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What the world can learn from Ireland’s battle to power data centres
The country is a canary in the coal mine for dealing with the strains of a boom in energy demand
Nuclear energy is a distant prospect – wind and solar are here now
Sceptics don’t outright deny climate change but dismiss solutions as unrealistic
A powerful itch: Bulls using electricity poles for relief among 1,500 outages due to animals
Cork farmer forced to fence off area around pole to stop bull from scratching himself on it
Company behind Irish arm of advertising group Publicis grows profit 12%
Marketing and advertising budgets are often the first casualties during times of economic stress
Ireland has much to learn from Pakistan when it comes to scaling up on solar energy
Pakistan’s citizen-led solar revolution was largely unplanned
Game of ‘Russian roulette’ over energy supply threatens Ireland’s ability to attract new FDI
IDA warns Government that State risks losing out on multinational projects due to constraints with power grid
O’Brien warned ESB and EirGrid over house connections
Minister for Energy Darragh O’Brien asked for urgent action from national grid operator and power supplier
Energia’s first-half earnings drop 22% before €2.5bn deal
Energia saw earnings decline in its customer supply business and gas-fired power plants in north Dublin, but rise slightly in its renewable energy portfolio.
Exchequer receives almost €440m in dividends from State companies in last two years
Harris says largest payment came from ESB as Social Democrats argue funding could be used to finance grid improvements and boost energy security
Bord Gáis Energy’s Dave Kirwan on Irish energy prices and the case for nuclear power
Bord Gais Energy chief Dave Kirwan’s remit includes responsibility for parent company Centrica’s nuclear plants in the UK
ESB-Ørsted venture wins wind farm contract
Power plant close to Dunmore East could generate enough electricity to supply almost a million homes
Can the ‘fog clear’ to deliver clean Irish offshore wind energy?
Planning reforms and other actions needed if Ireland is to successfully transition to a decarbonised power system
Scrapping water charges was a mistake that has contributed to the housing crisis
Uisce Éireann left relying on budget funds is the wrong model
Industry wants clarity on water, energy projects
Clear plans must back up billion euro spending pledges, say lobby groups
Storm Amy leaves one dead and thousands without power as worst of weather subsides
Co Donegal bore the brunt of Storm Amy, with winds of up to 148km/h recorded
Storm Amy live updates: 49,000 premises remain without power, man who died in Donegal named
Transport disruption continues while some households may not have power restored until early next week
As it happened: Storm Amy hits the country as man (40s) dies
Status orange wind warning issued for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo
Dingle peninsula receives award for being Ireland’s ‘greenest place’
Skerries, Inagh, Dún Laoghaire and Co Westmeath river restoration project also honoured at ceremony in Dublin
Algal bloom on Lough Derg prompts call for multi-agency investigation
ESB denies low water levels on Shannon caused pollution
Which areas of the country have the most vacant homes?
Vacancy rates in rural areas more than twice that of urban areas, with the highest rates along the west coast, data shows
How a car crash in Dublin 4 drove public-sector CEO salaries higher
Resignation of EirGrid chief has had downstream consequences for Government over top-level pay
‘I really liked the idea of a 12-month programme ... where you’d get thrown into the deep end’
Naoise Finnegan (Primark) and Jack Hegarty (ESB)
Storm Éowyn costs ESB €100m in network repairs
Group continues to invest strongly in infrastructure amid storm damage costs
Want to see an end to high electricity prices? This is what we need to do
Prices remain high because we are still burning so much gas. The cheapest way to end that is to deliver the onshore and offshore wind that is ready to be built
EV Q&A: Should the ESB just focus on developing chargers in Ireland?
Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts, we’re here to answer all your EV questions
How upcoming price changes will affect your EV running costs
Do recent price increases plus an upcoming VAT rise make EVs as costly to run for some motorists as a petrol or diesel car?
Amazon fiasco is bad news for Ireland Inc
Signal has gone out very publicly that parts of the electricity network can’t meet new industrial demand
Minister for Justice to tell Cabinet preferred candidate for next Garda Commissioner
Current commissioner Drew Harris to remain in role until September 1st
Scrapped Amazon plant a sign of Ireland hitting the infrastructural buffers
State plans huge investment just as the financial outlook grows more uncertain
You might think a planning application for a windfarm is good news. You’d be wrong
Planned demolition of the €200 million Derrybrien windfarm will lead to destruction of potential green energy source for 30,000 homes
Plans to invest €200bn in Ireland’s infrastructure over next decade set to be unveiled
Revised National Deveopment Plan being billed as one of largest ever capital expansion programmes in State’s history
Landowner allegedly overturned ESB machine with tractor while workers trimmed trees near high-voltage line
Tom O’Shea agreed in the High Court not to interfere and to allow immediate urgent safety works to take place
State urged to target five or six ‘crucial’ infrastructure projects
Failure to action Greater Dublin Drainage project will stall necessary new housing in north Dublin, MacGill summer school hears
Government ‘feckless’ with public money, Social Democrats claim in budget row
Tánaiste hits out at Sinn Féin error on supermarket ownership - ‘I know who owns SuperValu’
Shortlists for annual Business to Arts Awards announced
A total of €25,000 will be presented to successful artists and arts organisations through bursaries and awards on the night
Moneypoint power station ends coal use ahead of schedule
Ireland’s largest power plant to be used as back-up as renewables hub is scaled up
Data centres and other large users of electricity to be allowed to build and operate own lines to power plants
Department of Energy proposal will depart from norm of ESB having exclusive right to own such infrastructure
Semi-state CEOs: What do they earn and should they be paid more?
New Government structures mean many heads of commercial State companies will seek pay packet increase following review
Supreme Court ruling on compensation for lands devalued due to electricity power lines could affect thousands of landowners
ESB argued compensation for land depreciation should not have been awarded by property arbitrator
ESB board had ‘significant concern’ that €318,000 salary was not sufficient for chief executive post
Department of Environment told top-level pay review group ESB chief executive role should be competitively remunerated
Cork town to be first fully connected to fast broadband
Work connecting Carrigtwohill set to be completed this summer
EV Q&A: Why do electric cars still have old-fashioned 12-volt batteries?
Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts, we’re here to answer all your EV questions
EV Q&A: Why does our car not work with some chargers?
Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts, we’re here to answer all your EV questions
Electric vehicle Q&A: Which EV charging point apps do I need?
Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts, we’re here to answer all your EV questions
‘Thousands’ of new homes delayed due to electricity access
ESB Networks acknowledges ‘limited’ capacity in some locations
Bosses of commercial State bodies in line for huge pay rises following remuneration report
Bosses of commercial State bodies in line for huge pay rises following remuneration report
Electric vehicle Q&A: What if I can’t charge at home?
Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts, we’re here to answer all your EV questions
Ireland’s hopes of a net-zero economy are floating in the wind
Separate reports in the past week have poured scorn on talk of the State becoming the ‘Saudi Arabia of wind’ and challenge the narrative that a switch to clean energy will deliver cheaper energy prices to consumers
Ardnacrusha at 100: What could happen if Ireland showed similar ambition today and invested 20% of national budget in energy?
Spending €24bn on projects such as upgrading the grid and electrifying transport and heating could transform the nation
Failure to connect electricity systems on island of Ireland has led to higher prices and greater emissions
Given our dependence on electric power, delivery of modern interconnector should be faster than one built in wartime
Housing Minister James Browne: ‘If we don’t get this right over the next four to seven months, we’re going to be in serious, serious trouble’
The solution to Ireland’s housing crisis is ‘more supply and it is my job to get that supply moving’, says the Minister for Housing as he answers questions about how he intends to do that
Life admin has become more irksome as many utility firms treat customers with contempt
In a country where many utility companies treat their customers with contempt and consumers pay 42 per cent more for goods and services, life admin can be eviscerating
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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