Ireland ends coal power generation at Moneypoint 

It makes Ireland Europe’s sixth country to exit coal as renewables continue to increase their share of power generation

Moneypoint Power Station in Co Clare will continue to operate, serving as a back-up role, burning oil under emergency instruction from EirGrid until 2029. File photo: Healy Racing

Ireland has ended coal power generation, joining a growing group of European countries that have eliminated the fuel from their electricity mix. 

The closure of Moneypoint’s coal operations makes Ireland Europe’s sixth country to exit coal as renewables continue to increase their share of power generation.