Inventor of wood stove hopes to create 10 jobs

A teacher-turned-inventor plans to create up to 10 jobs in West Cork in the manufacture of his new wood-burning stove which, he claims, uses up to 40% less fuel than similar stoves.

John Fagan’s stove uses a technology which, he says, has been around since World War Two when it was used to fuel cars during petrol-rationing.

Fagan, who spent 26 years teaching in Germany, and is now a vegetable grower in Ballydehob, spent nearly four years researching and developing the ‘Eireco Eco-Stove.’ He set out to develop a highly cost-effective wood-burning stove after hearing an item on the Joe Duffy show about recession-hit families picking sticks for fuel in the Phoenix Park.