June saw Tipperary Energy Agency participating in the last of a series of trips across Europe as part of the EU funded Life Long Learning Programme. Three lucky applicants traveled with Tipperary Energy Agency’s Alex Hamilton to Bursa in Turkey, to visit local community sustainable initiatives. The aim of this trip was to exchange ideas

As part of the Grundtvig Learning Partnership, five lucky applicants travelled, along with Tipperary Energy Agency’s Dr Vincent Carragher, to Italy in mid-October. The trip included visits to strong examples of low resource use in Italy. Their first visit was to a colour café (a social enterprise) where they witnessed a presentation from the Solidarity

Tipperary Energy Agency has been successful in securing a grant as part of the Grundtvig Learning Partnership. As part of this programme we are offering an expenses paid trip (hotel, flights and meals) to Italy, leaving on 8th October and returning on the 10th October for four or five lucky people. On the trip we

€760,000 in savings for Tipperary Local Authorities 1000 Local Authority homes insulated in 2013 The agency will feature on the next episode of Eco Eye with Duncan Stewart on February 18, RTE ONE at 7.00pm

When members of the Drombane-Upperchurch village group in Tipperary got together in 2011 to discuss economic solutions for their community, they considered many ideas, from wind farms to a local ski slope. After several meetings with Tipperary Energy Agency and North Tipperary Leader Partnership, they settled on a community housing retrofit scheme. The aim of

The two Irish contestants to go forward to the finale of the Ace Awards in autumn 2014 were announced at the Local Authority Members Association (LAMA) Community & Council Awards 2014 on Saturday, 25 January 2014. The ‘Best Energy-Smart Initiative by a Local Authority’ category, sponsored by Codema, Dublin’s Energy Agency, was won by Coxes

Tipperary Energy Agency bought 8 people to Leuven and surrounding towns in Belgium to learn about a number of sustainability projects thanks to a Grundtvig Learning Partnership grant. The 8 winners of the green trip represented 5 groups; Birdhill Tidy Towns, Tipperary Green Business Network, Cabra Wetlands, Drombane Community Retrofit Scheme and Local Switch. The

Tipperary Energy Agency bought 8 people to Leuven and surrounding towns in Belgium to learn about a number of sustainability projects thanks to a Grundtvig Learning Partnership grant.  The 8 winners of the green trip represented 5 groups; Birdhill Tidy Towns, Tipperary Green Business Network, Cabra Wetlands, Drombane Community Retrofit Scheme and Local Switch. The group agreed that