11+ hour, 42+ min ago   (710+ words) The recent Climate Change Advisory Council report shows that, up to 2025, emissions of greenhouse gases from the built environment were in line with its carbon budget. However, the report also highlights how we will miss the 2030 target unless current delivery…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (118+ words) Solar panel enthusiast Garrett Fox speaks to Aideen Finnegan on the Better with Money Podcast. Firefighters battle Slievenamon wildfire on fourth day of blaze Video: Defence Forces Editor: Eoin Ronayne 'The forensic excavation team have recovered the skeletal remains of…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (801+ words) I have a habit of collecting hobbies like other people collect football cards. I have drawers full of wool from the crochet era, a box of essential oils and unidentified bags of white powder from a brief flirtation with bath…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (479+ words) Sir, – Sadhbh O’Neill’s recent article on SEAI energy grants accurately describes the problem with the system. The SEAI grant system, with its focus on deep retrofit projects, hinders the attempts of many homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (207+ words) The Irish Times Solar panel owners face dilemma as Government urges evening energy use Residents weigh cost of complying with energy guidelines versus feeding power back to the grid Sir, -If the US and Israeli war on Iran continues, the…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1505+ words) It is the beating heart of all our homes, the place were meals are prepared, families and friends get together, plans are made and problems are solved, but for some people, their kitchens are not working for their families. This…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (833+ words) We’ve all experienced that stab of envy when catching a glimpse of how the other half live and how stylish and immaculate their homes appear to be. From plush bedrooms to swanky kitchens and of course, those immaculate, tastefully-fitted-out bathrooms....

6+ mon, 5+ hour ago   (817+ words) It often takes a moment of disruption to prompt us to act on the things that aren’t quite right in our homes. The rain over the past few weeks has done this, with talk of homeowners noticing leaks, damp patches…...

10+ mon, 1+ day ago   (895+ words) When one of Ireland’s most celebrated interior designers lets you in on her expert advice on using colour in your home, you listen up. According to Róisín Lafferty, “Colour is an emotional toolkit. It can cocoon you in comfort or…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (361+ words) An exclusive Dalkey home once dubbed in the High Court the “unluckiest” house in Ireland has won planning permission for an outdoor swimming pool and Jacuzzi. An Coimisiún Pleanála has given the go-ahead to Sorrento HGT UC for a new…...