Tesco says it is the first retailer in Ireland to remove plastic wrapping on some multi-packs in its 151 stores.

There are calls for Ireland to follow in England's footsteps and ban single-use plastics.

Business group, environmental body, and sports organisations get behind plan to fight the threat

Building material group, Kingspan, has partnered with a foundation that removes plastic from the ocean and plans to reuse as much of the plastic recovered as it can in the production of insulation products.