IES and Dublin City Council work together on whole-life carbon Digital Twin project to optimise renovation of social housing

Net-zero technology firm, IES, has collaborated with Dublin City Council on a Digital Twin project to identify how Dublin’s social housing stock can be decarbonised in the most efficient manner in terms of both operational energy and embodied energy.

Using its world-leading digital twin technology, IES carried out modelling of three residential blocks located on Lower Dominick Street. It assessed the full carbon impact and efficiency of four renovation strategies, over three different time periods, to regenerate the vacant buildings built in 1962. The strategies align with the council’s climate targets for 2030, 2050 and beyond.

Digital twins to decarbonise Dublin’s social housing

The project took a whole-life carbon approach, taking into account both embodied and operational carbon. Consideration of embodied carbon, which is the emissions associated with construction and materials throughout the whole life-cycle of a building, is a critical part of sustainable building analysis that is often overlooked.

A digital twin is a virtual replica of a building, which uses real data, and physics-based simulations to behave as it would in real life. Powered by dynamic simulation modelling software, the digital twin models were used to identify which strategy, from shallow retrofit to demolition and rebuild, would result in the biggest reduction in whole-life carbon emissions. In order to determine the strategy which would lower emissions most significantly, the main sources of energy consumption were identified by calibrating data from existing energy bills of the social housing site.

The results are included in the Dublin City Council Climate Resilient Housing Report, which highlights that over a 60-year life period, the best renovation strategy determined for social housing was Deep Retrofit. Under this strategy, each residential block can achieve around an 85% reduction in cumulative emissions by carrying out a deep retrofit. Because of the study, Dublin City Council can make evidence-backed decisions when developing the most optimal whole-life carbon regeneration strategy for the refurbishment of ageing, social housing buildings.

The project was funded by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform’s Public Sector Innovation Fund, with IES and DCC in partnership winning this project to create the digital twin. The results of the project will help Dublin City Council to meet emissions reduction and retrofitting targets for social housing, alongside housing delivery targets. As more targets are imposed by the government to mitigate climate change, new systems must be developed to assess the strategies for derelict buildings.

Following its success, it’s hoped that the study can be scaled to other sites across Dublin and beyond to estimate the carbon impact of renovation projects.

Don McLean, founder and CEO of IES, said: “Retrofitting vs demolition continues to be a widespread debate, particularly as higher targets are imposed to tackle climate change. With around 80% of the buildings that will exist in 2050 likely already built, retrofitting has a key role to play in decarbonising our built environment and driving energy efficiency. Whilst demolition is sometimes unavoidable, it increases emissions, through embodied carbon and materials required for rebuilding.

“We hope that the results of this project will help local authorities to determine the best strategy for decarbonising derelict buildings and meeting targets. It’s a step in the right direction to making vacant buildings in Ireland as carbon neutral as possible, and one that we hope other councils will soon replicate.”

Sabrina Dekker, climate change co-ordinator at Dublin City Council, said: “This project has demonstrated the results that can be achieved through working collaboratively, exchanging knowledge to drive innovation and meet targets. IE...

Guest Post by David Stephen

There is a recent paper, Evidence of a predictive coding hierarchy in the human brain listening to speech, stating that, “Together, these results support predictive coding theories, whereby the brain continually predicts sensory inputs, compares these predictions to the truth and updates its internal model accordingly. Our study further clarifies this general framework.

Sentience: Predictive Coding in the Human Mind vs. AI, LLMs

Not only does the brain predict sensory inputs but each region of the cortical hierarchy is organized to predict different temporal scopes and different levels of representations. However, the link between hierarchical constructs in syntax and functional hierarchy in the cortex and in the model is a major question to explore. This computational organization is at odds with current language algorithms, which are mostly trained to make adjacent and word-level predictions.”

“Predictive coding theory offers a potential explanation to these shortcomings; while deep language models are mostly tuned to predict the very next word, this framework suggests that the human brain makes predictions over multiple timescales and levels of representations across the cortical hierarchy.”

Though the distinction with the mind may seem fuzzy, the human brain does not make predictions. There is no text or image in the brain. In a speech, while there are several biological sets involved, the content [or memory] is of the mind. Predictive coding theory does not explain how the components of mind determine what it defines as a prediction.

Is the label, prediction, an accurate description of what the mind does, or does the way the mind functions give off the observation defined as prediction? How does the human mind process what is within for outputs as language or communication?

Mind and Prediction

When someone is communicating: typing, speaking or signing, and what comes next is prepared in mind, how does it work? What is the difference between how this works and what happens when someone holds something—like numbers—in mind, briefly? What is also the difference between this and when someone is in some situation and there are thoughts of several possibilities within a second? In the components of the human mind, what happens, what is the process like?

For what seems like prediction of sensory input, how does the ‘brain’ do it? Entering a room and knowing what to expect, what was the pathway? Where does the brain meet the mind that a chair, desk, painting or vase is identified or affectedly absent in the room?

Conceptually, the human mind consists of quantities [dots] and properties [fairly static shapes]. Quantities relay to acquire properties to determine what becomes of any experience, in that moment. The mind uses the same mechanism for everything it processes, including labels of memory, feelings, emotions, action, thoughts and reactions.

In the brain, sensory inputs are mostly collected at the thalamus, except for smell, collected at the olfactory bulb. It is where they are processed or integrated before relay to the cerebral cortex for interpretation.

It is postulated that sensory processing or integration is into a uniform unit, quantity or identity which is thought or in the form of thought. It is how the brain and the mind meet. Interpretation in the cerebral cortex is postulated to be knowing, feeling and reactions, as the beam of properties. Knowing is memory, supervising others.

Quantities have three major features. They have early-splits of go-before. They have old and new sequences. They also have prioritized and pre-prioritized phases. Properties have theirs. They include bounce points, where a quantity can hit, before going to another specific property, which is used in grouping or what is defined as associative memory. Properties have thin and thick shapes. They also have a principal spot where just one can go and have the most domination.

The feature of quantities that mostly a...

DataSolutions, the specialist IT distributor, has announced that its IT Channel Champions Cup Football Tournament is returning for the first time since 2019 and invites those from the IT channel community to register for the event.

The five-a-side competition will kick off at 5pm on Thursday, 11th May, in Astro Park Tallaght (Greenhills Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24) and will be followed by a barbecue and refreshments for attendees.

Sponsored by IGEL Technology and Tech Central, the DataSolutions event will bring together partners, vendors and companies from the IT channel community to compete for the IT channel Champion Cup and the title of 2023 IT Channel Football Champions.

All proceeds raised by the event will go to Focus Ireland, a non-profit organisation that provides services and support to people impacted by or at risk of homelessness in Ireland. The charity aims to tackle one of the biggest issues facing Ireland with 11,632 people accessing emergency accommodation in Ireland as of December 2022.

Michael O’Hara, group managing director, DataSolutions, said: “Following the success of this competition in years gone by, we are absolutely delighted to be bringing our IT Channel Champions Cup Football Tournament back. We can’t wait to see all the teams there and expect this year’s event to bigger than ever before.

“As well as being a social event which brings together the IT channel and offers an opportunity for participants to network with industry peers, the tournament also raises funds for an extremely worthwhile cause and helps in the mission to end homelessness in Ireland.

“For me, like many others, getting a runabout and some exercise is also incredibly beneficial from a physical and mental health perspective. For all of these reasons, and the fact that the coveted title of 2023 IT Channel Football Champions is up for grabs, it’s time to get involved, get rid of the suits and get on those football boots!”

The football tournament is open to vendors, resellers and anyone in the IT channel ecosystem. The sporting competition will be followed by a barbecue for attendees and trophy presentation to the winning team.

Registration for the football tournament is €250 per team. If you would like to find out more, register a team or make a donation, please click here. You can also donate here.

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A team of three researchers from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) have played a key role in the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission scheduled to launch on Thursday, 13th April.

The three researchers, who will travel to the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany for the launch, include Dr Mika Holmberg, Co-Investigator; Prof. Caitriona Jackman, Associated Scientist; and Dr. Corentin Louis, Associated Scientist.

The JUICE mission aims to make detailed observations of Jupiter, as well as its three large moons, Callisto, Europa and Ganymede – some of which are believed to have oceans below their surfaces.

In a series of solar-system firsts, JUICE is the first-ever mission with a particular focus on studying the potential for alien life in the outer solar system, it is the first European-lead mission to the outer solar system, and it will also be the first spacecraft to go into orbit around a moon other than Earth’s moon.

Irish Involvement

The Irish contribution to JUICE is through DIAS’ Planetary Magnetospheres Research Group, which is led by Prof. Caitriona Jackman. As part of their work on the mission, the group is involved with the Radio and Plasma Wave Instrument (RPWI) – one of ten state-of-the-art instruments that will be carried by JUICE.

The instrument will characterise the radio emission and plasma environment of Jupiter and its icy moons. DIAS’ work on this is funded by Science Foundation Ireland and a European Space Agency fellowship held by Dr Mika Holmberg. The group’s expertise includes studying how spacecraft can become electrically charged as they orbit in space.

They work closely with engineers at ESA and scientists around the world to maximise the scientific output of the complex spacecraft instrumentation. Once at Jupiter, instruments like RPWI will help to measure the saltiness of oceans under the moons which is key for understanding if they can support life. It will also look for evidence of atmospheres at the moons.

Commenting in advance of the launch, Prof. Caitriona Jackman, Associated Scientist and Head of the Planetary Magnetospheres Research Group at DIAS, said “This is a very exciting mission to be a part of as it will help to expand our knowledge of the existence of life in our solar system and the habitats of these moons.

“We are on the verge of enormous breakthroughs in our understanding of the Jupiter system. Several of the moons that JUICE will study are the most likely candidates for habitability in our solar system beyond Earth, so we are hopeful that this mission will help bring us closer to answering one of the most important questions that is facing humanity today – if we are alone in the Universe.

“After years of work from scientists across the world, we are excited to finally be at the launch stage. Members of the Planetary group at DIAS have been working extremely hard to ensure we maximise the scientific output of this mission and we look forward to being amazed by the new views it will give us of this wonderful gas giant planet and its exotic ocean worlds. It will be very special to have such cutting-edge data arriving in Ireland for the first time.”

Commenting on DIAS’ involvement with the mission, Dr Eucharia Meehan, CEO and Registrar of DIAS said: “It is a fantastic achievement for our DIAS researchers to be involved in such a ground-breaking mission, which is expected to provide us with crucial insights about our Universe.

“DIAS has a long history in being at the forefront of Ireland’s involvement in cutting-edge space research, most recently with the Webb Space Telescope, and now our contribution to the JUICE mission. We are very proud of the work of our researchers, and we are looking forward to seeing the first images from the spacecraft in a few months’ time.”

The JUICE Mission is being led by the European Space Agency, of which Ireland is a member state. 18 different research institutes, 23 countries, 83 different ...

In the modern digital economy, working well with partners is one of the most important factors determining business success. Organisations must constantly master new technologies, build resilient digital supply chains and turn data into insights across their distributed operations. To do all these things, they must find the right partners and interconnect with them in the right places.

The 2023 Global Interconnection Index (GXI) study from Equinix provides insights about what this new ecosystem economy looks like. The GXI forecasts that interconnection bandwidth will grow at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35% globally, a clear sign that businesses are steadily increasing the amount of data they exchange with partner ecosystems. In fact, the GXI argues that when it comes to enabling digital transformation, your ecosystem is now your infrastructure.

Ecosystems provide the building blocks of digital healthcare

The growth of digital ecosystems is happening across all industries, but it may be helpful to consider an example of how partners in one particular sector are working together to deliver better results for end users. In the case of the healthcare industry, the end user is the patient, which means we’ll all depend on digital ecosystems to achieve better health outcomes at some point in our lives.

In Ireland, patients are already benefiting from digital healthcare in a variety of ways, as the sector continues to expand across the country. In 2022, Ibec’s Digital Health Working Group, which is working to improve understanding of how digital health is transforming healthcare and shaping policies, published its “Where Digital Healthcare Thrives” report. This report captured the nature of the nascent digital healthcare ecosystem in Ireland, mapping nearly 200 companies already delivering solutions in this area.

The scale and potential of this burgeoning sector is enormous, as advances in technology make them more cost effective and more viable. Across the wider spectrum of the industry, including biopharma and medtech, there are more than 700 companies operating in Ireland, employing 84,000 people directly, with exports in excess of €105 billion. The life sciences sector alone is expected to reach €730 billion by 2025, with the digital health segment estimated to grow at over 17% between 2021 and 2027 to €430 billion.

These healthcare ecosystems are also much more complex than some realise. For most of us, our primary interactions with the healthcare system are at the point of care—a hospital, clinic or physician’s office. However, as the graphic below shows, care providers depend on many different partners, including some we wouldn’t typically associate with the healthcare industry.

Representatives from academia (universities and research institutes), manufacturing (pharmaceutical companies that produce vaccines and vital drugs), financial services (health insurers and payment gateways), technology (software vendors, medtech startups and Internet of Medical Things companies) and the public sector (government regulators and oversight agencies) must all come together in pursuit of a common goal: providing better care for patients. To achieve that goal, they must all share data with one another in a secure and reliable manner.

For example, when a pharma company wants to manufacture a new drug, it may lean on universities and research institutes to supplement its in-house development capabilities. It will also work closely with government agencies to get the approvals needed to bring the drug to market safely. Then, it will partner with distributors to deliver the drug to distribution centres. These drug distributors will subsequently rely on their own ecosystem of supply chain partners to get the drug into retail pharmacies and hospitals. Once the drug is in market, the company will exchange feedback with hospitals and pharmacies to further optimise efficacy and safety.

Each of these partnerships requires open...

“I started out within E Learning by creating a content-based platform which I pursued after deferring my degree at Loughborough University. This venture didn’t work out, but it led to me finding a deep passion for E Learning,” says Jake Lee, founder of the Edtech company Uppercent.

“Through my early journey, I saw more of an opportunity for scalability and impact with E Learning through building EdTech instead of content.”

How NFTs are disrupting TechEducation, Jake Lee, Uppercent

Lee concedes that EdTech is a huge part of E Learning innovation and started taking steps into this industry by building a mentoring marketplace. After taking his first steps into Edtech, Lee decided to combine his passion for Edtech with Web3 which he has been involved in since 2017. This led to the creation of Uppercent in late 2021.

“We’re completely different to any other E Learning marketplace that has existed before. We are actually looking to build a secondary market for E Learning.”

Lee explains his concept in book terms. If he owns a book and finishes reading it, he has a number of choices. He can give it to a friend, give it to charity or he can sell it. However, if he owns an online course – which is typically of significantly greater value than a book – there are limited if any choices about what he can do with the course once completed.

Given that the E Learning market is valued at over $200 billion and there is currently no secondary marketplace as such – that poses an opportunity according to Lee.

Lee is looking at commoditising access, using Access Passes, which will be formed as NFTs but still called Access Passes for ease of understanding for non web3 users, Lee wants the everyday student to be able to use Uppercent.

The idea behind Uppercent is that Lee will partner with the top 1% of achievers to build high quality, immersive courses. The plan is to set a maximum number of initial Access Passes for each course.

The benefit to the creator is that NFTs allow for secondary royalties. It also provides the initial purchasers with an ability to recoup some if not all of their initial outlay.

Lee has been spending time looking at this process. He recognises that completion of E Learning courses can be as low at 5%. Part of the reason for the low completion rate is down to sub-standard courses. But also, people can buy the wrong course and then be unable to sell it on to someone who might benefit from pursuing the learning.

“At least, a mis-bought course might not be a total loss if the original purchaser can sell on their access.” Lee has other ideas on how to formulate feedback and plans to use the community on the platform to provide feedback on courses.

“A creator could create a trailer with us and get feedback from the community – so that the ultimate course has a value and a need already established in advance. People could vote on upcoming courses and the most popular ones are given the green light.”

Lee says that technology is only one part of the product and that the core product will always be education. Uppercent focuses on working with the top achievers in certain fields to help them share the unique knowledge they’ve gained through their journey to the top. These creators will teach vocational, highly valued skills not necessarily taught in traditional education yet extremely valuable to society, for example, entrepreneurship, ecommerce & social media.

Uppercent will announce the high-flying creators who are poised to produce courses in May 2023. These creators have millions of followers and so are well placed to educate and inform people wishing to follow their lead.

Uppercent will be membership based as Lee is looking to build a community of aspirational thinkers looking to help each other grow. “To be the best you need to learn from the best and surround yourself with people with a similar mindset.”

Part of the membership review will be to ask why people want to join and what value they might add.

“We are looking for an...

Guest post by Ciaran Forde, Business Segment Manager for Data Centre and ICT (EMEA) at Eaton

The data centre industry is under unprecedented pressure to optimise its use of energy.

With businesses everywhere undergoing a digital transformation, for instance, we’re experiencing an explosion in data – it’s predicted the volume of all data created and consumed across the world will grow by a CAGR of 61 percent to reach 175 zettabytes by 2030. As a result, the amount of electricity required to manage this data is expected to grow by 400 percent by 2030 – hugely concerning when you consider that data centres already account for three percent of global electricity use. And most recently, of course, this has all been compounded by the sudden sharp rise in energy costs.

How data centres can help give back to the grid

More renewables are required to support the growing demand and address these challenges. Indeed, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) estimates that, by 2050, 90 percent of the world’s electricity can and should come from renewable energy. Given their extensive carbon footprint, data centres must be a catalyst in this adoption of renewables.

Not only can they reduce their environmental impact, but they also have the opportunity to improve the resilience of their own power network and to optimise the performance of the grid upon which they rely for power.

Existing services

Data centre owners recognise the importance of addressing the industry’s challenges. When questioned about meeting their energy transition and sustainability goals, half of the respondents to a recent S&P Global Market Intelligence report, commissioned by Eaton, said the need to increase renewables was a priority, with 47 percent citing improving energy storage, and a third (34%) saying it was important to turn their energy management from a cost to a revenue centre.

Around two in five (38%), however, suggested that optimising their energy consumption represented a challenge, with a similar proportion (37%) saying the same for meeting sustainability goals. But data centres already have many services within their existing unlimited power systems (UPS) infrastructure they can offer to enable this.

With frequency containment, for example, active power reserves are automatically controlled based on deviations in grid frequency, while dispatchable power involves sources of electricity which can be programmed on demand at the request of power grid operators. Another alternative, UPS with fast frequency response (FFR) capabilities, will enable a data centre’s backup power system to provide auxiliary energy services back to the grid when required, without diminishing the integrity or performance of the data centre.

By helping to deliver an increasingly important grid-interactive supply, utilising existing assets in this way will not only improve a data centre’s green credentials but, by avoiding the need to invest in flexible storage systems, will reduce capital expenditure.

Unlocking value

Work is well underway on implementing the technologies need to support these opportunities.

Banks of lithium-ion batteries connected to a UPS in a Microsoft data centre in Dublin, for instance, will typically be used to provide backup power in the event of an outage. These particular batteries, though, have been certified, tested, and approved for connection to the grid to help grip operators provide uninterrupted service should demand exceed supply generated by sources of renewable energy such as wind, sun, and sea. Microsoft describes this grid service as “a way for us to unlock the value of the data centre.”

And that’s the key. By giving back to the grid, data centres become significantly more valuable – to their owners, to their customers, to grid operators, and to the environment as a whole.

About Ciaran Forde

Ciaran Forde is responsible for strategy development and implementation for the data centre and IT segment across Eaton’s Europe, Middle East and A...

Guest Post by David Stephen who continues his discussion of Neuroscience

Consciousness can be defined as the rate at which any system can know, with a maximum of 1. The more a system can know at any moment, the more conscious or towards maximum consciousness it is. Knowing is the basis of conscious experiences, obtainable to varying degrees.

Neuroscience: Equations for Consciousness and Mathematical Parameters

See [to know], then feel and react is the central pathway. It applies as well to touch, smell, taste and hearing. Knowing is the first phase in the mind after sensory inputs are converted or integrated into what the mind can use. There are minimums of consciousness per division. Divisions of consciousness are defined by the human mind at aspects from which consciousness is provisioned.

t + M + F + E = 1

t = thought in lower case because thoughts are quantities in transport, bearing properties, not a standalone parameter. t is included here for unplaced states like the sense of self, or the subjective experience of things, which is also a property in the mind, or the I in anything. It also includes action and reaction, since thought sets them up—as experiences.

M = Memory, signifies everything known. It is where cognition is based, as well as intelligence, creativity and so forth. Knowing is mostly here, though other divisions have aspects of it, but M represents what is known w.r.t. decision-making. It is this knowing that is useful to avoid predators, seek prey or do economics.

F = Feelings mostly cold, heat, satiation, thirst, sleepiness, lethargy, pain, strain and so forth. They also include interoception or all bodily or visceral states, like bloating, inflammation of a tendon, lymphedema and so forth.

E = Emotions and variants including mood, depression, anxiety, sadness, hurt, irritation, frustration, anger, delight, calm, cool, interest, fascination and so on.

There is often a dot on top to indicate which one has the most prioritization in a moment, with the highest figure tending towards 1, while others are in pre-prioritization.

The distribution is not even for all or respectively at 0.25, because there is always one prioritized in a moment, taking a large number. In cases of serious fear, panic or in an emergency, it may get close to 0.70 but scarcely beyond. The usual number for others in pre-prioritization rarely goes lower than 0.10, and hardly even.

There is no state of consciousness without these 4 divisions. Vegetative state, minimal consciousness, coma, general anesthesia, stages of sleep and others often have each with rates, but low prioritization with F. In a sleep with dreams, there is prioritization with M, as well as E. Interchanges between divisions are often fast and numerous, with multiple prioritizations possible within a second.

For internal senses, in a normal state of consciousness, they regularly work in pre-prioritization, without knowing or awareness, doing so too in alternate states of consciousness. What is not in conscious experience occurs in the same process as conscious experiences: so while the process is not known to the individual, it is known or experienced by the mind, where consciousness is based. What gets given to the individual is via degree or duration.

When asleep that internal senses get prioritization [within F], they may not be known or experienced by the individual, mostly due to the little time spent, since there are many parts to run through. This means that when aspects of some tissue or blood vessel are prioritized, they may be evanescent, so even if the degree goes up, it is not directly felt and if it would, it may, through other regulars like heart rate [thick property], rather than the specific vessel.

This is different from processed external senses, like sight or smell that are known, in part due to degree and the time spent prioritized. The necessities for consciousness aren’t knowing or experience by the individual. They are sometimes perceptible, but t...

20 women have graduated from Ireland’s first ‘Digital Athlete’ programme, a new collaboration between Technology Ireland Digital Skillnet and SportsTech Ireland.

Digital Athlete is a new career pathway into the growing area of sports technology in Ireland. Sports tech companies work across IoT, sports performance, data analytics, broadcast, wearable tech, fan engagement, e-sports and sports e-commerce.

The ten-week intensive programme combines data skills and professional acumen to provide a combination of knowledge and skills that are specifically aligned to the sports analytics industry. The first 20 graduates were recognised at an event held during the recent One Zero sports conference at the Aviva Stadium.

The new ‘Digital Athlete’ programme participants will now progress to a three-month mentored work placement in companies such as Orecco, Stats Perform, Epic Global, Statsports, and Output Sports, while also working in national sports organisations like Badminton Ireland

Grainne Barry, SVP Operations, Stats Perform and co-founder of SportsTech Ireland said: “Like all industries, the industry of sport has changed as teams, leagues, broadcasters, have embraced new technologies and digital opportunities. Data, digital, people and culture are converging to position Ireland at the centre of the growing sports tech industry. Nationally we have an ecosystem of indigenous and FDI companies, creating a centre of excellence to leverage the opportunities from a Sports Data Analytics market predicted to reach almost €6bn by 2026”.

Commenting on the programme, Máire Hunt Director of the Technology Ireland Digital Skillnet highlighted the importance of cross-skilling to prepare candidates for convergent careers in the sector. She said: “By combining technology and business skills with an understanding of the sports domain we are generating a new and diverse source of talent for the sector. This programme is unique in its ability to interact with SportsTech company leaders and give participants the opportunity to see what it’s like actually working in a sports tech company.”

In 2023, the partnership of the Technology Ireland Digital Skillnet and SportsTech Ireland will bring a new suite of programmes to sports tech. This will enable the sector to broaden its appeal by providing continuous professional development with a Postgrad Diploma in Sports Technology and Analytics and the development of ‘second career’ digital conversion models for athletes.

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Hemp Heros Team Up with Irish Celebrities And Businesses To Launch Fundraiser For Animal Welfare Charities Link to Donations Page:

Irish-owned seed-to-shelf CBD company Hemp Heros have certainly made good on their name, having donated thousands of Euros worth of their pet products and profits to animal welfare charities as part of their Giving Back programme. These contributions have helped towards the cost of sheltering hundreds of sick and anxious rescues taken in by the DSPCA, Galway SPCA, Husky Rescue Ireland, Wicklow Animal Welfare, Dogs Angel, Dogs In Distress, Irish Guide Dogs, Gundog Rescue and Limerick Animal Welfare.

Hemp Heros Real Life Heros – Animal rescues

Teaming up with an impressive combination of Irish celebrities and businesses, including professional boxing champion Kellie Harrington, celebrity trainer Paul Byrne and Luxury Make-up brands Kash Beauty, Bellamianta and BPerfect Cosmetics to name but a few, Hemp Heros have pulled together a collection of truly sensational, one-of-a-kind prizes worth an estimated 2,500 Euro that will keep you eagerly glued to your screen come April 25 th , when the winners of 5 x hampers will be announced.

Every five Euro donation on their GoFundMe page will count as an entry towards this exceptionally worthy and important cause. CEO and founder of Hemp Heros David Hartigan has also pledged to donate 50% of the profits of his online Pet product sales until Thursday, April 11th .

The timing of this initiative couldn’t be better. The first wave of animals handed in to shelters for adoption usually comes just before Christmas, where older dogs in particular are turned over to make room for puppies. This is usually followed with a second influx around this time of the year, when patience with house training their new pet has worn out.

“These shelters do amazing work on a daily basis, offering a second, and a sometimes a last, chance for animals that are unwanted or have been abused or mistreated to have a good life” says David. I’m delighted to be launching this fundraising campaign to help raise awareness, support the charities with their rising expenses, and vitally, spread the message of adopt, don’t shop”.

The dedicated GoFundMe page is live and the draw available to enter as of Thursday, March 14 th . Good luck – may the odds be ever in your favour!

A very special shout out to the incredible generosity of Change of Air, Neat/Chopped, Barrel Sauna, Harvey Norman, Petstop, Pet Parlour, Kellie Harrington, Vico Deodorants, Rob Dog Father, Jess Nature Nurture, Barks and Bubbles, Dash Café, Griolladh, Happy Hound, Buster Box, Bellamianta, Kash Beauty, Smooth Company, BPerfect Cosmetics, Ayu Cosmetics, BodyByrne, The Designed Table, Dylan Oaks Jewellery, Pelo Hairdressing, Polished London, Butlers Chocolate, Newbridge Silverware, Positive Dog Training, Boann Distillery, Float Therapy and Paddy Holohan.

About Hemp Heros:

Hemp Heros is an award-winning, Irish-owned, premium seed-to-shelf company founded by David Hartigan in 2018. Their mission is to educate on the many benefits of hemp, and to provide the highest quality hemp-based products to people around the world.

Their product range, comprised of superfoods, supplements for humans, cosmetics and supplements for pets – is manufactured in their HSE-approved facility in Co Wicklow using their unique patent-pending cold-press method. Their entire collection is 100% free from solvents and other additives and is EU Novel food regulation compliant. Each of their CBD oils have been independently analysed by an accredited laboratory to ensure their purity, with the quality assurance certificates available to view on their website.

Hemp Heros’ “Giving Back” program has seen thousands of Euros worth of products and donations gifted to animal welfare charities to treat sick and anxious rescues; including the DSPCA, Galway SPCA, Wicklow Animal Welfare, Husky Recue, Dogs Angels, Dogs in Distress and Limerick Animal Welfare.

Hemp Heros are cu...