Some of Ireland’s rivers could lose in excess of 30% of their existing water levels during dry weather from the middle of the century, environmental researchers have warned.

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

The Irish Hotels Federation has urged all candidates in tomorrow’s election to commit to decisive action in support of the continued growth of Irish tourism.

Only Germany, Denmark and Belgium have higher electricity prices in the EU area

There are 32 locations in Kerry without sewerage treatment plants, writes Anne Lucey.

Consumers should be made more aware that a levy on electricity bills can actually lead to lower energy prices, according to the owners of wind farms.

Households that waste water will be hit with fines of up to €500 after new excessive use charges were approved.

The water allowance is 213,000 litres per year based on an average household of four people.

Beset by Brexit, there is a national impulse now to self-inflict the most damage at the worst moment.

Irish consumers who failed to switch gas or electricity suppliers over the last four years have paid almost €1,700 more than necessary, according to the energy regulator.

The annual report of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) reveals that only a quarter of customers either switched providers or negotiated better deals with their existing provider in 2018.

Property owners with illegal water connections, which are responsible for the loss of almost 80m litres a day, could soon be outed as Irish Water deploys a new high-tech leaks detection system.

Britain’s regulator proposed a price cap on default energy bills to save households about a £1bn (€1.1bn) a year and aims to implement it in time for winter following a UK government promise to tackle “rip-off” prices.

Consumers could be in for a summer of significant energy price hikes, an independent price comparison and switching service has warned.

Electricity bills in future are likely to be calculated on different rates applying to three time periods each day following the introduction of smart meters.

International economic thinktank the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has recommended “a comprehensive and necessary” reform package be implemented in order to improve the regulation of energy and water services in Ireland.

Diminishing incentives and charging infrastructure problems are among the latest obstacles to electric car ownership

Over 50% of households are overpaying for gas and electricity.

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.

THE new release of emails from the university involved in the “climategate” row just show the “frank and honest discussions” that go on between scientists, the researcher at the centre of the debate said.

Thousands more emails from the university at the centre of the “climategate” row over global warming science two years ago appear to have been posted online today.

BRITAIN’S Met Office yesterday released temperature records from more than 1,500 climate monitoring stations around the world in the latest efforts to debunk claims by sceptics that global warming data was manipulated by scientists.

AN independent review will investigate the allegations made by climate change “sceptics” that a series of stolen emails showed scientists were manipulating data, the university at the centre of the row said yesterday.