Oct 22, 2020 | GEAI Volunteers, Good practices
I grew up in a small town, still very attached to its rural history, and the concept of the farm is very familiar. But yet, when we left Tommy Earley’s farm, I was speechless with wonder. Last Friday, Tommy greeted us to his house and workplace. He takes care of 80...
Apr 3, 2020 | Good practices
Heritage The whole area surrounding the sleepy village of Arigna, in County Roscommon, near the Leitrim border, was once one of Ireland’s lively mining and ironworks hotspot. Thousands of miners, generation after generation, extracted ore from the heart of the...
Jan 20, 2020 | Good practices, News
In this blog we’ll explore the new opportunities for community power, via community-owned energy assets, but first… Some updates from our Solar System As reported in a previous blog, GEAI now has its own 6 kW Solar Photovoltaic System installed on...
Nov 19, 2019 | Good practices, News
With the aid of LEADER funding, GEAI has commissioned and installed 20 solar panels on the roof of Ballinaglera Community Hall. Visible from the road, the panels are split between the East and West- facing roofs of the building. The system produces a maximum of...
