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Fairtrade Town highlights
Dublin Education information pack was sent to dance group] who were wearing the of critical issues that affect the develop-
The capital has just been accredited as a all secondary schools in the five Dublin sashes of Táin warriors,” she says. ing world, notably Fairtrade.”
Fairtrade City (yesterday, 20 February). In City areas last December.
the past year it reached its targets of 120 Newry Thurles
retail outlets and 64 catering outlets serv- Limerick During Fairtrade Fortnight 2007, Newry Joint winner of the Best Creative Activity
ing Fairtrade products. It all started in In the Fairtrade Towns Awards last was granted Fairtrade City status by Award in 2007, Thurles has built up
November 2005 when Dublin City October, Limerick was a joint winner in both Fairtrade Mark Ireland and the strong links with 23 clubs and organisa-
Council signed a resolution agreeing to the Best Creative Activity category. As Fairtrade Foundation UK, the first time a tions, all of which now serve Fairtrade tea
serve Fairtrade tea and coffee at all its Dolores O’Meara, chairwoman of the city achieved this from both jurisdic- and coffee. “We ran a lot of events over an
meetings. The Dublin City Fairtrade Limerick Fairtrade City Committee tions. The city is heavily involved in 18-month period: a vintage car covered
Initiative was subsequently launched in explains, there has been a variety of activ- Fairtrade through its Think Global Act in Fairtrade posters in the St Patrick’s Day
September 2006 and Trinity College ities to warrant this accolade. “During Local (TGAL) programme. parade; coffee mornings; presentations in
Dublin was announced as the flagship One World Week 2006, we had a compe- “We see Fairtrade as another way all the schools; a poster competition; as
business for Fairtrade in Dublin City. tition where schools were invited to cre- of doing business in the North of Ireland well as debating events,” says Catherine
In January 2007, the dedicated website ate posters and craftwork on Fairtrade — it’s one thing we can’t disagree on: Corcoran, member of the Thurles Fair-
www.dublincityfairtrade.ie was up and bananas. During Fairtrade Fortnight that we should buy Fairtrade tea and trade group. “A variety of very big busi-
running. During Fairtrade Fortnight last 2007, there was a chocolate fountain, coffee,” says Catherine Mallon, founding nesses have also switched to Fairtrade
year, several well-publicised events were also using Fairtrade bananas. The theme member of this initiative. “TGAL encour- coffee such as Hayes Hotel, Tipperary
held. Coffee growers provided informa- of our St Patrick’s Day parade last year ages both nationalists and unionists to Institute of Rural Development and Dew
tion sessions in schools last spring and a was myth and legend — we had a float think and act differently. Traditionally Valley Meats. Thurles has been instru-
Fairtrade poster competition was held in with Queen Maedhbh and King Ailill warring peoples share a common mental in encouraging groups from nine
Classmate magazine in November. The enjoying a Fairtrade banquet, protected purpose: working and talking together; other towns to consolidate to make
Fairtrade Civil, Social and Political by a capoeira group [Brazilian/African and developing a deeper understanding Tipperary a Fairtrade county.”
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