This time last year, Darragh O’Brien spent his first day as minister for climate, energy and the environment in the dark, as Storm Éowyn caused blackouts across the country. So energy security might have been on his mind when he sought government approval for a strategic gas reserve – one of his first actions as minister in March 2025. Ireland has oil reserves, 90 days’ worth, held in various locations around Ireland and in EU countries via stockholding agreements. But no gas reserves. The country is one of only five EU countries without domestic gas storage. Around 80 per cent…

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