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Risk of energy system alerts over winter months 'significantly lower' than anticipated
8 Oct 2024
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Routes of 3 major underground electricity cables in Dublin revealed
30 Jan 2024
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Energy supply likely to fall short of winter demand, but by narrower margin than last year
16 Oct 2023
42
Data centre
Meta paying back sizeable electricity bill after ESB error saw firm undercharged for 18 months
27 Jul 2023
37
Electricity supply
EirGrid warn of electricity supply issues in near future due to lack of renewable energy
12 Jun 2023
76
offshore wind
Four successful bidders in Ireland's first offshore wind contract auction revealed
Updated 11 May 2023
43
North-South Interconnector
Peadar Tóibín: Govt and EirGrid face 'significant resistance' if they try to overground project
22 Mar 2023
7
Energy Crisis
Staff shortages leave energy regulator scrambling to keep the lights on
12 Dec 2022
12
Lightning
'No impact on the grid' after wind turbine catches fire during lightning storm off Wicklow coast
Updated 20 Oct 2022
17
emergency power
Government formally submits application for second emergency power station in Dublin
13 Oct 2022
28
IRELAND'S ENERGY
Bríd Smith: Expansion of data centres is not going to help our serious energy woes
Bríd Smith
Updated 6 Oct 2022
31
generation shortfall
EirGrid raises concern over 'significant' electricity supply issues
6 Oct 2022
24
Energy Crisis
Risk of electricity blackouts in Ireland ‘slightly worse’ than last winter, committee hears
Updated 30 Aug 2022
66
Energy Crisis
'Enough is enough': Cowen says those responsible for energy crisis must be held accountable
28 Aug 2022
77
Electricity supply
Eirgrid declares Utilities Commission system a 'failure'
Updated 27 Aug 2022
34
amber alert
No immediate risk of blackouts as two system alerts issued by EirGrid in last 24 hours
Updated 10 Aug 2022
36
Power
Energy reliance on Russia is 'glaring' mistake but price volatility predates war - Irish report
12 Jul 2022
23
Power trip
Two big power stations disconnected from the national grid on Monday night in rare 'one-off' event
24 Nov 2021
47
winter power supply
Eamon Ryan did not sanction €10m emergency power contract payment, says spokesperson
13 Nov 2021
Eirgrid
New plan outlines how Ireland will ramp up its renewable electricity by 2030
10 Nov 2021
32
esb and eirgrid
'How did this happen?' Dáil hears further concerns about €10m emergency power contract payment
9 Nov 2021
energy costs
Barry Cowen claims the ESB may have ‘orchestrated’ the current energy crisis
3 Nov 2021
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
Varadkar 'confident' there'll be no winter blackouts 'but nobody can guarantee it'
30 Sep 2021
68
energy crunch
Winters of discontent? Why EirGrid is highlighting its concerns about potential power shortages
29 Sep 2021
28
Power Supply
Major report from Eirgrid says Ireland may have electricity shortages over next five winters
Updated 29 Sep 2021
141
blackouts
Electricity supply interruptions could have 'huge' impact on Irish society, expert warns
25 Aug 2021
88
supply and demand
'Amber alert' issued by Eirgrid as electricity system comes under pressure to meet demand
11 Dec 2020
57
Feature
When it comes to Ireland's sustainable energy, creating simplicity could prove complex
3 Oct 2019
3
Pylons
Government says overground option for North-South interconnector will go ahead as planned
4 Oct 2018
39
Eirgrid
Kildare hold their nerve to put Mayo to the sword and claim first ever All-Ireland U20 title
5 Aug 2018
22
finalists
Mayo see off resilient Derry challenge to book All-Ireland U20 football final spot
14 Jul 2018
2
Champions
Mayo crowned EirGrid Connacht U20 champions as Rossies suffer 16 point defeat
17 Jun 2018
2
N-S Interconnector
Controversial electricity pylon plan takes big leap forward but some people aren't happy
24 Jan 2018
54
resource and energy
Data centres are making energy demands shoot up in Ireland
6 May 2017
50
dethroning
Last year's All-Ireland U21 champions Mayo knocked out of Connacht by Galway
25 Mar 2017
6
factcheck
FactCheck: Is Regina Doherty right to say she didn't support the use of civil disobedience?
24 Jan 2017
68
Interconnector
Anti-pylon group warns Shell to Sea debacle 'will look like a walk in the park'
22 Dec 2016
72
Pylons
After years of campaigning, pylons in Lucan and Adamstown are being moved
1 Jul 2016
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