BBusiness Read More ESB Networks issue update to thousands affected by smart meter glitchMarch 29, 2026 ESB Networks has confirmed it is taking longer than anticipated to fix incorrect meter readings for the remaining…
BBusiness Read More ESB issue smart meter update after households incorrectly told they owe thousands in electricity billsMarch 28, 2026 Customers of Electric Ireland, Bord Gáis Energy and Energia claimed their meters indicated they owed thousands in bills…
EEnvironment Read More Nuclear energy is a distant prospect – wind and solar are here now – The Irish TimesMarch 3, 2026 Recent commentary on Ireland’s energy system is a reminder that not everyone is comfortable with change. For people…
HHeadlines Read More ESB warns of Kildare flooding as release of water from reservoir may be neededJanuary 31, 2026 We need your help now Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open. You are visiting us…
IIreland Read More Ireland has much to learn from Pakistan when it comes to scaling up on solar energy – The Irish TimesJanuary 20, 2026 Climate change does not lend itself to good news stories. But as the writer and activist Bill McKibben…
BBusiness Read More Game of ‘Russian roulette’ over energy supply threatens Ireland’s ability to attract new FDI – The Irish TimesJanuary 17, 2026 In a private paper for IDA Ireland directors, senior officials laid bare the challenge faced by the State…
HHeadlines Read More O’Brien warned ESB and EirGrid over house connections – The Irish TimesDecember 30, 2025 A threat to the delivery of new homes in Dublin due to electricity constraints led Minister for Energy…
BBusiness Read More Don’t hang Christmas lights from electricity poles, says ESBDecember 16, 2025 We need your help now Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open. You are visiting us…
BBusiness Read More Exchequer receives almost €440m in dividends from State companies in last two years – The Irish TimesDecember 7, 2025 The exchequer has received almost €440 million in dividends from State companies over the last two years, Tánaiste…
BBusiness Read More ESB-Ørsted venture wins wind farm contract – The Irish TimesNovember 26, 2025 State electricity company ESB and Danish energy group Ørsted have won a State contract to build an offshore…
BBusiness Read More Can the ‘fog clear’ to deliver clean Irish offshore wind energy? – The Irish TimesNovember 22, 2025 The global offshore wind energy sector is in the doldrums due to hostility from Donald Trump; supply chain…
BBusiness Read More Planned power outages as ESB invests €200,000 in Limerick infrastructure upgradesNovember 22, 2025 ESB NETWORKS is informing customers in West Limerick and surrounding areas of planned electricity outages to facilitate important network…