
ESRI slams expensive universal energy credits - as the Tánaiste won't rule out bringing them back
Universal energy credits are back on the agenda this week. Now the ESRI has weighed in.

Universal energy credits are back on the agenda this week. Now the ESRI has weighed in.
A German official said the special barge has reached Denmark and that the whale is “doing well”.
Best known for his children’s stories, Snell’s first, The King of Quizzical Island, was published in 1978.
As a former TD apologises for his character letter to the courts for an offender, it is time to remove character references from sexual offence cases.
The crash happened on the R591 road between Dunmanus and Barlycove at around 11am this morning.
The NSCPA also called for an end to greyhound racing funding and a ban on fox hunting at the launch of its new five year strategy today.
A man was arrested after he was seen running with a knife “attempting to stab Jewish members of the public”, the Shomrim Jewish neighbourhood watch said.
The feud involves street level drug dealers who have fallen out in the Silloge area of Ballymun, Dublin.
The Tánaiste said there would be a personal income tax package in the Budget.
The European Commission found that Meta is ‘doing very little to prevent children below this age from accessing their services’.
Four arrests for Edenderry arson, fuel support scheme details due and Europe now the fastest-warming continent.
Launching a new nature restoration report, Christopher O’Sullivan says Ireland’s biodiversity crisis is deepening, but practical, community-led solutions are the answer.
A former UK Government advisor and top police officer met with Dublin Town and other groups to urge them to consider a new approach.
Kimmel said the first lady had “the glow of an expectant widow” days before a gunman opened fire on a dinner Melania and Donald Trump attended.
Two men were arrested by gardaí shortly after the incident.
The four-year-old boy and his great aunt (60) died in the fire on 6 December 2025.
A judge ruled that the driver was “too fast” in a crowded Lisdoonvarna street, but found the plaintiff partly to blame.
The Sligo-based GP said she finds Israel’s actions “barbaric” and she wants to teach her daughters to stand up for what’s right.
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The PSNI said a high visibility policing operation is to be launched across Northern Ireland to counter the dissident republican threat.
Dr Margaret Connolly set sail last Sunday.
The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children’s Health Ireland will appear before the Public Accounts Committee tomorrow.
In recent days, the former president returned €384,467 to the Exchequer.
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Polling day is Friday, 22 May.
He is due to appear in court this evening.
No other injuries were reported.
Many households received a letter informing them of the offer of two complimentary tickets, which can be redeemed for any of the days of the event.
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The American president was speaking at the White House state dinner after a historic day which saw the King address the US Congress on Capitol Hill.
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon and Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien will make the announcement at Government Buildings.
The post showed the numbers “86 47″ spelled out in seashells.
The defending champions will take their advantage to next Wednesday’s second leg in Munich.
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A garda spokesperson said that a “definite line of enquiry” is being followed following the discovery.
Falling crime rates and global rankings tell one story of Dublin, but social media and public discourse often tell another.
Affected staff had been working at home up to three days a week until last year.
The man was airlifted to Beaumont Hospital to be treated for serious injuries.
Labour TD Ciarán Ahern said he wants “a little less conversation, and a little more action” from the Tánaiste in relation to possible supports.
The legislation, which is currently being drafted, comes after a development in forensic science.
It finished 1-1 at the Metropolitano.
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The family plan, which includes up to six users in one household, will increase in price by 15%.
Cole Allen has been charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at the event on 25 April.
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Planning applications are to be lodged for two new train stations at Blackpoll and Dunkettle in Co Cork.
He admitted that the initial approach taken by government to house those fleeing war in Ukraine is not something he would replicate in future.
Jokes about colonialism, the French and a naked Winston Churchill were all part of the repertoire.
McIlroy was at Tuesday’s White House banquet for the state visit of the United Kingdom’s King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Passengers are expected to face disruption this morning, with outbound services affected.
The continent has warmed by more than 1.5 degrees over the past 30 years.
Housing charity Threshold also warned that the new rules could accelerate the rate at which rents are rising.
Several attempts have been made to rescue the whale since it beached on a sandbank in late March near the city of Luebeck.
Cesar Correa’s €1000 bike was returned to him this week after Gardaí successfully tracked it down.
In a change of tone, Trump also praised the British military during Charles’ reception, saying that “nobody fought better together” with the US.
Ms Justice Caroline Biggs told the jury that the charges had been withdrawn by the DPP after “extensive legal argument”.
Peter Firth of the GRA has outlined how one of his colleagues became the victim of an international hate campaign.
The assault happened in the Old Cratloe road area of Limerick city at around 10.30am on Saturday, 28 March.
National Lottery is now calling for government intervention, as the practice is already banned in most EU member states.
The scheme attracted more than 60 submissions with most opposed to the redevelopment.