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Irish homes are using 7% more energy than the European average

Emissions from Irish homes 60% higher than in Europe

Energy / 13 Apr

Insulating your home can slash your energy bills - but it's about more than rolling out some fibreglass in your attic

Saving money at home - whatever the weather

Business / 05 Mar

Cars powered by hydrogen will take to the roads in the Aran Islands under the SEAFUEL project

NUIG project to bring hydrogen energy to Aran Islands

Science / 14 Feb

Councils told decisions must be in line with the national energy policy

Councils warned over blocking wind farm development

Environment / 06 Aug 17

Despite a month-to-month fall, the Borg Gáis Energy Index saw 6% increase year-to-year

Energy prices fall in May - Bord Gáis

Business / 13 Jun 17

Workers at Bord na Móna are seeking to meet Minister Naughten to discuss the future of 1,300 jobs at power plants in Offaly and Longford

Union seeks to meet Naughten over job concerns

News / 18 Oct 16

ElectroRoute CEO Ronan Doherty (R) said the interest 'in our company from a trading house with the scale and heritage of Mitsubishi Corporation is a wonderful validation of our business model'

Mitsubishi buys 60% of energy firm ElectroRoute

Business / 14 Oct 16

Ireland's EirGrid said Brexit would set back a decade of effort to remove barriers to energy trade

UK faces new risks in Europe interconnector plans

Business / 01 Jul 16

Solar power is currently the only renewable energy technology that does not qualify for any form of a subsidy in Ireland

Solar energy sector could create 7,300 jobs

Business / 14 Jun 16

Wholesale gas prices fall by 37% in May of this year compared to last year

37% drop in Irish wholesale gas prices in May

Business / 30 May 16

Energy efficiency improvements needed to meet 2020 targets

Report says energy upgrades should be trebled

News / 06 Apr 16

UK inflation is historically low, with the Bank of England predicting it to stay far below targets for some time

UK inflation stays at 0.3% in February

Business / 22 Mar 16

Euro zone energy prices sank 5.4% in January on a yearly basis

Euro zone inflation revised down to 0.3%

Business / 25 Feb 16

DCC's chief executive Tommy Breen

DCC upbeat on full year profits and earnings

Business / 12 Feb 16

Energy prices and the cost of motor vehicles fell in the year to December, but insurance costs rose by 31.1%

Consumer prices up marginally in December - CSO

Business / 14 Jan 16

The Us Consumer Price Index increased 0.2% last month

Rising US consumer prices support rate hike views

Business / 17 Nov 15

Euro zone energy costs were 8.5% lower in October than 12 months earlier.

Euro zone inflation revised up to 0.1% in October

Business / 16 Nov 15

A number of energy companies have cut their rates in recent months

Electric Ireland to cut electricity prices

Business / 07 Oct 15

Euro zone energy prices slumped by 8.9% in September

Euro zone prices dip on cheaper energy costs

Business / 30 Sep 15

Caterpillar could eliminate more than 10,000 positions worldwide

Caterpillar to cut thousands of jobs, close plants

Business / 24 Sep 15

The cost of manufacturing some food products down by 2% in August

Factory gates prices up 5.4% on an annual basis

Business / 22 Sep 15

Oil prices have risen off their recent lows but remain under pressure

Oil prices up slightly ahead of US energy report

Business / 26 Aug 15

NTR said it had invested over €7m in wind farm projects in Northern Ireland

NTR reports a near 14% increase in profits

Business / 12 Jun 15

Under proposed guidelines there would be a 700m set-back between wind turbines and private homes

Wind turbine plan may see 700m set-back introduced

News / 24 May 15

Gaelectric hopes to have its wind farms generating 320MW of power by 2017

Firm takes stakes in two wind energy projects

Business / 30 Mar 15

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