Travel-related shares fare better on hopes that restrictions will be short-lived, but EDF's discovery has sent gas prices soaring

A €100 credit for every home in the country to help reduce the impact of electricity bills will be signed off by Government on Tuesday.

Sinn Féin has launched a new survey which shows 76% of people are concerned about rising costs of living

The ECB has said that inflation across the eurozone will be transitory and will not trigger a rise in its official interest rates

Survey indicates no huge Christmas spending splurge by Irish consumers, as confidence in the economy slides.

Wholesale prices for gas fell today from their peaks of recent weeks as weather forecasters predicted a warm December across Europe

Europe is set to get its first cold spell of the winter season, putting the continent’s already scant energy supplies under pressure

Naturgy provides large energy user corporate customers with renewable electricity, natural gas, biogas and energy services

Moscow denies it is withholding supplies to exert pressure on German regulators to approve gas shipments through the new Nord Stream 2 pipeline

Investment in green energy will help bring prices back in the long term, but rising costs are here to stay for now

A 7% increase in the last month will result in higher petrol prices for Irish motorists in the coming weeks, experts warned this week

They instead called for more measures to save energy

Providence was aiming to fast-track production at Barryroe oil and gas field, which lies off the coast of Cork

France may become the first major economy to offer its households vouchers to soften the blow on surging energy costs, as oil markets on Monday showed no sign in letting up in the crunch for citizens and businesses.

European banks recovered all their pandemic losses, US banks have surged to record highs, while retailers, oil and gas and travel stocks all rose

The European Commission published a 'toolbox' for national governments within the bloc "to provide short-term relief to the most vulnerable consumers and to support European companies"

The EU has had to compete with Asia for liquefied natural gas where demand is also high, amid low storage levels, infrastructure outages and lower than usual supply from Russia

Oil prices rose again and are now more than 4% up on the week, as a global energy crunch has boosted prices to their highest for years and prompted China to demand increased coal production.

Europe's soaring gas prices could destabilise the region's economy but co-operation between producers and consumers could help balance the market, the head of Russian gas producer Gazprom's export arm has said.

St Vincent DePaul said it fears the impact of price increases on households in energy poverty, many of whom will have less financial resilience after the pandemic

Gazprom, ConocoPhillips and TotalEnergies are among energy firms expanding their fossil-fuel expansion in the region,  according to  Reclaim Finance.

Natural gas supplies across Europe are lower than they should be after Russia "turned down the tap in the flow of gas"

Natural gas prices are set to soar to record highs in what could be a difficult winter season 

With inventories at their lowest level in more than a decade, gas prices in Europe have been volatile.

Dublin and Cork power plants are to be brought back onstream as data centres blamed for peak demand on Ireland's energy grid

Recent warnings that the world must wean itself off fossil fuels, and fast, have had little effect on the stock prices of energy companies.

School buildings, hospitals, and offices accounted for 30% of gas consumption last year

However, the savings enjoyed by many energy customers will be offset by recent increases to electricity prices announced by energy providers.

An initial payment of £2m has been agreed, and the overall deal is expected to complete by the end of September.

Irish energy supplier also shed 4,000 customers, reflecting the competitive pricing environment

The decommissioning operation involves 400 people and specialised equipment brought from the Netherlands. It is the biggest offshore operation since the platforms were built in the 1970s.

Customers experiencing difficulty paying their bills urged to engage with their supplier as soon as possible

Data centres and transportation among the sectors in Ireland driving surge in demand for gas power

Members of the GMB union will walk out on April 14, which will be the 43rd day of industrial action this year.

Just 16% of electricity and gas customers swapped firms in 2019 and 2020, despite the potentially huge savings available to those who did

It takes about two weeks of sustained crude oil price hikes to show up in higher distilled prices at the pump in Ireland and a little longer for energy bills

Shares in Irish exploration company Providence Resources plummeted 14% on fresh complications surrounding the funding of the development of its Barryroe gas field off the Cork coast.

Shares in DCC rose as the Irish fuel-to-healthcare conglomerate said it expects to post better-than-expected operating profit growth for its current financial year.

This would make Ireland the second country in Europe to introduce a definitive ban through legislation on all oil and gas exploration

Covid disruptions delayed approval of Hibiscus’ asset development plans and United now expects to receive the rest of its money in the second quarter of next year

Leisure, waste management, manufacturing and construction sectors saw a fall in usage while domestic usage increased

The Government has banned the issuance of future oil and gas licences, but drilling can continue on existing licences

Irish exploration company aiming to fast-track production at its flagship Barryroe oil and gas field off the Cork coast 

Bord Gáis Energy has stolen a march on its rivals by announcing a price increase freeze for the winter.