A new record for wind-generated electricity was reached on Saturday, according to the operator of the national electricity grid, Eirgrid.
In a statement this afternoon, Eirgrid said the record high of 4,584 megawatts was reached on Saturday at 1:15pm, which it noted was just before Ireland kicked off against Wales at the Aviva Stadium.
This was equal to 86% of demand across the island at the time.
It surpasses a previous record of 4,489 megawatts reached in February last year.
"For over 24 hours from Saturday morning, engineers in our control centres in Belfast and Dublin managed a power system that comprised over 70% wind power," said Eirgrid Chief Executive Mark Foley.
