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Electricity

Last week
7th September 2025 - 13th September 2025
Electricity prices
Bord Gáis Energy and Pinergy both announce increases in electricity prices from next month
Updated 12 Sep
19.4k
93
Electric Shock
Energia customers face price increases up to €200 a year
Updated 9 Sep
11.6k
87
This year
2025
cost of electricity
Flogas ups residential electricity prices by 7% from next month
25 Jul
7.6k
47
Energy Bills
It's 'challenging' to explain why Ireland's electricity prices are above other countries, says ESRI
15 Jul
37.8k
Cost of Living
PSO levy reduction expected but it won't make much of a dent in energy bills for households
12 Jun
8.7k
32
power prices
Irish households pay 30% more for electricity than the average European
6 May
13.5k
53
Savings
Government called on to ensure electricity suppliers offer customers dynamic energy price plans
30 Apr
12.6k
69
FactCheck
Debunked: No, the electricity blackouts in Spain and Portugal were not caused by a solar flare
29 Apr
38.9k
Greenlink
The new Ireland-Wales interconnector started today, linking electricity between the two countries
16 Apr
13.6k
26
Energy Hungry
Data centres to account for almost one-third of Ireland's electricity demand by 2034
25 Mar
9.1k
55
Storm Éowyn
Customers paying higher electricity bills due to storm repair costs is 'sick joke', says TD
5 Feb
25.2k
your stories
How has Storm Éowyn affected you? We want to hear your stories
Updated 29 Jan
14.1k
political storm brewing
Some tetchy exchanges with Taoiseach over storm preparedness as he visits Roscommon
Christina Finn
reports from Roscommon
28 Jan
19.2k
97
RELATED
Around 142,000 premises without power as ESB issues generators safety warning
28 Jan
'If this was Dublin, there’d be all-out war': Readers with no power or water share their stories
28 Jan
your stories
'If this was Dublin, there’d be all-out war': Readers with no power or water share their stories
Several readers expressed anger at the government.
Órla Ryan
28 Jan
29.8k
94
RELATED
Opinion: In the face of storms, has our reliance on A-rated homes and EVs created a blind spot?
28 Jan
Around 142,000 premises without power as ESB issues generators safety warning
28 Jan
Last year
2024
storm bert
34,000 homes and businesses without power as Storm Bert passes over Ireland
Updated 23 Nov 2024
8.7k
16
electric vehicles
Green Party promise to facilitate cut in electricity prices for EV owners if reelected
10 Nov 2024
13.1k
133
Report
80,000 workers needed to address 'significant' shortfalls in four key areas of infrastructure
30 Oct 2024
14.5k
44
Energy prices
Electric Ireland to cut residential electricity and gas prices from 1 November
5 Sep 2024
17.0k
80
wind warnings
Power largely restored as Storm Kathleen passes over Ireland
Updated 7 Apr 2024
18.0k
26
Power Outages
Around 12,000 premises still without electricity as Storm Kathleen hits Ireland
A Status Yellow wind warning is in place for the entire country.
ESB Networks is working to restore power to thousands of premises
Dozens of flights between Ireland and the UK have been cancelled or delayed
The RSA has urged road users to take caution if travelling during the storm
Órla Ryan
Updated 6 Apr 2024
71.3k
75
Powering Up
Routes of 3 major underground electricity cables in Dublin revealed
30 Jan 2024
40.1k
4
Energy prices
Bord Gáis Energy to cut residential electricity and gas prices by 10% and 9.5% from 29 February
17 Jan 2024
26.4k
80
price cuts
Electric Ireland to cut residential electricity prices for 1.1 million customers from March
15 Jan 2024
34.9k
71
All time
The Daily Poll
Poll: When was the last time you switched your electricity provider?
12 Dec 2023
17.9k
33
Going Down
SSE Airtricity to cut electricity rates by 12.8% from February
12 Dec 2023
15.6k
62
The Daily Poll
Poll: Do you struggle to pay your energy bills?
15 Nov 2023
19.5k
99
energy security
Householders to pay 'small charge' on energy bills to pay for new floating gas storage ship
14 Nov 2023
37.2k
96
storm debi
Around 34,000 homes and businesses without power after Storm Debi hits country
Updated 13 Nov 2023
37.6k
42
budget 2024
What we know so far about tomorrow's Budget: USC cuts, €750 rent credit and further 25% childcare cost cuts
Updated 9 Oct 2023
88.7k
158
The Morning Lead
'I am broken mentally, physically and financially': What readers want to see in Budget 2024
8 Oct 2023
59.4k
123
Energy prices
ESB Group reports 30% rise in profits to €676 million in first six months of the year
19 Sep 2023
11.7k
70
Electricity prices
SSE Airtricity to cut residential electricity and gas prices by 12% and 10% from 1 November
8 Sep 2023
13.2k
41
energy price cuts
Energia announces energy price cuts for domestic customers this October
1 Sep 2023
13.6k
32
irish energy
Wind energy use has increased while gas consumption fell by 20%, Gas Networks Ireland reveal
13 Aug 2023
18.9k
125
Energy Bills
Energy supports for families and businesses to form part of Budget 2024
25 Jul 2023
9.7k
49
CSO
Wholesale electricity prices drop 26.6% in year, but consumers still mightn't see decrease in bills yet
22 Jun 2023
15.6k
52
climate targets
Data centres consumed 31% more electricity last year compared to 2021
12 Jun 2023
11.7k
39
Electricity
Wholesale electricity prices fell 40% in past year, but savings for customers will be delayed
22 May 2023
18.2k
49
CSO
Wholesale electricity prices drop 50.5% in year, but consumers mightn't see decrease in bills just yet
Updated 21 Apr 2023
39.8k
69
Interconnector
North-South interconnector 'ready to enter construction phase' after independent review
21 Mar 2023
9.0k
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