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180 Degrees is a podcast series that looks at the energy choices we make when it comes to transport, our homes, business and technology. For Season 3, we’re sharing stories from people acros...

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S6: Bonus Episode - New and enhanced grants for homeowners!

SEAI has announced a package of new and enhanced grants for homeowners across the country who are looking to benefit from home energy upgrad...

29:43Feb 20, 2026

S6 Ep10: The Home of the Future, with Dermot Bannon and Wayne Kavanagh

It’s the final episode of this season of House Warming! To wrap things up, Kim is back with Dermot Bannon, to look to the future. How will s...

54:22Dec 2, 2025

S6 Ep9: Upcycled Furniture and Eco Homes, with Fionnuala Jay, Olof and Siobhan

We are back this week with podcaster, broadcaster and sustainability influencer, Fionnuala Jones, who has been renovating the house she boug...

47:10Nov 25, 2025

S6 Ep8: Traditional Homes, with Jenny Sheahan, Kate O’Driscoll, Stephen Farrell and Clifford Guest

Interior designers and podcasters, Kate O’Driscoll and Jenny Sheahan, are back on the podcast this week. They are joined by SEAI’s Stephen F...

55:46Nov 18, 2025

S6 Ep7: “Squishy Irish”, with James Kavanagh and Hilda O’Shea

We're back with James Kavanagh, for more on his fabulous new home in Kilkenny. Kim sits down with James to dive deeper into his renovation p...

47:47Nov 11, 2025

S6 Ep6: Getting the Most from Your Energy Upgrade, with Kieran McCarthy and Deirdre De Burca

On this week’s episode Kim is back chatting to building engineer and fountain of energy upgrade knowledge, Kieran McCarthy. He gives his adv...

39:54Nov 4, 2025

S6 Ep5: Homes of the Year, with Kate O’Driscoll and Jenny Sheahan

On this episode of House Warming , host Kim Buckley sits down with interior designers and podcasters Kate O’Driscoll and Jenny Sheahan. Kate...

35:21Oct 28, 2025

S6 Ep4: Making Plans, with Dermot Bannon and Jerome O’Donovan

On this episode of House Warming, Kim Buckley is talking all things design and architecture, and who better than Dermot Bannon to get some t...

40:44Oct 21, 2025

S6 Ep3: Home Comforts and Expert Advice, with Ryan Baird and Kieran McCarthy

On this episode of House Warming , Kim Buckley sits down with Leinster and Ireland rugby star Ryan Baird, and Kieran McCarthy, building engi...

48:11Oct 14, 2025

S6 Ep2: Warm and Cozy with Fionnuala Jay and Niamh Kent

Welcome back to House Warming, where Kim Buckley is getting an inside look at two Irish homes. Fionnuala Jones, or Fionnuala Jay to her onli...

37:24Oct 7, 2025

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

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 Upgr...

32:43Oct 6, 2025

S6 Ep1: Country Life with James Kavanagh & Ellie Hagenau

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 hous...

54:51Sep 30, 2025

S6: House Warming Trailer

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...

2:30Sep 25, 2025

S5 Ep23: Does Ireland really care about the climate?

The evidence is clear. Climate change is happening. We need to pick up the pace and take further action to reduce our greenhouse gas emissio...

34:48Apr 11, 2024

S5 Ep22: Mini-Episode | Local Communities Leading Ireland’s Energy Revolution - Your Questions Answered

In this episode of 180 Degrees we zoom in on the growing number of ‘Sustainable Energy Community' groups across the country, who are working...

4:49Apr 4, 2024

S5 Ep21: Local Communities Leading Ireland’s Energy Revolution

In recent years, we are seeing more community groups coming together to take climate action in their local areas. Tackling everything from r...

36:02Mar 28, 2024

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

In this mini-episode, we enter the realm of Smart Grids and Smart Networks: a technological landscape where the smart grid, an advanced elec...

5:13Mar 21, 2024

S5 Ep19: Turbines talking to Toasters through Smart Grids and Smart Networks

We've heard of ‘smart products’ for our homes and the concept of the ‘Internet of Things’ - where our home appliances and apps can communica...

31:42Mar 14, 2024

S5 Ep18: Mini-Episode | Going Green is the next step for Irish Businesses - Your Questions Answered

In this mini-episode, Fergus Sharkey of SEAI and Tina Dowling, CEO at 'The Watershed' sport and leisure centre in Kilkenny, answer questions...

7:40Mar 7, 2024

S5 Ep17: Going Green is the next step for Irish Businesses

In this episode we discuss how SEAI is supporting businesses to decarbonise and save on energy costs with Fergus Sharkey of SEAI and Tina Do...

29:52Feb 29, 2024