Ireland ‘risks gas shortage if British supplies run low’

IRELAND will have to go short of gas if Britain’s supplies dwindle or hit a problem, Bord Gáis has admitted.

This week Britain's gas chiefs put out an unprecedented warning of a pending shortage of supplies in Britain.

Ireland imports most of its gas from Britain and Bord Gáis has agreed to take the same drastic measures as Britain to conserve stocks if supplies dwindle.