Energy efficiency roadshow brings mobile retrofit hub to Connemara
A fully equipped NZEB (Nearly Zero Energy Building) Retrofit Rig will offer free training, demonstrations and expert advice at An Crompán in An Cheathrú Rua from 27 April to 1 May and will move to Clifden Fire Station from 5 to 8 May.
Photograph: The Retrofitting Rig Ballinasloe 2025. Credit Aengus McMahon.
Galway County Council is partnering with the Mount Lucas Construction Training Campus, Údarás na Gaeltachta and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to bring the rig to the region.
Free training includes City & Guilds accredited NZEB Fundamental Awareness for construction professionals and trades, Retrofit for Households and the Retrofit for Schools programme for secondary students. Courses will be delivered by tutors from the Laois Offaly Education and Training Board.
A Warmer Homes drop-in coffee morning will run alongside the training, together with free one-to-one clinics for homeowners and businesses offering advice from the SEAI and the GFI Energy Agency on grants and retrofit options. Údarás na Gaeltachta will also host a community event on sustainable towns and energy master planning. Other events will take place during the week, including the launch of Gaeltacht Glas.
Spaces for formal NZEB training sessions and 1:1 clinics are limited, and early registration is recommended. To book a 1:1 clinic or NZEB training session, please use the links below or the links in the timetables.
Retrofit Rig Week 1 (27th April – 1st May 2026): Carraroe, An Crompán
Tuesday 28th April: Book a 1:1 Business Energy Clinic with SEAI An Ceathrú Rua 28th April
Thursday 30th April: NZEB Fundamental Awareness Course- Foirm Léiriú Spéise / Interest Form)
Thursday 30th April: Book a free 1:1 Home Energy Clinic with GFI An Ceathrú Rua, Thu 30th April, 5pm to 7pm
| Times | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Morning |
10:30am-12pm Launch and Tour of Rig |
9am-3pm NZEB Schools Programme. (Registration required through schools) 11am-1pm DZ Stakeholder Meeting (Lunch Provided) |
9am-3pm NZEB Schools Programme. (Registration required through schools) |
9am-3pm NZEB Fundamental Awareness Course- Foirm Léiriú Spéise / Interest Form) (Booking essential)(Lunch provided)
10:30-12:30 Plean Lár Baile an Cheathrú Rua |
10am-1pm Warmer Homes coffee morning with Age Friendly Ireland |
| Afternoon |
12pm-1pm Lunch Provided for attendees of Launch 1:30pm Comharchumann Meeting & Tour |
12pm - 3pm GRETB Údarás Schemes Tour of Comharchumann solar project |
2pm-5pm Information Session on Circular Economy in the region |
2pm-5pm Info Session on Vacant & Derelict Homes Further Information from financial institutions and energy suppliers on green measure financing |
1.30 – 4pm Rig Closed |
| Evening |
5pm-7pm Book a 1:1 Business Energy Clinic with SEAI An Ceathrú Rua 28th April |
5pm-7pm Book a free 1:1 Home Energy Clinic with GFI An Ceathrú Rua, Thu 30th April, 5pm to 7pm |
Retrofit Rig Week 2 (5th May – 8th May): Clifden Fire Station
Tuesday 5th May: NZEB Fundamental Awareness Course
Tuesday 5th May: Book a 1:1 Business Energy Clinic with SEAI Clifden May 5th
Thursday 7th May: NZEB Fundamental Awareness Course
Thursday 7th May: Book a 1:1 Homeowner Energy Clinic with GFI Clifden May 7th May, 5pm to 7pm
| Times | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Morning |
Bank Holiday - Rig Closed All Day
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9am-3pm NZEB Fundamental Awareness Course (Booking Essential)(Lunch Provided)
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9am-3pm NZEB Schools Programme (Registration required through schools) |
9am-3pm NZEB Fundamental Awareness Course (Booking Essential)(Lunch provided) |
10am-1pm Drop in session on retrofitting and warmer homes including info on grants. |
| Afternoon |
3pm-5pm Drop in session: expert guidance on retrofitting. |
2pm-5pm Drop in information session on Vacant & Derelict Homes. |
1.30pm – 4pm Rig Closed |
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| Evening |
5pm-7pm Book a 1:1 Business Energy Clinic with SEAI Clifden May 5th
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5pm-7pm Book a 1:1 Homeowner Energy Clinic with GFI Clifden May 7th May, 5pm to 7pm |
For any queries please contact climateaction@galwaycoco.ie
Photograph: Mount Lucas Trainer Cathal Bermingham speaking to members of the public who visited the Retrofitting Rig in Ballinasloe in 2025. Credit Aengus McMahon.