Siro has become Ireland’s second-largest fibre network owner. As full coverage looms, CEO John Keaney discusses how to push adoption of the high-speed broadband technology – and make it profitable for his shareholders ESB and Vodafone.
ESB and Orsted, which have both faced challenges offshore in recent times, have secured state support for a large wind farm off Ireland's south coast in an auction that acted as a test for the industry's attractiveness.
Despite the inclusion of higher-risk offshore-wind joint ventures in the semi-state’s debt profile, promised support from a strong Exchequer makes ESB bonds a safer bet, according to Standard & Poor’s.
On the back of growing profits in 2024, state-owned companies are set to pay a near-record contribution from their profits into the Exchequer.
Once a novelty, general counsels are now a stalwart feature of Irish business. The Currency explores the value they bring to decision-making at the top table with ESB's group legal director Alan Daly and OpenAI's head of Ireland Emma Redmond.
The information commissioner recently ruled that ESB and Coillte must reexamine decisions where they refused to release data on legal fees paid out to fight requests for environmental documents they hold.
This storm was a warning shot. Saying it was unprecedented won’t wash with citizens, instead pushing them towards the false comfort of fake news.
A Co Antrim company is taking action against the ESB for damages said to top €1 million after allegedly sensitive pricing data was released to competitors in a tender process.
The chair of the State-owned broadcaster and energy company is moving from the challenge of justifying enormous profits to that of plugging large losses.
Through Electric Ireland, the ESB is firing out huge electricity bills to households. Yet in the first half of the year, it made €390m. How does the ESB make money, and how does it justify rising bills?
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