Over 1,800 Electric Cars Licensed in 2019
June 10, 2019 No Responses

Over 1,800 Electric Cars Licensed in 2019

More than 1,800 new electric cars were licensed between January and May this year compared to 490 in 2018, according to the Central Statistics Office. Last month, there was a drop of 2.5% in the number of new private cars...
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Google to Fight EU Fine Over Alleged Illegal Advertising Practices
June 5, 2019 No Responses

Google to Fight EU Fine Over Alleged Illegal Advertising Practices

Google has confirmed it has appealed against a €1.49bn fine issued by the European Commission for alleged illegal practices in search advertising. In March, European commissioner for competition Margrethe Vestager accused Google of breaching EU competition l...
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Unions Call for Restoration of Power-Sharing Government in The North
May 31, 2019 No Responses

Unions Call for Restoration of Power-Sharing Government in The North

Trade unionists have called for the urgent restoration of devolved Government. They urged the British and Irish Governments to act on compensation for historical abuse victims, “inadequate” public sector pay and a “cliff edge” change looming for those ...
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Ireland and France Seek EU Funding for Celtic Interconnector Power Link
May 28, 2019 No Responses

Ireland and France Seek EU Funding for Celtic Interconnector Power Link

Ireland and France have made a joint pitch for EU funding for a €1bn electricity link between the countries as part of post-Brexit energy planning. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and French President Emmanuel Macron have submitted a joint request to the...
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Visitor Growth to Ireland up More Than 5% in First Four Months of 2019
May 28, 2019 No Responses

Visitor Growth to Ireland up More Than 5% in First Four Months of 2019

In April 2019, the total number of trips to Ireland by overseas residents increased by 4.3% to 938,300 – an overall increase of 38,400 compared to twelve months earlier. Trips by residents of Great Britain increased by 5.1% to 339,000...
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Dublin to Roll Out 24 Hour Bus Service
May 26, 2019 No Responses

Dublin to Roll Out 24 Hour Bus Service

24-hour bus services are to be rolled out in Dublin following a successful scheme on a route in Cork City last year. The 41 route from Swords is expected to be the city’s first 24-hour service with more to be...
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Electricity Prices in Ireland are the Fourth Highest in Europe
May 24, 2019 No Responses

Electricity Prices in Ireland are the Fourth Highest in Europe

Ireland recorded the fifth highest increase in household electricity costs in Europe during 2018, according to new figures from Eurostat. Cost increases were highest in Cyprus, where they rose by 19.6% last year. Household electricity remains cheapest in forme...
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Senior Official Says National Broadband Plan Costs Could Drop by Over $1billion
May 23, 2019 No Responses

Senior Official Says National Broadband Plan Costs Could Drop by Over $1billion

The cost of the National Broadband Plan to the state could drop by $1.12bn (€1bn), a senior government official has claimed. Fergal Mulligan, programme director of the National Broadband Plan, said it is a “very optimistic” but doable scenario to...
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Despite Passenger Growth, Profits Down Almost 30% at Ryanair
May 20, 2019 No Responses

Despite Passenger Growth, Profits Down Almost 30% at Ryanair

Ryanair’s full year profits have fallen 29% to €1.02bn, the company said. The company saw traffic growth of 7% and a decline in fares of 6% in the year to March 31 2019. Revenues at the low-cost airline grew 6%...
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Passenger Numbers Rise By Over 6% for Bus Éireann
May 20, 2019 No Responses

Passenger Numbers Rise By Over 6% for Bus Éireann

Bus Éireann’s passenger numbers are at a 10 year high. The company said it carried more than 83 million passengers in the last year, an increase of 6.3%. The transport operator stated that the figure rises to 13.2% in the...
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