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# fair-trade - Sunday 23 February, 2020
Photos: A look inside the world of Fair Trade and the people behind it in Ghana
Fair Trade is an arrangement designed to help producers in developing countries achieve better trading conditions.
# fair-trade - Friday 1 February, 2019
Simply refusing a straw with your cocktail isn't going to do much to reduce the world's plastic consumption
A ban on single-use plastics in Ireland won’t make a dent in ocean plastic pollution, while just five developing nations are the source of most of the pollution, writes Barry Dunning.
# fair-trade - Saturday 24 November, 2018
Would you pay more for ethically sourced cocaine?
Because cocaine is illegal, if people choose to use it they have little choice but to indirectly support organised crime and human trafficking, experts argue.
# fair-trade - Monday 6 March, 2017
Column: 'If Ethiopia started to develop its coffee industry, it could trade its way out of poverty'
About 100 million people rely on coffee for their livelihood but they’re not always getting a fair deal, writes Killian Stokes.
# fair-trade - Monday 24 February, 2014
Column: What was once called 'the white gold' is no longer a source of hope
In the past three years, sales of Fairtrade cotton in Europe has fallen – leaving those who produce it without the support needed to build a better future, writes Dunstan Burke.
# fair-trade - Tuesday 26 February, 2013
World's biggest food companies 'failing millions of people'
Research by Oxfam shows ten of the world’s largest companies are ranking low in terms of ethical standards.
# fair-trade - Saturday 29 December, 2012
Column: Our ‘green’ ideals fizzle out in the face of everyday life
We may think we care about the environment – but our commitment stops as soon as we’re asked to pay, writes Dermot McNally.
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Poll: Do you prefer sunshine or rainy days?
WELL, IT’S BEEN a week of blue skies across the country, with little rain in sight.
While it’s forecast to be colder over the weekend than in recent days, conditions, for the most part, are due to remain dry and sunny.
Temperatures today are to range between 9 and 15 degrees.
With little to no rain in sight at the moment, we’re wondering – are you itching for a rainy day? Or are you loving the sunshine?
So, today we want to know: Do you prefer sunshine or rainy days?
Poll Results:
Sunshine, definitely (9478)
I like both (1709)
Rain, for sure (744)
I actually prefer snow more than anything (516)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Larry Donnelly: Kennedy vs Markey could be the last throw of the dice for the Irish American dynasty
By Larry Donnelly - @LarryPDonnelly
The Kennedy vs Markey battle is the distraction from Covid-19 we all need, says Larry Donnelly.
Opinion: Economic activity is primed to resume after Covid-19. In the meantime, it’s about survival
By Robert Sweeney
A 'virtual birthday' and an over-walked dog: One Irish mammy's experience of Covid-19 distancing
By Amanda Magnier
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