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Barry Packaging, Kerry’s leading provider of Carrier Bags and Packaging products has brought Fiver Friday to Kerry.The idea was developed my Wicklow Town Council to encourage locals to spend €5 on Friday July 1st to support local shops and jobs. Since then the idea has been brought Nationwide by Joe Duffy on his Live Line Radio Show. Urging his listeners to dig into their pockets and spend just €5 in their local community to give it a much needed boost. "Fiver Friday is a great and simple idea generated by the listeners ... Continue Reading »

As part of Barry Packaging’s Corporate and Social Responsibility Charter we are a member of Repak - Ireland’s producer recycling fund. Our Membership of Repak ensures that we meet our responsibility to the environment and to the Irish public by contributing to the cost of recycling the packaging which we supply to customers. Over the last decade, membership of Repak has enabled us and over 2,000 other Irish Businesses to contribute over €200 million to support Ireland’s National Packaging Recycling Programmes. ... Continue Reading »

Barry packaging is delighted to be exhibiting at the Cosmetic Associations 2011 Christmas Trade Fair which takes place in the RDS. This year the show will run from Sunday May 22nd to Tuesday May 24th. The Trade Fair is Irelands industry showpiece where industry displays its entire product range available to pharmacies, giftware and beauty and health retailers. This is the first year that the entire industry will showcase at a single venue with the most up to date range of new products, technologies and services on offer to the industry. T... Continue Reading »

Barry Packaging is delighted to be the first to introduce Magic Bow Bags (Svelto Shopper™) to the Irish Market. Manufactured and Patented by Bolis SpA in Italy these bags are ideal for anyone looking for that Ideal Luxury Gift Bag without the fuss. Designed for simple and quick use the ribbon comes attached and packed flatly, with the simple pull of the handle the ribbon closes and becomes a tight luxury bow. The bags substitute slow tedious gift wrapping for a more convenient gift wrapping solution without losing the elegance or... Continue Reading »

In our current climate of advanced communication, the concept of promoting and marketing a business has completely changed. Most entrepreneurs and business people now use different sources to promote their business. The aim behind different advertising strategies is to create a unique identity. Companies usually prefer promoting their name through traditional means like customised pens, key rings and other every day products. What they overlook is the wide appeal that carrier bags have with today’s generation. Companies giving paper ... Continue Reading »