My challenging year of shopping locally

Marie Therese Wall has given herself a task: to spend 12 months sourcing all her purchases within a 16-mile radius

I READ an article that said for every €100 spent in a locally-owned shop, €45 stays in the local economy as opposed to €14, if you spent your €100 in a multinational.

Shopping locally is a hobby-horse of mine. For years I waxed lyrical about the fabulous meat from Tinnock Farm or the fresh fish from ‘Suzy’ or the bargains in shops in New Ross, so it seemed natural to put it out via cyber space.