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Murray gives 'special mention' to his forwards after armchair ride against Toulouse
The Munster scrum-half says his pack ensured yesterday’s Heineken Cup clash was an enjoyable outing for Munster’s clinical backline.
Ulster name strong starting XV for Cardiff trip as Connacht remain unchanged
Loosehead prop Tom Court is set to make his 150th appearance for the northern province tomorrow.
An Taisce take failed legal challenge against new UK power station to appeal court
The National Trust contends that the building a nuclear station on the west coast of the UK was against international, EU, and English law.
Power up: ESB announces €80 million rise in profits
That’s a lot of lights left on.
Eamon Ryan: ‘We need to reduce the boom and bust character of our economic model’
Eamon Ryan addressed party members at the Green Party Conference today in Dublin.
Good news: All electricity faults to be cleared by tomorrow
ESB Networks has been phoning customers without power today to update them on what’s happening.
ESB workers witness "extremely dangerous" incidents following storm damage
The ESB said that it has restored power to 260,000 customers since the weather affected power around the country.
19,000 homes still without power after last week's storm
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.
Number of homes without power halved after day of ‘good progress’
25,000 homes are likely to remain without power over night, but 35,000 homes saw the lights come back on today.
ESB crews working to restore power
The electricity network is warning those cleaning up to be wary of power lines.
Dictatorship to democracy: Syrian opposition wants Assad to leave power
Opposition forces wants a transitional government to be formed, but Assad’s regime says his role in not up for debate.
Eirgrid says it will still accept pylon submissions, despite passing of deadline
If you missed the 7 January deadline but still have concerns, Eirgrid will add your submission to the pile of 35,000 already received.
Scientists develop tiny windmills that could power a smartphone
The researchers say that the windmills are so small, ten of them could fit on a single grain of rice.
Power returned to homes after 'worst storm impact in 16 years'
In excess of 100,000 customers around Ireland were affected by the storm.
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
Everyone’s been talking about Ian Paisley, an Irish man who died in Perth, and a suicide bomb at a Russian train station…
8,500 Eircom customers without service as fallout from storm continues
Work is set to resume first thing tomorrow morning on repairing the damage.
ESB crews working to repair final faults after St Stephen’s Day storm
The problems are localised in the southwest.
Ireland's electricity consumption falls from 2008 peak
The World Bank figures state Ireland consumed the most electricity in 2008.
ESB power restoration ‘frustratingly slow’ with 5,000 still without power
The company there are an average of eight customers per fault now that they are working on some of the smaller faults around the country.
UPDATE: About 5,000 homes without power supply tonight
ESB Networks says it still has to fix about 1,000 faults on the network.
The 5 at 5: Friday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Storm leaves thousands without power and telephone services
Numbers are expected to rise as the bad weather continues.
The 9 at 9: Friday
Good morning! Here are nine things you need to know as you start your day.
ESB restores power to 20k customers but urges conservation of electricity in Achill
There were major faults in the system in west Galway and on Achill this afternoon.
Here’s What Happened Today: Thursday
Everybody’s talking about goings-on at St Vincent’s Hospital, Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, and the IMF on the bondholders…
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know as you start your day.
7,000 without power after bad weather brings electricity lines down
ESB Network crews will go out at first light this morning to assess the damage and work to restore power.
VIDEO: Raul Garcia smashes acute-angled shot in off the crossbar
David Moyes was in Madrid to watch Atletico beating Porto.
Workers agree to LRC meeting with ESB management
A last-ditch intervention from the government ahead of planned strikes is seen.
Bernard Jackman: Toulouse have become more predictable
The former Ireland hooker gives us the view from France as Connacht prepare for Heineken Cup action.
Irish challenge against 'unlawful' British nuclear plant starts tomorrow
An Taisce claims permission for a new plant at Hinkley Point shouldn’t have been given as there was no consultation with the Irish people.
Poll: Should ESB workers be barred from striking?
ESB staff have voted in favour of striking over a pensions scheme dispute.
Japanese plan to turn moon into giant power plant
Robots would be used to build a ‘luna ring’ of solar panels on the surface in an ambitious project.
No resolution in sight as ESB workers serve strike notice
There has been no third-party intervention mooted at this stage of the dispute.
10 ways to improve your smartphone's battery life
Give yourself one less thing to worry about the next time you check your phone.
Leo Varadkar: The government has too much control over the Dáil
The Transport Minister was frank about the government’s control of the legislature in the Dáil this afternoon.
An Bord Pleanála showing "a failure in both scientific and legal competence" - An Taisce
The independent environmental charity are not happy with the decision to allow Edenderry power station to keep burning peat until 2023.
Springboks utterly dominant in victory over Scotland
Heyneke Meyer’s men displayed their power and finishing ability in a 28-0 win at Murrayfield.
€10 million State energy campaign had no impact – ESRI
Then Minister for communications, marine and natural resources Noel Dempsey promised it would be a “sea change”, but the nation’s top think-tank says the Power of One campaign changed nothing.
Energia to create 100 jobs in residential power move
The business provides energy and gas to 65,000 businesses, but will move into residential power in early 2014.