1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (832+ words) irishtimes.com Demand for electric vehicle grants surges in wake of fuel price increases Demand for grant scheme doubled in April compared with same month in 2025 Rapid spikes in petrol and diesel costs drove a surge in demand for electric…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (547+ words) Let’s start by nominating some potential cars for you. You’ve asked what the best electric car for motorway driving is, and the answer to that question is the Hyundai Ioniq 6. It’s low and sleek, which is better by far for…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (335+ words) Irish energy business Elgin has secured almost €600 million in backing from banks to fund expansion in the UK, the company confirmed on Monday. Elgin focuses on developing solar energy and storage projects in Ireland, Britain, Germany and Italy. The company…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1162+ words) Oh, how we sniggered when people foxed autonomous taxis in the US by simply placing traffic cones over their sensors. How we mocked Elon Musk for spending what seems like a decade now vainly promising “full self-driving”. How we all…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (407+ words) All-electric cars are now the best sellers on the Irish new car market, with over double the registrations of diesel models. EVs now account for 26 per cent of the new car market, ahead of regular petrol hybrids on 24.6 per cent,…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1037+ words) The head of the Swedish motor company’s operations in Ireland has spent the last two years rethinking from the ground up its approach to selling cars. On Monday, Volvo Car Ireland announced “a fundamental reimagining” of its business footprint, with…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (184+ words) Video: Neil Briscoe Editor: Eoin Ronayne Out of hundreds of Unesco biosphere reserves across the world Dublin Bay is the only one to include a national capital city within its area. Video: Enda O'Dowd Twins Dervilla and Paul remain very…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (158+ words) Conor Pope was speaking to Aideen Finnegan for the Better with Money Podcast. Solar panel enthusiast Garrett Fox was speaking to Aideen Finnegan on the Better with Money Podcast. Thousands of migrants streamed into the Moroccan town of Fnideq near…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (872+ words) There was a time before Elon Musk’s takeover of X, formerly Twitter, when he seemed to get cold feet. The tech entrepreneur withdrew his $44 billion (€38 billion) bid for the platform in July 2022, claiming, among other things, the company had failed…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (651+ words) Heat-pump installations need to increase twentyfold and the pace of general home retrofits must at least double if targets to improve the energy efficiency of the country’s buildings are to be met, the Climate Change Advisory Council has said. The…...