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Energy Crisis
Wholesale electricity prices down 16% as many consumers continue to face hikes
Elsewhere, producer prices for food rose by 4.5% in September compared with the same month last year, CSO data shows
A little DIY could shave hundreds from your heating bill
Retrofitting your home doesn’t have to break the bank. Here’s how to do it.
Growing demand sparks surge in Irish electricity imports
Homes on target to meet greenhouse gas emissions, says State body
Why are Irish energy prices so high?
Irish households are paying about €350 more a year for electricity compared to other EU countries
EirGrid says risk of winter power outages is low as imports bolster local supply
Energy demand expected to break existing records as Republic draws 20% of winter supplies from Britain and Northern Ireland
Budget 2026 Q&A: ‘What are the changes to inheritance tax and reliefs?’ Your questions answered
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Energy industry warns against clampdown on heavy loads moved by road
Weight restrictions needed to protect road network and bridges, says Government
Cost of living: No surprise household credits in budget but energy VAT cut extended
Increase in fuel allowance and widened eligibility announced
Budget 2026 main points: Renters’ tax credit extended, minimal personal tax changes
Here is our detailed summary with a list of all the key measures
Yuno Energy freezes energy prices for the winter months
A number of providers have announced price increases including Energia, Bord Gáis Energy, Pinergy, SSE Airtricity and Flogas
Chicken breasts that were €5 now cost over €12: Ireland’s soaring prices since 2021
In advance of Budget 2026, Conor Pope calculates how prices have climbed since 2021
Ireland’s high-price culture and the slow transition to home-grown renewables
Gas Networks Ireland’s latest energy mix data show coal fully exited the State’s energy base in August
Energy firms asked to detail measures for people facing fuel poverty after price hikes
Households bills going up ahead of first budget to exclude energy credits since 2021
Energy regulator to investigate Energia for claiming price increases were sanctioned
Centres have become controversial due to their use of over 20% of electricity generated in Ireland
Here’s an idea: divert the energy from data centres to heat Irish homes
An Amazon facility already powers one Tallaght district heating scheme but we should have many more
Government accused of acting as if all is ‘rosy’ while consumers are ‘hammered’ by soaring prices
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty cited rents, student fees and property prices as problems faced by workers
Ireland’s data centre appeal ‘fading’ due to pressure on electricity grid, report says
Government reforms to sector likely to lead to short-term reliance on fossil fuels, Barclays finds
Why ‘no additional warming’ is a dangerous climate loophole
Carbon budgets should be sent back to the climate council with clear instructions to reassess them against Paris commitments
Gas demand rises 22% in July amid higher electricity generation
Moneypoint’s coal-fired operations ceased in June
Wholesale electricity prices down more than 70% since 2022 peak
CSO wholesale price data highlight fall-off in energy prices
Ireland’s electricity infrastructure policy rewiring should be a matter of public debate
This nation is known as the data centre capital of the world - unfortunately, we are not the energy infrastructure capital too
Grid investment key to cutting fossil-fuel use
Recent report shows oil and gas account for just over 80% of energy
New customers to receive cash instead of energy credits in household benefit scheme
Electricity Association of Ireland at odds with Government over decision
Consumers will foot bill for clean energy transition but still not clear how high bills will rise - report
Renters are one of the most at risk groups in terms of energy poverty, National Economic and Social Council finds
Ireland at risk of major power outages in absence of natural gas storage, EY says
Ireland imports 80% of its natural gas supplies that power 40% of electricity generation through the UK but has no storage facility
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
Housing targets to be missed this year and next, says ESRI
Think tank tells Oireachtas that while energy prices have declined since start of Ukraine war, Irish prices ‘remain at high levels’
We need to talk about AI’s staggering ecological impact
A ChatGPT query is estimated to consume about five times more electricity than a simple web search
Why are food prices going up? Who is profiting and what can be done about it?
A family spending €150 a week on groceries in 2020 are now spending €225, or well over €3,000 a year more for exactly the same stuff
Where is the value in increasing the Help-to-Buy scheme threshold?
First-time buyers deserve more credible support than raising the value of homes that qualify for the scheme
Homeowners can ‘save more than €3,500 a year’ with energy-efficient technology
But initial purchase costs of money-savers such as solar panels still deter many from buying
Ireland has to get much better at building infrastructure
Impact of Ireland’s inability to deal with large infrastructure projects now being laid bare
Ireland’s grocery prices are still soaring. How can that be?
The cost-of-living crisis is still being felt painfully in the weekly shop, yet the consumer protection watchdog has found no evidence of price gouging
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