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Getting more from your garden and nature

This winter why not take some time to plan on making some new changes to create a more nature friendly garden. Raised bed gardens are impressive styles offering not only more comfort and well being thanks to more useable space and light but an invitation…

Garden & Outdoors

December gardening tips

Advice, Garden & Outdoors, Uncategorised

With the arrival of December, colder winter weather becomes the new norm, marking the start of a prolonged period of calm and quiet in the garden. Often ground conditions limit the opportunities to do any gardening but the occasional clear bright dry day offers some…

Garden & Outdoors

November gardening tips

Advice, Garden & Outdoors, Uncategorised

By November, the clocks have been re-set for winter time, expect days to be much shorter, wetter and much windier. Any mild spells will be rare now and yet any are valuable opportunities to complete any outstanding gardening tasks. November is traditionally a very busy…

Over 1.8m have €100 or less at the end of the month after bills are paid

General, Home, Mortgages & Money

The number of people who are left with €100 or less at the end of the month after essential bills are paid has risen to over 1.8 million. Half of all adults are also struggling to pay their bills on time, a survey by the…

Garden & Outdoors

Doing more to help our hedgehogs

Advice, Garden & Outdoors, Uncategorised

Most people will readily admit to loving hedgehogs yet very few of us will ever encounter a live hedgehog in the garden or the wild. Being solitary and nocturnal creatures, this is hardly surprising. Sadly people are more likely to encounter a hedgehog as an…

Garden & Outdoors

Giving up to create a wildlife sanctuary

Advice, Garden & Outdoors, Uncategorised

We can and should all try to do more to encourage and support biodiversity in our sub-urban gardens. This might be as simple as giving up some space to leaving a small pile of timber logs stacked in a sheltered corner to provide valuable protection…

DIY

Ten tips to get your home ready for winter

Build & Renovate, DIY, Eco Build

SOLAR PANELS use the sun’s power to heat a percentage of your hot water. In a four- to five-person house these will cost about €3,000 to €4,000 to install and the SEAI offers grants of €800. ROOF INSULATION stops rising heat in its tracks: an uninsulated roof…

Why winter might be a good time for you to sell

Property News, The Seller

We're getting close to the end of the year, which begs the question of whether it's worthwhile trying to sell your home now. Is it a waste of time? Will it sit on the market and become shopworn? Should I take my house off the…

Tips to save money in your home this winter

Property News

With the Budget on the horizon and Christmas to plan for, saving money is most peoples’ objective over the next few weeks. However, with winter upon us it can be difficult to cut back on spending. Electricity bills are dearer, heating is more necessary and…

Problems caused by cold weather can be prevented

Landlords, Rentals

As councils around the country prepare for another possible cold snap this winter, it’s also important for tenants and landlords to prepare themselves for any cold weather or heavy snow as well. Dublin City Council met on Wednesday to roll out its severe weather plan…