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How much does an attic conversion cost – and how much value will it add to the market price of your property?

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Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · 5d

Attic conversions promise space but also surprises. Costs have jumped up to 30% in recent years, and regulations can make or break your project.
Still, when done right, they can add serious market value.
My piece in today's @independent.ie
#HomeRenovation
www.independent.ie/business/mon...

For anyone who has ever looked up at the ceiling and longed for more space, the attic conversion offers a seductive solution.

How much does an attic conversion cost – and how much value will it add to the market price of your property?

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Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · 5d

Attic conversions promise space but also surprises. Costs have jumped up to 30% in recent years, and regulations can make or break your project.
Still, when done right, they can add serious market value.
My piece in today's @independent.ie
#HomeRenovation
www.independent.ie/business/mon...

For anyone who has ever looked up at the ceiling and longed for more space, the attic conversion offers a seductive solution.

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Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · 14d

EVs by County ⚡📍
EV sales up across the country in September
🚘 Dublin – 10,467 (+27%)
🚘 Cork – 2,185 (+45%)
🚘 Kildare – 1,372 (+45%)
🚘 Galway – 753 (+58%)
🚘 Tipperary – 432 (+110%!)

Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · 14d

County Breakdown 📍
Where are the most cars sold in 2025?
🏙️ Dublin – 42.3% (51,426 cars)
🏞️ Cork – 11.5% (13,963)
🌊 Galway – 4.1% (5,040)
Strongest growth: Laois +11.5%.

Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · 14d

Transmissions ⚙️

Manual cars are becoming a thing of the past.
⚡ Automatics now = 65% of all new cars.
⚙️ Manuals: just 35%.

Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · 14d

What colours are Irish drivers choosing?
⚫ Black – 27%
⚪ Grey – 26%
🔵 Blue – 14%
⚪ White – 12%
🔴 Red – 8%

Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · 14d

🏆 2025 leaders so far:

🚘 Cars: Toyota, VW, Skoda, Hyundai, Kia.

⚡ EV brands: VW, Kia, Hyundai, Tesla, Skoda.

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Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · 14d

Market Share
Engine type market share 2025 so far:
⛽ Petrol – 25.4%
🔋 Hybrid (Petrol-Elec) – 22.6%
⚡ Electric – 18.4%
🛢 Diesel – 17.1%
🔌 Plug-in Hybrid – 14.8%

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Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · 14d

⚡ EV Sales: 1,737 (+73%) | Year to date 22,382 (+39%)

🔋 EV Market Share: 18.4%

🏆 Top EVs: Sept – Tesla Model 3 | Year to date – VW ID.4

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Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · 14d

📊 Ireland New Car Market – September 2025 Snapshot

🚗 New Cars: 5,629 (+9.8%) | Year to date 121,693 (+3.7%)
🚐 LCVs: 2,169 (+7.5%) | Year to date 29,747 (+3.1%)
🚛 HGVs: 170 (+3.7%) | Year to date 2,403 (-8.3%)
🚙 Used Imports: 7,000 (+36.8%) | Year to date 53,662 (+12.4%)

‘We were happy to prioritise time over money’ – can you afford to work a four-day week?

Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · 23d

Have you converted your attic in the last 5 years? 🏠
I’m writing a feature and want to hear your experiences, costs, compliance, wins & headaches.
Reply, DM, or email 📩 [email protected]
RTs welcome! 🙏
#irishproperty #atticconversion #housing #ruralireland #JournoRequest

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 23d

A big moment ahead.

Independent Ireland TDs spotted ahead of their crunch meeting with Maria Steen this evening.

If they back her, she’d be closing in on the 20 Oireachtas members needed to contest the election… but it remains a tall order ahead of Wednesday’s deadline.

#Aras25

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Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · 27d

“We were happy to prioritise time over money.”
What does it really take to make a four-day week work, financially and personally?
My piece in today's @independent.ie
#FourDayWeek #FutureOfWork #WorkLifeBalance #FlexibleWork #IrishBusiness

On a windswept Friday morning, Mark Kane, CEO of sustainability consultancy Sustainabil-IT, is not at his laptop or in a boardroom.

Geraldine Herbert: Voters should not accept watered down efforts to enact road safety measures

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Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · Sep 13

One in three fatal crashes is linked to speeding.
Yet speed limit reforms have been shelved.
🚦 Road safety is not urban vs rural, or green vs anti-green. It’s a public good.
My latest @independent.ie opinion column 👇
#RoadSafety
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...

It takes a certain political dexterity to call for tougher road-safety measures while your own party and the Government it supports help dismantle existing ones.

Geraldine Herbert: Has EU sacrificed vehicle safety to secure a better tariff deal with the US?

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Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · Sep 3

The EU-US trade deal averted a tariff war but at a cost. For the first time, Brussels will recognise weaker US car safety standards, risking a regulatory race to the bottom.

My piece in today’s @independent.ie

#Trade #EUpolitics #RoadSafety #Leadership
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...

When European and US negotiators trumpeted a new trade deal this summer, it was met with a sigh of relief. Tariffs would be capped at 15pc rather than the punishing 25pc that had loomed for months. Ca...

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Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · Sep 1

⚡ New EV Registrations by county Jan–Aug 2025:
Dublin 9,610 (+24.8%)
Cork 2,015 (+42.9%)
Kildare 1,263 (+41%)
Strongest growth: Tipperary +113%, Kerry +104%, Sligo +92%
#NewCarSales #Simi

Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · Sep 1

📍 New Car Registrations by County 2025 (January-August)
Dublin 48,920 (+1.6%)
Cork 13,356 (+4.7%)
Galway 4,812 (+9.8%)
Biggest growth: Laois +10.3%, Wicklow +7.1%
#NewCarSales #Simi

Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · Sep 1

🥇 Top Aug 2025:

🚗 New Car: SKODA OCTAVIA

⚡ EV: BYD SEALION

#NewCarSales #Simi

Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · Sep 1

🔋 EV Models 2025:
1️⃣ VW ID.4
2️⃣ KIA EV3
3️⃣ TESLA MODEL 3
4️⃣ KIA EV6
5️⃣ HYUNDAI INSTER
#NewCarSales #Simi

Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · Sep 1

⚡ EV Brands 2025:
1️⃣ VOLKSWAGEN
2️⃣ KIA
3️⃣ HYUNDAI
4️⃣ TESLA
5️⃣ SKODA
#NewCarSales #Simi

Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · Sep 1

🚘 Top 5 Models 2025:
1️⃣ HYUNDAI TUCSON
2️⃣ SKODA OCTAVIA
3️⃣ TOYOTA YARIS CROSS
4️⃣ KIA SPORTAGE
5️⃣ TOYOTA RAV4
#NewCarSales #Simi

Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · Sep 1

🏆 Top 5 Brands 2025:
1️⃣ TOYOTA
2️⃣ VOLKSWAGEN
3️⃣ SKODA
4️⃣ HYUNDAI
5️⃣ KIA
#NewCarSales #Simi

Geraldine Herbert @gerherbert.bsky.social · Sep 1

🚐 LCVs (Aug): +56.7% (2,660) | YTD +2.8% (27,593)

🚛 HGVs (Aug): +19.9% (205) | YTD -9.1% (2,233)

#NewCarSales #Simi