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Riley, an Irish period product subscription service, have introduced a reusable tampon applicator, with the aim of reducing menstrual waste.

West Cork-Based Company Launch Subscription Box of Eco-Friendly Period Products Gary Grimes | Last updated  10:25 AM, May 21 2021 GMT+1 A burgeoning new Irish business that is aiming to bring period products into the twenty first century and reduce the use of plastic? We really do love to see it. A new company called Riley, based in Schull in Co. Cork, has recently launched a subscription box service which aims to supply people who have periods with safe, premium-quality hygiene products that will do as little damage to the environment as possible. The business was set up by three Irish fem...

Journalist As part of our Boost My Business initiative, we throw a spotlight on a West Cork start-up who are solving the problem thousands of women have every month, the hunt for a tampon. Fiona Alston caught up with Riley co-founder Aine Kilkenny to find out what drove three friends to leave their jobs and begin a women's sanitary products mail order service. "How Riley came about is, an unexpected period arrived," explains Kilkenny, "and typically, even though it happens every month, there wasn't a tampon to be found and that's what sparked the conversation." Aine Kilkenny, Fiona Parfrey an...