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Bord Gáis engineer unfairly dismissed for side work

An engineer has won over €5,000 for unfair dismissal after being sacked by Bord Gáis over claims he was offering to do cash work on the side for its customers.

Business • 24 Jun

John Mullins was the executive chairman of Amarenco, and a former CEO of Bord Gáis

Former Bord Gáis CEO John Mullins dies

Former Bord Gáis chief executive John Mullins has died aged 57.

Business • 14 Apr

There are now more women than men on the Bord Gáis Executive Management Team 2024

Bord Gáis energy exceeds gender targets in senior roles

Bord Gais Energy is reporting that its Executive Management Team is made up of more women than men for the first time ever. Female representation on the team rose from 40% in 2023 to 60% in 2024.

Business • 17 Dec 24

PrepayPower said its gas unit prices will reduce by 13.5% while its electricity unit prices will fall by 12.8% from November 1

PrepayPower to cut gas and electricity prices

Pay-as-you-go energy provider PrepayPower is the latest energy company to announce price cuts for its gas and electricity customers.

Business • 14 Sep 23

Centrica's profits soared to more than £3 billion in 2022

Bord Gáis parent's profits more than treble in 2022

Bord Gáis and British Gas owner Centrica has seen its profits soar to more than £3 billion for 2022 amid rocketing energy prices that have sparked a cost-of-living crisis.

Business • 16 Feb 23

The EU directive will mean that employees who are also in a caring role, such as parents or carers, will have the right to request flexible work arrangements

EU to give workers right to request flexible working

The right to request flexible work arrangements is set to become a reality this year for Irish employees, with the Government due to implement the EU's Work Life Balance Directive.

Business • 09 Apr 22

Bord Gáis to increase electricity and gas rates

Customers face 'real difficulties' as energy costs rise

Price increases for gas and electricity announced by Bord Gáis are difficult, but reflect the underlying volatility of wholesale prices in the market, according to the chairperson for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities.

Ireland • 16 Mar 22

Kelly Byrne, LEAP ambassador with Dave Kirwan, Bord Gáis Energy and Pat Dennigan, Focus Ireland

Bord Gáis Energy and Focus Ireland extend partnership

Bord Gáis Energy has extended its partnership with Focus Ireland for five years to help tackle family homelessness, pledging €2 million to the cause.

Business • 10 Feb 22

71% are struggling to make the weekends feel different from Monday to Friday

Home workers spending more time at desks at weekend

Almost half of home workers admit to working more at weekends than before the lockdown, according to new research by Bord Gáis Energy.

Business • 19 Mar 21

Bord Gáis said the price freeze for its gas customers will stay, but its electricity prices are to increase from April 12

Flogas and Bord Gáis announce price increases

Flogas has become the sixth supplier to announce a price increase in the space of just two weeks following recent price rise announcements by SSE Airtricity, Pinergy, Glowpower, Energia and Panda Power.

Business • 12 Mar 21

Residential energy prices at Bord Gáis will increase from August 6

Bord Gáis prices to increase from next month

Bord Gáis, the country's largest gas supplier, has become the latest energy company to announce price increases.

Business • 06 Jul 18

23 meetings took place between Bord Gáis and the Department of the Environment between April and September 2012

No record kept of 2012 Irish Water meetings

No notes or records were kept at a series of high-level Irish Water meetings in 2012, between the then Environment Minister Phil Hogan and the Bord Gáis chairperson, Rose Hynes, according to documents seen by RTÉ’s This Week.

News • 22 Mar 15

Bord Gáis told the Department of Environment they did not see a need for water meters to charge customers

Bord Gáis questioned need for water metering

Bord Gáis questioned the need to proceed with Irish Water's €540m metering programme as a means of billing customers for water use, according to documents seen by RTÉ's This Week programme.

News • 21 Dec 14

The cost of the metering programme was €539m, €107m higher than the detailed estimate

Bord Gáis underestimated cost of water meters

Bord Gáis underestimated the cost of the Irish Water metering programme by more than €100 million, as part of a detailed breakdown which they provided to the Government.

News • 24 Nov 14

Centrica said mild weather had shaved off around £100 from its average consumer dual fuel bill this year

Centrica lowers earnings forecast due to weather

Britain's largest energy supplier, Centrica, said it expects full-year adjusted earnings per share to be lower than expected at 19-20 pence.

Business • 20 Nov 14

The details of the new rewards scheme were obtained by RTÉ's This Week

Irish Water staff could earn bonuses of up to 19%

Senior staff at Irish Water and its parent company Bord Gáis now called Ervia, may earn annual bonuses payments of up to 19% as part of their controversial "reward" scheme.

News • 20 Oct 14

Wholesale natural gas prices rose by 21% last month

Energy index up on higher gas/electricity prices

The Bord Gáis Energy Index rose 3% last month as wholesale natural gas and electricity prices increased by 21% and 17% respectively.

Business • 13 Oct 14

Bord Gáis said the crisis in Ukraine dominated the energy market last month

Ukraine crisis dominates energy market concerns

Stronger wholesale gas, coal and electricity prices offset lower Brent crude oil prices in August, which resulted in an unchanged reading for the Bord Gáis Energy index for the month.

Business • 08 Sep 14

Centrica recently completed its acquisition of Bord Gáis

Winter weather hits profits at Britain's Centrica

British utility Centrica saw operating profit fall 35% in the first half of the year as a mild winter in Britain led to reduced energy demand and extreme weather in North America increased costs.

Business • 31 Jul 14

Oil traders very alarmed by recent events in Iraq

Rise in oil prices offsets big drop in natural gas

Steep rises in the price of wholesale oil offset declines in wholesale natural gas prices in June, the latest energy index from Bord Gáis shows.

Business • 07 Jul 14

Bord Gáis Energy has 900,000 gas and electricity customers across the country

Europe clears Centrica's deal for Bord Gáis

The European Commission has cleared Centrica's €1.1 billion takeover of Bord Gáis Energy, the retail arm of Bord Gáis.

Business • 16 Jun 14

The latest Bord Gáis Energy Index stood at 133 in April

Despite Ukraine crisis, energy prices down 5%

Energy prices fell by 5% in April despite events in Ukraine during the month.

Business • 12 May 14

Bord Gáis Energy to be sold to Centrica consortium

Bord Gáis Energy will be sold to a consortium made up of Centrica, Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners and Icon Infrastructure in a deal worth €1.1 billion.

Business • 25 Mar 14

1,000 Bord Gáis staff to share €53.6m payout

Around 1,000 Bord Gáis employees are set to split a windfall of around €53.6m as a long-standing employee share ownership scheme is wound up.

Business • 20 Mar 14

Wholesale electricity prices up 7% last month, Bord Gáis energy index shows

Rising electricity prices pushes energy index up

An increase in wholesale electricity and coal prices helped push the overall energy index, as measured by Bord Gáis, 1% higher in January.

Business • 10 Feb 14