Providence have announced that drilling at their Hook Head site is set to commence.

Irish-based exploration company Island Oil and Gas plc says a test on the company's first well in the Celtic Sea has been a success.

THE Government has offered Shell a 16-year licence to drill for oil and gas off the Co Donegal coast.

The Government has offered Shell a 16-year licence to drill for oil and gas off the Co Donegal coast, it emerged today.