Champions Dundalk bounced back from last week’s first defeat of the season with an assured performance against Finn Harps in Ballybofey.

There may only be a couple of kilometres between the two sides geographically, but on the pitch there wasn’t an inch given.

Amy Hughes has taken on a new role as sales manager with Envisage Cloud. Plus a selection of other people beginning new roles with companies in Ireland.

Energy company SSE has suffered a major setback to its plans to develop an oil-fired power generation plant outside Duleek, Co Meath, after the project was refused planning permission because of its impact on greenhouse gas emissions.

British energy utility SSE - which trades in Ireland as SSE Airtricity - has warned that the contribution from its first-half profits to annual results would be significantly lower than previously expected after payments under Britain’s back-up power scheme were delayed.

Cork GIY is holding a bring-and-share Harvest Day on Saturday, August 31, from 2pm-5pm in the Hydro Farm Allotments Tower/Blarney.

Energy bills are set to fall for millions of households in Britain this winter, after the country’s energy regulator told suppliers to reduce bills by 6% from October, following a drop in wholesale gas and power prices this year.

Automaton, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning future are changing the working lives of people in contact centres quicker than any other sector. The good news is that Skillnet Ireland is working closely with businesses to keep Irish customer experience (CX) ahead of the curve.

Falling development costs and new technology have made Ireland an attractive emerging market for offshore wind, it has been claimed.

Any re-nationalisation of Britain's energy providers under a Jeremy Corbyn-led government is unlikely to have any impact on the Irish operations of leading UK player SSE, as its business here trades in a separate energy market under a different regulatory regime.

John Cotter is pleased that Cork City have an immediate opportunity to bounce back after losing to Dundalk at Turner’s Cross.

Consulting engineering and environmental scientists Fehily Timoney and Company (FT) has acquired Applied Ground Engineering Consultant’s (AGEC) services for an undisclosed sum.

Energy firm SSE said it would cut jobs in its customer service and metering teams in Britain as the company faces a perfect storm of stiff competition, higher costs and a cap on how much it can charge.

We have been waiting seven years for it and will be waiting at least seven more for it to be finished.

International energy provider SSE has no plans to exit the consumer/retail market in Ireland amid rising speculation that it is ramping up attempts to sell its retail arm in the UK.

A morning-after headache may be the side effect of a pint of plain and a whiskey chaser but at least it’s short-lived — the long-term hangover is the thousands of tonnes of carbon emitted during production.

Shell stepped closer to becoming the world’s biggest power company with an aggressive move into the UK retail market by offering one of the cheapest tariffs available.

Against the backdrop of recent indications from Declan Rice that a decision on his international future is imminent, Mick McCarthy has revealed he spoke with Gareth Southgate in early December about the player.

League and FAI Cup runners-up Cork City, who finished 15 points clear of third place, has no representatives on the team.

How did this all come about?

Hours after a late-night trip home from Dublin, the players regrouped on Saturday for their morning recovery session, and Steven Beattie recalls a low atmosphere.

Greencoat Renewables — the power-generating firm whose shares are listed in Dublin and London — has paid up to €281m to buy out most of the stakes held by Coillte in four wind farms, as the firm expands in Ireland by spending some of the proceeds it raised from the market.

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.

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Enet has said it remains committed to the National Broadband Plan project despite one of the consortium’s major players dropping out of the process. Enet is the only bidder for the plan.

Last February, Denis Naughten, the Minister for Communications, told an Oireachtas committee that the last bidder

Hoban is out on his own at the top of the Premier Division's goalscoring charts with 21 in 25 games.

Ahead of tonight’s Premier Division clash with Shamrock Rovers (8pm), Cork City manager John Caulfield has pleaded with the League of Ireland to take more stakeholders into account when setting fixtures.

Storm Emma has begun sinking her teeth into the world of sport.

All five Premier Division matches have been re-fixed for the St Patrick's weekend bank holiday.

The UK’s Jeremy Corbyn may have found a way to make good on his pledge to nationalise the British energy industry without spending almost €140bn buying up the six biggest utilities, writes Rachel Morison

The decision by Eir to pull out of the procurement process for the rollout of rural broadband was described by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA) as extremely concerning.

Communications Minister Denis Naughten has played down fears for the future of the national broadband plan after one of the last two companies competing for the contract pulled out of the bidding process.

Cork City’s double-winning goalkeeper Mark McNulty claims he “fed off” the abuse he received from Dundalk fans during this month’s FAI Cup final at the Aviva Stadium.

SSE and the owner of Npower have reached an agreement to merge their operations to create a new energy supplier in the UK.

Energy supplier SSE and the owner of Npower are in talks about combining their operations to create a new company in the UK.

Defender Ryan Delaney will make his final appearance at Turner’s Cross for Cork City on Friday night after manager John Caulfield confirmed the defender is on his way back to English Championship side Burton Albion.

Centrica shares plunged to their lowest level since 2003 as the UK government plans to publish a draft law as early as next week to cap household energy prices.

Greencoat UK Wind has agreed to acquire two wind farms from institutional investors in Liverpool and Northern Ireland for around £105 million.

Cork City v Bray Wanderers, SSE Airtricity Premier Division: The accent is decidedly Dublin but the words are unmistakably Cork, more Shandon than his hometown Skerries.

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

SSE Airtricity Premier Division

Cork City manager John Caulfield has challenged towering defender Ryan Delaney to become the club’s set-piece goal king this season as he looks to add an aerial threat to his title challengers.