The Building Control Amendment (2013) a step closer…

So, it looks as if the Building Control Amendment is a step closer as far as I know it was signed into law last Friday. Obviously nothing has happened yet as far as working practice and I’m sure there will Read More …

Last blog post of 2012 – the juicy WordPress stats and Happy New Year

At this time every year WordPress summarises the statistics for the website for the year and what a year it’s been – a 4.5x increase in views from 2010 and I thank each and every one of you that has Read More …

2013 Ireland Budget, property tax & house extensions & improvements …

As predicted it was a vicious budget that is draining every one of us for every last drop. Anyway, if you still have a few bob spare and you’re still thinking of extending or improving your property now is the Read More …

Yay, I’ve been nominated for Blog Awards Ireland @BlogAwardsIE !

Yay (again), I heard over the week end that I’m ‘long-listed’ for the Blog Awards Ireland this year. Here’s the list of awards and nominations and this blog is nominated in three categories: Best Eco/Green Blog, Best Blog of an Read More …

Last Post of 2011, a year in review

So here we are at the end of 2011 with the customary look back over the year. Well the best that can be said is that we’ve survived, a tough year but a definite improvement on where I thought we’d Read More …