Darina Allen: Nettle and wild garlic soup is literally a top pick

It's time to step up to the plate and work on our sustainability

Nettle and Wild Garlic Soup

Sadly, Ireland — the ‘green clean island’ — has consistently ranked among the poorest performing countries on the environmental sustainable development goals (SDGs) presenting ‘a very disturbing picture of pollution and biodiversity loss’. According to the latest Sustainable Progress Index (SPI) commissioned by Social Justice Ireland, we rank 11th out of 15th comparable countries in the EU. It’s also pretty shocking to learn that although some areas are performing well, the biggest transgressor of environmental law in Ireland is the State

In 2015, countries worldwide came together for the first time under the United Nations and adopted the 17 sustainable development goals. They covered a wide range of areas from climate change to health, education, and food waste. An ambitious agenda for a better world by 2030.