Noel McNamara was keeping the feet of his Ireland Under-20s firmly on the ground after the defending champions got their Six Nations campaign off to a flying start with a bonus-point win over Scotland in Cork on Friday.

Cork Constitution came good during the final 10 minutes to overcome Terenure College 13-10 at Lakelands Park and move top of Energia All-Ireland League Division 1A.

Energia says it has formed a partnership to supply batteries and solar panels to households at a reduced price.

Ronan O’Gara is still getting his bearings, and no surprise there.

The Munster and Ireland legend has already established an enviable reputation through his stints as an assistant at Racing 92 and Crusaders but he is assuming the role of head coach for the first time at La Rochelle where he will work under director of rugby Jono Gibbes.

The family of a 29-year old man who died while clearing trees for the construction of a wind farm has settled various legal actions for a substantial six-figure sum.

The 200 jobs will be filled over the next five years at the company's new offices in Blanchardstown.

The Director of Family Business Ireland has said that almost three-quarters of family-owned businesses in Ireland go out of business after five years.

Householders are facing increases of up to 9.3% on their electricity bills and as much as a 12.8% hike on gas prices following announcements that tariffs are to rise across a number of utilities in the energy market.

Much like the championships and trophies accrued by teams on the field of play, the sustained commercial success of a sporting organisation does not happen by chance.

Price hikes from two major broadband providers and four leading energy suppliers take effect today.

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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.

SEPTEMBER heralds the end of the summer and the beginning of the new school year. Even for those of us long gone from education, there is a fresh start feeling to this time of year. In many ways this is a much better time to make resolutions than the New Year, writes Gráinne McGuinness.

Bank of Ireland seems set to stick to its decision to drop the Irish option at its ATMs despite calls from Conradh na Gaeilge for an “urgent meeting” to discuss the issue.

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

Consumer advice with Grainne McGuinness

Consumer advice with Gráinne McGuinness

A family from Templeglantine, West Limerick has won a national competition by leading energy provider Energia to find Ireland’s Most Christmassy Home.

Irish consumers top the European table when it comes to switching electricity and gas providers, as energy prices fell last year.

Ulster Bank is to slash its mortgage rates following a massive consumer switcher campaign.

The international fund that is completing the €1 billion buyout of Viridian — which owns the Energia and NI Power firms across Ireland — is seeking out more opportunities to acquire energy assets here, in a move that may likely heighten competition in the Republic.

Pre-tax profits at energy firm, SSE Airtricity increased by 44% to €49m, last year, despite the company suffering customer losses.

This week our resident financial guru Grainne McGuinness looks at mortgage offers and gives her few cents on what she thinks is a sensible deal.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has confirmed that the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) last year paid bonuses to staff for the first time since 2012.