The Vhi Women's Mini Marathon ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN today, Wednesday, 4 March. Register today to secure your spot on the start line for the Best Time Ever! 🏃‍♀️ Join our team for the Vhi Women's Mini Marathon 2026! 🌱 www.idonate.ie/team/vhiwome...

The Vhi Women's Mini Marathon GENERAL SALE LAUNCHES tomorrow, Wednesday, 4 March. 🏃‍♀️ Join our team for the Vhi Women's Mini Marathon 2026! 🌱 www.idonate.ie/team/vhiwome...

Student membership for just €5? Yes, really. 🎓🌱✨ Are you a student who cares about animals 🐾, the planet 🌍 and creating positive change? Join the Vegan Society of Ireland for only €5 per year.

A Guide to a Vegan Valentine’s Day 💘 For those celebrating Valentine’s Day on 14 February, we’ve created a guide filled with thoughtful ideas for a compassionate, cruelty-free celebration. With these tips, you can make your Valentine’s Day meaningful, memorable and aligned with your values...

Did you know that it’s much cheaper and more cost-effective to buy groceries as a vegan? There is a myth that eating vegan food costs more. When people say vegan food is expensive, it is worth checking the numbers. 🧾

🗓️January may be over, but you can sign up for Veganuary year-round! 🙌 If you are not vegan yet and want to make a positive change, sign up and take the Veganuary pledge. Let’s help build a kinder and greener future for Ireland. 💚🌱 Sign up here 👉 veganuary.com/ie/partner/v...

Go Vegan for the Planet 🌍 Did you know that the way we eat and live has a huge impact on the health of our planet? Animal agriculture is a major driver of environmental damage, contributing to biodiversity loss, deforestation, pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. 🏞️🌊🌳🏭

The Irish Anti-Vivisection Society (IAVS) has shared new official figures that show that more than 112,000 animals were used in experiments in Ireland in 2024, an increase compared with 2023. Most were mice, but guinea pigs, pigs, dogs, horses, goats and others were also used. 🐁🐖🐕🐎🐐🐾💔

Veganuary is the perfect time to get inspired in the kitchen. ✨ Check out these lovely recipes shared by our members, volunteers and vegan-friendly businesses.🌱🍽️ Take a look and try something new: vegansociety.ie/tag/recipes/ Tag us if you make one — we would love to see it! 💚

Why Should I Go Vegan? Veganism is rooted in compassion and justice for animals. Choosing a vegan lifestyle means rejecting the use and killing of animals for food, clothing, testing or any other purpose. Learn why going vegan matters for animal rights and how your choices can help reduce suffering.

Need a little extra Veganuary support? 😊 We have a friendly Facebook group where you can connect with others online 👉 www.facebook.com/groups/vegan... Members are encouraged to post things like recipes, photos of your own cooking and baking, vegan products and lifestyle tips, etc.

Already vegan? You can take part in Veganuary, too! 🌱 Everyone who signs up receives daily emails with meal ideas, tasty recipes and helpful information that highlights why the food we choose matters.📩 Sign up here veganuary.com/ie/partner/v... Learn more: www.vegansociety.ie & www.veganuary.com

The Veganuary Workplace Challenge 🌱💼 Would you like to get your workplace involved with Veganuary? Find out more and download the guide here: veganuary.com/get-involved... Irish Workplace Challenge participants can also register to receive Veganuary emails via: veganuary.com/ie/partner/v... 🇮🇪📩

Looking for somewhere to eat this Veganuary? 🌱🍽️ We have a growing list of restaurants across Ireland offering plant-based options this Veganuary: vegansociety.ie/veganuary-re... Keep an eye out and support restaurants going plant-based this January. 💚

Wishing all our members, volunteers and followers a very Happy New Year! ✨Thank you for your support during the year and here’s to a fantastic 2026. 🙌

Wishing all our members, volunteers and followers a very Happy Christmas! 🎄✨ Thank you for your support during the year 💚🌱 #VeganChristmas #PlantBasedChristmas #VSI #VeganSocietyOfIreland #Vegans #Vegan #GoVegan #IrishVegans #VegansIreland #VeganLife #VeganSocietyIreland #PlantBased #AnimalRights

📊 New Survey of the Irish Population's Eating Habits 🌱 3% of people are either vegan or plant-based. 👥 Among the 25–34 age group, this figure rises to 6%. 🥕 7% of people are vegetarian. The survey was commissioned by the VSI and carried out by Amárach Research.

🦊 VSI's statement on the Fox Hunting Ban 🦊 A Missed Opportunity to End Fox Hunting Cruelty. Please read the VSI's statement on the Fox Hunting Ban vote this week ➡ vegansociety.ie/vsi-statemen...

📻 Listen to James O'Donovan of the VSI speaking on Newstalk's Hard Shoulder about the new EU proposed Food Labelling laws which prohibit terms like 'burger' or 'sausage' for plant-based foods. www.goloudplayer.com/episodes/do-...

Ban Fox Hunting 🦊 In May 2025, Ruth Coppinger TD introduced a bill in the Irish Dáil to ban fox hunting, called the Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025.

📣 We are happy to share that we have launched a new VSI group on Meetup®! Many of you told us in our recent survey that you’d like to connect with other vegans in your local area. We’re pleased to share that we’ve created a group on Meetup®: www.meetup.com/vsi-meetup-g...

📣 Big news for plant-based living in Ireland! We are proud to share that the Vegan Society of Ireland is now the official Veganuary partner in Ireland. 🌱 Veganuary has inspired millions of people since 2014 and has helped launch new plant-based products and menu options around the world. 🌍

Don’t miss the Vegan Society of Ireland’s upcoming Winter Newsletter! ❄️🌱 Subscribe here: vegansociety.ie/newsletter-s... It’s packed with exciting news, inspiring articles and plenty of plant-powered goodness. 💚

📣 We are delighted to welcome Plant Based Academy to our Discount Scheme! VSI members can now enjoy 15% off. Plant Based Academy is a world renowned university specialising in plant-based nutrition, plant-based culinary art, lifestyle medicine and culinary medicine. 🌱 plantbasedacademy.com

Give a friend or loved one a meaningful gift this Christmas with a VSI membership card! 🎄💚 vegansociety.ie/membership/

🛑 Stop the EU’s Ban on common-sense “Meaty” Words for Plant-Based Foods. ✍️ Sign the petition today: act.weplanet.org/p/noconfusio... #NoConfusion #NoConfusionPetition #VeganSocietyOfIreland #Vegan #GoVegan #IrishVegans #VegansIreland #VeganLifestyle #PlantBasedLifestyle #VeganSocietyIreland

We are delighted to welcome I Monelli to our Discount Scheme! VSI members can now enjoy 10% off. I Monelli is a family-friendly Italian restaurant located in Portobello, Dublin, overlooking the beautiful Grand Canal. Enjoy authentic Italian cuisine in a warm and relaxed atmosphere.

🌱 The Vegan Society of Ireland is running a short and confidential survey. We would love to hear your views so we can plan better campaigns, events, and community projects for the year ahead.

📗 🌱 VSI Book recommendation! Vegan Made Easy: A Practical Guide to Plant-Based Living is a must-have resource on the “how” and “why” to go vegan. By Camila Perussello (UCD) and Joanne Kong

📣 We are delighted to welcome Whistler Tree to our Discount Scheme! VSI members can now enjoy 25% off.

Happy World Vegan Day! 🌱💚🐔🐷🐮🐟🐾 Today, we celebrate compassion, health and sustainability, choosing kindness for animals, people and nature. View our World Vegan Day 2025 press release 👉 vegansociety.ie/worldveganda...

Did you know? We now have over 60 businesses taking part in our VSI Member Discount Scheme! 🛍 Our Discounts page makes it easier than ever to find what you’re looking for: lnkd.in/djZgNHtf Join today and start saving 💚 lnkd.in/d45B9bXG Membership: €25 Unwaged/OAPs: €15 Students: €5

Trick or treat the vegan way! This Halloween, fill your treat bowls with cruelty-free sweets that everyone can enjoy. 🍬🎃

📣 We are delighted to welcome Edergole Kitchen to our Discount Scheme! VSI members can now enjoy 15% off all cookery classes with Edergole Kitchen. www.edergolekitchen.ie vegansociety.ie/discount-sch...

📣 Calling all Vegan Clubs and Societies! 🌱 We’d love to connect with vegan groups at universities and colleges across Ireland. Please DM us or email and let’s work together to grow the vegan movement on campus! [email protected] 1/2

Watch this video from Viva! featuring Randal Plunkett, the 21st Baron of Dunsany, Co. Meath.

💥 Could eating poultry kill us? 💥 A 20-year study by researchers at Italy’s National Institute of Gastroenterology found that people who ate more than 300g of poultry per week were twice as likely to die from cancers such as stomach, bowel and pancreas. 1/2

Today is world Farmed Animals Day. According to 'Our World in Data' 900,000 cows, 1.4 million goats, 1.7 million sheep, 3.8 million pigs, 12 million ducks, and 202 million chickens were slaughtered every day in 2023. We can live perfectly healthy lives without killing animals. Please, Go Vegan!

Photos from the Mind Body Experience at City Hall this weekend. Thanks to all the people who came over and chatted with us and signed up for Vegan Society of Ireland membership - it was lovely to meet you all! ❤ vegansociety.ie/membership/

Our Autumn newsletter has just gone out to all our members and subscribers. To receive our newsletter you can join or renew your membership, or subscribe to our newsletter via the front page of our website. 🌱 www.vegansociety.ie #VSI #vegans #govegan #plantbased #irishvegans #VSIdiscounts

We are thrilled to have a stand at Cork Mind Body Experience - Ireland's Largest Holistic Event - at Cork City Hall on the 27th & 28th of September 2025. Free Admission, 100 Exhibitors, and 100 Complimentary Talks, Workshops & Classes. 10am – 7pm. See you there!

We're delighted to welcome Health From Home Naturally to our Discount Scheme with a 20% discount for VSI members. You'll find the discount code in the Members Login Area on our website. healthfromhomenaturally.com @health_from_home_naturally #vegan #naturopath #govegan #plantbased #veganhealth

We are very pleased to welcome Glowing on Plants to our discount scheme with a very generous 20% discount for VSI members. You can find the discount code on our Members Login page. glowingonplants.com @glowingonplants #vegan #vegans #VeganSocietyIreland #VSIdiscounts #govegan #veganpregnancy

We are delighted to welcome Caitlin Taylor Advisory Services Ltd. to our discount scheme with a 20% discount for any VSI members who are running a business that is either vegan or is actively supporting/advocating for veganism. #caitintayloradvisory #vegan #VSIdiscounts #VeganSocietyIreland

Vegan De Laois - 100% plant-based takeaway - 10% discount for VSI members! Discount not yet available on JustEat but is available for walk-ins and phone orders for collection. Please show your membership card when paying. #vegandelaois #veganportlaoise #VeganSocietyIreland #IrishVegans

🌱 Exciting News from the Vegan Society of Ireland! 🌱 We’re thrilled to announce that we’re hiring our first paid, part-time employee! 🎉 We're looking for someone with passion, initiative and commitment to support our admin work and help drive our campaigns, events and activities.

🌱Exciting News! 🌱 We're thrilled to unveil our new logo! This fresh look reflects our mission to promote a compassionate, sustainable and vegan lifestyle across Ireland. 👉🏼Let us know what you think in the comments! #vegan #govegan #VSI #vegansireland #irishvegans #veganism

Chocco are the latest business to join us with 10% discount for VSI members. You’ll find them regularly at markets around Cork city and county. In addition to their cakes, bars and treats they now do ice cream and coffee. Just show your VSI card when purchasing.

Vegan Check, created in Ireland, is a community-driven platform dedicated to making vegan living more accessible and convenient. Its mission is to help people discover and share plant-based products in their local areas, fostering a supportive network of conscious consumers. @vegancheckapp #vegan

Amazing news from the Plant-Based Universities initiative, with Heidelberg now the 24th European university to go completely plant-based! We'd love to see this happening at Irish universities in the not too distant future. @plantbasedunis #plantbased #vegan #plantbaseduniversities #govegan