Up to 80 homeless people have already been tested for Covid-19 but those behind the initiative have warned that quicker results would allow them to stay ahead of the curve regarding those in emergency accommodation.

If there’s one measure of social injustice in Ireland that, for a decade, has remained stubbornly resistant to change, it’s the now annual count of families judged to be living in food poverty, which is defined as the inability to afford or have access to an adequate and nutritious diet.

John Daly looks at the incredible tale of how FoodCloud ha ensured 50 million meals have gone to people and not to waste.

Ireland’s largest annual conference for project managers takes place in Cork this month. Pádraig Hoare speaks with the project manager who will oversee the event, Clodagh Geary

Irish homes and businesses dump over a million tonnes of food each year. You can’t eat it all, but Ellie O’Byrne spent January living on out-of-date food in the fight against waste

A group which helps divert unsold food from retailers to local charities for use by those who need it has said 2017 was its busiest year yet.

The Citizens’ Assembly is to meet this weekend to discuss and make recommendations to the Government on how Ireland can be a leader in tackling climate change.

Retail giant Tesco plans to eliminate surplus food waste from its network of Irish stores within three years, diverting it instead to people in need.

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As a million tonnes of food is dumped here each year, FoodCloud collects surplus food from businesses and distributes it to local charities, writes Donal O’Keeffe.

Social Entrepreneurs Ireland is searching for people with the ideas and commitment to drive change, says its CEO Darren Ryan.

UFC fighter Conor McGregor and tech boy-wonders the Collison brothers are some of the Irish lauded by Forbes in its prestigious “30 Under 30 Europe” list of young people to watch.

An army of volunteers is mobilising to collect surplus food — enough to make 1,000 meals a week — for distribution to charities across Cork.

Irish shoppers throw away on average €400 a year in food waste.

In this week’s column, Kehlan takes a look at the some of the businesses he talked to in 2015. He explores what drives these SMEs to succeed.    

Marketing and taxes are among the biggest challenges facing Irish start-ups, whether they are based here or abroad, the Global Irish Economic Forum heard yesterday.

People are queueing to snap up food near its sell-by date.

Innovative new app Foodcloud only partnered with Tesco last summer, but already the union has resulted in more than half a million meals for homeless people in Ireland.

Feeding the homeless population of Ireland is a daunting task, but it’s all in a day’s work for social entrepreneur Iseult Ward who has just been named as one of Time magazine’s ‘Next Generation Leaders’.

KBC Bank Ireland has announced that 28 projects have received €80,000 in funding as part of its Bright Ideas initiative which aims to support groups and individuals who are making a difference in their communities.

A group of students who formed a social enterprise and created a smartphone app to distribute food to those in need have formed a partnership with Tesco.

Back when the Ely Banquet for Barnardos 2014 was first announced earlier this year, it was still a historical throwback.