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Around 2% of people in Ireland are believed to be vegan, and 8% vegetarian. Shutterstock/Foxys Forest Manufacture

Poll: Would you consider going vegan?

As more people cut down on their meat consumption we’re asking would you consider cutting out all animal products?

NOVEMBER MARKS WORLD vegan month, and it appears more of us are considering veganism as a diet option. 

Vegans don’t eat anything that comes from an animal for environmental, health or pro-animal reasons (or a mix of the three). Many also choose to avoid clothing made from animals.

In recent weeks former President Mary Robinson has repeated her calls for  us to cut down on our meat consumption in order to tackle climate change. 

For many people cutting out animal products from their diet now makes more sense than traditional diets as cook Holly White explains in her column in TheJournal.ie today. 

So today we’re asking would you go vegan?


Poll Results:

No (6450)
No, but I would consider cutting down on meat (4917)
Yes (2329)
I'm already a vegan (1540)

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    Dec 15th 2013, 9:18 AM

    kenny up to his usual patronising garbage, appearing on TV providing it is only in his own company in case there are any awkward questions!!

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    Dec 15th 2013, 9:58 AM

    kenny should do his speech on the vincent browne show that would be good TV

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    Dec 15th 2013, 9:34 AM

    Were we not told that 2013 was the last austerity budget? I suppose ‘that’s just something you do’ as a politician

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    Dec 15th 2013, 9:28 AM

    Will he wear the sackcloth or go with the fur coat ,no knickers look?

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    Dec 15th 2013, 9:52 AM

    The 10 at 9? The top ups must have sneaked in

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    Dec 15th 2013, 11:49 AM

    Its time now clown kenny answered questions

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    Dec 15th 2013, 6:37 PM

    #5: Optimistic….good comedy like that is hard to come. Blind optimism helped get this country into the state it has been in since ’08!

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