The former chief executive of Bord Gáis, John Mullins, has invested in Irish home technology company Climote and joined the advisory board.

The firm co-founded by businessman and failed presidential candidate Sean Gallagher returned to profit last year after three years of successive losses.

ONE of RTÉ’s ‘Dragons’, Sean Gallagher, said that he expects Smarthomes Ltd to return to profit in the next 12 to 18 months.

The youth wing of the Sinn Féin party today launched a campaign to secure cross-border voting rights in this year’s election for the President of Ireland.