Episodios

  • S6 Ep9: Upcycled Furniture and Eco Homes, with Fionnuala Jay, Olof and Siobhan

    S6 Ep9: Upcycled Furniture and Eco Homes, with Fionnuala Jay, Olof and Siobhan
    Nov 25 2025
    We are back this week with podcaster, broadcaster and sustainability influencer, Fionnuala Jones, who has been renovating the house she bought in Dublin. In this episode, Kim chats to her about her work in sustainability, upcycling, her design style and lots more.

    Then it’s off to Portarlington to visit the home of Olof and Siobhan. They wanted a warm, comfortable and eco-friendly house and Kim talks to them about how their energy upgrade has enhanced their lives.

    SEAI’s One Stop Shop service offers homeowners all that’s required for a complete home energy upgrade. These registered private operators will manage the entire process for you, from the initial assessment of your home, through to the final BER.

    Olof and Siobhan’s One Stop Shop was SSE Airtricity

    Find out more here: http://www.seai.ie/TraditionalHomes
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  • S6 Ep8: Traditional Homes, with Jenny Sheahan, Kate O’Driscoll, Stephen Farrell and Clifford Guest

    S6 Ep8: Traditional Homes, with Jenny Sheahan, Kate O’Driscoll, Stephen Farrell and Clifford Guest
    Nov 18 2025
    Interior designers and podcasters, Kate O’Driscoll and Jenny Sheahan, are back on the podcast this week. They are joined by SEAI’s Stephen Farrell to talk about traditional homes: houses with character and history, but plenty of challenges too. Stephen talks us through the Traditional Home Pilot Scheme, run by the SEAI, and there’s lots of advice for anyone living in an older home.

    Kim then travels to Tipperary to meet Clifford Guest, who has renovated a beautiful 200-year-old home which has been in his family for six generations. Clifford tells Kim about his vision for the house and how he transformed the place.

    SEAI’s One Stop Shop service offers homeowners all that’s required for a complete home energy upgrade. These registered private operators will manage the entire process for you, from the initial assessment of your home, through to the final BER.

    Clifford’s One Stop Shop was Kore Retrofit

    Find out more here: http://www.seai.ie/TraditionalHomes
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  • S6 Ep7: “Squishy Irish”, with James Kavanagh and Hilda O’Shea

    S6 Ep7: “Squishy Irish”, with James Kavanagh and Hilda O’Shea
    Nov 11 2025
    We're back with James Kavanagh, for more on his fabulous new home in Kilkenny. Kim sits down with James to dive deeper into his renovation plans, to chat about his “squishy Irish” design style, and to see how he envisions life in his new home.

    Kim then travels to Sligo to meet Hilda O’Shea. She is in the middle of transforming her 300-year-old house into a warm, energy efficient haven for her growing family. It’s an ambitious project, and Kim gets a full tour of the build in progress, before sitting down for a chat.

    SEAI’s One Stop Shop service offers homeowners all that’s required for a complete home energy upgrade. These registered private operators will manage the entire process for you, from the initial assessment of your home, through to the final BER.

    Hilda's One Stop Shop was Electric Ireland Superhomes

    Find out more here: https://www.seai.ie/grants/home-energy-grants
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  • S6 Ep6: Getting the Most from Your Energy Upgrade, with Kieran McCarthy and Deirdre De Burca

    S6 Ep6: Getting the Most from Your Energy Upgrade, with Kieran McCarthy and Deirdre De Burca
    Nov 4 2025
    On this week’s episode Kim is back chatting to building engineer and fountain of energy upgrade knowledge, Kieran McCarthy. He gives his advice on how to get the best value for money on your energy upgrades, as well as sharing his thoughts on sustainable living and what the home of the future will look like.

    Kim then heads out to Cabinteely, in Dublin, to have a chat in Deirdre De Burca’s home. She took on a big renovation project to upgrade her mother’s former house, transforming it into a warm, comfy and energy efficient home.

    SEAI’s One Stop Shop service offers homeowners all that’s required for a complete home energy upgrade. These registered private operators will manage the entire process for you, from the initial assessment of your home, through to the final BER.

    Find out more here: https://www.seai.ie/grants/home-energy-grants
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  • S6 Ep5: Homes of the Year, with Kate O’Driscoll and Jenny Sheahan

    S6 Ep5: Homes of the Year, with Kate O’Driscoll and Jenny Sheahan
    Oct 28 2025
    On this episode of House Warming, host Kim Buckley sits down with interior designers and podcasters Kate O’Driscoll and Jenny Sheahan. Kate and Jenny were both competitors on RTE’s Home of the Year, but they went from competitors to collaborators and now co-host the interiors podcast Rip It Up.

    Kim gets the full story of how they both ended up working in interior design, despite starting out on very different career paths. They give us an insight into their award-winning homes, and what they’ve been up to since, and have plenty of great tips for anyone upgrading their home.

    SEAI’s One Stop Shop service offers homeowners all that’s required for a complete home energy upgrade. These registered private operators will manage the entire process for you, from the initial assessment of your home, through to the final BER.

    Find out more here: https://www.seai.ie/grants/home-energy-grants
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  • S6 Ep4: Making Plans, with Dermot Bannon and Jerome O’Donovan

    S6 Ep4: Making Plans, with Dermot Bannon and Jerome O’Donovan
    Oct 21 2025
    On this episode of House Warming, Kim Buckley is talking all things design and architecture, and who better than Dermot Bannon to get some top tips on upgrading your home. Kim chats to Dermot about everything from heat pumps and solar panels to his famous glass box extensions!

    Kim then heads to Cork, to sit down with Jerome O’Donovan in his three-bedroom bungalow in Blackrock. With a deep retrofit he has brought his home to an A1 rating - as energy efficient as it’s possible to get a house! He tells Kim about what he’s learned from the experience and gives us a tour of his beautiful house.

    SEAI’s One Stop Shop service offers homeowners all that’s required for a complete home energy upgrade. These registered private operators will manage the entire process for you, from the initial assessment of your home, through to the final BER.

    Find out more here: https://www.seai.ie/grants/home-energy-grants

    For more information on Jerome's One Stop Shop, please visit https://www.envirobead.com/
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  • S6 Ep3: Home Comforts and Expert Advice, with Ryan Baird and Kieran McCarthy

    S6 Ep3: Home Comforts and Expert Advice, with Ryan Baird and Kieran McCarthy
    Oct 14 2025
    On this episode of House Warming, Kim Buckley sits down with Leinster and Ireland rugby star Ryan Baird, and Kieran McCarthy, building engineer and regular on TV and radio.

    Ryan has just bought a new house by the sea in Dublin, and has big plans for the design and energy upgrade of his home. He tells Kim about his vision for a house where he can cook and entertain, but can also switch off, connect with nature, and take a break from busy training schedules.

    Meanwhile, Kieran has carried out extensive energy upgrades to his own house, as well as providing his expert advice to his clients and to the public on TV and radio. He chats to Kim about some of the common challenges and misconceptions around getting an energy upgrade. There is plenty of practical information for anyone interested in sustainable living and home renovation!

    SEAI’s One Stop Shop service offers homeowners all that’s required for a complete home energy upgrade. These registered private operators will manage the entire process for you, from the initial assessment of your home, through to the final BER.

    Find out more here: https://www.seai.ie/grants/home-energy-grants
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  • S6 Ep2: Warm and Cozy with Fionnuala Jay and Niamh Kent

    S6 Ep2: Warm and Cozy with Fionnuala Jay and Niamh Kent
    Oct 7 2025
    Welcome back to House Warming, where Kim Buckley is getting an inside look at two Irish homes. Fionnuala Jones, or Fionnuala Jay to her online followers, is a podcaster, broadcaster and sustainability influencer. Tired of living in a series of cold and draughty apartments, she’s bought a house in Dublin and has been renovating it to create a warm, cozy, and energy efficient home .

    Meanwhile, in Cork, Niamh Kent had also been renting and looking to buy. So, when she and her husband got the chance to buy the house they had been living in, they jumped at the chance to start on their own renovation project and home energy upgrade.

    SEAI’s One Stop Shop service offers homeowners all that’s required for a complete home energy upgrade. These registered private operators will manage the entire process for you, from the initial assessment of your home, through to the final BER.

    Find out more here: https://www.seai.ie/grants/home-energy-grants

    Niamh's One Stop Shop was Envirobead
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