Shamrock Electrical Supplies

21/08/2026

💡 OUTDOOR SECURITY LIGHTS, WHAT MOST HOMES GET WRONG

The evenings are already pulling in, and this is the week most people start thinking about that dark patch at the side of the house.

🔦 One massive floodlight on the gable is not security lighting. It creates glare, throws deep shadow right beside it, and gives your camera less to work with rather than more.

🏠 Two or three smaller fittings covering the drive, the side passage and the back door will do far more than one big lamp ever will.

🐈 If your light fires forty times a night, the sensor is nearly always mounted too low or turned up too high. Around two metres up, angled so people cross its view rather than walk straight into it, and the cats lose interest fairly quickly.

☔ IP65 or better for anything on an exposed wall. Irish weather finds the weak point in anything less.

⚡ Anything wired into the mains needs a Registered Electrical Contractor under Safe Electric. Solar and battery you can put up yourself with a drill and a ladder.

Full guide is live on the site now, covering the four types worth buying, how many watts each position actually needs, and how to set a sensor so it behaves.

👉 https://www.shamrockelectrical.ie/blogs/news/outdoor-security-lights-ireland-buying-guide

Outdoor security lights Ireland buying guide: choosing PIR floodlights and sensors, how bright you need, IP ratings, placement and setting the sensor right.

18/08/2026

⚡ The Spark #025 is out.

Last Wednesday's solar eclipse dropped Ireland's solar output from over 500 megawatts to just 8, and EirGrid had to fire up the Tarbert emergency plant for the first time ever. Solar is now big enough to swing the national grid, and that changes the battery conversation on every domestic install.

Also this week:
🏗️ Construction PMI back to growth at 53.0 after June's slump, all three sectors up
🟠 Copper near record highs on the LME: order your September cable now
💡 Pinergy first to hike for autumn, up 7.6% from September 14th
🎒 Schools are back next week: plan the early counter run (we open at 7am)
🔦 Product spotlight: motion sensor lights for security season
👷 Contractor tip: six ways to keep your best electricians when ESB Networks is hiring 100

Read it free: https://www.shamrockelectrical.ie/blogs/the-spark/the-spark-issue-025-august-2026

Trade counter open Mon to Fri 7am to 5pm, Sat 9am to 1:30pm. Trade pricing on everything, ring 01 401 9907.

The eclipse forced EirGrid to fire up an emergency plant, construction PMI is back to growth, copper is near record and Pinergy hikes 7.6% from September 14th.

17/08/2026

The Current Issue 12 is out ⚡

Your electricity bill changes on October 1st, and it is not the direction you might hope. The regulator has published the numbers, and we have done the sum in plain English.

Also in this week's issue:
• The PSO levy drops to 51 cent a month, but network charges add about €41 a year to a typical home
• SEAI found one in six energy labels in Irish shops were wrong, and tumble dryers were the worst. Here is how to read a label properly before you buy
• Back to school next week: the four places the bill quietly climbs from September, and when your cheap hours are
• Fuel Allowance opens in the last week of September. €38 a week for 28 weeks, and Working Family Payment households now qualify. Check now.

Read the full issue: https://www.shamrockelectrical.ie/blogs/the-current/the-current-012-electricity-bill-1-october-pso-network-charges



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The Current Issue 12 is out ⚡

Your electricity bill changes on October 1st. The PSO levy drops to 51 cent a month, but network charges add about €41 a year. We did the sum.

Also this week: one in six energy labels in Irish shops were wrong (SEAI), the back-to-school energy reset, and Fuel Allowance opening next month.

Full issue at the link in bio.



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The Current Issue 12 is out ⚡

Your electricity bill changes on October 1st: the PSO levy drops to 51 cent a month but network charges add about €41 a year to a typical home. This week's issue does the sum, explains how to read an energy label after SEAI found one in six were wrong in Irish shops, sets out a back-to-school energy reset, and reminds you that Fuel Allowance opens in the last week of September.

Read it here: https://www.shamrockelectrical.ie/blogs/the-current/the-current-012-electricity-bill-1-october-pso-network-charges

Shamrock Electrical Supplies, Unit 22, Block 613, Jordanstown Road, Greenogue Business Park, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin, D24 TX98. Open Mon to Fri 7am to 5pm, Sat 9am to 1:30pm. Free delivery from the first euro.

PSO levy drops to 51c a month but network charges add EUR41 a year from 1 October. Plus SEAI's energy-label findings, a back-to-school reset and Fuel Allowance.

12/08/2026

⚡ The Spark #024 is out now ⚡

Diesel jumped 19 cent in a single month, and that is before the excise comes back. From September 1st the cuts start reversing: 10c on diesel straight away and more every month until Christmas.

In this week's issue:

⛽ Diesel at €1.92 and the four excise dates every contractor needs in the diary
💨 Wind power for 667,000 homes dumped in six months, and why bills stay high
⚖️ The CRU's first rewrite of the Safe Electric rulebook since 2016
🔦 Product spotlight: bulkhead lights before the dark evenings
💡 Six moves before September 1st to blunt the fuel hit

Read it free: https://www.shamrockelectrical.ie/blogs/the-spark/the-spark-issue-024-august-2026

Diesel jumps 19c in a month and excise returns from September 1st. Plus dumped wind power, the CRU's new Safe Electric rulebook and bulkhead lights for autumn.

11/08/2026

Proud one for us this week.

We are an independent electrical wholesaler in Greenogue, Rathcoole, just off the N7, and we have started collecting reviews on Trustpilot.

This one came in from a contractor who has been buying from us for years.

If you are ever stuck for trade supplies around southwest Dublin, the counter is open Monday to Friday 7am to 5pm and Saturday morning, and you can ring us on 01 401 9907.

11/08/2026

The Current Issue 11 is out ⚡

New official figures show data centres used 23 percent of all the metered electricity in Ireland last year, up from 5 percent in 2015. That is close to what every home in the country uses combined. This week's issue:

Where your electricity bill actually goes, and what the CSO figures mean for households
Why the energy credit has been ruled out for Budget 2027, with a record 322,000 households now behind on their bills
How to get ahead of the dark evenings before they arrive

Read the full issue of The Current:

https://www.shamrockelectrical.ie/blogs/the-current/the-current-011-data-centres-electricity-energy-credit

Free delivery from the first euro on everything in store. Call 01 401 9907.

Data centres now use 23% of Ireland's electricity, the energy credit is ruled out for Budget 2027, and how to get ahead of the dark evenings.

10/08/2026

Our first reviews are in on Trustpilot and this one made the team's week.

Thanks Brian, delighted the garden came together. Honest reviews from the trade and the public help an independent Irish supplier get seen, and we read and reply to every single one.

If Shamrock has sorted you out, at the counter in Greenogue or with free delivery anywhere in Ireland, you can share your experience here:

https://www.trustpilot.com/evaluate/shamrockelectrical.ie

07/08/2026

💡 Festoon lights: the easiest way to make your garden the place everyone wants to sit this summer

Ever notice how a few strings of warm bulbs overhead can turn a plain patio into somewhere you never want to leave? The trick is picking a set that actually survives an Irish summer, and knowing how to power it safely without a lead trailing out through the kitchen window.

Our new guide walks you through it in plain English: festoon bulbs versus connectable string and icicle sets, the IP rating you really need for our weather, warm white or cool white bulbs, and how to run everything off a proper weatherproof outdoor socket. Everything you need to get it right first time.

👉 https://shamrockelectrical.ie/blogs/news/festoon-lights-ireland-buying-guide

Festoon lights Ireland guide: choose between festoon bulbs, string and icicle sets, get the IP rating right for our weather and power them safely.

05/08/2026

The Spark Issue 23 is out ⚡

New opening hours are now in effect, a look at the latest construction output figures, and Safe Electric has fresh guidance on periodic inspections.

We're also covering wall lights for hallways and stairwells, plus cashflow tips before the back-to-school rush hits.

Read the full issue here:

https://www.shamrockelectrical.ie/blogs/the-spark/the-spark-issue-023-august-2026

Trade pricing available on all stock. Call 01 401 9907 for contractor rates.

New Shamrock opening hours, August back-to-school renovation deadlines, wall light spotlight, and a contractor tip on August cashflow planning.