Tree-planting will hit just 25% of Government targets, says forestry industryFigures come as Oireachtas report calls for greater use of timber-framed house and buildings and reform of licensing systemMon Oct 24 2022 - 05:15
Electric Ireland wins in switching battle among consumersESB subsidiary gained most customers from June’s record switching as two of the big four suppliers suffer net loss of customersMon Oct 24 2022 - 05:00
Avant trebles Irish loan book to become top non-bank mortgage lenderSeen & heard: Aer Lingus workers seek pay hike; Pfizer plans €1bn Dublin factory; Mike Ashley swoops on AsosSun Oct 23 2022 - 15:44
Consumers already cutting back energy use ahead of winterEarly trends indicate homes and businesses reducing electricity consumption to beat high pricesSat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00
Business could receive first energy support payments next monthScheme broadened to include pre-schools and professional services, says Minister for FinanceThu Oct 20 2022 - 19:26
Aer Lingus resumes Dublin-Miami flightsMove will boost cargo services for parent groupThu Oct 20 2022 - 17:22
Sanctions grey areas pose challenge for businessSummit hears that ownership and control remain key issues for organisations seeking to comply with anti-Russian measuresWed Oct 19 2022 - 16:08
Electricity suppliers using imported ‘green’ certs to bolster renewable figuresEU-approved system allows companies to count power generated and used outside Ireland in disclosures to customersTue Oct 18 2022 - 21:24
Declan Fitzpatrick named as interim aviation regulatorAuthority continues search for permanent chief executiveTue Oct 18 2022 - 20:27
Aviva Insurance gives €5m to Nature Trust with aiming of planting more than 1m native treesDonation will allow for planting of oak, alder, birch and blackthorn saplings on 400 hectares across different sitesTue Oct 18 2022 - 19:38
Pressures ease on markets amid falling gas pricesSmurfit Kappa gains as gas prices slipTue Oct 18 2022 - 18:49
State’s reliance on coal boosts electricity emissions, says reportImported green certs account for high proportion of renewable fuelTue Oct 18 2022 - 04:08
Revenue extends deadline for businesses to repay Covid-era tax debts Almost €2.6 billion Covid-era business tax debt warehoused, new figures showMon Oct 17 2022 - 16:41
Builders demand reassessment of concrete levyConstruction Industry Federation dubs proposed tax an ‘unfair blunt instrument’Fri Oct 14 2022 - 19:00
Paddy Power owner to keep its global HQ in Ireland amid rapid expansionDublin office pivotal to the global business and its “cultural heart”, says outgoing CEO Conor GrantFri Oct 14 2022 - 12:05
Paddy Power owner bets on safer gambling plans as regulation loomsThe Irish betting giant is stepping up safer gambling measures as regulation tightens in key marketsFri Oct 14 2022 - 09:55
Creditor appoints receiver to one of developer Greg Kavanagh’s companiesCreditors have appointed a receiver to one of property developer Greg Kavanagh’s companies in a dispute over a debtThu Oct 13 2022 - 05:00
Cerberus subsidiary collects €136m on Irish loansFormer Ulster Bank mortgages yield return for US fundTue Oct 11 2022 - 19:01
Aercap completes almost 250 deals in Q3 of this yearRival Avolon agrees landmark financing with Malaysia AirlinesTue Oct 11 2022 - 16:30
Ballylumford power plant’s profits surge to €7.2m on high energy pricesSales and costs reflect rising gas and electricity costsTue Oct 11 2022 - 04:32
Government drops third attempt to set electrical contractors’ payHigh Court confirms it will quash bid when it comes into court, following proceedings taken by industry representative bodyFri Oct 07 2022 - 20:16
Planners may limit time planned electricity generators can run, Eirgrid report indicatesGovernment submits two emergency planning applications for temporary plants in Huntstown, Co Dublin and North Wall in capital’s docksFri Oct 07 2022 - 20:07
UrbanVolt raises €30m to fund further expansion in Ireland and EUMove brings total cash raised by the green energy business this year to €66mFri Oct 07 2022 - 06:00
Eirgrid warns of power cut risk in run-up to Christmas National grid operator Eirgrid highlights mid December, early January and February as pinch pointsFri Oct 07 2022 - 05:00
Winter eviction ban under consideration amid cost-of-living crisisEirGrid says homes could be most exposed to State’s electricity shortage over winter due to demandFri Oct 07 2022 - 05:00
Builders acted on just 40% of planning permissions granted for new homesConstruction Industry Federation conference hears that building costs are threatening viability of projectsThu Oct 06 2022 - 11:24
Power plant shutdowns to add to winter electricity squeeze in Republic, says EirGridNational grid operator predicts ‘significant’ shortages in 2024 and 2025Thu Oct 06 2022 - 05:00
Aer Lingus may seek redress from IT company over systems failure that hit over 30,000 passengersAirline putting a second backup in place to prevent another such incident, says corporate affairs chiefWed Oct 05 2022 - 18:37
Visitors to Republic down 21% in first eight months of 2022 compared to same period of 2019 Airline says Europeans headed for the sun while US traffic was downWed Oct 05 2022 - 05:00
Up to 125,000 Electric Ireland customers in arrearsPoliticians hear that State energy company will review €3m hardship fundTue Oct 04 2022 - 13:09
Airlines criticise Dublin Airport charges planRyanair argues regulators’ plan will add to costs, Aer Lingus warns that DAA development proposals will take too longMon Oct 03 2022 - 19:54
Leon Blanche to join Greyhound Racing Ireland as chief commercial officerBoylesports head of communications and sponsorship takes on new role at State greyhound bodyFri Sept 16 2022 - 17:59
Government offshore wind target unrealistic, survey findsMost energy professionals are sceptical of renewable aimsThu Sept 08 2022 - 15:53
Aer Lingus Regional to boost winter routes with two new destinationsEmerald Airlines announces new destinationsThu Sept 08 2022 - 14:23
Bookies welcome gambling regulator appointmentSenior civil servant Anne Marie Caulfield to head gambling authorityThu Sept 08 2022 - 10:27
Inflation slowing rate of housebuilding — CairnCairn Homes chief warns of rising costs as company reports €32m profitThu Sept 08 2022 - 07:40
State in talks with EU on keeping coal and oil generators open past closing datesState plans to keep power plants operating past their scheduled closing datesWed Sept 07 2022 - 18:41
EU plan may cap half of electricity costsAbout 50% of Republic’s power covered by proposal to limit wholesale pricesWed Sept 07 2022 - 17:14
Energy network operators to run emergency training on power disruptionExercises designed to prepare Republic for any disruption to gas or electricity suppliesWed Sept 07 2022 - 13:13
Ryanair seeks passenger feedback through third customer panelIrish airline giant seeks passenger feedbackWed Sept 07 2022 - 12:18
Prime office rents in Dublin rise in first six months even as vacancy rate edges up Prime office rents experience a bounce in Dublin in first six monthsWed Sept 07 2022 - 05:55
Foresters call for 50% budget boost for landowners planting much-needed-timberExperts say tree-planting key to cutting farming emissions but State falling well short of targetsTue Sept 06 2022 - 13:21
Consultants on search and rescue tender shared directors with likely bidderSenator highlights possible conflict of interest for advisers Frazer-Nash, which was owned by Babcock InternationalTue Sept 06 2022 - 06:00
High energy prices not a ‘one-winter deal’, says BP bossBernard Looney warns current crisis is unpredictable and is something that could be with us for some timeTue Sept 06 2022 - 05:15
Dublin Aerospace hires 22 apprenticesAircraft maintenance specialist boosts workforce to 240Mon Sept 05 2022 - 13:15
DAA appoints Catherine Gubbins as interim chiefFinance director steps in at State airports company while search for new chief executive continuesMon Sept 05 2022 - 12:43
Energy prices to climb higher if windfall tax imposed, warn suppliers Clipping wholesale charges or subsidies is only way to curb rising costs, say independent power suppliersMon Sept 05 2022 - 05:30
Emissions goals at risk from planning delays, claims energy firmRenewable developer warns that hold-ups set to have an impact on carbon targetsMon Sept 05 2022 - 05:00
Corrib shareholders look to harness power of renewables Investors back plan to extend life of gas plant infrastructure in boosting State’s transformation to green energyMon Sept 05 2022 - 05:00
Bord Gáis price increases: Some households face paying €85 extra per monthCompany blames record wholesale prices for latest increase as Russia’s Gazprom suspends gas shipments indefinitelyFri Sept 02 2022 - 19:28
