Malahide is becoming Ireland's latest Fairtrade town, following a successful local initiative last week. According to the Fingal Independent, the Malahide Justice and Peace Group organised a product exhibition at the Diamond in an effort to encourage residents to buy Fairtrade items and make the 'Big Swap'.
Both St. Sylvester's and Yellow Walls Road have now declared themselves Fairtrade parishes.
Group Chairperson, Brendan Butler, told the Fingal Independent, 'We are in the process of making Malahide a Fairtrade town. This would entail all of the schools, parishes and major businesses in the area making a commitment to stock Fairtrade products.
'At present, many of them do. People don't realise how many products there are in Malahide, for example, in the restaurants and hotels – the Grand Hotel now serves Fairtrade tea and coffee.'
Both parishes are awaiting their final status confirmation from the Fairtrade Ireland office.
For further information, please visit www.fairtrade.ie
Sarah Ann McGrath
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