Students’ Union’s Redistributes over 50,000 kilograms of Surplus Food in 2025
Spéir, the University of Galway Students’ Union Pantry, is celebrating a huge achievement of redistributing over 50,000 kilograms of surplus food in 2025. The Students’ Union partners with FoodCloud to redistribute surplus food which would otherwise go to landfill. Spéir, which is funded by the Student Levy is hugely popular with students who are keen to minimise the environmental effect of food waste.
The figures which were compiled by FoodCloud in their annual Impact Report record 51,190 kilograms of surplus food redistributed by the Students’ Union. This is equal to 121,881 meals and has saved 118,761 kilograms of CO2.
FoodCloud is an Irish charity that tackles climate change and food insecurity by connecting businesses that have surplus food to communities that can use it. Established in 2013, FoodCloud works with over community groups across Ireland. Last year it redistributed over 4,248 tonnes of surplus food which equates to over 10.1 million meals.
Students’ Union President Maisie Hall said: “Spéir is an excellent initiative and is very popular with our students. The University has kindly provided space for us to operate the service, and we are delighted that we can work together on such a hugely beneficial sustainability project.
Students’ Union Environmental and Sustainability Officer, Molly Hickey added: “Students are very conscious of environmental sustainability and their role in reducing CO2 emissions. Reducing food waste is just one way to do that and working with FoodCloud has been a fantastic partnership”
PICTURED (Left to Right): Matthew Fegan and Iseult Ward (FoodCloud) with Maisie Hall and Paddy Marnane (University of Galway Students’ Union)
Breis is 50,000 cileagram de Bhia Barrachais Athdháilte ag Comhaltas na Mac Léinn in 2025
Tá Spéir, Landair Chomhaltas na Mac Léinn, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe, ag ceiliúradh éacht ollmhór agus breis is 50,000 cileagram de bhia barrachais athdháilte in 2025. Oibríonn Comhaltas na Mac Léinn i gcomhar le FoodCloud chun athdháileadh a dhéanamh ar bhia barrachais a rachadh chuig líonadh talún murach é. Tá an-tóir ar Spéir, arna maoiniú ag an Tobhach Mac Léinn, i measc mic léinn ar mian leo drochthionchar na dramhaíola bia ar an gcomhshaol a íoslaghdú.
Léiríonn na figiúirí a chuir FoodCloud le chéile ina dTuarascáil Tionchair bhliantúil gur athdháil Comhaltas na Mac Léinn 51,190 cileagram de bhia barrachais. Is ionann sin agus 121,881 béile, anuas ar 118,761 cileagram de CO2 a shábháil.
Is carthanas Éireannach é FoodCloud a théann i ngleic leis an athrú aeráide agus leis an neamhchinnteacht bia trí ghnólachtaí a bhfuil bia barrachais acu a nascadh le pobail ar féidir leo é a úsáid. Bunaithe in 2013, oibríonn FoodCloud le neart grúpaí pobail ar fud na hÉireann. Anuraidh, athdháileadh breis is 4,248 tonna de bhia barrachais, méid arb ionann é agus breis is 10.1 milliún béile.
Dúirt Uachtarán Chomhaltas na Mac Léinn, Maisie Hall: “Is tionscnamh den scoth é Spéir agus tá an-tóir air i measc ár gcuid mac léinn. Tá an Ollscoil tar éis spás a chur ar fáil dúinn chun an tseirbhís a sholáthar, agus tá áthas orainn gur féidir linn oibriú in éindí ar thionscadal inbhuanaitheachta atá chomh tairbheach leis seo.
Dúirt Oifigeach Comhshaoil agus Inbhuanaitheachta an Chomhaltais, Molly Hickey,: “Tá mic léinn an-aireach ar an inbhuanaitheacht chomhshaoil agus ar an ról atá acu maidir le laghdú astaíochtaí CO2. Níl sa laghdú ar dhramhaíl bhia ach bealach amháin chun é sin a dhéanamh agus is iontach an chomhpháirtíocht atá againn le FoodCloud.”
SA PHICTIÚR (ó chlé go deas): Matthew Fegan agusIseult Ward (FoodCloud) le Maisie Hall agus Paddy Marnane (Comhaltas na Mac Léinn, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe)
