Gas supplies in the west of Ireland should be switched back on a phased basis over the weekend, energy chiefs have said.

Latest: Odourless gas which entered the network in the west of Ireland is being sucked back out of the pipes and burnt off, it has been revealed.

One of the partners of the Corrib Gas Field, Vermilion Energy, recorded sales of $17m (€14.89m) from the field in the first quarter of the year.

Shell Ireland has received a further €50m cash injection from oil giant Shell, as the Irish firm finally generates revenues from the long-delayed and controversial €3.6bn Corrib Gas field.

SHELL E&P Ireland has announced contracts worth €76 million for the construction of the Bellanaboy Bridge Gas Terminal as part of the Corrib Gas Field Development Project.