So, it happened. You got The Letter. You did everything right. You decided to be a good, responsible homeowner. You read about climate change, you felt your house leaking heat like a wicker basket, and you thought, “I shall do the Good Thing. I shall insulate.” You went online. You found the Sustainable Energy Authority … Why Was My SEAI Insulation Grant Rejected? A Painful Post-Mortem
Let’s talk about the 1980s. It was a glorious time. A time of magnificent hair, questionable synth-pop, and shoulder pads so large they could be used as emergency flotation devices. It was also a time when we built houses with the thermal efficiency of a wet paper bag. If you own a house built in … How to upgrade your 1980’s Dublin Home with Energy Grants
Let’s start with a simple thought experiment. Imagine you’re standing on a Dublin street in the middle of a freak January blizzard. It’s windy. It’s freezing. It’s the kind of damp cold that seems to bypass your clothes and settle deep into your bones. Now, imagine you’re doing this completely bald. Every other part of … Your House is Wearing a Toupee in a Blizzard: An Exhaustive, Slightly Unhinged Guide to SEAI Attic Insulation Grants
There’s a war being fought across Ireland. It’s not in the history books, and you won’t see it on the evening news. It’s a quiet, invisible conflict waged in the dead of night, on windy Tuesday afternoons, and during that weirdly cold snap in the middle of May. It’s a war fought with rolls of fibreglass, spray foam guns, and sternly-worded letters to the landlord.
This is the Great Irish Heat-Off. A battle against our ancient, invisible enemy: The Cold Bit That Gets In