'We’re getting to the point where we’re not going to be able to cover ourselves'

Munster businesspeople discuss the impact of soaring energy costs ahead of winter

Co-owners of The Green Room Salon, Shaun Hickey Moriarty and Orla Greene.

A typical morning for Shaun Hickey Moriarty involves opening one of his two co-owned salons, switching on the lights and turning on the water heaters at 6am for the day ahead.

Now, as he heads into a third Christmas in a row battling a crisis, he starts each day thinking about how to avoid high energy costs.