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Community Resources Network Ireland (CRNI) is the all-island network for community reuse, recycling and waste prevention organisations.

Registered Charity No. 20077259.

27/08/2026

Last weekend, we paid a visit to Dublin Maker 2026, and it was a true celebration or repair!

Organised by our member TOG - Dublin Hackerspace and our friends Dublin Maker, the weekend was an opportunity to showcase and get involved with makers from all over and in all contexts: from robotics to 3D printing and embroidery, with crafts and plenty of workshops across the two days.

The many repair stands, including CRNI members Rediscovery Centre and Tog Hackerspace, were a reminder of how “making” doesn’t exclude using the resources that are already in use out there, be it electronics, furniture or scrap textiles.
This was a perfect precursor to the Repair Summit, co-organised by Dublin Maker and Tog with CRNI’s support on November 28th at the Rediscovery Centre in Ballymun.

Make sure you register for the event and/or respond to the open call for sessions, the deadline is September 11th!
👉 Submit a session or register to attend: www.DublinMaker.ie/repair

20/08/2026

Somewhere between the SPF and the eclipse glasses, at CRNI we submitted our response to the public consultation on the Bioeconomy Strategy 2026-2030!

Turns out the timing for the consultation wasn't bad. If this dry summer taught us anything, it's that Ireland's climate is changing faster than our policy is, and a bioeconomy built on the same "grow more, use more" logic won't cut it.

Developing the Irish bioeconomy has huge potential for sustainability, and building in circularity from the outset and harnessing the potential of social enterprises and community-based organisations will be crucial.
Amongst other things, we call for clear policy alignment between the Bioeconomy Strategy and the Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy; the recognition of community-based and social enterprises as key actors in extending product lifetimes, reducing waste generation and creating local employment, across the wider economy and the bioeconomy; and a public procurement system where reused, repaired and remanufactured bio-based products are actively promoted alongside sustainable bio-based innovation.

Read CRNI’s submission to the Public Consultation on draft Bioeconomy Strategy 2026-2030 on our website!

18/08/2026

Meet Helen, co-founder and CEO of agus Spórt .
Helen has been working for years to bring inclusion to the local community in Inishowen, be it child and family support or making repair and preloved items accessible for all.
This social enterprise includes Síoraí, a circular economy hub supporting sustainability, reuse, community connection, and environmental awareness.

👉 Swipe to read her full Circular Story.

21/07/2026

CRNI is going regional!

If you've spent any time in the circular economy world, you'll know the barriers tend to repeat themselves, and so do the good ideas. Ask a practitioner in Cork and one in Sligo what their challenges are, and they're probably quite similar. Ask them what's working, and you'll often find the answer is just down the road, not reinvented from scratch.

That's the thinking behind our new Regional Hubs. We're bringing members together based on where they're based, following Ireland's waste management regions: East & Midlands, Southern Region, and Connacht & Ulster.

Inside each hub, it's less conference-room formality and more the kind of conversation you'd have over coffee, with some input from experts from across the island: talking through shared problems, trading skills, and picking up on what's already working for the people down the road.

Curious who's in your hub? Take a look at our members list on the CRNI website.

16/07/2026

Come work with us: Part Time Administration and Finance Officer.

CRNI is seeking an Administration and Finance Officer to provide high-quality administrative, governance, membership and finance support to ensure the effective operation of the organisation.
This is a part-time Hybrid role with one day a week office attendance required.
You can find more information and the job description on the CRNI website.

To apply, send your cover letter and CV to [email protected] before 1pm on Monday 27th July 2026.

08/07/2026

Calling all repair café facilitators, makers, fixers and community organisers!

The Repair Summit is coming to the Rediscovery Centre in Dublin on November 28th, bringing together the repair café community to network, swap stories, and tackle shared challenges.

Got a story to tell, a lesson learned, or a skill to share? The open call for sessions is now live!
You can pitch a session on the hands-on, practical side of repair, or on the how-to’s and behind the scenes of setting up and running one.
Whether you're a seasoned repair café organiser or just starting to dream one up, this is your chance to shape the conversation.

⏳ Deadline: September 11th
👉 Submit a session or register to attend: www.DublinMaker.ie/repair

CRNI is proud to support Maker and Centre in bringing this community together.

07/07/2026

Our Textiles Community of Practice met up in person recently, with a visit to CycleUp Up in Roscommon, operated by Roscommon Women's Network - RWN. 👕

The CycleUp team gave us a tour of their space and shop, showing us how they're putting textile reuse into practice locally. We then got stuck into a tote bag-making workshop. Always a hit when our members get to learn with their hands!
We were also joined by local Councillor Emer Kelly, who took the time to hear more about the work of our members and exchange ideas on textile reuse in the community.

Thank you to CycleUp and Roscommon Women Network for hosting us, and to the members who came along!

02/07/2026

We recently got our Furniture Community of Practice together for an in-person meet-up 🪑

This community brings together members who work on furniture reuse, recycling and repair, and this time we dug into the everyday challenges people are facing and swapped ideas for tackling them.
We also got to learn by doing, with two fantastic hands-on demonstrations. Rediscovery Centre, who kindly hosted us for the day, walked us through the traditional Irish craft of chair caning, while Back to Life by Aiséirí showed us how decoupage can give old furniture a new lease of life.

A brilliant day of exchange, peer-to-peer teaching and learning.
Thank you to all our members who took part!

25/06/2026

We're delighted to welcome We Make Good to the CRNI network!

We Make Good is a social enterprise guided by a simple belief: people and the planet matter. They offer exceptional workmanship as well as a training programme based on circular principles and catered to people from marginalised backgrounds.

With their online community of nearly 25,000 people, they’ve built a reality bringing about tangible change and offering craftsmanship. For a fairer Ireland that cares for its people and protects its planet.

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