We are members of The Green Hospitality Programme which is the only Irish developed environmental certification standard for the hospitality sector. The
GreenHospitality.ie Awards are recognized both nationally and internationally as standards that allow members achieve good environmental performance and allow visitors to choose “Greener” hospitality businesses knowing that defined criteria are being implemented and monitored.
In March 2022, we achieved our Eco-Label Award as a member of The Green Hospitality Programme and are currently working towards the Silver Award and Gold Award.
All light bulbs in the business have been changed to energy efficient LED.
In 2021, 83% of all our energy consumption was sourced from renewable resources. Our electricity is certified 100% renewable. Our heating and hot water comes from an onsite biomass wood pellet burner.
In December 2021 we built our own onsite composting bays for all our garden and grounds waste and in 2022 we started to add the spent coffee and tea to our compost. This compost is used on our vegetable and flower beds throughout the estate.
All staff are trained in correct waste separation, and this has become part of the hotel's induction programme.
We have introduced new bins into our bedrooms to encourage waste separation.
We buy cooking oil in bulk which help us reduce the amount of single use plastics on site.