Every morning before 9 am, Dave Kirwan receives a report on the price of gas from his integrated trading team in Cork. “They send a note that talks about the level of gas storage in Europe, the weather, movements in LNG (liquified natural gas) shipments… it talks about any movements or any disruptions in the Russian situation I need to know about,” the managing director of Bord Gáis said. Two years ago Kirwan said gas was trading at 50 pence a therm in the UK wholesale market. “This morning gas is trading at £3.50,” he said. “In November / December…

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“Our margins haven’t increased”: Bord Gáis’s Dave Kirwan on managing an energy company through a crisis

Bord Gais has over 500,000 customers and is key to Ireland's decarbonisation agenda. Its managing director Dave Kirwan talks about leading during an energy crisis, investing in new gas plants, the green transition, and the potential of Kinsale.

22nd Dec, 2022 - 12 min read

Tom Lyons

Chief Executive

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