How the conflict in the Middle East is already affecting Irish consumers
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
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How will household bills be affected by unrest in the Middle East and when?
Closure of Strait of Hormuz, a key transit route from the Gulf region, leaves few options to secure deliveries
Gas prices soar as Iranian attacks force shutdown of Qatari production
Saudi Arabia also closes an oil refinery after strike
The economic outlook for 2026 is now on a knife-edge, reliant on an unpredictable war
The duration of the conflict will be essential in determining its impact on consumer energy costs
Oil jumps 10% on Iran conflict and could spike to $100 a barrel
Opec+ agrees to raise production after Gulf oil flows disrupted by US and Israeli attacks on Iran
Stocks slip and gold gains as global trade faces new Trump tariff threat
Dollar dips after US president imposes 15% duty following supreme court decision to strike down previous policy
Deep heat on our doorstep: Geothermal energy a realistic proposition for Ireland
‘Sleeping giant’ of the energy world ready to play part in providing affordable clean heat
Ireland has much to learn from Pakistan when it comes to scaling up on solar energy
Pakistan’s citizen-led solar revolution was largely unplanned
How would Donald Trump tap ‘tremendous’ wealth from Venezuelan oil?
Industry insiders have warned the process could take years — and cost tens of billions of dollars
The solution to tackling the climate crisis? We need everything
Wind, solar, green hydrogen - every scalable option shown to work at reasonable cost is required
Ireland is falling for the American fossil fuel industry’s ‘energy security’ con
One of the reasons this argument has been so effective is because, like all good propaganda, there is an element of truth to it
Can the ‘fog clear’ to deliver clean Irish offshore wind energy?
Planning reforms and other actions needed if Ireland is to successfully transition to a decarbonised power system
Oil and gas demand to rise for 25 years without global change of course, says IEA
International energy watchdog sets out new scenario to reflect fading commitment to climate change
Trump’s ‘peace tour’ piles pressure on Tullow Oil as $1.3bn refinancing looms
Global supply glut, failed mergers, production difficulties and parlous finances weigh on business with market cap at just 1% of 2012 peak
Carbon dioxide levels hit new high, locking in overheating of Earth for centuries, WMO warns
World threatened by ‘vicious climate cycle’ that continues to bring more extreme weather
Russia’s oil refineries are like ‘a man who is being repeatedly punched’ as Kyiv increases drone strikes
As Moscow attacks Ukraine’s power grid, Ukraine’s ‘long-range sanctions’ are hitting Russian fuel terminals and disrupting a key Kremlin revenue source
The country that got too rich? Public spending dominates Norway election
Value for money has become a key campaign issue as voters go to the polls
Are humans alone in the universe?
While radio waves are the method of choice when searching for signals of intelligent alien life, other detectable signs also exist
‘Oil not the panacea it appears to be for economies’: Campaigners in Guyana take the fight to ExxonMobil
‘Lop-sided’ deal with US giant over offshore discovery leaves communities without protection or benefits, activists say
Could bouncing the sun’s heat back into space help solve the climate crisis?
‘If something can shave off just half a degree, that means millions fewer impacted by heatwaves, crop failures or flooding’
HVO is a climate ‘quick fix’ that could be worse than fossil fuels
At a Time of Climate Crisis: There are serious questions over the sustainability of hydrotreated vegetable oil and the industries that are promoting its use
Why isn’t the message on climate change getting through?
Reports of extreme weather events are still being described as rare or unavoidable, while the findings of scientists are often dismissed as inflexible dogma
Costs holding back Ireland as a renewables exporter, Nesc warns
‘To lead in clean energy, we need to invest strategically, contain costs and work more closely with our neighbours’
Data centres could consume as much electricity as two million Irish homes by 2030, report predicts
But share of total power demand for data centres predicted to fall to 16 per cent by 2050
We are banking on costly, speculative ‘negative emissions technologies’ to make climate strategies add up
Thinking in a Climate Emergency: Renewables, energy efficiency and ending fossil-fuel reliance do help cut CO2
European stocks poised to surge as US-Japan trade deal struck
Trump says EU representatives will arrive for negotiations on Wednesday
Fossil fuel merchants will have to show they supply renewable energy, under Government scheme
RHO reaffirms commitment to support indigenous biomethane sector
IEA forecasts slowest oil demand growth outside of pandemic since 2009
Energy advisory body expects global consumption to increase by 700,000 barrels a day this year
Shell says weak oil and gas trade hit second quarter profit
Group’s trading update comes less than two weeks after the company announced it had no intention of making an offer for BP
Why have oil prices not soared in wake of Israel and US bombing Iran?
Markets have priced in that the worst of the Iran-Israel conflict is behind us and there will be no oil supply shocks
Oil prices slide as fragile ceasefire holds
Oil prices fell more than 3%, having already slid 9% on Monday
Iran conflict could spark fuel price rises but it will not hit Irish supplies
Closure of Strait of Hormuz a key risk, industry body says
Oil price swings amid Middle East crisis
Brent rises above $80 a barrel after US strikes on Iran but later falls back as crude supply unaffected
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