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SSE Airtricity said its price freeze will hopefully bring a small piece of reassurance to homes across the country

SSE Airtricity promises winter price freeze

Business • 22 Oct

Electricity demand in Ireland fell by about 15% at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions

ESB's H1 operating profits down 15% on reduced demand

Business • 18 Sep

The amount of electricity generated by renewables in the EU's 27 member states rose by 11% in the first six months of the year

Renewables now EU's biggest source of electricity

Business • 22 Jul

The levy is designed to support the renewable energy sector in Ireland

Levy increase could see electricity bills rising

Business • 09 Jun

Ciaran Devine, co-founder of Bright, Brian Donaldson, CEO The Maxol Group, and Stephen Devine, co-founder of bright

New renewable electricity supplier Bright to launch

Business • 03 Jun

Budget Energy, which trades as BE Energy in the Republic of Ireland, has over 90,000 customers

Flogas buys Northern Ireland's Budget Energy

Business • 19 May

Energia's cheaper gas and electricity prices come into effect from June 1

Energia to cut home energy prices

Business • 29 Apr

The power station in Shannonbridge, Co Offaly

Concern for jobs in Bord na Móna & ESB as demand drops

Business • 08 Apr

Brent crude prices closed at an 18-year low of $22.7 a barrel in March, a drop of 55% over the month

Bord Gáis Energy index slumps 37% due to oil price drop

Business • 07 Apr

Bord Gáis said it will cut its electricity prices by 4.5% and its gas prices by 6.5% from May 1

Bord Gáis Energy latest company to cut energy prices

Business • 04 Mar

Last week Electric Ireland announced similar price reductions

Prepaypower cuts electricity and gas prices

Business • 02 Mar

Electric Ireland to cut gas prices by 11.5% from April - its biggest ever reduction

Electric Ireland to cut gas and electricity prices

Business • 26 Feb

The coronavirus outbreak in China added to the already weak sentiment in energy markets

Oil and gas prices fall by 11% in January - Bord Gáis

Business • 07 Feb

ESB saw €396m of capital investment during the first six months of 2019

ESB Group's half yearly profits move higher

Business • 20 Sep 19

Electric Ireland and PrePayPower are increasing their gas and electricity prices by 4% and 3.9% respectively

Energy bills going up for 1 million customers

Business • 01 Apr 19

Electric Ireland customer facing a hike in their bills from April 1

Electric Ireland to increase gas and electricity prices

Business • 28 Feb 19

The company said rising wholesale energy costs forced them to increase prices

Bord Gáis Energy to increase gas and electricity prices

Business • 08 Feb 19

Gas and electricity prices for SSE Airtricity customers set to rise from December 3

SSE Airtricity to hike gas and electricity prices

Business • 02 Nov 18

ESB Group's half yearly profit after tax and interest fell by €32m to €141m

ESB Group's H1 operating profits dip

Business • 28 Sep 18

An all-island Single Electricity Market is designed to help keep down costs for consumers

DUP and Sinn Féin clash over Brexit electricity fears

Ulster • 27 Sep 18

Residential energy prices at Bord Gáis will increase from August 6

Bord Gáis prices to increase from next month

Business • 06 Jul 18

There are now 12 suppliers active in the electricity market, up from five in 2013

20 energy suppliers now in market, up from nine in 2013

Business • 06 Jul 18

Electric Ireland's electricity and gas prices to rise on August 1

Electric Ireland gas and electricity prices to rise

Business • 27 Jun 18

The I-SEM is a new wholesale electricity market arrangement for Ireland and Northern Ireland that complies with the Energy Act 2016

New date set for Integrated Single Electricity Market

Business • 17 Apr 18

Brendan Traynor, Managing Director of Panda Power, said that consumers expect to be able to bundle their household utilities

Panda Power enters residential gas market

Business • 06 Mar 18

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