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#Off The Grid

# off-the-grid - Friday 12 October, 2018

10,000 customers still without power in wake of Storm Callum

# Off The Grid

10,000 customers still without power in wake of Storm Callum

Updated Oct 12th 2018, 1:19 PM 49,363 Views 44 Comments

ESB Networks said it expects to restore power to the majority of areas by tonight.

# off-the-grid - Thursday 17 November, 2016

Poll: Do you think you spend too much time on social media?

# Your Say

Poll: Do you think you spend too much time on social media?

Nov 17th 2016, 8:32 AM 16,200 Views 53 Comments

A documentary airing tonight interviewed people who have abandoned social media for a technology-free life.

'It's not social to be on social media': The Irishman moving off-the-grid for a happier life

# Disconnected

'It's not social to be on social media': The Irishman moving off-the-grid for a happier life

Nov 17th 2016, 6:05 AM 20,280 Views 27 Comments

An RTÉ documentary airing tonight explores how much our digital fingerprint is telling the world about us.

# off-the-grid - Saturday 12 September, 2015

What's it like to live "off the grid"?

# Splendid Isolation

# Splendid Isolation

What's it like to live "off the grid"?

Sep 12th 2015, 7:00 PM 17,907 Views 15 Comments

This couple found out.

# off-the-grid - Thursday 9 July, 2015

One man's quest to get off the grid - and the holiday cottage he has to show for it

# Renovation Station

# Renovation Station

One man's quest to get off the grid - and the holiday cottage he has to show for it

Jul 9th 2015, 6:12 PM 5,465 Views 0 Comments

The cottage was originally built in 1820 and took five years to renovate.

# off-the-grid - Friday 1 May, 2015

Tesla wants your home to be battery powered

# Off The Grid

Tesla wants your home to be battery powered

May 1st 2015, 2:45 PM 17,758 Views 58 Comments

It could allow homes to be self-sufficient in terms of power.

# off-the-grid - Wednesday 18 February, 2015

11 people who need to give up social media for Lent

From The Daily Edge

# Off The Grid

11 people who need to give up social media for Lent

Feb 18th 2015, 9:30 PM 12,965 Views 3 Comments

It’s time.

# off-the-grid - Wednesday 26 November, 2014

What makes a Rubik's Cube a Rubik's Cube?

# Off The Grid

What makes a Rubik's Cube a Rubik's Cube?

Nov 26th 2014, 7:30 AM 7,221 Views 13 Comments

A trademark court says its all about the lines on the front, apparently.

# off-the-grid - Thursday 30 October, 2014

Thinking big to go small: How tiny houses can be a good first move

# Off The Grid

Thinking big to go small: How tiny houses can be a good first move

Oct 30th 2014, 6:15 PM 22,032 Views 2 Comments

The ‘Tiny House Movement’ offers something to people frozen out of the property market by high deposits and rising prices.

# off-the-grid - Monday 23 June, 2014

Eirgrid to examine putting electrical wires underground

# Down To The Wire

# Down To The Wire

Eirgrid to examine putting electrical wires underground

Jun 23rd 2014, 10:04 PM 13,135 Views 129 Comments

The plan will mean no pylons on a stretch of the Grid West project.

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