Yvonne Byrne

I have over 28 year's experience in rural development, working in both the UK and Ireland. I established a consultancy business in 2010 specialising in environmental, community, tourism and recreation initiatives. I am currently the Mentor for County Waterford and County Wexford under the SEAI Sustainable Energy Community Programme and work closely with the South East Energy Agency, Local Authorities and SEAI.

My planned activities as an Ambassador include the promotion of actions and grants to complete energy retrofit works in homes, community buildings, sports facilities and businesses. In addition, the development of active travel initiatives to encourage more walking, cycling and public transport use is of high importance.