More than 1-in-10 Tipperary homes have poorest energy rating

The percentage of homes in Tipperary with an A Building Energy Rating is one of the lowest in the country.

At 3% for the Premier County just Leitrim has a lower figure according to figures from the Central Statistics Office.

11% of the almost 33,000 dwellings in Tipp have the lowest rating of G which means it costs significantly more to heat the property.

Only Roscommon and Leitrim fare worse at 12%.