Xavier Dubuisson is a renewable energy engineer and consultant and founding member and CEO of RetroKit Ltd, a software company dedicated to unlocking the housing energy renovation challenge with digitalisation. He shares some practical advice with homeowners looking to conserve energy and reduce costs over the winter. Firstly, if you […]

When Matt Mills stood on a rock at Goleen Harbour looking out to the Fastnet Rock and felt that first tiny spark of an idea forming back in 2014, little did he know that this piece of wild and beautiful land would come to mean so much to so many […]

Whether working from home or travelling to an office, university, or a warehouse, some changes that don’t cost the Earth or break the bank are easily implemented. Producing waste, commuting to work, and using electricity all have an impact on the environment, so let’s look at some easy ways to […]

Wool carpets are not only beautiful but are also intrinsically practical given the characteristics of the fibres; warmth, durability and insulation (picture a sheep on the side of a mountain in January). Wool is also sustainable, renewable, biodegradable and recyclable!  Glentree Furniture & Carpets in Dunmanway has a beautiful range […]

For  anyone who wants to make their home more energy efficient but is lacking the funds for a large investment, cellulose fibre insulation offers one of the simplest, most cost-effective solutions to saving energy in the home to the best achievable standard. Cork based company Ecocel uses cellulose fibre insulation, […]