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The Spark issue 32 from Shamrock Electrical: what Budget 2027 means for the trade, kerosene carbon tax cut, grants live

The Spark #032: What Budget 2027 Actually Means...

A Budget special. Carbon tax on kerosene and gas cut to €48.50 a tonne and held there, the fuel excise cuts extended to 28 February, the battery and solar grants...

The Spark #032: What Budget 2027 Actually Means...

A Budget special. Carbon tax on kerosene and gas cut to €48.50 a tonne and held there, the fuel excise cuts extended to 28 February, the battery and solar grants...

The Spark issue 31 from Shamrock Electrical: €600 battery grant lands on Budget day, wider solar grant, new Greenlamp lights

The Spark #031: A €600 Battery Grant Lands on B...

A €600 domestic battery grant and the €1,800 solar grant extended to homes built before 2025 both go live on Budget day, plus €2,000 boiler scrappage from early 2027. What...

The Spark #031: A €600 Battery Grant Lands on B...

A €600 domestic battery grant and the €1,800 solar grant extended to homes built before 2025 both go live on Budget day, plus €2,000 boiler scrappage from early 2027. What...

The Spark issue 30 from Shamrock Electrical: planning permissions up 60 per cent, 41,000 Dublin apartments idle, downlights

The Spark #030: Planning Permissions Jump 60 Pe...

Planning permissions jump 60 per cent to the best quarter since 2021, but more than 41,000 approved Dublin apartments have not been started. Plus the CIF conference, network charges rising...

The Spark #030: Planning Permissions Jump 60 Pe...

Planning permissions jump 60 per cent to the best quarter since 2021, but more than 41,000 approved Dublin apartments have not been started. Plus the CIF conference, network charges rising...

The Spark issue 29 from Shamrock Electrical: every supplier has now hiked, heating oil up 44 per cent, electric radiators

The Spark #029: Every Supplier Has Now Hiked an...

Bord Gais and Energia complete the sweep, every major supplier has now hiked in 2026, the Budget eyes relief on heating oil that is up 44 per cent in a...

The Spark #029: Every Supplier Has Now Hiked an...

Bord Gais and Energia complete the sweep, every major supplier has now hiked in 2026, the Budget eyes relief on heating oil that is up 44 per cent in a...

The Spark issue 28 from Shamrock Electrical: SSE hikes 9 per cent, copper sets records, new 50m LED site lighting reel

The Spark #028: SSE Hikes 9 Per Cent, Copper Se...

SSE Airtricity hikes around 9 per cent from October, copper sets two all-time records in two days, the excise restoration steps are confirmed, Ploughing travel warnings, and a new 50...

The Spark #028: SSE Hikes 9 Per Cent, Copper Se...

SSE Airtricity hikes around 9 per cent from October, copper sets two all-time records in two days, the excise restoration steps are confirmed, Ploughing travel warnings, and a new 50...

The Spark issue 27 from Shamrock Electrical: excise reprieve signed, one in ten Irish homes overheating, storm season opens

The Spark #027: The Excise Reprieve Is Signed a...

The Dail passes the excise reprieve 104 to 49, TU Dublin research finds one in ten Irish homes at overheating risk and what that means for the trade, storm season...

The Spark #027: The Excise Reprieve Is Signed a...

The Dail passes the excise reprieve 104 to 49, TU Dublin research finds one in ten Irish homes at overheating risk and what that means for the trade, storm season...