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Electricity

Savings

Government called on to ensure electricity suppliers offer customers dynamic energy price plans

30 Apr

12.3k

FactCheck

Debunked: No, the electricity blackouts in Spain and Portugal were not caused by a solar flare

29 Apr

32.7k

Greenlink

The new Ireland-Wales interconnector started today, linking electricity between the two countries

16 Apr

13.5k

Energy Hungry

Data centres to account for almost one-third of Ireland's electricity demand by 2034

25 Mar

8.9k

Storm Éowyn

Customers paying higher electricity bills due to storm repair costs is 'sick joke', says TD

5 Feb

25.1k

your stories

How has Storm Éowyn affected you? We want to hear your stories

Updated 29 Jan

14.0k

political storm brewing

Some tetchy exchanges with Taoiseach over storm preparedness as he visits Roscommon

Christina Finn

reports from Roscommon

28 Jan

19.2k

your stories

'If this was Dublin, there’d be all-out war': Readers with no power or water share their stories

Several readers expressed anger at the government.

Órla Ryan

28 Jan

29.8k

storm bert

34,000 homes and businesses without power as Storm Bert passes over Ireland

Updated 23 Nov 2024

8.7k

electric vehicles

Green Party promise to facilitate cut in electricity prices for EV owners if reelected

10 Nov 2024

13.1k

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Report

80,000 workers needed to address 'significant' shortfalls in four key areas of infrastructure

30 Oct 2024

14.4k

Energy prices

Electric Ireland to cut residential electricity and gas prices from 1 November

5 Sep 2024

17.0k

wind warnings

Power largely restored as Storm Kathleen passes over Ireland

Updated 7 Apr 2024

18.0k

Power Outages

Around 12,000 premises still without electricity as Storm Kathleen hits Ireland

A Status Yellow wind warning is in place for the entire country.

ESB Networks is working to restore power to thousands of premises

Dozens of flights between Ireland and the UK have been cancelled or delayed

The RSA has urged road users to take caution if travelling during the storm

Órla Ryan

Updated 6 Apr 2024

71.2k

Powering Up

Routes of 3 major underground electricity cables in Dublin revealed

30 Jan 2024

40.1k

Energy prices

Bord Gáis Energy to cut residential electricity and gas prices by 10% and 9.5% from 29 February

17 Jan 2024

26.4k

price cuts

Electric Ireland to cut residential electricity prices for 1.1 million customers from March

15 Jan 2024

34.8k

The Daily Poll

Poll: When was the last time you switched your electricity provider?

12 Dec 2023

17.9k

Going Down

SSE Airtricity to cut electricity rates by 12.8% from February

12 Dec 2023

15.6k

The Daily Poll

Poll: Do you struggle to pay your energy bills?

15 Nov 2023

19.5k

energy security

Householders to pay 'small charge' on energy bills to pay for new floating gas storage ship

14 Nov 2023

37.1k

storm debi

Around 34,000 homes and businesses without power after Storm Debi hits country

Updated 13 Nov 2023

37.5k

budget 2024

What we know so far about tomorrow's Budget: USC cuts, €750 rent credit and further 25% childcare cost cuts

Updated 9 Oct 2023

88.7k

158

The Morning Lead

'I am broken mentally, physically and financially': What readers want to see in Budget 2024

8 Oct 2023

59.4k

123

Energy prices

ESB Group reports 30% rise in profits to €676 million in first six months of the year

19 Sep 2023

11.7k

Electricity prices

SSE Airtricity to cut residential electricity and gas prices by 12% and 10% from 1 November

8 Sep 2023

13.1k

energy price cuts

Energia announces energy price cuts for domestic customers this October

1 Sep 2023

13.6k

irish energy

Wind energy use has increased while gas consumption fell by 20%, Gas Networks Ireland reveal

13 Aug 2023

18.9k

125

Energy Bills

Energy supports for families and businesses to form part of Budget 2024

25 Jul 2023

9.7k

CSO

Wholesale electricity prices drop 26.6% in year, but consumers still mightn't see decrease in bills yet

22 Jun 2023

15.6k

climate targets

Data centres consumed 31% more electricity last year compared to 2021

12 Jun 2023

11.6k

Electricity

Wholesale electricity prices fell 40% in past year, but savings for customers will be delayed

22 May 2023

18.2k

CSO

Wholesale electricity prices drop 50.5% in year, but consumers mightn't see decrease in bills just yet

Updated 21 Apr 2023

39.8k

Interconnector

North-South interconnector 'ready to enter construction phase' after independent review

21 Mar 2023

9.0k

Electricity

Darragh O'Brien says other energy companies should follow Pinergy's example and cut prices

Updated 20 Feb 2023

21.2k

Cost of Living

All electricity customers to get €90 off bills over seven instalments

9 Feb 2023

29.9k

technical error

Electric Ireland error means PAYG customers have avoided higher gas rate since August

20 Jan 2023

35.0k

rising costs

Price of wholesale electricity 93.2% higher than in November, CSO figures show

20 Jan 2023

12.8k

Power Outages

Over 16,000 customers left without power in north Dublin and Meath this evening due to faults

Updated 16 Jan 2023

36.6k

Electricity prices

Gas and electricity to remain at 'historical high' for next two years, says Ryan

23 Dec 2022

14.4k

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