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Be Summer-Ready

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How to prepare you, your home and your business for summer.

The Government of Ireland’s initiative to provide information to the general public on issues which may affect them during the summer months in Ireland. You can find a brief summary below with the full document attached as well.

  • Keep your living space cool. This is especially important for infants, the elderly or those with chronic health conditions or those who can’t look after themselves.

 

  • Keep windows that are exposed to the sun closed during the day, and open windows at night when the temperature has dropped.

 

  • Close curtains that receive morning or afternoon sun.

 

  • Turn off non-essential lights and electrical equipment – they generate heat
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You can read the full document by clicking here 

 

For more information, please see below:

https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/9e76d-be-summer-ready/

 

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/e3b9f-people-with-disabilities/

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