Sustainability at The Brehon

 The Brehon Hotel and Anú Spa are enrolled in the Failte Ireland Climate Action Programme. We are working with the Sustainable Tourism Network, who provide sustainability programmes, training and consulting which will guide us in developing a comprehensive sustainability policy.

While we are only at the beginning of our journey with the Sustainable Tourism Network, we have been proactively making changes in recent years to adopt more sustainable practices and integrate greener energy solutions into our operations.

• The hotel has a designated Green Team that monitors our progress and focuses on developing our policies
• We audit our waste, energy, and water monthly to identify areas that can be improved
• We consider our environmental impact and look for the best options when considering products and suppliers, we focus on using local suppliers to reduce carbon emissions generated by transportation
• The Brehon Hotel is a signed partner in the Killarney Coffee Cup Project
• We are a part of 22 Killarney hotels committed to reducing our environmental impact. Together, we have pledged to implement sustainable practices and make a positive difference for our community and the planet.
• This year, we transitioned from gas boilers to electricity powered ‘air-to-water’ heat pumps for heating water throughout the hotel
• We have installed Aqua Libra water dispensers which provide filtered, great-tasting water, using refillable Aqua Libra glass bottles which reduces the need for any single use bottles
• We are transitioning to refillable toiletries in all of our bedrooms and we have adopted reusable glass milk bottles instead of UHT milk in our Heritage Bedrooms
• We introduced SuitePad tablets in our bedrooms to cut paper waste and laundry use, empowering guests to opt for “green” cleaning to skip daily cleaning
• We began working with DCSix Technologies and now have an energy monitoring system to track electricity usage across key areas like our spa, kitchen, and laundry, complemented by gas meters.