Sarah Carey: Guaranteed Irish gives us reasons to be cheerful in a world where quality counts

Brid O'Connell, chief executive of Guaranteed Irish

Sarah Carey

My day job saw me running around Irish events this week. On Tuesday, Bord na Móna announced Amazon Web Services as its anchor tenant in the Eco Energy Park, in Derrygreenagh, Co Offaly.

Bord na Móna – established to make Ireland energy independent and create jobs through the unfortunate medium of burning peat – is experiencing a positive plot twist. It’s still generating electricity, but from renewable sources like wind and solar.