Go ‘Shopping Spraoi’
this Saturday
17.03.25
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YOUNG people in Inishowen
are invited to a swap or buy fashion pop-up shop in
Carndonagh next Saturday. The ‘Shopping Spraoi’
sustainable clothing project is aimed at 16 to 25 year
olds and the next event will be held at the Aras,
Carndonagh Community School on Saturday 22nd March from
12pm to 4pm. |
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People enjoying a Shopping
Spraoi pop-up event in Inishowen. |
The Shopping Spraoi
project was launched last year and project co-ordinator
Aoibhín Nolan says it was a great success: "We were
blown away by the response to Shopping Spraoi! on the
day, over 500 people attended, with 30 young people
hosting their own clothing rails and more than 1,000
preloved items available for swap or sale. It was
amazing to see so many people getting involved in
sustainable fashion and embracing the circular economy."
Aoibhín added: “We plan to run more Shopping Spraoi
events over the course of the project. The pop-up shop
this Saturday is open to anyone to come along to swap,
buy or just learn more about sustainability.
If you want to sell or swap, you can apply to have your
own clothes rail at:
https://forms.office.com
Or if you just want to shop, you can get free tickets to
attend at:
www.eventbrite.com |
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Pictured left to right at
a Shopping Spraoi event in Inishowen are friends Meadhbh
Sweeney, Aoibhín Nolan (project co-ordinator) and
Valerie Grant. |
Aoibhín says Shopping
Spraoi aims to encourage young people to reduce fashion
waste and make eco-friendly choices and while they are
doing this, they can have a great time with friends.
The sustainable fashion pop-up project is part of Spraoi
agus Spórt’s circular economy hub, Síoraí. The hub aims
primarily to reduce waste and dumping by extending the
lifetime and use of materials and products. It involves
sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and
recycling as much as possible, for as long as possible.
The developing hub is already home to Síoraí Clothing
and Accessories and Síoraí Home, which sells revamped
preloved furniture. There are also plans to launch a
Síoraí Tech for restored technology and devices, and
Síoraí Bicycles for repaired bikes and scooters. |
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