Householders prefer simple flat or day/night rate electricity tariffs, according to the Economic Social Research Institute.

Reality is beginning to bite in the Ftse 100 as some high-yielding stocks give up on generous dividends.

The good people at Teneo, the PR arm behind Bord Gais Energy’s sponsorship of the All-Ireland U-20 hurling championship, have quite the couple of weeks ahead of them.

Cork hurling legend and former coach Ger Cunningham reckons the material is there for the Rebels to prosper under new management in 2020.

Irish-based businesses are recruiting and expanding across a wide range of sectors. Here is a selection of people who have moved into interesting new roles.

Defending champions Tipperary have eased into the Bord Gais Energy Munster Under-20 hurling final.

He’s at the beginning of what he hopes will be a long inter-county career with Clare, but Diarmuid Ryan has come to realise there are more important things in life than hurling.

Joe Canning’s fitness may be all the talk as we approach the beginning of the 2019 All-Ireland hurling championship, but the man himself isn’t all that interested in adding to the chatter.

Eoghan O’Donnell has claimed that the Dublin hurlers have gathered their strongest panel in years as they chase a Championship breakthrough.

New forecasts by the EU project a steep rise in consumer prices in the next year, but wages may yet increase at a faster pace to ensure higher spending power.

Accepted wisdom has it that youngsters tend to play with freedom when they make the climb up to the top tier and that their progress is usually tempered as the altitude of their surroundings and the stakes involved finally dawn.

Questions have been raised as to whether any homes have been built from €400m in proceeds from the sale of Bord Gais Energy that were originally set aside for investment in social housing.

The tag of up and coming is one that comes affixed with an expiry date, and for the

The winners of the InBUSINESS Recognition Awards have been chosen across 20 categories at an awards ceremony at the Westin Hotel in Dublin today.

Cork was a big winner at last night’s Bord Gáis Energy Book Awards, as the critically acclaimed history tome Atlas of the Irish Revolution picked up the Best Irish Published Book of the Year.

Marian Keyes, Roddy Doyle, and Cecelia Ahern have all been shortlisted for the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards.

Energia has become the fourth Irish energy supplier to increase electricity prices in the past month.

Energia announced this morning that it will increase electricity prices by 3.9% from the beginning of December.

A survey of over 9,000 households found just 6% are receiving electricity discounts of more than 10%, even though reductions of up to 30% are widely available.

Hurling Development Committee (HDC) chairman Paudie O’Neill feels attitudes from both managers and officials towards the Allianz Hurling League will change in the wake of Saturday’s historic All-Ireland SHC vote.

A new campaign is looking for thousands of consumers to switch energy and insurance companies so they can get discounts on household bills.

An Irish index that takes monthly snapshots of wholesale costs of energy has recorded “significant” rises in electricity and oil prices last month, but the surging value of the euro is helping to soften any potential price hikes for consumers.

World crude oil prices have fallen by 3% in the past week, defying attempts by the producer group Opec to boost prices as demand splutters.

The semi final line-up for the Bord Gáis Energy under-21 hurling championship will be completed tonight.

A major gas supply project costing hundreds of millions of euro could be operational in Cork Harbour by the end of 2019.

Consumers are increasingly switching gas and electricity supplier and are making “large savings” as a result.

A new accord by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) to extend its curb on output has not yet had its desired effect of driving up prices but the effect of earlier cuts may be paying off for the cartel, an Irish energy has said.

Oil prices were largely flat yesterday after steep losses the previous session, with rising US production weighing against comments from leading Gulf oil producers that an extension to Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting (Opec)-led supply cuts was likely.

A new energy company has entered the market here, bringing greater choice of supply for electricity consumers.

Cash-strapped households could see energy bill price hikes due to recent spikes in wholesale gas and electricity prices.

Cash-strapped households could see energy bill price hikes due to recent spikes in wholesale gas and electricity prices.

Kevin Ryan is aiming to “stabilise” the Offaly senior hurling team as he prepares for a “huge challenge” in the Faithful County.

Diverse and exciting writing talent has been shortlisted across 14 categories for the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards.

John Hayes didn’t experience much of the build-up to the 2014 county final... and quite the build-up there was, too, given Carbery Rangers hadn’t been involved in the showpiece event of Cork football for 108 years.

Described simply as “a genius” by Jonny Wilkinson, Dave Alred stands among the world’s top coaches in a variety of sports, including rugby, golf, cricket and soccer. He has been involved in Rugby World Cup success with England and Ryder Cup victory with Team Europe.

A system that was supposed to help Bord Gáis Energy customers manage their payments has left some facing significant charges, due to an error in how the utility calculates its accounts.

Dublin-based energy solutions provider UrbanVolt is planning to expand its services into the UK by the end of this year and into the US and mainland Europe markets next year.

For best results, children need to refuel with carbohydrates, proteins, and fruit and vegetables during school breaks.