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LIT Tipperary shows the way at International Energy Conference

My colleague Seamus Hoyne presented at a major gathering of experts at a conference in Niagara Falls, Canada. They attendees heard about a range of sustainable energy projects being developed in Tipperary.  RETScreen International, developers of a software tool for assessing … Continue reading

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Triple Glazing upgrades are they worth it?

We recently had our double glazing windows serviced by munster joinery. I was surprised to learn that our 9 year old windows can be upgraded to 24mm triple glazing. This involves replacing the glazing and where necessary the hinges and … Continue reading

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Free irish newspapers on your kindle

I am a big fan of the wifi version of the kindle as I can use Calibre to download Irish & UK news papers and have them converted to a mobi kindle file which then gets emailed to my kindle. … Continue reading

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LIT Tipperary’s Smart Sustainable Energy students can expect a green and busy year

As we head back for another academic year in LIT Tipperary/ Tipperary Institute my thoughts are turning to the busy year we have ahead of us. Our Smart Sustainable Energy students in our level 8 and level 7 programmes will … Continue reading

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LIT Tipperary takes the lead in Sustainable Energy Technologies

“Ireland has an opportunity to take the lead in the development of Smart Sustainable Technologies which will benefit energy security, sustainable development and the creation of employment” according to Dr Liam Noonan the programme chair of the Computing degree in … Continue reading

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Retro fit Air Tightness project update – lessons learned so far

I have just completed the knee wall/ crawl space area of our dormer house using the vario air tightness system. I find the Vario protape ideal for attaching the membrane to the timber beams and the masonay wall and I … Continue reading

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Heat your home with irish timber instead of imported oil

With heating oil heading beyond 90 cent a litre. Irish home owners should give serious consideration to heating their homes with solid fuel stoves with back boilers. The fuel can be sourced from Irish timber growers such as ash thinnings and is … Continue reading

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Eircom should invest in rural exchanges before they invest in fibre roll out

I welcome Eircom’s announcement that they are going to invest in fibre with a 100 million euro rollout. But I wish they would spend the money on enabling all exchanges in Ireland for broadband. We live in Upperchurch in the … Continue reading

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Retrofitting- an air tightness solution

a pressure and infrared assessment revealed significant convection loops and heat loss due to air movement in our dormer house. We have decided to implement an isover vario air tightness solution. Which means constructing a warm roof. The insulation under … Continue reading

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The new J Mascis guitar – it has arrived and its a squier!

There are numerous discussions on the internet about the new J Mascis signature squier jazzmaster. The most informed discussions are taking place on offset guitar forum. Some interviews conducted earlier in the year especially http://www.alrightimwrong.com/2011/02/interview-with-j-mascis-of-dinosaur-jr.html  hinted at the squier version which … Continue reading

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