Are you thinking about shopping local this Christmas? Are you sceptical about how you can make a difference? Remember every euro spent locally will have a positive effect on our local community by supporting local jobs and businesses. Did you know? That the average Irish household will spend a total of €943 at Christmas this…
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Win 100 euro of Cavan Chamber of Commerce vouchers
Contemporary Living has teamed up with Cavan Chamber of Commerce to offer you the chance to win €100 in Cavan Chamber of Commerce vouchers. As part of our ‘Do Your Bit’ shop local campaign, Cavan Chamber of Commerce is offering one lucky reader a chance to win €100 in vouchers. Cavan Chamber of Commerce vouchers…
Buying seasonal veg looks after your pocket and local business
At a glance, supporting local businesses and buying seasonal vegetables don’t seem to go hand in hand – but they do. Yasmin Maassarani finds out more… The convenience of supermarkets and the plentiful supply of fruit and vegetables all year round means that many of us no longer know what is in season. Early this year…
Cavan Chamber of Commerce says shopping local is a two-way street
Yasmin Maassarani talks to Jim Burke, the president of Cavan Chamber of Commerce to chat about his opinions on ‘shopping local’. It’s raining heavily when I drop into Jim Burke’s Costcutter store to discuss the importance of shopping local. He tells me that shopping local is making a commitment to your local community. “I think the…
Supporting local businesses, supporting local jobs
Contemporary Living is running a local campaign this Autumn to highlight the importance of supporting local businesses. The campaign is called ‘Do your bit!’ A recent Guaranteed Irish report has shown that if each of us just spent an extra €4 a week on Guaranteed Irish products and services we could create another 6,200 jobs….
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