Overcharged ESB customers will get their money back, regulator vows ESB Networks did not benefit from the 'administrative error' but big businesses did Dublin Live · Jan 31, 2023
East Wall protesters plan Amiens Street blockade for 'maximum disruption' today The protesters have now decided to move their traffic blockades from the Port Tunnel to the iconic Five Lamps in Amiens Street - one of the busiest commuter routes in the city centre Dublin Live · Dec 14, 2022
East Wall protesters plan 'maximum traffic disruption' with plan to block Amiens Street today The blockade is to take place at 5pm with “maximum disruption planned until the Government houses the asylum seekers in better accommodation" Irish Mirror · Dec 14, 2022
Inside East Wall refugee centre as asylum seekers want to join protests and say rooms are like 'cage for animals' The Irish Mirror spoke to a number of refugees who are being housed in the old ESB building in Dublin Irish Mirror · Dec 9, 2022
Asylum seekers in East Wall say office block lodgings are like 'animal cages' The former ESB office block on the East Wall Road is housing hundreds of asylum seekers Dublin Live · Dec 9, 2022
East Wall demonstrators set to bring Dublin to a standstill again Protesters have taken to the streets regularly since November 19 after it emerged an old ESB building was being used to house refugees Irish Mirror · Dec 8, 2022
East Wall protesters call for referendum on how refugees are accommodated They have vowed not to meet any more politicians until their demands are met Irish Mirror · Dec 8, 2022
'Embarrassing' refugee protests in East Wall, Dublin slammed by locals 'If people are saying they have a problem with the Government then why are they doing it outside of that building there [the ESB Office Block]. The Government don't sit there' Irish Mirror · Nov 30, 2022
East Wall protesters vow to continue blocking Port Tunnel until asylum centre is shut down The next blockade is expected to go ahead this evening Irish Mirror · Nov 30, 2022
Ministers meet East Wall, Dublin residents protesting over arrival of hundreds of Ukrainian refugees into their community Hundreds of people have turned out at protests and joined local residents in expressing their opposition to the Government’s move over the past fortnight Irish Mirror · Nov 25, 2022
'Not right' for communities to have veto over who can live in their area, says Leo Varadkar His comments came after two large protests were held in East Wall, Dublin, over refugees being housed in a former ESB office block Irish Mirror · Nov 23, 2022
Energy companies in Ireland accused of 'outrageous profiteering’ amid cost of living crisis ESB, the State company and owner of Electric Ireland the largest energy supplier in this country, reported huge gains of €357million for the first half of this year. Irish Mirror · Nov 23, 2022
East Wall protests postponed as Minister Roderic O'Gorman to meet with residents A series of protests have led to severe traffic disruption in the area Dublin Live · Nov 23, 2022
Second protest takes place in East Wall after 'male-only' asylum seekers housed in old ESB building Hundreds gathered on the East Wall Road this evening Irish Mirror · Nov 21, 2022
Dublin Live · Nov 20, 2022 Hundreds of residents gather in East Wall to protest housing of asylum seekers in former ESB site Up to 300 local residents stopped traffic in the area claiming the building is being used for male-only asylum seekers
Irish Mirror · Nov 19, 2022 Hundreds gather in East Wall, Dublin to protest housing of 'male-only' asylum seekers in former ESB site The protesters claimed they had been not consulted about the move
Dublin Live · Nov 14, 2022 Over 600 Ukrainian refugees to be housed in Drumcondra seminary as early as next month Minister Roderic O'Gorman's Department is also in the latter stages of negotiations to bring a former ESB office block on the East Wall Road on stream to house refugees
Irish Mirror · Nov 14, 2022 Old seminary in Dublin to be used to house more than 600 Ukrainian refugees in latest bid to tackle accommodation crisis 'The best part of' €2 million has been spent on the building which has been empty for the past few years
Irish Mirror · Nov 10, 2022 DRAFT - Irish caravan park residents livid as loophole sees them denied €200 energy credit they need 'more than anybody' "We don’t turn the lights on in the rooms at night to save electricity. It’s like living back 100 years ago."
Dublin Live · Oct 14, 2022 South Dublin broadband gets €50 million cash injection SIRO was created in collaboration with Vodafone and the ESB to make fibre broadband more accessible nationwide
Dublin Live · Sep 24, 2022 Cost of living: ESB say only small number of smart meter customers use key money-saving feature It was confirmed today that just 4% of more than 900,000 households are using the service available on smart meters, which would bring an end to their estimated bills going forward
Irish Mirror · Sep 23, 2022 ESB warn only 4% of smart meter customers are using key money-saving feature A ‘time-of-use’ tariff is a time-based billing structure which means the rate charged for each unit of electricity consumed varies depending on the time of the day
Irish Mirror · Sep 16, 2022 ESB announces €357m profit for first six months of 2022 as Sinn Fein calls for action on 'obscene' figures 'People will be understandably livid to hear the ESB is making €2m profit per day while also hiking prices at Electric Ireland'
Manchester Evening News · Aug 14, 2022 Can Manchester avoid a winter of blackouts? Worst-case scenario could see country left short of power
Belfast Live · Jul 31, 2022 The Earth's Corr: Alliance MLA is right to be embarrassed by our Electric Vehicle infrastructure Just over 8,000 out of 1.2m cars are EVs and we have only 337 public charge points