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12/09/2023 • Home & Lifestyle | Latest News | Sustainability

From Emissions to Savings: How Renewable Ready Gas Boilers Can Transform Your Home

  Looking to upgrade your home energy rating? Achieve a B1 or more by using a mixed technology approach by installing a renewable ready gas boiler with Calor Ireland. Switching to a renewable ready gas boiler allows homes and businesses to significantly reduce their emissions, without a deep retrofit of…

28/08/2023 • Home & Lifestyle

Stay Cosy and Prepared for Winter: Top Tips from Calor

As the days grow colder, ensure you're ready to face whatever winter throws your way. Although we cannot predict the weather, we can give you some tips from Calor on staying cosy and comfortable over the coming months.

21/05/2021 • Home & Lifestyle | Sustainability

8 Sustainable Lifestyle Tips for your Family

Most families want to make environmentally friendly choices. But it can be hard to know where to start. Parents may worry that their family won’t be able to maintain “green habits”. Sustainable living doesn’t have…

26/02/2021 • Home & Lifestyle

9 Tips to Reduce Your Energy Bill While Working from Home This Winter

The days are getting colder and the winter season is now in full swing. Naturally, in darker, colder weather, homes and businesses will need to keep their lights and heating on for longer periods of time. Many of us may still be working remotely from home, meaning we will…

30/10/2020 • Home & Lifestyle

9 Great Activities to Entertain Children on Rainy Days

With summer weather now behind us, we look towards colder weather ahead. Many Irish families have picked up some really great habits over lockdown by getting creative in their homes to keep the family occupied. While getting into the great outdoors is optimal, in Ireland it’s always good to have…

22/07/2020 • Home & Lifestyle

Decluttering Your Home

What’s this for? Where does that go? Does this still work? These are questions most of us are likely to ask ourselves about various things that have come to our attention during these unprecedented times of social distancing.  ‘Things’ that have no place, and are left gathering dust, waiting for their…

28/06/2020 • Home & Lifestyle

Time for a Staycation

John Burke, Manager of the Armada Hotel in Spanish Point, was one of a group of hoteliers interviewed by The Sunday Business Post for a recent article. The column focussed on the challenges facing our tourism providers. John, who has climbed Mt. Everest, is no stranger to challenges, but…

05/05/2020 • Home & Lifestyle

Caravan and Camping Season 2020 Kicks Off

There was an audible sigh of relief from camping enthusiasts when the Government announced that campsites could re-open.  Camping enthusiasts live for the weekend and to travel the highways of our island to see all that the country has to offer.  While the camping season would normally start in March…

05/05/2020 • Home & Lifestyle

Health & Wellness: Practicing Mindfulness

What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is the concept of being fully present with what is happening in the moment. When practiced regularly, as part of routine, mindfulness is proven to be effective at improving physical health, improving sleep quality and reducing anxiety and increasing clarity of thought. During these uncertain…

04/03/2020 • Home & Lifestyle

Gardening at Home

Spring has sprung and the sun is shining quite consistently, not always a regular occurrence across the island of Ireland. This comes at a time when we are urged to stay at home to slow the spread of coronavirus and when we are out, we must stay two metres (six…