Why an SSE Airtricity energy audit was a game changer for Aran Woollen Mills on its net-zero journey
Jennifer King, Olan McCarthy, Ciara Brady and Cliona Donnelly of Aran Woollen Mills at the knitwear manufacturer's factory. Photograph: Michael McLaughlin
The determination of Máire Hughes and her husband Pádraig to find a way to give much-needed employment to local people — and bring premium heritage Aran products from “Westport to the world” — has been the driving force behind Aran Woollen Mills (owned by parent company Carraig Donn), which they founded in 1965. A true family endeavour, all 13 of the couple’s children have worked at various stages in the business, now run by two of their sons, Pat and Vincent Hughes.
