Padraig McGillicuddy

Padraig McGillicuddy is the manager of Ballygarry Hotel and Spa in Tralee, Ireland, where he has implemented innovative sustainability measures to achieve carbon neutrality by 2024. As a key figure in the hotel's transition from traditional practices to eco-friendly initiatives, McGillicuddy has focused on reducing waste, including saving over 450,000 plastic bottles from landfill, planting 30,000 trees, and developing a solar farm. His vision is to create an off-the-grid tourism experience while also analyzing and offsetting the carbon emissions associated with guests' travel to and from the hotel.