Grant Win for Carrickmacross Toy Library
The Ireland Funds, the global philanthropic network, has awarded funding to the Carrickmacross Toy Library. This support, through the Heart of the Community Fund grant round, will assist the work of the organisation, which operates a toy lending service for children up to eight years old and their families. Click here to download press release […]
Don’t buy your child’s toys, rent them: How toy rental is good for the planet and your pocket – Irish Examiner
Published in the Irish Examiner in September 2021. Children’s toys have a remarkably short lifespan with 80% ending up in landfill or the sea after being used for an average of just six month. Read the full article here >>
Borrowing or renting toys could be the best play for parents in Ireland – Irish Times
Article in The Irish Times in November 2021. Carrickmacross Toy Library, a standalone non-profit toy library, celebrated its first birthday recently. Local parents set up the library whose primary motivation is to reduce toy waste by encouraging parents to borrow rather than buy new toys. Read the full article here >>
This town just launched the first ‘toy library’ for kids and we paid a visit – Evoke.ie
Read an article in Evoke.ie published in November 2021. Read the full article here >>
A visit to Ireland’s first toy library – Newstalk Podcast
Josh Crosbie took a visit to Ireland’s first toy Library in Co Monaghan. Listen to the Podcast here >>
