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Wednesday 28 October 2020
The money is the second part of a €200 million ESB agreement with the European Investment Bank.
Targets and backing for the renewable-energy sources should end after 2020, the state supplier says.
Every county town in Ireland will have access to the same broadband technology as Tokyo within a few years.
A typical household will save around €25 per year.
“I’m gone doddery”.
A severe storm with lightning strikes caused the power outages.
The south of the country has been worst affected by poor weather conditions.
There were winds of up to 100 kilometres in some areas last night.
Especially YOU, Kerry and Donegal people.
Around 6% of the nations power is still drawn from peat burning power stations.
St Vincent de Paul has criticised retailers who add on the charge.
The fault was first noted just after 3.30am today.
Despite the good figures, Eamon Ryan is worried about a “lack of political will” on renewable energy.
There are currently no plans for a replacement facility.
What do you mean you don’t have an electric car? Get with the programme.
Despite reports that the iconic Poolbeg chimneys are to be demolished, ESB state that the process is still in the deliberation stage.
The ESB said the new complex will bring back the ‘essence of the street’ while creating a dynamic office space.
ESB-led renewable energy project aims to generate electricity by 2018.
The energy provider has been hosting a concert inside Turlough Hill to mark the hydro-electric station’s 40th birthday.
ESB and Vodafone are going 50:50 on the deal.
ESB to the rescue!
However, many of these may have been properties deemed vacant.
Cash for the GAA, pyrite redress, cyclepaths and road improvements are all in the pipeine.
Or be pretty badly injured.
There’s speculation that the building sent a message about the anti-homosexuality pastor.
That’s a lot of lights left on.
The unions have sent a legal letter to management ahead of the firm’s presentation of its 2013 accounts to the board today.
A vote this evening amended the city’s Development Plan, removing a requirement to build a Georgian facade if the site is redeveloped.
ESB Networks has been phoning customers without power today to update them on what’s happening.
The workers are being sent to provide back-up in the worst affected areas — including Kerry, Newcastlewest, Tipperary and Enniscorthy.
The ESB said that it has restored power to 260,000 customers since the weather affected power around the country.
ESB said they are working on connecting homes by today or tomorrow, but some customers in isolated areas will not be connected until towards the end of the week.
25,000 homes are likely to remain without power over night, but 35,000 homes saw the lights come back on today.
Meanwhile, boil water notices have been lifted in some areas of Clare and Limerick.
Power has been restored to 185,000 customers since Wednesday afternoon.
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Many post-match revelers were left in the dark when the power failed at around 7.30pm.
The company warned that another 10,000 customers could be impacted over the coming days.
The company is looking for 24 ecar ambassadors to trial the vehicles over a 4-month period.
THE HSE IS today expected to outline that the contact tracing system is “back on track” after its capacity was surpassed due to a surge in Covid-19 cases earlier this month.
It is understood that Oireachtas Health Committee will be told that the contact tracing system’s capacity was surpassed when the number of Covid-19 cases sharply increased at the start of the month, but that it has gotten back on track since 23 October.
In July, the HSE launched its Covid-19 contact tracing app, which is intended to help contact tracing, particularly with people who aren’t family and friends, and uses Bluetooth technology to determine whether you’ve been a close contact of someone who’s tested positive for the virus.
Users are encouraged to switch on their Bluetooth settings, and to check in with their symptoms every day.
So, today we want to know: Are you still using the Covid-19 contact tracing app?
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