Engineer shortage threatens Ireland’s housing and infrastructure plans, new research shows
Profession contributes €12.65bn to Ireland but warns recruitment must meet demand
Data centre boom turns many niche specialist businesses into multimillion-euro industry players
Irish companies began working for the industry here and followed the clients as demand moved abroad
Aer Lingus jobs cuts plan vague, says cabin crew union
Airline seeking to lay off up to 500 workers to cut costs
Aer Lingus head office staff seek to stall job cuts talks
Move follows row with pilots over European works council demand for consultations
Aer Lingus and pilots end job cuts talks abruptly
Sides row over involvement of parent group trade union body
O’Flynn Group to appeal ‘incomprehensible’ refusal of 1,150-home development in Cork
Council says proposal contravenes zoning objectives
DAA asks Minister to formally increase Dublin Airport passenger cap to 40m
Law enabling Minister to alter limit requires airport operator to seek order
Reduced estimate for future electricity demand raises awkward questions for EirGrid
Problems mount for national grid and regulator
Regulators cut estimates of future Irish electricity demand, sparking fears of power shortage
Companies will bid in an auction early next year to supply energy into grid from new power plants
BWG’s profits fall due to rising costs and impairment charge
But sales at supermarket franchise owner BWG reach €1.7bn
Surge in demand for power forces EirGrid to switch on emergency power plant twice
National grid operator confirms it used back-stop generators in June and during eclipse last week
Mannok aims to cut emissions with €16m investment in Cavan solar plant
It marks the building materials group’s third solar project following 6MW and 8MW facilities
Pinergy increases electricity bills by €169 a year from September
Energy supplier blames volatile markets for 7.6% increase and says it can no longer absorb higher costs
Eclipse threatened electricity shortage as solar power generation dipped to near zero
Wind was also weak and three power stations were out of action, so EirGrid called on emergency backup