Episodios

  • 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.

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  • S6: Bonus Episode – How to Finance a Home Energy Upgrade

    S6: Bonus Episode – How to Finance a Home Energy Upgrade
    Oct 6 2025
    We all know a home energy upgrade isn’t cheap and is one of the main barriers to homeowners carrying out retrofit work. The Home Energy Upgrade Loan Scheme has been introduced to make a home energy upgrade more accessible and affordable for homeowners. The purpose of the government backed loan is to carry out home energy upgrade works that are also grant-aided through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). You can borrow from €5,000 to €75,000 for a term of up to 10 years.

    Kim sat down with SEAI’s Roisin Mulligan and SBCI’s Orla Ní Cholmáin about how this loan helps to finance a home energy upgrade.

    Find out more about the Home Energy Upgrade Loan Scheme from the SEAI and SBCI.
    Find out more about SEAI’s home grants here.
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  • S6 Ep1: Country Life with James Kavanagh & Ellie Hagenau

    S6 Ep1: Country Life with James Kavanagh & Ellie Hagenau
    Sep 30 2025
    On this, the first episode of House Warming, host Kim Buckley sits down with two homeowners who’ve moved out of the city to renovate a house in the countryside. James Kavanagh – social media personality, entrepreneur, television presenter, and podcaster – is currently renovating his house in Kilkenny. If you’ve been following him online, you’ll have heard all about his renovation project, and he chats about what inspired the move out of Dublin, how he and his partner found the perfect house, and what their renovation plans are.

    Kim also chats to Ellie Hagenau in her stunning cottage in rural Cork. They sit down in her living room, with views out over the fields, to talk about pink bedrooms, “cow TV” and transforming an old house it into a beautiful, energy efficient home.

    You can check out Ellie's house and renovation journey on Youtube here.

    For more any of the grants or schemes mentioned on this episode, you can head to the SEAI website
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  • S6: House Warming Trailer

    S6: House Warming Trailer
    Sep 25 2025
    Welcome to Housewarming, a brand new series, brought to you by SEAI, all about helping you to make your home a warmer, more energy efficient, and beautiful place to live.

    We travelled across Ireland to chat with homeowners about their energy upgrades, interiors and sustainable habits. And we have design tips from Home of the Year winners and expert builders, advice on grants, finance and planning, and renovation stories from the likes of James Kavanagh, Fionnuala Jay, Ryan Baird, and Dermot Bannon.
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  • S5 Ep23: Does Ireland really care about the climate?

    S5 Ep23: Does Ireland really care about the climate?
    Apr 11 2024
    The evidence is clear. Climate change is happening. We need to pick up the pace and take further action to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions before it’s too late.
    In January this year, the EPA launched Ireland's Climate Change Assessment report (ICCA). The report provides a comprehensive assessment of our understanding of climate change in Ireland and our response to this global crisis - the first report of its kind for Ireland's climate.
    The EPA also published a second report on ‘Climate in the Irish Mind’, a national survey on climate attitudes in Ireland.
    In this episode, Dr Eimear Cotter, Director of the Office of Evidence and Assessment at the EPA, talks to Sinead about the reports’ key findings and the scale of the challenge ahead for Ireland and how there is still opportunity to reduce the impact of climate change, while also preparing to become climate resilient.

    To access Ireland's Climate Change Assessment report from the EPA, click here: Ireland’s Climate Change Assessment (ICCA) | Environmental Protection Agency (epa.ie)

    To access the 'Climate in the Irish Mind' report, click here: Climate Change in the Irish Mind | Environmental Protection Agency (epa.ie)
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  • S5 Ep22: Mini-Episode | Local Communities Leading Ireland’s Energy Revolution - Your Questions Answered

    S5 Ep22: Mini-Episode | Local Communities Leading Ireland’s Energy Revolution - Your Questions Answered
    Apr 4 2024
    In this episode of 180 Degrees we zoom in on the growing number of ‘Sustainable Energy Community' groups across the country, who are working towards reducing their energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, and making their communities more sustainable.

    180 Degrees Season 5 host Sinead Ryan is joined in the studio with Ruth Buggie of SEAI, Ger O'Halloran of the 'Connecting Cabra' Sustainable Energy Committee and Padraig Fallon, of the GAA Green Club initiative.
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  • S5 Ep21: Local Communities Leading Ireland’s Energy Revolution

    S5 Ep21: Local Communities Leading Ireland’s Energy Revolution
    Mar 28 2024
    In recent years, we are seeing more community groups coming together to take climate action in their local areas. Tackling everything from recycling and biodiversity, to renewable energy projects, ambitious and important climate work is happening locally, and forming the backbone of what it means to be part of an Irish community.

    In this episode of 180 Degrees we will zoom in on the growing number of ‘Sustainable Energy Community' groups across the country, who are working towards reducing their energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, and making their communities more sustainable. These groups are not only adapting to more sustainable energy behaviours, but they are also investing in large-scale energy projects that are benefiting all members of the community

    Representatives from different community-focused projects will share their experiences of being part of a community project, and the impact this is having on the wider community.

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  • S5 Ep20: Mini-Episode | Turbines talking to Toasters through Smart Grids and Smart Networks - Your Questions Answered

    S5 Ep20: Mini-Episode | Turbines talking to Toasters through Smart Grids and Smart Networks - Your Questions Answered
    Mar 21 2024
    In this mini-episode, we enter the realm of Smart Grids and Smart Networks: a technological landscape where the smart grid, an advanced electricity network, facilitates seamless communication between electricity generators and users. Picture this: wind turbines engaging in a sophisticated dialogue with everyday appliances, turning your home into a synchronized hub of energy efficiency.

    Fergus Sharkey of SEAI returns and is joined by Chloe Kinsella of Cenergise to take us through the energy technology that lies ahead.
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