Second Corrib needed ‘to avoid gas shortage’

IRELAND will need to discover a second Corrib gas field or build a new interconnector to Britain to avoid a possible loss of gas supplies, a report has warned.

The Economic and Social Research Institute warned that such a loss of supplies would have a dramatic effect on the economy and could put lives at risk.

The institute’s review of Ireland’s energy policy voiced concern about the country’s high dependency on gas, which accounts for 57% of all electricity generated in the Republic.