IMR’s Circular Economy Platform CIRCULÉIRE welcomes Minister of State Alan Dillon TD to IMR, Mullingar

Press release – Tuesday 8th April, IMR Mullingar, Co Westmeath. Picture, from left to right: David McCormack (IMR), Geraldine Brennan (IMR), Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Barry Kennedy (IMR) and Niall McLoughlin (DECC)

Alan Dillon TD, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) with special responsibility for Small Businesses and Retail and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) with special responsibility for Circular Economy visits Irish Manufacturing Research’s Circular Innovation Platform CIRCULÉIRE at its Mullingar RD&I Lab to gain industry insights and meet network members showcasing innovative circular economy practices.

Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR), as Secretariat of CIRCULÉIRE, was delighted to welcome Alan Dillon TD, Minister of State with special responsibility for the Circular Economy, to their Mullingar RD&I Lab to showcase CIRCULÉIRE services and members’ circularity in action.

Award winning enterprise and industry representatives from a cross-sectoral cohort of circular businesses and innovative circular solutions were on hand to talk about their circular impact and the benefits membership has delivered.

CIRCULÉIRE Cross-Sectoral Membership & Impact

The ICT/WEEE sector was represented by IQuTech (RDS 2025 Circular Economy Award Nominee), Green IT and WEEE Ireland.

Plastics, packaging and print were represented by Novelplast, Rebox (RDS 2025 Circular Economy Award Nominee) and iSupply (2025 PWC/Business Post Sustainable Small Business of the Year).

Alumni from CIRCULÉIRE’s Circular Ventures Accelerator including HaPPE Earth (2025 HIHI awardee), BladeBridge (CEIG 2024 awardee), shareclub and Eriu were on hand to highlight their circular journeys and efforts to scale.

Decotek, an automotive business, elaborated on their circular practices, while past and present CIRCULÉIRE Industry Steering Group members also attended to round out representation from the Built Environment and Financial Services sectors.

Comments About the CIRCULÉIRE Member Showcase

Minister Alan Dillon said “I am impressed with the scope and scale of the circular business models and practices on display here today. I have heard from pioneering cross-sectoral enterprise on their journeys to put circular design principles into practice. I thank IMR and CIRCULÉIRE members for a very insightful and hands-on showcase of circularity in action”.

Barry Kennedy, IMR CEO, said “We are delighted to welcome Minister Alan Dillon, here today. IMR partners with industry to demystify emerging technologies, derisk adoption, and deliver real-world impact – helping businesses scale and innovate with confidence. CIRCULÉIRE, our national platform for circular innovation, is at the forefront of driving carbon emission reductions by mainstreaming circular business and events like this today are important to put a spotlight on this very important work to protect our climate”.