Planning for wind and solar farms could be granted within six months under new plans
Grids Package regulations due to be finalised by Christmas under Ireland’s EU presidency
Renewable Energy
US voters have rejected data centres and AI. What happens now?
The physical presence of data centres means they need a social licence, at least in democratic countries
Fine Gael has forgotten its purpose. It doesn’t need ‘renewal’ – it needs an identity
No other political party communicates so much while saying so little, or has become so disconnected from its faithful
Counting the cost of a renewable grid
Our electricity bills pay for the complex system of wires that bring power from the generators to our homes
We are all responsible for the growth of data centres
Time to consider our digital footprints and ways to declutter our online lives
Rural strategy to improve everyday lives of people by 2031
Taoiseach points to significant population growth in rural towns and villages
Ireland is set to miss major climate targets. We should be angry
We will all pay for this negligence. And it doesn’t have to be this way
Galetech signs sustainable aviation fuel technology deal
Irish group to use Dutch partner’s technology to develop alternatives to kerosene for existing engines
Ireland still relies on fossil fuel for almost 80% of energy as demand rises
Increasing flights, traffic and data centre expansion complicating efforts to switch from carbon-polluting fuels
Ireland can capture the AI dividend while mitigating the risks
The IDA’s role is to work with the 1,800 multinationals already here to expand their mandates and attract the next generation of AI investment
‘Grand Canyon-esque’: Atlas of the unseen brings Ireland’s deep sea wonders into the light
Project pieced together maps of the country’s extensive seabed at depths of up to 5km
Octopus Energy boss would ‘love’ to enter Irish consumer market
Octopus is UK’s biggest household electricity supplier
Are we building offshore wind farms to save our planet or to power data centres?
Costs of renewable energy justified when it cuts emissions, less so if main beneficiary is industrial growth
Should we pause data centre development? Lynn Boylan debates Malcolm Byrne
Our electricity grid is under pressure, leading to calls for a moratorium on data centres
Benefits of Ireland’s solar boom should not go only to the big energy firms
Looking at the list of solar farm projects, one thing stands out: an absence of farmers
Data centre protesters vow to fight on as Kildare County Council rejects zoning motions
Certain land in Kildare, including sites in Naas, was zoned exclusively for data centres under the Local Area Plan 2021-2027
Elgin to invest €200m in solar power farm
Deal boosts energy firm’s Irish assets as it gears up for electricity supply auction
Circular economy growing as start-ups turn waste into opportunity
Irish innovators are transforming waste into value, but funding and scale remain challenges for circular economy businesses, writes Sandra O’Connell
We need more data on data centres, not spin
Lack of concrete data on contribution of data centres to Ireland leaves debate open to spin
Wife and mother of jailed German fraudster set up companies in Dublin
Hendrik Holt, who went on the run last month, witnessed Irish company filing made in April
Nature is our most critical infrastructure but it is being positioned as a hindrance
Government should not only reserve legal designation for fast-tracking built projects but should extend it to nature too
Mark Little: ‘Protests against data centres is the biggest wave of civic activism since the 1960s’
The broadcaster turned entrepreneur on messianic tech billionaires, and his new book tracking his journey from tech-optimism to disillusionment to a new cautious hope
Data centre opposed by author Sally Rooney has planning overturned on climate concerns
US firm had chosen Mayo because of electricity constraints around Dublin
‘You can’t blame them’: Young Irish farmers on a looming agricultural exodus
Research from Agriland found nearly 30 per cent of farmers under 45 are considering leaving the sector within the next five years
Tenth of Irish renewable electricity lost in 2025 due to grid constraints
Electricity demand rise driven primarily by 9% increase in demand from large energy users including data centres
Risk of decommissioned windfarm putting ships in danger ‘increasing’
Operators of Phase 1 of Arklow Bank windfarm seek permission to dismantle site and remove degraded components
Heat from Poolbeg incinerator to be piped under Dodder to homes in Dublin’s Docklands
Dublin City Council said it hopes to begin work next year and have properties connected by 2028
Energia sparks €92m management stock options expense amid takeover
French investment firm Ardian completed its acquisition of group in deal worth enterprise value of €2.5bn
Electricity firms seek change in pricing model to promote switch away from gas
Levies and network charges on electric bills ‘deterring consumers’ from green choices such as heat pumps
David Brennan: ‘We grew from €0 to €60 million per annum in nine years’
Eastgate Engineering is a specialist electrical and instrumentation engineering business
Ireland’s Greenest Places longlist: ‘Those with an acute sense of a warming world stand out’
The summer of 2026 has provided a timely reminder of the urgent need for climate action
‘Fear and regret’ in the midlands in wake of Ireland’s move away from peat
A just transition must support people who have lost thousands of jobs and faced an energy transition, say local advocates, who are sceptical about how funding has been spent
Ireland will be united, says former British prime minister Gordon Brown
Former Labour leader was chancellor when the Belfast Agreement was signed in 1998
Neutrality and renewable energy could be Ireland’s best defence from Russia
State’s military weaknesses and vulnerabilities must be addressed
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