Energy Crisis

Energy shocks are deeply uncomfortable, but they force structural changes

Ireland ‘particularly exposed’ to global and European energy price movements, group says in spring economic outlook

It may be the year to book with a tour operator and take out the most comprehensive travel insurance you can

Investors grow jittery as ceasefire expiry date looms

European Commission to recommend temporary ban on energy disconnections

Nothing in the Government’s €505m fuel support package announced after protests will benefit Susan Power and her family

Tehran temporarily reopens strait after a truce is agreed between Israel and Lebanon

Irish package hardly seems ‘paltry’

Soon we could be looking with envy at Estonia

Can airlines not shop around?

Abbas ⁠Araghchi says passage for commercial vessels will be permitted while there is a ceasefire in Lebanon

Mixed signals suggest there may be no quick return to the pre-war status quo

Workers’ living standards squeezed, Ictu chief says, with Coalition listening to ‘those who shout the loudest’

Elsewhere in the world, a summer of travel disruption may be looming if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war

French company says move is ‘short-term’ as it deals with increased cost of fuel arising from Iran war

Energy markets indicate electricity bills will start rising in months ahead, as Strait of Hormuz remains effectively shut

Europe only has six weeks’ supply of jet fuel because of the Middle East conflict, energy watchdog warns

Protests against fuel prices are to take place in Dublin and Carlow

Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan: Why does Ireland have the most expensive electricity prices?

Wholesale energy prices in Spain are among the cheapest in Europe but are surging elsewhere

Supplies of diesel and jet fuel may come under pressure if Strait of Hormuz remains blocked, European energy commissioner fears

Other small countries use it, and small modular reactors are coming

Sharp exchanges in Dáil debate as Coalition accused of ‘abandoning the Irish people’ by Mary Lou McDonald amid fuel crisis

Iran war could negate all reductions recently rolled out by Irish Government

Washington-based fund cuts growth forecasts

Dependence on natural gas and rising network charges blamed by experts for high energy costs

Garda Commissioner ‘absolutely appalled’ by intimidation directed at members over course of demonstrations

Even with the latest excise cut, motorists will still be much worse off than they were six weeks ago

Energy shock will drive focus on reducing reliance on oil and gas and the answer lies in further investment in renewables

Electricity group moves as businesses face prospect of rising energy costs

Small and micro firms have ‘limited ability’ to absorb energy and supply shocks, says Azets Ireland

Nationwide disruption continues as petrol station forecourts run low on supply due to ongoing blockades

Opposition parties called for engagement with demonstrators but there is distrust of them within Cabinet

IMF which had been on track to hike its world economic forecasts before Iran war now saw it will cut its outlook next week

Limerick filling stations reportedly place cap on how much fuel motorists can purchase as residents show support for demonstrators

Employers’ body Ibec says escalation is jeopardising ‘several cornerstones of Irish economy’

Home-heating oil prices rose by almost 70 per cent in March due to the Iran war, according to the CSO

Cost of diesel at its highest level since July 2022 while price of petrol at its highest level since August 2022, CSO data shows

Benchmark wholesale kerosene prices have increased by about 150% since the start of the year

Taoiseach labels blockade of the State’s only oil refinery by demonstrators in Co Cork as an ‘act of national sabotage’