Cowen calls on State to sell off ESB

Barry Cowen says the State should 'sell the company off and use the money to power our move into offshore wind'. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Former agriculture minister Barry Cowen has called on the State to sell off ESB.

Mr Cowen's claims that the ESB overcharged customers and businesses to the tune of €250m over three months — revealed in the Irish Examiner  last week  — have been referred to European authorities.