The Irish arm of US food giant Sysco swung into the black last year with a near €16m profit as pandemic restrictions were lifted. It had made an €8.8m loss in the previous financial year.
The hotel firm that operates Citywest near Saggart in Dublin has lodged plans for a solar farm on the former golf course at the hotel complex that will meet 75pc of Citywest’s energy needs.
Energy companies should be in a position to slash prices by 10pc to 20pc within weeks after the cost of wholesale gas plunged to its lowest levels in years, a sector expert told the Irish Independent.