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As part of Solar Ireland’s ongoing Media Literacy series, we are looking at another important skill for navigating today’s information environment: understanding how images can inform, influence and, sometimes, mislead.

Speaking to Jerry O’Sullivan on Kerry Today, Solar Ireland Chief Executive Ronan Power welcomed the introduction of a new €600 home battery grant, as well as the extension of existing solar PV grants to homes built and occupied before 2025.

Solar Ireland has welcomed a significant expansion of Government supports for solar PV and battery storage, including the introduction of a new €600 grant for residential battery storage and substantially increased support for businesses investing in solar.

Ireland’s renewable energy ambitions will ultimately depend on having the people, skills and experience to deliver them. In this edition of Irish Women in Solar, we feature Michelle Murphy, Director at Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services Group, whose work is helping put workforce firmly on the industry agenda.

The Experience Gap is Solar Ireland’s first dedicated report examining the people, skills and experience needed to support the continued growth of Ireland’s renewable energy sector. Based on research delivered with Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services Group, the report explores the recruitment challenges employers are experiencing, the growing importance of practical project experience, pathways into renewable energy and the roles of industry, Government and education in building Ireland’s future renewable energy workforce.

The finalists for the Renewable Energy Awards 2026 have been announced! Delivered in partnership by Solar Ireland, Energy Storage Ireland and Wind Energy Ireland, the awards celebrate achievement across the renewable energy industry, from community initiatives and skills development to innovation, grid delivery and major solar and wind projects.

In the latest Future of Energy publication, Solar Ireland CEO Ronan Power argues that the next phase of the transition must focus not only on increasing renewable generation, but on integrating it more effectively with storage, flexible demand and the electricity grid.

Solar Ireland CEO Ronan Power joins South East Radio’s Morning Mix to discuss Ireland’s 3 GW milestone, grid constraints, battery storage, community engagement and the changes needed in Budget 2027.

Solar Ireland’s Policy Manager, Leanne Donovan, spoke to pv magazine about what the introduction of separate technology pots and new Net-Zero Industry Act criteria means for Irish solar projects.

Solar Ireland has welcomed confirmation that Ireland has passed 3 GW of installed solar capacity, marking another major step in the transformation of the country’s electricity system.

Ireland’s solar transition is about more than projects and infrastructure. It is also about people, communities and trust. In this edition of Irish Women in Solar, we meet Ellen O’Sullivan, Community Liaison Officer and Office Manager at Amarenco, whose journey into renewable energy shows there is no single route into the sector, and whose work is helping ensure communities have a meaningful place in Ireland’s clean energy transition.

Solar Ireland invites households and businesses to watch the eclipse unfold through their own solar generation, during the final event of its kind visible from Ireland until 2090.