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About 8,000 homes and businesses without power tonight after Storm Ellen

Updated Aug 21st 2020, 9:00 PM 36,887 24

#ELECTRICITY
Over 10,000 homes and businesses without power as Storm Ellen makes landfall

Updated Aug 19th 2020, 10:55 PM 151,512 40

#POWER OUTAGES
Factcheck: Are dognappers marking targets with stickers on ESB pillars?

Aug 4th 2020, 7:30 PM 60,950 37

#IN THE DOGHOUSE
ESB issues warning against swimming in reservoirs during Covid-19 crisis

Apr 24th 2020, 11:09 AM 17,062 10

#NO SWIMMING
ESB failed to report 48 cases of underground cables leaking 'hazardous' oil

Feb 26th 2020, 1:09 PM 17,061 19

#CABLE LEAKS
More heavy rain, thunder and spot flooding on the way

Updated Feb 17th 2020, 8:13 AM 40,199 2

#STORM DENNIS
After the storm: Thousands without electricity and drivers urged to take care on roads

Jan 14th 2020, 7:33 AM 12,437 6

#STORM BRENDAN
Storm Brendan: 32,000 still without power as Status Orange warning remains for five counties until midnight

Updated Jan 13th 2020, 6:10 PM 293,688 76

#STATUS ORANGE
Over 6,000 homes without power as strong winds sweep in across Ireland

Dec 18th 2019, 10:02 PM 36,562 8

#POWER OUTAGES
'Live and extremely dangerous': ESB warns people not to take risks with electricity this Christmas

Dec 14th 2019, 8:30 AM 16,762 6

#DECORATIONS
Motorists urged to take extra caution after Storm Atiyah downs trees and cuts power

Dec 9th 2019, 7:32 AM 31,297 7

#STORM ATIYAH
ESB to take 50% share in €2 billion wind farm off Scottish coast

Nov 28th 2019, 8:56 AM 12,670 37

#RENEWABLE ENERGY
Debate about what ESB and Bord na Móna workers will do next should have started 'years ago', says union boss

Nov 20th 2019, 4:39 PM 9,861 24

#CLIMATE CHANGE
Thousands of kilos of potent greenhouse gas leaked from an ESB station. The EPA wasn't told

Nov 12th 2019, 6:10 AM 25,646 28

#EMISSIONS
Ministers to hold talks with Midlands ESB workers over peat plant closures

Nov 11th 2019, 7:46 AM 9,223 19

#JUST TRANSITION
Jobs losses for the midlands as ESB announces closure of two peat plants

Nov 8th 2019, 11:51 AM 18,138 43

#ESB
Power restored across the country but 'substantial' flooding remains in parts following Storm Lorenzo

Updated Oct 4th 2019, 6:42 PM 109,951 122

#STORMY WEATHER
When it comes to Ireland's sustainable energy, creating simplicity could prove complex

Oct 3rd 2019, 10:02 AM 1,890 3

#FEATURE
Power outages as thunderstorms sweep through the east of the country

Sep 21st 2019, 3:50 PM 58,392 24

#WEATHER WARNING
Electric car drivers will have to pay for charging with ESB set to announce cost next month

Aug 23rd 2019, 11:58 AM 75,583 198

#END OF FREE CHARGING
'Absolutely devastated': Plans for future of ESB power station in Co Offaly refused

Jul 23rd 2019, 4:58 PM 18,112 40

#SHANNONBRIDGE
Bord na Móna to lay off 150 workers in Longford

Jul 11th 2019, 1:17 PM 16,650 16

#LOUGH REE
Man electrocuted after trying to retrieve drone from power line

Jun 28th 2019, 10:19 PM 46,511 63

#DUBLIN
'What planet are they living on?': Martin calls out 'farcical' broadband plan, says ESB agency should roll out network

May 9th 2019, 1:56 PM 25,649 109

#WIFI
The poster debate may be ongoing, but there's no debate about posters on poles says ESB

Apr 30th 2019, 2:34 PM 13,699 29

#ELECTIONS
Under 2,000 homes without power as ESB crews restore power nationwide after Storm Hannah

Updated Apr 27th 2019, 6:00 PM 102,649 31

#STORM HANNAH
21,000 without electricity and fallen trees blocking roads as Storm Hannah batters the country

Updated Apr 26th 2019, 11:07 PM 102,034 58

#STATUS RED
Government invests €20m to supply 50 new electric car charging points - is it enough?

Apr 5th 2019, 6:30 AM 41,046 136

#RANGE ANXIETY
Thousands without power after Storm Gareth brings night of strong winds

Mar 13th 2019, 7:49 AM 30,284 9

#STORM GARETH
Thousands of homes and businesses without power across the country following night of high winds

Jan 27th 2019, 7:48 AM 39,244 27

#ELECTRICITY
'It's a huge announcement for the area': Reaction to major offshore windfarm plans

Jan 23rd 2019, 6:15 AM 87,967 71

#ESB
Dingle residents share in €350,000 of future ESB technologies

Jan 5th 2019, 8:00 AM 22,591 14

#CLEAN ELECTRICITY
Thousands of homes across the country without power following strong overnight winds

Dec 18th 2018, 7:25 AM 18,073 15

#STATUS YELLOW
ICTU says it has 'no role or function' in workers' calls to be released from ESB union

Oct 15th 2018, 6:20 AM 7,868 7

#NOTHING TO DO WITH US
10,000 customers still without power in wake of Storm Callum

Updated Oct 12th 2018, 1:19 PM 49,333 44

#OFF THE GRID
ICTU in receipt of 'over 1,000 emails a week' asking for ESB workers to be released from union

Oct 8th 2018, 4:12 PM 20,089 25

#LET ME GO
Government says overground option for North-South interconnector will go ahead as planned

Oct 4th 2018, 9:30 AM 11,836 39

#PYLONS
People warned about dangers of power lines when cutting trees

Sep 29th 2018, 7:30 AM 6,578 2

#ELECTRICITY
Power restored to over 160,000 ESB customers ... but outages remain across the country

Sep 20th 2018, 8:05 PM 7,144 5

#STORM IMPACT
67,000 ESB customers still without power as Storm Ali causes havoc

Updated Sep 19th 2018, 8:20 PM 105,003 100

#POWER CUTS