The finance minister also said that wholesale energy costs have fallen, but the passing on of those benefits have been limited

We can give at least one hearty cheer for the news that gas usage is plummeting across Europe and the double boost that gives to consumers and democratic governments everywhere.

Proposals here to address the huge profits made by energy companies come on foot of EU steps to take on these windfall gains

While the downward trend in emissions is welcome it must not be at the expense of warm homes, sustainable energy event told

The €30 per megawatt per hour price reached late on Thursday evening compares with the record price of over €300 hit in July last year

Shell will likely face one of its most acrimonious annual meetings next week as it struggles to balance investor pressure to capture profits from oil and gas and campaigners saying it must move faster to tackle climate change.

An elderly woman in County Laois has had to use money set aside for her recently deceased husband’s headstone to pay an electricity bill.

Getting these ports ready for offshore wind developments is also a costly endeavour

I haven’t been back there for a while, years actually. But I’ve been reading about it constantly, listening to stuff about it, taking what I thought was a keen interest.

The scheme will remain in place until July 31

The past week in Ireland was dominated by two events: The pressure from the Government on retailers to cut grocery prices and the announcement of the creation of a sovereign wealth fund to deal with projected budget surpluses.

Prices tumbled to December 2021 levels with wholesale gas trading below €33 per megawatt on Friday

Development will have a 'significant' impact on the cost of energy for households, Mr Ryan said

Supermarkets' response at the Retail Forum will disappoint Irish people under pressure due to soaring energy and grocery prices

Bill for the final month of last year more than trebled from €105,945 in December 2021 to €334,919 in December 2022, records show

Neale Richmond will tell retailers they have to show a 'demonstrable reduction' in checkout prices ahead of the next retail forum meeting in June

The environment minister blamed Ireland's high energy prices on our reliance on fossil fuels, adding that prices are inflexible as companies "could purchase gas a year or 18 months in advance".

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) — the regulator of firms generating and supplying electricity and gas — said there is no evidence at this stage that energy companies are failing to pass on dramatic declines in wholesale gas prices ...

Social Democrats leader claims that entire industries are taking advantage of cost-of-living crisis

Sinn Féin's energy spokesman Darren O'Rourke made the charge as the Dáil debated a motion calling on the Government to provide financial relief to households by "returning energy prices" to their level, pre-war in Ukraine

BP recorded nearly $5bn of net income and announced another $1.75bn of share buybacks

Demand for gas for domestic users felt by 12% in 2022, but industrial consumption fell by just 6%, figures show.

The stadium spent €2.34m on heat, light and energy costs in 2022, a 183% increase on the year before

Around the world food prices are still persistently, painfully, and puzzlingly high, write Paul Wiseman and Evelyne Musambi

Irish consumers' outlook on the economy has improved significantly rising to its highest level in 13 months.

Nestle reported slightly better-than-expected first-quarter sales as the world's biggest packaged food company increased prices to offset weak sales volumes.

New statistics suggest people living with chronic conditions face much greater burden from housing costs and utility bills, and are more likely to be at risk of poverty and living in enforced deprivation

Chambers of Commerce and other organisations including Wind Energy Ireland have ramped up lobbying recently to make the development of offshore windfarms simpler, as many in the industry have faced a series of roadblocks.

Prices for oil, petrol and diesel all skyrocketed at the beginning of 2022 after production fell and sanctions were introduced against Russia

The Government has been criticised for missing its affordable housing targets last year and has been accused of not “doing the bare minimum” by spending its budget.

EasyJet raised its profits target for a second time this year, pointing to higher fares at many airlines in the coming months. 

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said large food companies are continuing to boost their profits margins and called on them to renegotiate with retailers in the coming weeks to pass on lower costs or face tougher measures from the French ...

It’s not all doom and gloom. Europe’s demand for ultra-low-sulfur diesel is set to rise almost 9% between March and July, supported by summer travel, according to Janiv Shah, a senior analyst at Rystad Energy. 

Commission for Regulation of Utilities report for 2022 include complaints against all energy suppliers

The Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS) was set up to help businesses with up to 40% of the increase in electricity or gas bills

There was a welcome sharp fall in the headline rate of inflation in the eurozone for March as the sharp jump in energy prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine early last year started to drop out of the annual calculations.

The energy regulator received 12,373 complaints and queries from energy and water customers in 2022, an increase of 87% on the previous year, driven mainly by queries from electricity users

Some of the cost pressure may be alleviated in the next quarter as last month Electric Ireland announced its business customers can anticipate lower energy bills.

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan signed off on the move in a bid to encourage more people to opt for renewable energy

With core inflation, which excludes food and energy costs, at 5.7%, further interest rate rises could be on the way

The phasing out and closure of the long wave service was one of the recommendations of the Future of Media Commission report

80% of restaurants will look to increase prices over the coming year.

Chris O’Shea, the boss of Centrica, which owns British Gas, Bord Gáis, and the Whitegate power station in Cork, will receive a pay package worth £4. 5m (€5.

The estimated gas reading that resulted in the €3,700 bill was 10 times the customer's normal usage