Ireland is to become the first country to trial a Europe-wide electric vehicle IT platform which will facilitate international roaming and seamless charging of electric cars across the continent.

The International Energy Agency has expressed reservations about the Government’s plans for a limited sale of non-strategic ESB assets which it warned could affect on sustainable long-term competition in the energy market.

Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte has said he is confident that Ireland can meet the target of producing 40% of our electricity from renewable resources by 2020.

In a rare outbreak of gun violence in the Netherlands, a student shot and critically wounded his high school biology teacher today before fleeing the scene.