T174500Z DTSTAMP:20260901T124710Z UID:event_316367165@meetup.com CATEGORIES:education,tech DESCRIPTION:Platform Engineers Dublin\nTechnology rarely decides whether a platform succeeds. New research from Octopus Deploy shows the difference comes down to how a platform gets rolled out\, whether there's a clear str ategy behind it\, and how involved leadership stays.\nJoin the Octopus Dep loy Developer Relations team as they unpack what The Future of Platform En gineering report found\, and what to do about it.\n\nWalk away knowing:\n- Why mandated\, organization-wide adoption is associated with markedly hig her performance than opt-in\, and how a platform is adopted matters more t han most teams expect.\n- Why building without a clear strategy is strongl y associated with hitting obstacles\, and where leadership engagement make s a difference for high performers\n- How platform maturity shapes whether AI investment actually pays off LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T124710Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/platform-engineers-dublin/events/316367165/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Platform Engineers Dublin END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:VHF Course DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260925 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260927 DTSTAMP:20260726T041915Z UID:bd079df1-7499-4928-91c4-5dd5ff364a9f CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:1 LAST-MODIFIED:20260726T041915Z X-SOURCE-NAME:Poolbeg Yacht & Boat Club X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.poolbegmarina.ie/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Friday Life Drawing - Pearse Street DTSTART:20260925T173000Z DTEND:20260925T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260822T004241Z UID:event_swpgztyjcmbhc@meetup.com CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:City Life Drawing\n## LIFE DRAWING\n\nAn untaught life drawing class in the flesh with a model at 27 Pearse Street Dublin 2 (The Ireland Institute) every Friday evening\n6.30-9-00PM\nRoom will be open from abou t 6.20PM\n\n€26 (Buy Four Classes for €84-save €20)\nWe draw from ab out 6.45-9-00PM with a break half way through.\nBOOK HERE: https://dublin- drawing.sumupstore.com/product/next-available-untaught-class\n\n**If you'v e prepaid for some classes send a quick email to dublindrawing@gmail.com** \n\nMaterials:\nWe have drawing boards and clips and some charcoal and pap er. If you have your own materials bring them- they will be better quality .\n\nPlaces are limited so book as soon as you can.\n\nTLDR:\nFriday Eveni ng\nLIFE DRAWING UNTAUGHT **6.30-9.00PM**\nRoom open from about 6.20PM\n** 27 Pearse Street Dublin 2** (The Ireland Institute)\nBOOK HERE: https://du blin-drawing.sumupstore.com/product/next-available-untaught-class LAST-MODIFIED:20260822T004241Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/city-life-drawing/events/swpgztyjcmbhc/ X-SOURCE-NAME:City Life Drawing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Go Figure\, Life Drawing at Studio 10\, Dublin 2 DTSTART:20260926T110000Z DTEND:20260926T140000Z DTSTAMP:20260822T182816Z UID:event_vpcvzsyjcmbjc@meetup.com CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:Go Figure\, Life Drawing at Studio 10\, Dublin 2\nLife Drawing Session\, Saturday afternoons 12-3pm in lovely Dublin City centre studio\ , with huge south facing bay windows and loads of natural light. Easels\, drawing boards\, all art materials and tea and coffee included.\n\nAll lev els of experience and or confidence (or lack of) are welcome!\n\n50e for o ne session or 250 for six\n\nSmall groups to allow for 2m per participant\ n\nBookings are confirmed on payment\, and can be done by bank transfer\, card over the phone or Revolut.\n\nPlease contact 0863514303 or studio10du blin@gmail.com to ask if we have a spot available for you. LAST-MODIFIED:20260822T182816Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/go-figure-life-drawing-at-studio-10-dublin-2/ev ents/vpcvzsyjcmbjc/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Go Figure\, Life Drawing at Studio 10\, Dublin 2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Club Umpire Workshop - Ulster Hockey DTSTART:20260928T180000Z DTEND:20260928T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260730T202037Z UID:10002280-1790622000-1790631000@hockey.ie CATEGORIES:education,sports DESCRIPTION:The Ulster Umpires Association are keen to support and develop umpires throughout the province and have put together a workshop for thos e who are currently umpiring or are interested in becoming club/school ump ires. \nThe purpose of the workshop is to offer support and guidance to al l club and school umpires\, no matter at what level\, in order to assist\, develop their skills\, improve confidence\, and attain consistency in dec ision making and rules interpretation. \nThe format for the workshop will be as follows:- \n\nIntroduction\nPre-match preparation\nAreas of control & Positioning – Open play/Penalty Corners/Penalty Strokes.\nCommunicatio n and control – Cards\, Signals\, Verbal\, where to send suspended playe rs.\nGame Management – Players/Benches/Spectators.\nIdentifying and expl aining offences\nAreas of Difficulty – self pass\, free hits\, aerials\, 5 metres\, obstruction\, etc\nCode of Conduct\nQuestion and Answer sessio n\n\n*** You will be expected to have a basic knowledge of the rules of ho ckey.  This is NOT a rules test.  However rules interpretations will be discussed\, along with club umpire support. \nCost:  £25 \nWorkshop date : Monday 28 SEPTEMBER 7.00pm-9.30pm \nPlaces are limited and will be fill ed on a first come\, first served basis and will only be confirmed upon re ceipt of payment \nTo register\, please click HERE LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T202037Z LOCATION:Cookstown Hockey club\, Cookstown Hockey Club\, 67 Molesworth Str eet\, Cookstown BT80 8PA URL:https://hockey.ie/event/club-umpire-workshop-ulster-hockey-2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Hockey Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://hockey.ie/events/tag/leinster/month END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tuesday Evening Taught Life Drawing DTSTART:20260929T173000Z DTEND:20260929T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260826T004516Z UID:event_sszmztyjcmbmc@meetup.com CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:City Life Drawing\n**Tuesday Evening Taught Life Classes**\nBo ok a place here **[http://dublinlifedrawing.com/taughtclass](http://dublin lifedrawing.com/taughtclass)**\n\nDrawing from the figure has been part of an artist's basic training since ancient times\, and for good reason. Dra wing from observation teaches you how co-ordinate the eye and hand\, and w orking from the nude model is the most rewarding kind of drawing.\n\nA set of taught classes will explain fundamental aspects of drawing the figure\ , and give tips and show tricks of exploring the materials\, methods and a pproaches to rendering the figure on paper.\n\nThis class is suitable for everyone- from beginners just starting off on their drawing journey\, to m ore experienced people who want to build up their skills set. Basic techni ques are outlined in every class\, and then more complex exercises are exp lored.\n\nDrawing exercises take place in an easy\, informal setting.\n\nM easuring\, sighting\, and understanding negative space and shading are exp lored as well as basic anatomy and proportion.\n\nSome easels and drawing boards are provided. Basic drawing materials and paper are included in the price (but feel free to bring your own).\n[-Book Here](https://dublin-dra wing.sumupstore.com/product/single-taught-class-1)\nSmall class sizes with tuition and instruction will help with developing your own drawing method s and style. The teaching exercises are based on fine art practice but wil l be of great interest to illustrators\, designers\, and animators.\n[for more details click here.](http://dublinlifedrawing.com/taughtclass)\n*Long Story Short:*\nLife Drawing from the Nude Figure\,\n**Tuesday evenings** 6.30-9PM(ish)\n27 Pearse Street Dublin 2\nSingle Class Price is 40€ **in cluding paper and materials\;**\nSet of Three Classes 99€\nSet of Six Cl asses 190€\nNote:You don't have to use Paypal to book - there are cheape r alternatives here:\n**[http://dublinlifedrawing.com/taughtclass](http:// dublinlifedrawing.com/taughtclass)**\nIf you need more information email d ublindrawing@gmail.com LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T004516Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/city-life-drawing/events/sszmztyjcmbmc/ X-SOURCE-NAME:City Life Drawing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:DIY Bike Workshop with An Mheitheal Rothar DTSTART:20260930T170000Z DTEND:20260930T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260813T180142Z UID:10000280-1790791200-1790802000@crni.ie CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Reuse\, Repair & Recycling Alert 13th September  Important notice to members!  Virtual green + social procurement trade fair initiat ive Register now to attend the launch of our ‘virtual green + social pr ocurement trade fair’ at the Rediscovery Centre\, 28th September (2 week s time!).Please give feedback on your virtual stall here by COB this Frida y\, 16th September.See attached a members info booklet with all of your FA Q’s answered.  CRNI newsCircular Textiles initiative: Doing an autumn w ardrobe clear out in Buncrana? The #DonateDontWaste clothing & home textil e banks behind the Buncrana Library make drop off easy! Visit http://donat ebuncrana.ie for info about the CLEAN & DRY preloved items to donate.Last week\, we welcomed our new Administration Manager\, Lisa Hall to the team. Lisa will be working behind the scenes to ensure all of our admin process es are efficient and up to date.  Sectoral newsRegister now for the EPA C ircular Economy Conference 2022: 22 September\, Aviva Stadium\, Dublin. Th e full conference programme is now available! Register here.CSP Programme: Additional €1m Announced for Community Services Programme Support FundE U Right to Repair: Commission proposes EU-wide repair index for phones and tablets\, marks end of ‘era of disposable devices’. Read more.   Me mber newsRefill Ireland had a feature on Lovin.ie.The Rediscovery Centre h ave launched the Relove Fashion programme for 2022/23.IRD Duhallow Revamp ’s ‘Relove Paint’ initiative was featured in the Irish Examiner.ReCr eate Ireland were announced as a partner on Crumlin Taking Action Together ’s programme of events   SupportsZero Waste Europe Study Tour: Zero W aste Europe is organising its first Study Tour in 3 years – and you are invited! On 21-23 November\, we will return to the birthplace of the Europ ean zero waste movement in Italy\, where we will visit two of Europe’s f ront-running schemes for sustainable management of waste\; the city of Mil an and the Treviso region. In Treviso\, participants will have the chance to visit and connect with representatives from the waste management compan y Contarina\, a long-time zero waste champion in Italy. Learn more.Champio n Changemakers Weekend: Champion ChangemakersTM is a weekend long ‘Drago ns Den’ type event which will be hosted by members of the Community Ente rprise Association Ireland (CEAI) in five different locations across the c ountry from September 23rd next. The focus of the weekend is to work with local communities in Ireland – individuals or groups – to identify\, a ddress and solve social\, environmental or economic challenges which exist around them. Learn more.    Policy & advocacy    Submission deadline s:   IRL: Have your say – DETE Public consultation on ecodesign for sus tainable products Deadline: 13th September EU: Have your say –Designing mobile phones and tablets to be sustainable – ecodesign Deadline: 28th S eptember  Other: EU: New action plans – Towards circular building citie s: nine new action plansIRL: New EPA packaging report –  Packaging Was te in Ireland in 2020    Funding & awards  Important funding deadlines 15 September: St Stephen’s Green Trust: Family Matters Grant Programme (2022-2025) 15th September: DAF Scaling Fund for Social Enterprises 23 Sep tember: Pakman Awards 2022 30 September: Rise Community Fund 4th October:L IFE Calls for proposals 2022. Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for circular economy and quality of life\, nature and biodiversity\, climate change mi tigation and adaptation sub-programmes 6th October: Rethink Ireland Urban Uplift Fund (Please consult your local ETB for your local deadline):The Re ach Fund       Business opportunities Tender opportunity: Tender for Loose Furniture & Fittings at ATU Sligo Deadline: 14th October    Readi ng\, Listening\, Watching Read: Re-Gen starts construction on £30 million Resource Recovery Park in NIRead: Waste and resource industry responds to Liz Truss’ appointment as new PMRead: New report deems Alliance to End Plastic Waste ‘sophisticated greenwashing’Read: Selfridges wants half of transactions to be resale\, repair\, rental or refills by 2030Read: The trouble with secondhand: It’s becoming like fast fashionRead: Lidl Irel and & Northern Ireland Remove Unrecyclable Black Plastic PackagingRead: UE FA launches its Circular Economy Guidelines    Events  Public Reuse\, Repair & Recycle events 14-15 Sept\, Conference: Lets Recycle Live 14 Sept ember\, Webinar: Repair and copyright 22 Sept\, Conference: The EPA’s Ci rcular Economy Conference 26 Sept\, Workshop: The EU Textiles Strategy in Motion – What does it mean for the future of this sector? 27 Spetember\, Webinar: Mass layoffs and local impacts 28 Sept\, Conference: European Re search and Innovation Day 28 Sept\, CRNI Launch: Green + Social Virtual Pr ocurement Trade Fair 30 Sept – 2 Oct\, Conference: Fixfest Oct: National Reuse Month 3 – 9 Oct: Circular Week 6 October\, Workshop: A Circular B usiness Roundtable to present one’s circular business solutions 14 Oct: International E-Waste Day 15 Oct: International Repair Day 20 Oct\, Webina r: Why environmental standards matter 20 Oct\, Workshop: What role do seco ndary materials play in new constructions and in buildings renovation? 20 October\, RREUSE Workshop: Online site visit to the re-use centre of Socia l Cooperative Insieme 23 Nov\, Conference: Walking the Talk: the Basque C ircular Summit   #ReuseRepairRecycle LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T180142Z LOCATION:An Mheitheal Rothar\, Block R Earls Island University Road\, Galw ay\, Ireland URL:https://crni.ie/event/diy-bike-workshop-with-an-mheitheal-rothar/2026- 09-30/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Community Resources Network Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://crni.ie/venue/tog-hackerspace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sewing Classes for Kids DTSTART:20261001T143000Z DTEND:20261001T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260813T180142Z UID:10001713-1790868600-1790874000@crni.ie CATEGORIES:education,family DESCRIPTION:Reuse\, Repair & Recycling Alert 13th September  Important notice to members!  Virtual green + social procurement trade fair initiat ive Register now to attend the launch of our ‘virtual green + social pr ocurement trade fair’ at the Rediscovery Centre\, 28th September (2 week s time!).Please give feedback on your virtual stall here by COB this Frida y\, 16th September.See attached a members info booklet with all of your FA Q’s answered.  CRNI newsCircular Textiles initiative: Doing an autumn w ardrobe clear out in Buncrana? The #DonateDontWaste clothing & home textil e banks behind the Buncrana Library make drop off easy! Visit http://donat ebuncrana.ie for info about the CLEAN & DRY preloved items to donate.Last week\, we welcomed our new Administration Manager\, Lisa Hall to the team. Lisa will be working behind the scenes to ensure all of our admin process es are efficient and up to date.  Sectoral newsRegister now for the EPA C ircular Economy Conference 2022: 22 September\, Aviva Stadium\, Dublin. Th e full conference programme is now available! Register here.CSP Programme: Additional €1m Announced for Community Services Programme Support FundE U Right to Repair: Commission proposes EU-wide repair index for phones and tablets\, marks end of ‘era of disposable devices’. Read more.   Me mber newsRefill Ireland had a feature on Lovin.ie.The Rediscovery Centre h ave launched the Relove Fashion programme for 2022/23.IRD Duhallow Revamp ’s ‘Relove Paint’ initiative was featured in the Irish Examiner.ReCr eate Ireland were announced as a partner on Crumlin Taking Action Together ’s programme of events   SupportsZero Waste Europe Study Tour: Zero W aste Europe is organising its first Study Tour in 3 years – and you are invited! On 21-23 November\, we will return to the birthplace of the Europ ean zero waste movement in Italy\, where we will visit two of Europe’s f ront-running schemes for sustainable management of waste\; the city of Mil an and the Treviso region. In Treviso\, participants will have the chance to visit and connect with representatives from the waste management compan y Contarina\, a long-time zero waste champion in Italy. Learn more.Champio n Changemakers Weekend: Champion ChangemakersTM is a weekend long ‘Drago ns Den’ type event which will be hosted by members of the Community Ente rprise Association Ireland (CEAI) in five different locations across the c ountry from September 23rd next. The focus of the weekend is to work with local communities in Ireland – individuals or groups – to identify\, a ddress and solve social\, environmental or economic challenges which exist around them. Learn more.    Policy & advocacy    Submission deadline s:   IRL: Have your say – DETE Public consultation on ecodesign for sus tainable products Deadline: 13th September EU: Have your say –Designing mobile phones and tablets to be sustainable – ecodesign Deadline: 28th S eptember  Other: EU: New action plans – Towards circular building citie s: nine new action plansIRL: New EPA packaging report –  Packaging Was te in Ireland in 2020    Funding & awards  Important funding deadlines 15 September: St Stephen’s Green Trust: Family Matters Grant Programme (2022-2025) 15th September: DAF Scaling Fund for Social Enterprises 23 Sep tember: Pakman Awards 2022 30 September: Rise Community Fund 4th October:L IFE Calls for proposals 2022. Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for circular economy and quality of life\, nature and biodiversity\, climate change mi tigation and adaptation sub-programmes 6th October: Rethink Ireland Urban Uplift Fund (Please consult your local ETB for your local deadline):The Re ach Fund       Business opportunities Tender opportunity: Tender for Loose Furniture & Fittings at ATU Sligo Deadline: 14th October    Readi ng\, Listening\, Watching Read: Re-Gen starts construction on £30 million Resource Recovery Park in NIRead: Waste and resource industry responds to Liz Truss’ appointment as new PMRead: New report deems Alliance to End Plastic Waste ‘sophisticated greenwashing’Read: Selfridges wants half of transactions to be resale\, repair\, rental or refills by 2030Read: The trouble with secondhand: It’s becoming like fast fashionRead: Lidl Irel and & Northern Ireland Remove Unrecyclable Black Plastic PackagingRead: UE FA launches its Circular Economy Guidelines    Events  Public Reuse\, Repair & Recycle events 14-15 Sept\, Conference: Lets Recycle Live 14 Sept ember\, Webinar: Repair and copyright 22 Sept\, Conference: The EPA’s Ci rcular Economy Conference 26 Sept\, Workshop: The EU Textiles Strategy in Motion – What does it mean for the future of this sector? 27 Spetember\, Webinar: Mass layoffs and local impacts 28 Sept\, Conference: European Re search and Innovation Day 28 Sept\, CRNI Launch: Green + Social Virtual Pr ocurement Trade Fair 30 Sept – 2 Oct\, Conference: Fixfest Oct: National Reuse Month 3 – 9 Oct: Circular Week 6 October\, Workshop: A Circular B usiness Roundtable to present one’s circular business solutions 14 Oct: International E-Waste Day 15 Oct: International Repair Day 20 Oct\, Webina r: Why environmental standards matter 20 Oct\, Workshop: What role do seco ndary materials play in new constructions and in buildings renovation? 20 October\, RREUSE Workshop: Online site visit to the re-use centre of Socia l Cooperative Insieme 23 Nov\, Conference: Walking the Talk: the Basque C ircular Summit   #ReuseRepairRecycle LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T180142Z LOCATION:Tait House\, Collins Avenue\, Roxboro Road\, Limerick\, Limerick\ , Ireland URL:https://crni.ie/event/sewing-class/2026-10-01/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Community Resources Network Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://crni.ie/venue/tog-hackerspace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sewing Classes for Kids DTSTART:20261001T160000Z DTEND:20261001T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260815T180044Z UID:10001974-1790874000-1790879400@crni.ie CATEGORIES:education,family DESCRIPTION:Reuse\, Repair & Recycling Alert 13th September  Important notice to members!  Virtual green + social procurement trade fair initiat ive Register now to attend the launch of our ‘virtual green + social pr ocurement trade fair’ at the Rediscovery Centre\, 28th September (2 week s time!).Please give feedback on your virtual stall here by COB this Frida y\, 16th September.See attached a members info booklet with all of your FA Q’s answered.  CRNI newsCircular Textiles initiative: Doing an autumn w ardrobe clear out in Buncrana? The #DonateDontWaste clothing & home textil e banks behind the Buncrana Library make drop off easy! Visit http://donat ebuncrana.ie for info about the CLEAN & DRY preloved items to donate.Last week\, we welcomed our new Administration Manager\, Lisa Hall to the team. Lisa will be working behind the scenes to ensure all of our admin process es are efficient and up to date.  Sectoral newsRegister now for the EPA C ircular Economy Conference 2022: 22 September\, Aviva Stadium\, Dublin. Th e full conference programme is now available! Register here.CSP Programme: Additional €1m Announced for Community Services Programme Support FundE U Right to Repair: Commission proposes EU-wide repair index for phones and tablets\, marks end of ‘era of disposable devices’. Read more.   Me mber newsRefill Ireland had a feature on Lovin.ie.The Rediscovery Centre h ave launched the Relove Fashion programme for 2022/23.IRD Duhallow Revamp ’s ‘Relove Paint’ initiative was featured in the Irish Examiner.ReCr eate Ireland were announced as a partner on Crumlin Taking Action Together ’s programme of events   SupportsZero Waste Europe Study Tour: Zero W aste Europe is organising its first Study Tour in 3 years – and you are invited! On 21-23 November\, we will return to the birthplace of the Europ ean zero waste movement in Italy\, where we will visit two of Europe’s f ront-running schemes for sustainable management of waste\; the city of Mil an and the Treviso region. In Treviso\, participants will have the chance to visit and connect with representatives from the waste management compan y Contarina\, a long-time zero waste champion in Italy. Learn more.Champio n Changemakers Weekend: Champion ChangemakersTM is a weekend long ‘Drago ns Den’ type event which will be hosted by members of the Community Ente rprise Association Ireland (CEAI) in five different locations across the c ountry from September 23rd next. The focus of the weekend is to work with local communities in Ireland – individuals or groups – to identify\, a ddress and solve social\, environmental or economic challenges which exist around them. Learn more.    Policy & advocacy    Submission deadline s:   IRL: Have your say – DETE Public consultation on ecodesign for sus tainable products Deadline: 13th September EU: Have your say –Designing mobile phones and tablets to be sustainable – ecodesign Deadline: 28th S eptember  Other: EU: New action plans – Towards circular building citie s: nine new action plansIRL: New EPA packaging report –  Packaging Was te in Ireland in 2020    Funding & awards  Important funding deadlines 15 September: St Stephen’s Green Trust: Family Matters Grant Programme (2022-2025) 15th September: DAF Scaling Fund for Social Enterprises 23 Sep tember: Pakman Awards 2022 30 September: Rise Community Fund 4th October:L IFE Calls for proposals 2022. Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for circular economy and quality of life\, nature and biodiversity\, climate change mi tigation and adaptation sub-programmes 6th October: Rethink Ireland Urban Uplift Fund (Please consult your local ETB for your local deadline):The Re ach Fund       Business opportunities Tender opportunity: Tender for Loose Furniture & Fittings at ATU Sligo Deadline: 14th October    Readi ng\, Listening\, Watching Read: Re-Gen starts construction on £30 million Resource Recovery Park in NIRead: Waste and resource industry responds to Liz Truss’ appointment as new PMRead: New report deems Alliance to End Plastic Waste ‘sophisticated greenwashing’Read: Selfridges wants half of transactions to be resale\, repair\, rental or refills by 2030Read: The trouble with secondhand: It’s becoming like fast fashionRead: Lidl Irel and & Northern Ireland Remove Unrecyclable Black Plastic PackagingRead: UE FA launches its Circular Economy Guidelines    Events  Public Reuse\, Repair & Recycle events 14-15 Sept\, Conference: Lets Recycle Live 14 Sept ember\, Webinar: Repair and copyright 22 Sept\, Conference: The EPA’s Ci rcular Economy Conference 26 Sept\, Workshop: The EU Textiles Strategy in Motion – What does it mean for the future of this sector? 27 Spetember\, Webinar: Mass layoffs and local impacts 28 Sept\, Conference: European Re search and Innovation Day 28 Sept\, CRNI Launch: Green + Social Virtual Pr ocurement Trade Fair 30 Sept – 2 Oct\, Conference: Fixfest Oct: National Reuse Month 3 – 9 Oct: Circular Week 6 October\, Workshop: A Circular B usiness Roundtable to present one’s circular business solutions 14 Oct: International E-Waste Day 15 Oct: International Repair Day 20 Oct\, Webina r: Why environmental standards matter 20 Oct\, Workshop: What role do seco ndary materials play in new constructions and in buildings renovation? 20 October\, RREUSE Workshop: Online site visit to the re-use centre of Socia l Cooperative Insieme 23 Nov\, Conference: Walking the Talk: the Basque C ircular Summit   #ReuseRepairRecycle LAST-MODIFIED:20260815T180044Z LOCATION:Tait House\, Collins Avenue\, Roxboro Road\, Limerick\, Limerick\ , Ireland URL:https://crni.ie/event/sewing-class-2/2026-10-01/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Community Resources Network Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://crni.ie/venue/tog-hackerspace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Everything you need to know about managing AI spend in 2026 DTSTART:20261001T170000Z DTEND:20261001T174500Z DTSTAMP:20260814T153129Z UID:event_316083127@meetup.com CATEGORIES:education,tech DESCRIPTION:Platform Engineers Dublin\nProsperOps surveyed 100+ platform e ngineers on managing AI cloud costs. Learn insights from our survey result s. Together with our partner\, Pay-i\, we show you a practical framework f or measuring AI ROI\, avoiding bill shock\, and building cost guardrails t hat scale with agentic workloads.\n\nEvery platform team is now tasked wit h funding and managing AI initiatives\, but few have a clear read on resul ts. We surveyed 100+ platform engineers on how they prioritize\, measure\, and manage cloud costs as AI reshapes their role. This session pairs thos e results with a practical look at how leading teams measure AI ROI\, cove ring where you should spend your time\, how much influence FinOps and the C-suite have over cost strategy\, and how to apply unit economics to answe r: was the AI investment worth it? You'll leave with best practices for av oiding AI bill shock and building ROI metrics for agentic workloads.\n\nSp eaker: Josh Glover\nFinOps SME @ ProsperOps\n\nSpeaker: David Tepper\nCEO and Co-founder @ Pay-i\n\nSpeaker: Grace Gui LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T153129Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/platform-engineers-dublin/events/316083127/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Platform Engineers Dublin END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Dublin Festival of History at DIAS Dunsink Observatory DTSTART:20261001T180000Z DTEND:20261001T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260827T120702Z UID:5459-1790881200-1790886600@www.dunsink.dias.ie CATEGORIES:education,festival DESCRIPTION:Join us at Dunsink Observatory for a night-long celebration of space and history – from Ireland’s rich and colourful history of expl oring the universe to our role in making future discoveries beyond our atm osphere. \nThroughout the evening we’ll have talks\, conversation and\, weather permitting\, some stargazing – all in the historic surroundings of Dunsink Observatory. \nMeet the scientists at the Dublin Institute of A dvanced Studies (DIAS) who are expanding our understanding of the universe and the Dunsink team who care for the history and future of the observato ry. \nAdvanced booking is required through Eventbrite. \nGates open at 18: 45.  \nPlease note that cancellations within 48 hours of the event will n ot be eligible for a refund. LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T120702Z URL:https://www.dunsink.dias.ie/events/dublin-festival-of-history-at-dias- dunsink-observatory/ X-SOURCE-NAME:DIAS Dunsink Observatory X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.dunsink.dias.ie/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Friday Life Drawing - Pearse Street DTSTART:20261002T173000Z DTEND:20261002T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260829T005923Z UID:event_swpgztyjcnbdb@meetup.com CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:City Life Drawing\n## LIFE DRAWING\n\nAn untaught life drawing class in the flesh with a model at 27 Pearse Street Dublin 2 (The Ireland Institute) every Friday evening\n6.30-9-00PM\nRoom will be open from abou t 6.20PM\n\n€26 (Buy Four Classes for €84-save €20)\nWe draw from ab out 6.45-9-00PM with a break half way through.\nBOOK HERE: https://dublin- drawing.sumupstore.com/product/next-available-untaught-class\n\n**If you'v e prepaid for some classes send a quick email to dublindrawing@gmail.com** \n\nMaterials:\nWe have drawing boards and clips and some charcoal and pap er. If you have your own materials bring them- they will be better quality .\n\nPlaces are limited so book as soon as you can.\n\nTLDR:\nFriday Eveni ng\nLIFE DRAWING UNTAUGHT **6.30-9.00PM**\nRoom open from about 6.20PM\n** 27 Pearse Street Dublin 2** (The Ireland Institute)\nBOOK HERE: https://du blin-drawing.sumupstore.com/product/next-available-untaught-class LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T005923Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/city-life-drawing/events/swpgztyjcnbdb/ X-SOURCE-NAME:City Life Drawing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Go Figure\, Life Drawing at Studio 10\, Dublin 2 DTSTART:20261003T110000Z DTEND:20261003T140000Z DTSTAMP:20260829T183702Z UID:event_vpcvzsyjcnbfb@meetup.com CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:Go Figure\, Life Drawing at Studio 10\, Dublin 2\nLife Drawing Session\, Saturday afternoons 12-3pm in lovely Dublin City centre studio\ , with huge south facing bay windows and loads of natural light. Easels\, drawing boards\, all art materials and tea and coffee included.\n\nAll lev els of experience and or confidence (or lack of) are welcome!\n\n50e for o ne session or 250 for six\n\nSmall groups to allow for 2m per participant\ n\nBookings are confirmed on payment\, and can be done by bank transfer\, card over the phone or Revolut.\n\nPlease contact 0863514303 or studio10du blin@gmail.com to ask if we have a spot available for you. LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T183702Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/go-figure-life-drawing-at-studio-10-dublin-2/ev ents/vpcvzsyjcnbfb/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Go Figure\, Life Drawing at Studio 10\, Dublin 2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:📖 Gamestorming 2.0 DTSTART:20261006T070000Z DTEND:20261006T080000Z DTSTAMP:20260814T153138Z UID:event_315317982@meetup.com CATEGORIES:community,education DESCRIPTION:The UX Book Club\nJoin the UX Book Club on Tuesday 6 October w here we'll explore key themes from **Gamestorming 2.0 by Dave Gray and Sun ni Brown** \\- then try some of the games ourselves\\!\n\n//ABOUT THE BOOK //\nThe book is a practical toolkit of co-creation games used by innovato rs\, designers\, and teams to develop ideas and solve problems together. I t gives you practical tools to make meetings shorter and more productive\, get better ideas\, and make collaboration easier.\n\n👉🏽 Learn more: https://gamestorming.com/\n\nJoin our meet-up where we'll chat about key topics and themes from the book\, and try some of the gamestorming techniq ues with fellow book club members!\n\n// FAQ //\nQ. I've no background in UX\, is it ok for me to attend?\nA. Yes\, The UX Book Club is open to anyo ne who wants to read more\, learn together\, network or talk with more con fidence in professional discussions.\nQ. What do you do at UX Book Club me etups?\nA. We have a short intro to the book in focus\, talk about it\, an d sometimes there are questions. Breakout rooms are sometimes used to help make larger events a little more personal :)\nQ. How Do I Attend?\nA. You can join our online book clubs via Zoom and we'll message participants wi th a meeting link before the event.\nQ. What if I haven't read or finished the book?\nA. Come anyway!\nQ. Do you have a Code of Conduct?\nA. Yes\, y ou can find it here:\nhttps://www.meetup.com/theuxbookclub/messages/boards /thread/53097975\nMessage the organisers and we'll do our best to answer y our questions. LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T153138Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/theuxbookclub/events/315317982/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The UX Book Club END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tuesday Evening Taught Life Drawing DTSTART:20261006T173000Z DTEND:20261006T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T011055Z UID:event_sszmztyjcnbjb@meetup.com CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:City Life Drawing\n**Tuesday Evening Taught Life Classes**\nBo ok a place here **[http://dublinlifedrawing.com/taughtclass](http://dublin lifedrawing.com/taughtclass)**\n\nDrawing from the figure has been part of an artist's basic training since ancient times\, and for good reason. Dra wing from observation teaches you how co-ordinate the eye and hand\, and w orking from the nude model is the most rewarding kind of drawing.\n\nA set of taught classes will explain fundamental aspects of drawing the figure\ , and give tips and show tricks of exploring the materials\, methods and a pproaches to rendering the figure on paper.\n\nThis class is suitable for everyone- from beginners just starting off on their drawing journey\, to m ore experienced people who want to build up their skills set. Basic techni ques are outlined in every class\, and then more complex exercises are exp lored.\n\nDrawing exercises take place in an easy\, informal setting.\n\nM easuring\, sighting\, and understanding negative space and shading are exp lored as well as basic anatomy and proportion.\n\nSome easels and drawing boards are provided. Basic drawing materials and paper are included in the price (but feel free to bring your own).\n[-Book Here](https://dublin-dra wing.sumupstore.com/product/single-taught-class-1)\nSmall class sizes with tuition and instruction will help with developing your own drawing method s and style. The teaching exercises are based on fine art practice but wil l be of great interest to illustrators\, designers\, and animators.\n[for more details click here.](http://dublinlifedrawing.com/taughtclass)\n*Long Story Short:*\nLife Drawing from the Nude Figure\,\n**Tuesday evenings** 6.30-9PM(ish)\n27 Pearse Street Dublin 2\nSingle Class Price is 40€ **in cluding paper and materials\;**\nSet of Three Classes 99€\nSet of Six Cl asses 190€\nNote:You don't have to use Paypal to book - there are cheape r alternatives here:\n**[http://dublinlifedrawing.com/taughtclass](http:// dublinlifedrawing.com/taughtclass)**\nIf you need more information email d ublindrawing@gmail.com LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T011055Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/city-life-drawing/events/sszmztyjcnbjb/ X-SOURCE-NAME:City Life Drawing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:DIY Bike Workshop with An Mheitheal Rothar DTSTART:20261007T170000Z DTEND:20261007T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260820T180115Z UID:10000281-1791396000-1791406800@crni.ie CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Reuse\, Repair & Recycling Alert 13th September  Important notice to members!  Virtual green + social procurement trade fair initiat ive Register now to attend the launch of our ‘virtual green + social pr ocurement trade fair’ at the Rediscovery Centre\, 28th September (2 week s time!).Please give feedback on your virtual stall here by COB this Frida y\, 16th September.See attached a members info booklet with all of your FA Q’s answered.  CRNI newsCircular Textiles initiative: Doing an autumn w ardrobe clear out in Buncrana? The #DonateDontWaste clothing & home textil e banks behind the Buncrana Library make drop off easy! Visit http://donat ebuncrana.ie for info about the CLEAN & DRY preloved items to donate.Last week\, we welcomed our new Administration Manager\, Lisa Hall to the team. Lisa will be working behind the scenes to ensure all of our admin process es are efficient and up to date.  Sectoral newsRegister now for the EPA C ircular Economy Conference 2022: 22 September\, Aviva Stadium\, Dublin. Th e full conference programme is now available! Register here.CSP Programme: Additional €1m Announced for Community Services Programme Support FundE U Right to Repair: Commission proposes EU-wide repair index for phones and tablets\, marks end of ‘era of disposable devices’. Read more.   Me mber newsRefill Ireland had a feature on Lovin.ie.The Rediscovery Centre h ave launched the Relove Fashion programme for 2022/23.IRD Duhallow Revamp ’s ‘Relove Paint’ initiative was featured in the Irish Examiner.ReCr eate Ireland were announced as a partner on Crumlin Taking Action Together ’s programme of events   SupportsZero Waste Europe Study Tour: Zero W aste Europe is organising its first Study Tour in 3 years – and you are invited! On 21-23 November\, we will return to the birthplace of the Europ ean zero waste movement in Italy\, where we will visit two of Europe’s f ront-running schemes for sustainable management of waste\; the city of Mil an and the Treviso region. In Treviso\, participants will have the chance to visit and connect with representatives from the waste management compan y Contarina\, a long-time zero waste champion in Italy. Learn more.Champio n Changemakers Weekend: Champion ChangemakersTM is a weekend long ‘Drago ns Den’ type event which will be hosted by members of the Community Ente rprise Association Ireland (CEAI) in five different locations across the c ountry from September 23rd next. The focus of the weekend is to work with local communities in Ireland – individuals or groups – to identify\, a ddress and solve social\, environmental or economic challenges which exist around them. Learn more.    Policy & advocacy    Submission deadline s:   IRL: Have your say – DETE Public consultation on ecodesign for sus tainable products Deadline: 13th September EU: Have your say –Designing mobile phones and tablets to be sustainable – ecodesign Deadline: 28th S eptember  Other: EU: New action plans – Towards circular building citie s: nine new action plansIRL: New EPA packaging report –  Packaging Was te in Ireland in 2020    Funding & awards  Important funding deadlines 15 September: St Stephen’s Green Trust: Family Matters Grant Programme (2022-2025) 15th September: DAF Scaling Fund for Social Enterprises 23 Sep tember: Pakman Awards 2022 30 September: Rise Community Fund 4th October:L IFE Calls for proposals 2022. Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for circular economy and quality of life\, nature and biodiversity\, climate change mi tigation and adaptation sub-programmes 6th October: Rethink Ireland Urban Uplift Fund (Please consult your local ETB for your local deadline):The Re ach Fund       Business opportunities Tender opportunity: Tender for Loose Furniture & Fittings at ATU Sligo Deadline: 14th October    Readi ng\, Listening\, Watching Read: Re-Gen starts construction on £30 million Resource Recovery Park in NIRead: Waste and resource industry responds to Liz Truss’ appointment as new PMRead: New report deems Alliance to End Plastic Waste ‘sophisticated greenwashing’Read: Selfridges wants half of transactions to be resale\, repair\, rental or refills by 2030Read: The trouble with secondhand: It’s becoming like fast fashionRead: Lidl Irel and & Northern Ireland Remove Unrecyclable Black Plastic PackagingRead: UE FA launches its Circular Economy Guidelines    Events  Public Reuse\, Repair & Recycle events 14-15 Sept\, Conference: Lets Recycle Live 14 Sept ember\, Webinar: Repair and copyright 22 Sept\, Conference: The EPA’s Ci rcular Economy Conference 26 Sept\, Workshop: The EU Textiles Strategy in Motion – What does it mean for the future of this sector? 27 Spetember\, Webinar: Mass layoffs and local impacts 28 Sept\, Conference: European Re search and Innovation Day 28 Sept\, CRNI Launch: Green + Social Virtual Pr ocurement Trade Fair 30 Sept – 2 Oct\, Conference: Fixfest Oct: National Reuse Month 3 – 9 Oct: Circular Week 6 October\, Workshop: A Circular B usiness Roundtable to present one’s circular business solutions 14 Oct: International E-Waste Day 15 Oct: International Repair Day 20 Oct\, Webina r: Why environmental standards matter 20 Oct\, Workshop: What role do seco ndary materials play in new constructions and in buildings renovation? 20 October\, RREUSE Workshop: Online site visit to the re-use centre of Socia l Cooperative Insieme 23 Nov\, Conference: Walking the Talk: the Basque C ircular Summit   #ReuseRepairRecycle LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T180115Z LOCATION:An Mheitheal Rothar\, Block R Earls Island University Road\, Galw ay\, Ireland URL:https://crni.ie/event/diy-bike-workshop-with-an-mheitheal-rothar/2026- 10-07/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Community Resources Network Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://crni.ie/venue/tog-hackerspace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sewing Classes for Kids DTSTART:20261008T143000Z DTEND:20261008T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260822T180150Z UID:10001714-1791473400-1791478800@crni.ie CATEGORIES:education,family DESCRIPTION:Reuse\, Repair & Recycling Alert 13th September  Important notice to members!  Virtual green + social procurement trade fair initiat ive Register now to attend the launch of our ‘virtual green + social pr ocurement trade fair’ at the Rediscovery Centre\, 28th September (2 week s time!).Please give feedback on your virtual stall here by COB this Frida y\, 16th September.See attached a members info booklet with all of your FA Q’s answered.  CRNI newsCircular Textiles initiative: Doing an autumn w ardrobe clear out in Buncrana? The #DonateDontWaste clothing & home textil e banks behind the Buncrana Library make drop off easy! Visit http://donat ebuncrana.ie for info about the CLEAN & DRY preloved items to donate.Last week\, we welcomed our new Administration Manager\, Lisa Hall to the team. Lisa will be working behind the scenes to ensure all of our admin process es are efficient and up to date.  Sectoral newsRegister now for the EPA C ircular Economy Conference 2022: 22 September\, Aviva Stadium\, Dublin. Th e full conference programme is now available! Register here.CSP Programme: Additional €1m Announced for Community Services Programme Support FundE U Right to Repair: Commission proposes EU-wide repair index for phones and tablets\, marks end of ‘era of disposable devices’. Read more.   Me mber newsRefill Ireland had a feature on Lovin.ie.The Rediscovery Centre h ave launched the Relove Fashion programme for 2022/23.IRD Duhallow Revamp ’s ‘Relove Paint’ initiative was featured in the Irish Examiner.ReCr eate Ireland were announced as a partner on Crumlin Taking Action Together ’s programme of events   SupportsZero Waste Europe Study Tour: Zero W aste Europe is organising its first Study Tour in 3 years – and you are invited! On 21-23 November\, we will return to the birthplace of the Europ ean zero waste movement in Italy\, where we will visit two of Europe’s f ront-running schemes for sustainable management of waste\; the city of Mil an and the Treviso region. In Treviso\, participants will have the chance to visit and connect with representatives from the waste management compan y Contarina\, a long-time zero waste champion in Italy. Learn more.Champio n Changemakers Weekend: Champion ChangemakersTM is a weekend long ‘Drago ns Den’ type event which will be hosted by members of the Community Ente rprise Association Ireland (CEAI) in five different locations across the c ountry from September 23rd next. The focus of the weekend is to work with local communities in Ireland – individuals or groups – to identify\, a ddress and solve social\, environmental or economic challenges which exist around them. Learn more.    Policy & advocacy    Submission deadline s:   IRL: Have your say – DETE Public consultation on ecodesign for sus tainable products Deadline: 13th September EU: Have your say –Designing mobile phones and tablets to be sustainable – ecodesign Deadline: 28th S eptember  Other: EU: New action plans – Towards circular building citie s: nine new action plansIRL: New EPA packaging report –  Packaging Was te in Ireland in 2020    Funding & awards  Important funding deadlines 15 September: St Stephen’s Green Trust: Family Matters Grant Programme (2022-2025) 15th September: DAF Scaling Fund for Social Enterprises 23 Sep tember: Pakman Awards 2022 30 September: Rise Community Fund 4th October:L IFE Calls for proposals 2022. Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for circular economy and quality of life\, nature and biodiversity\, climate change mi tigation and adaptation sub-programmes 6th October: Rethink Ireland Urban Uplift Fund (Please consult your local ETB for your local deadline):The Re ach Fund       Business opportunities Tender opportunity: Tender for Loose Furniture & Fittings at ATU Sligo Deadline: 14th October    Readi ng\, Listening\, Watching Read: Re-Gen starts construction on £30 million Resource Recovery Park in NIRead: Waste and resource industry responds to Liz Truss’ appointment as new PMRead: New report deems Alliance to End Plastic Waste ‘sophisticated greenwashing’Read: Selfridges wants half of transactions to be resale\, repair\, rental or refills by 2030Read: The trouble with secondhand: It’s becoming like fast fashionRead: Lidl Irel and & Northern Ireland Remove Unrecyclable Black Plastic PackagingRead: UE FA launches its Circular Economy Guidelines    Events  Public Reuse\, Repair & Recycle events 14-15 Sept\, Conference: Lets Recycle Live 14 Sept ember\, Webinar: Repair and copyright 22 Sept\, Conference: The EPA’s Ci rcular Economy Conference 26 Sept\, Workshop: The EU Textiles Strategy in Motion – What does it mean for the future of this sector? 27 Spetember\, Webinar: Mass layoffs and local impacts 28 Sept\, Conference: European Re search and Innovation Day 28 Sept\, CRNI Launch: Green + Social Virtual Pr ocurement Trade Fair 30 Sept – 2 Oct\, Conference: Fixfest Oct: National Reuse Month 3 – 9 Oct: Circular Week 6 October\, Workshop: A Circular B usiness Roundtable to present one’s circular business solutions 14 Oct: International E-Waste Day 15 Oct: International Repair Day 20 Oct\, Webina r: Why environmental standards matter 20 Oct\, Workshop: What role do seco ndary materials play in new constructions and in buildings renovation? 20 October\, RREUSE Workshop: Online site visit to the re-use centre of Socia l Cooperative Insieme 23 Nov\, Conference: Walking the Talk: the Basque C ircular Summit   #ReuseRepairRecycle LAST-MODIFIED:20260822T180150Z LOCATION:Tait House\, Collins Avenue\, Roxboro Road\, Limerick\, Limerick\ , Ireland URL:https://crni.ie/event/sewing-class/2026-10-08/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Community Resources Network Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://crni.ie/venue/tog-hackerspace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sewing Classes for Kids DTSTART:20261008T160000Z DTEND:20261008T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260827T001639Z UID:10001975-1791478800-1791484200@crni.ie CATEGORIES:education,family DESCRIPTION:Reuse\, Repair & Recycling Alert 13th September  Important notice to members!  Virtual green + social procurement trade fair initiat ive Register now to attend the launch of our ‘virtual green + social pr ocurement trade fair’ at the Rediscovery Centre\, 28th September (2 week s time!).Please give feedback on your virtual stall here by COB this Frida y\, 16th September.See attached a members info booklet with all of your FA Q’s answered.  CRNI newsCircular Textiles initiative: Doing an autumn w ardrobe clear out in Buncrana? The #DonateDontWaste clothing & home textil e banks behind the Buncrana Library make drop off easy! Visit http://donat ebuncrana.ie for info about the CLEAN & DRY preloved items to donate.Last week\, we welcomed our new Administration Manager\, Lisa Hall to the team. Lisa will be working behind the scenes to ensure all of our admin process es are efficient and up to date.  Sectoral newsRegister now for the EPA C ircular Economy Conference 2022: 22 September\, Aviva Stadium\, Dublin. Th e full conference programme is now available! Register here.CSP Programme: Additional €1m Announced for Community Services Programme Support FundE U Right to Repair: Commission proposes EU-wide repair index for phones and tablets\, marks end of ‘era of disposable devices’. Read more.   Me mber newsRefill Ireland had a feature on Lovin.ie.The Rediscovery Centre h ave launched the Relove Fashion programme for 2022/23.IRD Duhallow Revamp ’s ‘Relove Paint’ initiative was featured in the Irish Examiner.ReCr eate Ireland were announced as a partner on Crumlin Taking Action Together ’s programme of events   SupportsZero Waste Europe Study Tour: Zero W aste Europe is organising its first Study Tour in 3 years – and you are invited! On 21-23 November\, we will return to the birthplace of the Europ ean zero waste movement in Italy\, where we will visit two of Europe’s f ront-running schemes for sustainable management of waste\; the city of Mil an and the Treviso region. In Treviso\, participants will have the chance to visit and connect with representatives from the waste management compan y Contarina\, a long-time zero waste champion in Italy. Learn more.Champio n Changemakers Weekend: Champion ChangemakersTM is a weekend long ‘Drago ns Den’ type event which will be hosted by members of the Community Ente rprise Association Ireland (CEAI) in five different locations across the c ountry from September 23rd next. The focus of the weekend is to work with local communities in Ireland – individuals or groups – to identify\, a ddress and solve social\, environmental or economic challenges which exist around them. Learn more.    Policy & advocacy    Submission deadline s:   IRL: Have your say – DETE Public consultation on ecodesign for sus tainable products Deadline: 13th September EU: Have your say –Designing mobile phones and tablets to be sustainable – ecodesign Deadline: 28th S eptember  Other: EU: New action plans – Towards circular building citie s: nine new action plansIRL: New EPA packaging report –  Packaging Was te in Ireland in 2020    Funding & awards  Important funding deadlines 15 September: St Stephen’s Green Trust: Family Matters Grant Programme (2022-2025) 15th September: DAF Scaling Fund for Social Enterprises 23 Sep tember: Pakman Awards 2022 30 September: Rise Community Fund 4th October:L IFE Calls for proposals 2022. Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for circular economy and quality of life\, nature and biodiversity\, climate change mi tigation and adaptation sub-programmes 6th October: Rethink Ireland Urban Uplift Fund (Please consult your local ETB for your local deadline):The Re ach Fund       Business opportunities Tender opportunity: Tender for Loose Furniture & Fittings at ATU Sligo Deadline: 14th October    Readi ng\, Listening\, Watching Read: Re-Gen starts construction on £30 million Resource Recovery Park in NIRead: Waste and resource industry responds to Liz Truss’ appointment as new PMRead: New report deems Alliance to End Plastic Waste ‘sophisticated greenwashing’Read: Selfridges wants half of transactions to be resale\, repair\, rental or refills by 2030Read: The trouble with secondhand: It’s becoming like fast fashionRead: Lidl Irel and & Northern Ireland Remove Unrecyclable Black Plastic PackagingRead: UE FA launches its Circular Economy Guidelines    Events  Public Reuse\, Repair & Recycle events 14-15 Sept\, Conference: Lets Recycle Live 14 Sept ember\, Webinar: Repair and copyright 22 Sept\, Conference: The EPA’s Ci rcular Economy Conference 26 Sept\, Workshop: The EU Textiles Strategy in Motion – What does it mean for the future of this sector? 27 Spetember\, Webinar: Mass layoffs and local impacts 28 Sept\, Conference: European Re search and Innovation Day 28 Sept\, CRNI Launch: Green + Social Virtual Pr ocurement Trade Fair 30 Sept – 2 Oct\, Conference: Fixfest Oct: National Reuse Month 3 – 9 Oct: Circular Week 6 October\, Workshop: A Circular B usiness Roundtable to present one’s circular business solutions 14 Oct: International E-Waste Day 15 Oct: International Repair Day 20 Oct\, Webina r: Why environmental standards matter 20 Oct\, Workshop: What role do seco ndary materials play in new constructions and in buildings renovation? 20 October\, RREUSE Workshop: Online site visit to the re-use centre of Socia l Cooperative Insieme 23 Nov\, Conference: Walking the Talk: the Basque C ircular Summit   #ReuseRepairRecycle LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T001639Z LOCATION:Tait House\, Collins Avenue\, Roxboro Road\, Limerick\, Limerick\ , Ireland URL:https://crni.ie/event/sewing-class-2/2026-10-08/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Community Resources Network Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://crni.ie/venue/tog-hackerspace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Friday Life Drawing - Pearse Street DTSTART:20261009T173000Z DTEND:20261009T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260905T011030Z UID:event_swpgztyjcnbmb@meetup.com CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:City Life Drawing\n## LIFE DRAWING\n\nAn untaught life drawing class in the flesh with a model at 27 Pearse Street Dublin 2 (The Ireland Institute) every Friday evening\n6.30-9-00PM\nRoom will be open from abou t 6.20PM\n\n€26 (Buy Four Classes for €84-save €20)\nWe draw from ab out 6.45-9-00PM with a break half way through.\nBOOK HERE: https://dublin- drawing.sumupstore.com/product/next-available-untaught-class\n\n**If you'v e prepaid for some classes send a quick email to dublindrawing@gmail.com** \n\nMaterials:\nWe have drawing boards and clips and some charcoal and pap er. If you have your own materials bring them- they will be better quality .\n\nPlaces are limited so book as soon as you can.\n\nTLDR:\nFriday Eveni ng\nLIFE DRAWING UNTAUGHT **6.30-9.00PM**\nRoom open from about 6.20PM\n** 27 Pearse Street Dublin 2** (The Ireland Institute)\nBOOK HERE: https://du blin-drawing.sumupstore.com/product/next-available-untaught-class LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T011030Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/city-life-drawing/events/swpgztyjcnbmb/ X-SOURCE-NAME:City Life Drawing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:DIY Bike Workshop with An Mheitheal Rothar DTSTART:20261014T170000Z DTEND:20261014T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260827T180122Z UID:10000282-1792000800-1792011600@crni.ie CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Reuse\, Repair & Recycling Alert 13th September  Important notice to members!  Virtual green + social procurement trade fair initiat ive Register now to attend the launch of our ‘virtual green + social pr ocurement trade fair’ at the Rediscovery Centre\, 28th September (2 week s time!).Please give feedback on your virtual stall here by COB this Frida y\, 16th September.See attached a members info booklet with all of your FA Q’s answered.  CRNI newsCircular Textiles initiative: Doing an autumn w ardrobe clear out in Buncrana? The #DonateDontWaste clothing & home textil e banks behind the Buncrana Library make drop off easy! Visit http://donat ebuncrana.ie for info about the CLEAN & DRY preloved items to donate.Last week\, we welcomed our new Administration Manager\, Lisa Hall to the team. Lisa will be working behind the scenes to ensure all of our admin process es are efficient and up to date.  Sectoral newsRegister now for the EPA C ircular Economy Conference 2022: 22 September\, Aviva Stadium\, Dublin. Th e full conference programme is now available! Register here.CSP Programme: Additional €1m Announced for Community Services Programme Support FundE U Right to Repair: Commission proposes EU-wide repair index for phones and tablets\, marks end of ‘era of disposable devices’. Read more.   Me mber newsRefill Ireland had a feature on Lovin.ie.The Rediscovery Centre h ave launched the Relove Fashion programme for 2022/23.IRD Duhallow Revamp ’s ‘Relove Paint’ initiative was featured in the Irish Examiner.ReCr eate Ireland were announced as a partner on Crumlin Taking Action Together ’s programme of events   SupportsZero Waste Europe Study Tour: Zero W aste Europe is organising its first Study Tour in 3 years – and you are invited! On 21-23 November\, we will return to the birthplace of the Europ ean zero waste movement in Italy\, where we will visit two of Europe’s f ront-running schemes for sustainable management of waste\; the city of Mil an and the Treviso region. In Treviso\, participants will have the chance to visit and connect with representatives from the waste management compan y Contarina\, a long-time zero waste champion in Italy. Learn more.Champio n Changemakers Weekend: Champion ChangemakersTM is a weekend long ‘Drago ns Den’ type event which will be hosted by members of the Community Ente rprise Association Ireland (CEAI) in five different locations across the c ountry from September 23rd next. The focus of the weekend is to work with local communities in Ireland – individuals or groups – to identify\, a ddress and solve social\, environmental or economic challenges which exist around them. Learn more.    Policy & advocacy    Submission deadline s:   IRL: Have your say – DETE Public consultation on ecodesign for sus tainable products Deadline: 13th September EU: Have your say –Designing mobile phones and tablets to be sustainable – ecodesign Deadline: 28th S eptember  Other: EU: New action plans – Towards circular building citie s: nine new action plansIRL: New EPA packaging report –  Packaging Was te in Ireland in 2020    Funding & awards  Important funding deadlines 15 September: St Stephen’s Green Trust: Family Matters Grant Programme (2022-2025) 15th September: DAF Scaling Fund for Social Enterprises 23 Sep tember: Pakman Awards 2022 30 September: Rise Community Fund 4th October:L IFE Calls for proposals 2022. Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for circular economy and quality of life\, nature and biodiversity\, climate change mi tigation and adaptation sub-programmes 6th October: Rethink Ireland Urban Uplift Fund (Please consult your local ETB for your local deadline):The Re ach Fund       Business opportunities Tender opportunity: Tender for Loose Furniture & Fittings at ATU Sligo Deadline: 14th October    Readi ng\, Listening\, Watching Read: Re-Gen starts construction on £30 million Resource Recovery Park in NIRead: Waste and resource industry responds to Liz Truss’ appointment as new PMRead: New report deems Alliance to End Plastic Waste ‘sophisticated greenwashing’Read: Selfridges wants half of transactions to be resale\, repair\, rental or refills by 2030Read: The trouble with secondhand: It’s becoming like fast fashionRead: Lidl Irel and & Northern Ireland Remove Unrecyclable Black Plastic PackagingRead: UE FA launches its Circular Economy Guidelines    Events  Public Reuse\, Repair & Recycle events 14-15 Sept\, Conference: Lets Recycle Live 14 Sept ember\, Webinar: Repair and copyright 22 Sept\, Conference: The EPA’s Ci rcular Economy Conference 26 Sept\, Workshop: The EU Textiles Strategy in Motion – What does it mean for the future of this sector? 27 Spetember\, Webinar: Mass layoffs and local impacts 28 Sept\, Conference: European Re search and Innovation Day 28 Sept\, CRNI Launch: Green + Social Virtual Pr ocurement Trade Fair 30 Sept – 2 Oct\, Conference: Fixfest Oct: National Reuse Month 3 – 9 Oct: Circular Week 6 October\, Workshop: A Circular B usiness Roundtable to present one’s circular business solutions 14 Oct: International E-Waste Day 15 Oct: International Repair Day 20 Oct\, Webina r: Why environmental standards matter 20 Oct\, Workshop: What role do seco ndary materials play in new constructions and in buildings renovation? 20 October\, RREUSE Workshop: Online site visit to the re-use centre of Socia l Cooperative Insieme 23 Nov\, Conference: Walking the Talk: the Basque C ircular Summit   #ReuseRepairRecycle LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T180122Z LOCATION:An Mheitheal Rothar\, Block R Earls Island University Road\, Galw ay\, Ireland URL:https://crni.ie/event/diy-bike-workshop-with-an-mheitheal-rothar/2026- 10-14/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Community Resources Network Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://crni.ie/venue/tog-hackerspace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sewing Classes for Kids DTSTART:20261015T143000Z DTEND:20261015T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260827T180122Z UID:10001715-1792078200-1792083600@crni.ie CATEGORIES:education,family DESCRIPTION:Reuse\, Repair & Recycling Alert 13th September  Important notice to members!  Virtual green + social procurement trade fair initiat ive Register now to attend the launch of our ‘virtual green + social pr ocurement trade fair’ at the Rediscovery Centre\, 28th September (2 week s time!).Please give feedback on your virtual stall here by COB this Frida y\, 16th September.See attached a members info booklet with all of your FA Q’s answered.  CRNI newsCircular Textiles initiative: Doing an autumn w ardrobe clear out in Buncrana? The #DonateDontWaste clothing & home textil e banks behind the Buncrana Library make drop off easy! Visit http://donat ebuncrana.ie for info about the CLEAN & DRY preloved items to donate.Last week\, we welcomed our new Administration Manager\, Lisa Hall to the team. Lisa will be working behind the scenes to ensure all of our admin process es are efficient and up to date.  Sectoral newsRegister now for the EPA C ircular Economy Conference 2022: 22 September\, Aviva Stadium\, Dublin. Th e full conference programme is now available! Register here.CSP Programme: Additional €1m Announced for Community Services Programme Support FundE U Right to Repair: Commission proposes EU-wide repair index for phones and tablets\, marks end of ‘era of disposable devices’. Read more.   Me mber newsRefill Ireland had a feature on Lovin.ie.The Rediscovery Centre h ave launched the Relove Fashion programme for 2022/23.IRD Duhallow Revamp ’s ‘Relove Paint’ initiative was featured in the Irish Examiner.ReCr eate Ireland were announced as a partner on Crumlin Taking Action Together ’s programme of events   SupportsZero Waste Europe Study Tour: Zero W aste Europe is organising its first Study Tour in 3 years – and you are invited! On 21-23 November\, we will return to the birthplace of the Europ ean zero waste movement in Italy\, where we will visit two of Europe’s f ront-running schemes for sustainable management of waste\; the city of Mil an and the Treviso region. In Treviso\, participants will have the chance to visit and connect with representatives from the waste management compan y Contarina\, a long-time zero waste champion in Italy. Learn more.Champio n Changemakers Weekend: Champion ChangemakersTM is a weekend long ‘Drago ns Den’ type event which will be hosted by members of the Community Ente rprise Association Ireland (CEAI) in five different locations across the c ountry from September 23rd next. The focus of the weekend is to work with local communities in Ireland – individuals or groups – to identify\, a ddress and solve social\, environmental or economic challenges which exist around them. Learn more.    Policy & advocacy    Submission deadline s:   IRL: Have your say – DETE Public consultation on ecodesign for sus tainable products Deadline: 13th September EU: Have your say –Designing mobile phones and tablets to be sustainable – ecodesign Deadline: 28th S eptember  Other: EU: New action plans – Towards circular building citie s: nine new action plansIRL: New EPA packaging report –  Packaging Was te in Ireland in 2020    Funding & awards  Important funding deadlines 15 September: St Stephen’s Green Trust: Family Matters Grant Programme (2022-2025) 15th September: DAF Scaling Fund for Social Enterprises 23 Sep tember: Pakman Awards 2022 30 September: Rise Community Fund 4th October:L IFE Calls for proposals 2022. Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for circular economy and quality of life\, nature and biodiversity\, climate change mi tigation and adaptation sub-programmes 6th October: Rethink Ireland Urban Uplift Fund (Please consult your local ETB for your local deadline):The Re ach Fund       Business opportunities Tender opportunity: Tender for Loose Furniture & Fittings at ATU Sligo Deadline: 14th October    Readi ng\, Listening\, Watching Read: Re-Gen starts construction on £30 million Resource Recovery Park in NIRead: Waste and resource industry responds to Liz Truss’ appointment as new PMRead: New report deems Alliance to End Plastic Waste ‘sophisticated greenwashing’Read: Selfridges wants half of transactions to be resale\, repair\, rental or refills by 2030Read: The trouble with secondhand: It’s becoming like fast fashionRead: Lidl Irel and & Northern Ireland Remove Unrecyclable Black Plastic PackagingRead: UE FA launches its Circular Economy Guidelines    Events  Public Reuse\, Repair & Recycle events 14-15 Sept\, Conference: Lets Recycle Live 14 Sept ember\, Webinar: Repair and copyright 22 Sept\, Conference: The EPA’s Ci rcular Economy Conference 26 Sept\, Workshop: The EU Textiles Strategy in Motion – What does it mean for the future of this sector? 27 Spetember\, Webinar: Mass layoffs and local impacts 28 Sept\, Conference: European Re search and Innovation Day 28 Sept\, CRNI Launch: Green + Social Virtual Pr ocurement Trade Fair 30 Sept – 2 Oct\, Conference: Fixfest Oct: National Reuse Month 3 – 9 Oct: Circular Week 6 October\, Workshop: A Circular B usiness Roundtable to present one’s circular business solutions 14 Oct: International E-Waste Day 15 Oct: International Repair Day 20 Oct\, Webina r: Why environmental standards matter 20 Oct\, Workshop: What role do seco ndary materials play in new constructions and in buildings renovation? 20 October\, RREUSE Workshop: Online site visit to the re-use centre of Socia l Cooperative Insieme 23 Nov\, Conference: Walking the Talk: the Basque C ircular Summit   #ReuseRepairRecycle LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T180122Z LOCATION:Tait House\, Collins Avenue\, Roxboro Road\, Limerick\, Limerick\ , Ireland URL:https://crni.ie/event/sewing-class/2026-10-15/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Community Resources Network Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://crni.ie/venue/tog-hackerspace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:TY Week DTSTART:20261019T090000Z DTEND:20261023T143000Z DTSTAMP:20260806T060804Z UID:5465-1792404000-1792769400@www.dunsink.dias.ie CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Our TY Week is an opportunity for transition year students fro m all schools to sped a week in the observatory learning from our staff an d students. Various topics will be covered including solar physics\, space weather\, meteors and more. Students also have the opportunity to complet e group research projects with their fellow students. \nPlaces are limited and applications are required. More information is available here. LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T060804Z URL:https://www.dunsink.dias.ie/events/ty-week-2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:DIAS Dunsink Observatory X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.dunsink.dias.ie/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:DIY Bike Workshop with An Mheitheal Rothar DTSTART:20261021T170000Z DTEND:20261021T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T182404Z UID:10000283-1792605600-1792616400@crni.ie CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Reuse\, Repair & Recycling Alert 13th September  Important notice to members!  Virtual green + social procurement trade fair initiat ive Register now to attend the launch of our ‘virtual green + social pr ocurement trade fair’ at the Rediscovery Centre\, 28th September (2 week s time!).Please give feedback on your virtual stall here by COB this Frida y\, 16th September.See attached a members info booklet with all of your FA Q’s answered.  CRNI newsCircular Textiles initiative: Doing an autumn w ardrobe clear out in Buncrana? The #DonateDontWaste clothing & home textil e banks behind the Buncrana Library make drop off easy! Visit http://donat ebuncrana.ie for info about the CLEAN & DRY preloved items to donate.Last week\, we welcomed our new Administration Manager\, Lisa Hall to the team. Lisa will be working behind the scenes to ensure all of our admin process es are efficient and up to date.  Sectoral newsRegister now for the EPA C ircular Economy Conference 2022: 22 September\, Aviva Stadium\, Dublin. Th e full conference programme is now available! Register here.CSP Programme: Additional €1m Announced for Community Services Programme Support FundE U Right to Repair: Commission proposes EU-wide repair index for phones and tablets\, marks end of ‘era of disposable devices’. Read more.   Me mber newsRefill Ireland had a feature on Lovin.ie.The Rediscovery Centre h ave launched the Relove Fashion programme for 2022/23.IRD Duhallow Revamp ’s ‘Relove Paint’ initiative was featured in the Irish Examiner.ReCr eate Ireland were announced as a partner on Crumlin Taking Action Together ’s programme of events   SupportsZero Waste Europe Study Tour: Zero W aste Europe is organising its first Study Tour in 3 years – and you are invited! On 21-23 November\, we will return to the birthplace of the Europ ean zero waste movement in Italy\, where we will visit two of Europe’s f ront-running schemes for sustainable management of waste\; the city of Mil an and the Treviso region. In Treviso\, participants will have the chance to visit and connect with representatives from the waste management compan y Contarina\, a long-time zero waste champion in Italy. Learn more.Champio n Changemakers Weekend: Champion ChangemakersTM is a weekend long ‘Drago ns Den’ type event which will be hosted by members of the Community Ente rprise Association Ireland (CEAI) in five different locations across the c ountry from September 23rd next. The focus of the weekend is to work with local communities in Ireland – individuals or groups – to identify\, a ddress and solve social\, environmental or economic challenges which exist around them. Learn more.    Policy & advocacy    Submission deadline s:   IRL: Have your say – DETE Public consultation on ecodesign for sus tainable products Deadline: 13th September EU: Have your say –Designing mobile phones and tablets to be sustainable – ecodesign Deadline: 28th S eptember  Other: EU: New action plans – Towards circular building citie s: nine new action plansIRL: New EPA packaging report –  Packaging Was te in Ireland in 2020    Funding & awards  Important funding deadlines 15 September: St Stephen’s Green Trust: Family Matters Grant Programme (2022-2025) 15th September: DAF Scaling Fund for Social Enterprises 23 Sep tember: Pakman Awards 2022 30 September: Rise Community Fund 4th October:L IFE Calls for proposals 2022. Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for circular economy and quality of life\, nature and biodiversity\, climate change mi tigation and adaptation sub-programmes 6th October: Rethink Ireland Urban Uplift Fund (Please consult your local ETB for your local deadline):The Re ach Fund       Business opportunities Tender opportunity: Tender for Loose Furniture & Fittings at ATU Sligo Deadline: 14th October    Readi ng\, Listening\, Watching Read: Re-Gen starts construction on £30 million Resource Recovery Park in NIRead: Waste and resource industry responds to Liz Truss’ appointment as new PMRead: New report deems Alliance to End Plastic Waste ‘sophisticated greenwashing’Read: Selfridges wants half of transactions to be resale\, repair\, rental or refills by 2030Read: The trouble with secondhand: It’s becoming like fast fashionRead: Lidl Irel and & Northern Ireland Remove Unrecyclable Black Plastic PackagingRead: UE FA launches its Circular Economy Guidelines    Events  Public Reuse\, Repair & Recycle events 14-15 Sept\, Conference: Lets Recycle Live 14 Sept ember\, Webinar: Repair and copyright 22 Sept\, Conference: The EPA’s Ci rcular Economy Conference 26 Sept\, Workshop: The EU Textiles Strategy in Motion – What does it mean for the future of this sector? 27 Spetember\, Webinar: Mass layoffs and local impacts 28 Sept\, Conference: European Re search and Innovation Day 28 Sept\, CRNI Launch: Green + Social Virtual Pr ocurement Trade Fair 30 Sept – 2 Oct\, Conference: Fixfest Oct: National Reuse Month 3 – 9 Oct: Circular Week 6 October\, Workshop: A Circular B usiness Roundtable to present one’s circular business solutions 14 Oct: International E-Waste Day 15 Oct: International Repair Day 20 Oct\, Webina r: Why environmental standards matter 20 Oct\, Workshop: What role do seco ndary materials play in new constructions and in buildings renovation? 20 October\, RREUSE Workshop: Online site visit to the re-use centre of Socia l Cooperative Insieme 23 Nov\, Conference: Walking the Talk: the Basque C ircular Summit   #ReuseRepairRecycle LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T182404Z LOCATION:An Mheitheal Rothar\, Block R Earls Island University Road\, Galw ay\, Ireland URL:https://crni.ie/event/diy-bike-workshop-with-an-mheitheal-rothar/2026- 10-21/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Community Resources Network Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://crni.ie/venue/tog-hackerspace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Visitor Night at DIAS Dunsink Observatory DTSTART:20261022T180000Z DTEND:20261022T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260806T060804Z UID:5449-1792695600-1792701000@www.dunsink.dias.ie CATEGORIES:community,education DESCRIPTION:Join us at Dunsink Observatory for a night-long celebration of space — from Ireland’s rich and colourful history of exploring the un iverse\, to our role in making future discoveries beyond our atmosphere. T hroughout the night we’ll have talks\, conversation\, demonstrations and \, weather permitting\, some stargazing — all in the historic surroundin gs of Dunsink Observatory. Meet the scientists at the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies (DIAS) who are expanding our understanding of the univers e\, the Dunsink team who care for the history and future of the observator y\, and the community of astronomers and space fans who help make Dunsink one of the most important sites for space exploration in Ireland. \nAdvanc ed booking is required through Eventbrite. Thank you for your donation sup porting the running of Visitor Nights at Dunsink Observatory. \nGates open at 18:45.  \nPlease note that cancellations within 48 hours of the event will not be eligible for a refund. LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T060804Z URL:https://www.dunsink.dias.ie/events/visitor-night-at-dias-dunsink-obser vatory-15/ X-SOURCE-NAME:DIAS Dunsink Observatory X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.dunsink.dias.ie/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Parenting the Screenager - with Dr Richard Hogan DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261025 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261026 DTSTAMP:20260730T202027Z UID:370@milltheatre.ie CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Today’s teenagers are growing up in a digital world that is moving faster than any generation before them - and for parents\, it can f eel overwhelming. From social media and gaming to anxiety\, sleep deprivat ion\, and online pressures\, the challenges facing modern families are com plex and constantly evolving.  \n\nParenting the Screenager is an energe tic\, lighthearted\, and highly practical live show designed to give paren ts real tools they can use immediately. Dr Richard Hogan is one of Irelan d’s leading psychotherapists\, star of RTÉ’s Raised By The Village \, Virgin Media Television’s Dinner With The Enemy and a regular cont ributor to national radio. In this live show\, Richard offers clear\, acce ssible guidance on how to strengthen communication\, set healthy boundarie s\, and better understand teenage behaviour in a screen-dominated world.  \n\n Drawing on years of clinical and classroom experience\, Richard ex plores the real issues parents are facing today\, including social media \, bullying\, body image\, online pornography\, exams\, and teenage anxiet y. Using relatable case studies and straightforward strategies\, he shows parents how to reduce conflict\, rebuild connection\, and create healthier family dynamics.  \n\nThis is not a lecture - it’s an essential\, r eassuring\, and empowering evening for any parent who wants to feel more c onfident navigating adolescence in the modern age. \n\nAbout Dr Richard H ogan  \n\nDr Richard Hogan is a systemically trained family psychother apist and clinical director of the award-winning Therapy Institute. A week ly columnist with the Irish Examiner\, he is author of bestsellers Parenti ng the Screenager and Home Is Where the Start Is. A Fulbright scholar\, he has researched inclusion in education in Ireland and the US. Richard is a leading media contributor across RTÉ\, Virgin Media and national radio\, promoting progressive mental health strategies. LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T202027Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/parenting-the-screenager-with-dr-ric hard-hogan/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Our Board X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/what-we-do/outreach-education/scho ols-shakespeare-festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Safeguarding – SG1 Basic Awareness DTSTART:20261027T183000Z DTEND:20261027T213000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T121041Z UID:10002294-1793125800-1793136600@hockey.ie CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Details: \n Date: 27th October 2026\n Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm \n Location: Online\n Price: 25 Euro inc booking fee \n \nRegister now t o secure your place! LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T121041Z LOCATION:Online URL:https://hockey.ie/event/safeguarding-sg1-basic-awareness-6/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Hockey Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://hockey.ie/events/tag/leinster/month END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Visitor Night at DIAS Dunsink Observatory DTSTART:20261105T190000Z DTEND:20261105T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260806T060804Z UID:5453-1793905200-1793910600@www.dunsink.dias.ie CATEGORIES:community,education DESCRIPTION:Join us at Dunsink Observatory for a night-long celebration of space — from Ireland’s rich and colourful history of exploring the un iverse\, to our role in making future discoveries beyond our atmosphere. T hroughout the night we’ll have talks\, conversation\, demonstrations and \, weather permitting\, some stargazing — all in the historic surroundin gs of Dunsink Observatory. Meet the scientists at the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies (DIAS) who are expanding our understanding of the univers e\, the Dunsink team who care for the history and future of the observator y\, and the community of astronomers and space fans who help make Dunsink one of the most important sites for space exploration in Ireland. \nAdvanc ed booking is required through Eventbrite. Thank you for your donation sup porting the running of Visitor Nights at Dunsink Observatory. \nGates open at 18:45.  \nPlease note that cancellations within 48 hours of the event will not be eligible for a refund. LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T060804Z URL:https://www.dunsink.dias.ie/events/visitor-night-at-dias-dunsink-obser vatory-16/ X-SOURCE-NAME:DIAS Dunsink Observatory X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.dunsink.dias.ie/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Club Umpire Workshop - Ulster Hockey DTSTART:20261109T190000Z DTEND:20261109T213000Z DTSTAMP:20260730T202037Z UID:10002284-1794250800-1794259800@hockey.ie CATEGORIES:education,sports DESCRIPTION:Club Umpire Workshop\n\nThe Ulster Umpires Association are kee n to support and develop umpires throughout the province and have put toge ther a workshop for those who are currently umpiring or are interested in becoming club/school umpires. \nThe purpose of the workshop is to offer su pport and guidance to all club and school umpires\, no matter at what leve l\, in order to assist\, develop their skills\, improve confidence\, and a ttain consistency in decision making and rules interpretation. \nThe forma t for the workshop will be as follows:- \n\nIntroduction\nPre-match prepar ation\nAreas of control & Positioning – Open play/Penalty Corners/Penalt y Strokes.\nCommunication and control – Cards\, Signals\, Verbal\, where to send suspended players.\nGame Management – Players/Benches/Spectator s.\nIdentifying and explaining offences\nAreas of Difficulty – self pass \, free hits\, aerials\, 5 metres\, obstruction\, etc\nCode of Conduct\nQu estion and Answer session\n\n*** You will be expected to have a basic know ledge of the rules of hockey.  This is NOT a rules test.  However rules interpretations will be discussed\, along with club umpire support. \nCost :  £25 \nWorkshop date: Monday 9 NOVEMBER  7.00pm-9.30pm \nPlaces are limited and will be filled on a first come\, first served basis and will o nly be confirmed upon receipt of payment \nTo register\, please click HERE LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T202037Z LOCATION:Lisnagarvey Hockey Club URL:https://hockey.ie/event/club-umpire-workshop-ulster-hockey-5/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Hockey Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://hockey.ie/events/tag/leinster/month END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Club Umpire Workshop - Ulster Hockey DTSTART:20261118T190000Z DTEND:20261118T213000Z DTSTAMP:20260730T202037Z UID:10002285-1795028400-1795037400@hockey.ie CATEGORIES:education,sports DESCRIPTION:Club Umpire Workshop\n\nThe Ulster Umpires Association are kee n to support and develop umpires throughout the province and have put toge ther a workshop for those who are currently umpiring or are interested in becoming club/school umpires. \nThe purpose of the workshop is to offer su pport and guidance to all club and school umpires\, no matter at what leve l\, in order to assist\, develop their skills\, improve confidence\, and a ttain consistency in decision making and rules interpretation. \nThe forma t for the workshop will be as follows:- \n\nIntroduction\nPre-match prepar ation\nAreas of control & Positioning – Open play/Penalty Corners/Penalt y Strokes.\nCommunication and control – Cards\, Signals\, Verbal\, where to send suspended players.\nGame Management – Players/Benches/Spectator s.\nIdentifying and explaining offences\nAreas of Difficulty – self pass \, free hits\, aerials\, 5 metres\, obstruction\, etc\nCode of Conduct\nQu estion and Answer session\n\n*** You will be expected to have a basic know ledge of the rules of hockey.  This is NOT a rules test.  However rules interpretations will be discussed\, along with club umpire support. \nCost :  £25 \nWorkshop date: Monday 18 January 7.00pm-9.30pm \nPlaces are li mited and will be filled on a first come\, first served basis and will onl y be confirmed upon receipt of payment \nTo register\, please click HERE LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T202037Z LOCATION:Stormount Estate\, Playball\, Stormont\, Stormont Estate\, The Pa vilion\, Belfast BT4 3TA URL:https://hockey.ie/event/club-umpire-workshop-ulster-hockey-6/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Hockey Ireland X-SOURCE-URL:https://hockey.ie/events/tag/leinster/month END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Visitor Night at DIAS Dunsink Observatory DTSTART:20261119T190000Z DTEND:20261119T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260806T060804Z UID:5455-1795114800-1795120200@www.dunsink.dias.ie CATEGORIES:community,education DESCRIPTION:Join us at Dunsink Observatory for a night-long celebration of space — from Ireland’s rich and colourful history of exploring the un iverse\, to our role in making future discoveries beyond our atmosphere. T hroughout the night we’ll have talks\, conversation\, demonstrations and \, weather permitting\, some stargazing — all in the historic surroundin gs of Dunsink Observatory. Meet the scientists at the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies (DIAS) who are expanding our understanding of the univers e\, the Dunsink team who care for the history and future of the observator y\, and the community of astronomers and space fans who help make Dunsink one of the most important sites for space exploration in Ireland. \nAdvanc ed booking is required through Eventbrite. Thank you for your donation sup porting the running of Visitor Nights at Dunsink Observatory. \nGates open at 18:45.  \nPlease note that cancellations within 48 hours of the event will not be eligible for a refund. LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T060804Z URL:https://www.dunsink.dias.ie/events/visitor-night-at-dias-dunsink-obser vatory-17/ X-SOURCE-NAME:DIAS Dunsink Observatory X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.dunsink.dias.ie/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Visitor Night at DIAS Dunsink Observatory DTSTART:20261203T190000Z DTEND:20261203T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260806T060804Z UID:5457-1796324400-1796329800@www.dunsink.dias.ie CATEGORIES:community,education DESCRIPTION:Join us at Dunsink Observatory for a night-long celebration of space — from Ireland’s rich and colourful history of exploring the un iverse\, to our role in making future discoveries beyond our atmosphere. T hroughout the night we’ll have talks\, conversation\, demonstrations and \, weather permitting\, some stargazing — all in the historic surroundin gs of Dunsink Observatory. Meet the scientists at the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies (DIAS) who are expanding our understanding of the univers e\, the Dunsink team who care for the history and future of the observator y\, and the community of astronomers and space fans who help make Dunsink one of the most important sites for space exploration in Ireland. \nAdvanc ed booking is required through Eventbrite. Thank you for your donation sup porting the running of Visitor Nights at Dunsink Observatory. \nGates open at 18:45.  \nPlease note that cancellations within 48 hours of the event will not be eligible for a refund. LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T060804Z URL:https://www.dunsink.dias.ie/events/visitor-night-at-dias-dunsink-obser vatory-18/ X-SOURCE-NAME:DIAS Dunsink Observatory X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.dunsink.dias.ie/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR