Fairtrade Sail ready for Fairtrade Fortnight

Fairtrade Fortnight starts 23rd Feb, and we're getting ready to hoist our FT sail on a hill overlooking Kinsale. We're also going to join the Go Bananas campaign on March 6 & 7. Growers look like they'll be visiting Youghal, Midleton & Cork in this area, so should be fun. Just hoping SuperValu will get plenty of those bananas in stock...

Fairtrade Ryanair, Unfairtrade Aer Lingus

While everyone is sitting around freezing in airports this week, remember Ryanair will serve you Fairtrade coffee and tea on board, while Aer Lingus won't ! An honourable reason for flying Ryanair. And although Aer Arann tea and coffee is likewise 'unfair', they do at least offer you a taste of Fairtrade luxury in the form of Divine Fairtrade chocolate bars.

Fair trade trouser deal

I was in Debenhams in Cork today. They have Fairtrade denim jeans, 'Buy 1 Get 1 Half Price' and then they give you an extra 30% OFF for opening a store card account which, of course, you never have to use. That less than €40 for 2 pairs of Fairtrade jeans.. Yiii...Haaaa !