Elderly and vulnerable people whose homes are in poor condition can get a “new deep retrofit” free of charge to improve them.

Operating profits at the ESB increased by 13% to €635m in 2015 as a result of its power plants being operational for a greater period of time.

The ESB is now facing legal action from over 100 victims of the 2009 Cork flood ahead of the looming deadline for lodging legal claims.

The ESB is to appeal a High Court judgment that found it 60% liable for devastating flood damage to buildings at University College Cork in November 2009.

The ESB is recruiting 300 apprentices over the next five years, as part of a €40m investment in the utility's training and development programme.

The chief executive of ESB Pat O’Doherty saw his total pay packet rise by more than €6,000 as his taxable benefits increased from €9,000 to €15,000 bringing his total package to €358,950.

Management and unions at the ESB will begin talks at the Labour Relations Commission later in an effort to avert strike action and power outages in the run-up to Christmas.

Children want to pick up more books after taking part in a scheme where staff of local businesses give them reading support.

The head of the ESB should reply to a letter from the trustees of the company’s pension scheme that stated it was “difficult to comprehend” proposals to pay a €400m dividend to the State when there is a €1.7bn deficit in the scheme and a serious risk to its future funding, a High Court judge has said.

The ESB has reported a 4% year-on-year increase in first-half revenues to just over €1.7bn, adding that it remains on course to meet its stated targets of €280m in recurring annual savings by 2015.

Electric Ireland — the retail arm of the ESB — has said that instances of it disconnecting supply to customers past due dates on their bills have fallen by 33% in the past two years and were down by over 400 in 2012.

Consumers must be sure they are not being misled when buying food in the wake of the horsemeat scandal, a gathering of British and Irish parliamentarians has insisted.

It is far, far too early to celebrate the announcement that the European Union is considering an extension of Ireland’s debt repayments scheduled over five years or more, but it may not be too early to hope this development means the tide may really be turning in our favour.

For his last 11 months as chief executive of the ESB, Padraig McManus received over €650,000, despite giving up over €140,000 in salary entitlements.

Ireland has the potential to produce renewable energy far in excess of what the country requires to power itself.

THE white smoke has emerged from the ESB chimney.

Pat O’Doherty has been appointed as new chief executive of ESB in succession to Padraig McManus who is retiring.

Cork's city manager Joe Gavin has rejected claims that he blamed the ESB for the devastating floods which hit the city last November.

IT’S a hi-tech scanner usually found in hospitals that is used to detect potentially life-threatening conditions in humans.

HEALTH Minister Mary Harney has pre-empted the recommendations of a major report on the proposed new national children’s hospital by announcing plans for a major children’s care centre close to her constituency.