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The UK needs to replace ageing and polluting power plants that are being shutting down

ESB wins planning approval for UK gas-fired plant

Britain's Secretary of State for Energy has issued planning consent to the ESB for the construction of a gas-fired power plant in northern England.

Business • 10 Mar 15

Sheep crossing a road in the Cooley Mountains in Co Louth today

Snow and ice alert as temperatures go below zero

Motorists are advised to drive with care as a snow and ice warning is in place for the country.

News • 16 Jan 15

ESB crews have restored power to around 1,700 customers in Galway and Mayo

National wind warning in operation

A status orange wind warning is in effect for Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal with gusts of up to 110kmph expected overnight.

News • 09 Jan 15

ESB Network said the damage may have been caused by recent heavy rain

ESB restores power after Dublin outage

The ESB has said electricity has been restored to all households affected by a power outage in the Crumlin/Drimnagh area of Dublin.

News • 07 Aug 14

Lough Ree Power in Lanesboro, Co Longford was due to be sold

ESB decides not to sell midlands plants

The ESB has decided against selling two peat-fired power stations in the midlands in order to pay a €400 million "special dividend" to Government by the end of 2014.

News • 28 Jul 14

An artist's impression of what the redeveloped ESB office on Fitzwilliam Street will look like

ESB in Fitzwilliam Street planning application

ESB has lodged a planning application with Dublin City Council to redevelop its Fitzwilliam Street site in the city centre.

Business • 11 Jul 14

The joint venture will start to roll out later this year, subject to approval from the European Commission

ESB and Vodafone to invest €450m in fibre network

ESB and Vodafone are to invest €450m in a fibre broadband network to 50 towns around the country as part of a newly-announced joint venture.

News • 02 Jul 14

The ESB scheme trustees are deducting 0.6% from the pensions of retirees

Pensioners accuse ESB of age discrimination

Eight ESB pensioners have accused the ESB and trustees of the ESB pension scheme of age discrimination for the way they have deducted the private sector pension levy from their pensions.

News • 14 Apr 14

The programme will mainly focus on transmission and distribution electricity network expenditure

€1bn capital investment programme approved for ESB

A €1 billion capital investment programme for ESB has been approved by Minister for Energy Pat Rabbitte.

News • 03 Apr 14

ESB spent over €650m on its Irish infrastructure last year

ESB profits for 2013 rise by 23%

ESB has reported a profit after tax for last year of €415m, an increase of 23% on the year before.

Business • 14 Mar 14

The public has been warned to stay away from fallen lines

Up to 13,000 ESB customers without electricity

Around 13,000 homes and businesses remain without electricity tonight, as ESB crews try to repair lines damaged in the recent storms.

News • 17 Feb 14

ESB crews are working to restore power to 60,000 homes

ESB crews working to restore power supplies

ESB Networks and Eircom crews are working to fix faults to electricity and phone lines that were damaged following severe storms earlier this week.

News • 16 Feb 14

Brendan Ogle said the decision to leave ESB was made by 'mutual consent'

Brendan Ogle to leave ESB union job

Brendan Ogle, the Secretary of the ESB Group of Unions, is leaving ESB and his position as Group Secretary.

Business • 04 Feb 14

The bill will provide a legal basis for the ESB to engage in electronic communications networks

ESB set to deliver broadband to rural areas

Plans are afoot for the ESB network to be used to roll-out broadband across rural Ireland.

News • 22 Jan 14

Bord Gáis Eireann and ESB get upgrade from Moody's

Moody's upgrades ESB and Bord Gáis ratings

Moody's Investors Service has today upgraded the credit ratings of both Bord Gáis Eireann and the ESB.

Business • 21 Jan 14

The strong winds took down trees and power lines across Ireland (Pic: Photocall/Laura Hutton)

ESB crews restoring power in southwest

ESB crews are working to restore electricity to customers who lost power caused by storm damage.

News • 29 Dec 13

A tree which crashed through a neighbouring wall on the Howth Road in Dublin (Pic: Photocall/Laura Hutton)

Hundreds to remain without power overnight

ESB Networks has confirmed around 800 customers will remain without power tonight despite efforts to restore services across the country.

News • 29 Dec 13

Gardaí and Fire crew deal with a downed tree between Freshford and Urlingford, Co Kilkenny (pic: @GardaTraffic)

Thousands to remain without power overnight

ESB Networks has said almost five thousand customers will remain without power overnight following severe storms around the country.

News • 27 Dec 13

ESB Networks hoping to restore power to all homes today

Crews working to restore electricity in west

ESB Networks has said around 700 homes in the west of the country are still without power due to a lightning storm this afternoon.

News • 24 Dec 13

ESB crews are working to restore full power to those affected

Thousands left without electricity after storms

The ESB has said fewer than 2,000 homes are now without power after adverse weather conditions last night and this morning.

News • 22 Dec 13

A threatened strike at ESB has been averted after talks

Trade unions insist no danger of ESB strike

Unions at the ESB have begun to formally withdraw the threat of strike action which had threatened to trigger blackouts nationwide.

News • 09 Dec 13

The ESB issued a statement saying it was happy with the document brokered by the Labour Relations Commission

ESB strike averted, new row over settlement terms

A new row has broken out between the ESB and its group of unions over the terms of a settlement reached over a threatened strike over the company's pension scheme.

News • 09 Dec 13

Talks are continuing in effort to resolve dispute at ESB

Weekend talks over ESB dispute

Weekend talks involving unions and management at the ESB are taking place in an effort to resolve a dispute over pension arrangements.

News • 07 Dec 13

Feargal Quinn intends to table the bill in the Seanad next week

Call to stop industrial action causing blackouts

Senator Feargal Quinn is to table a bill aimed at outlawing the disruption of critical utilities such as water or electricity.

News • 04 Dec 13

IBEC claims ESB unions 'holding country to ransom' due to strike threat

Employers attack ESB unions over strike plans

The Employers' Group IBEC has accused unions at the Electricity Supply Board of holding the country to ransom by planning industrial action for next month.

News • 30 Nov 13