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IRELAND MAY BECOME almost entirely dependent on the United Kingdom for gas by 2026 due to depleting supplies from the Corrib gas field.
Documents released to The Journal under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that an emergency group tasked with managing the energy crisis expressed concerns about the capacity of pipelines to meet peak demand in the future.
The warning was made at a June meeting of Energy Security Emergency Group, which was established earlier this year to oversee Ireland’s response to its energy challenges.
“It was noted that due to the limited and depleting gas source from Corrib, by 2026 or 2027 Ireland may be almost 100% dependent on gas supply via interconnectors to the UK,” minutes of the meeting state.
“Concerns were raised that demand may exceed the capacity of these pipelines during peak days and that upgrade works are likely to be required.”
According to the most recent Gas Networks Ireland figures, 73% of Irish gas demand, both for home heating and for electricity purposes, is currently met with supply from the United Kingdom via the Moffat Entry Point in Scotland.
The remaining 27% comes from the Corrib gas field off the coast of Erris Head in Co Mayo, but this supply is expected to diminish in the coming years.
It comes amid growing concerns about the State’s energy supply this winter and in the years to come, with heightened fears there will be blackouts in the run-up to Christmas.
Minister for Environment Eamon Ryan said yesterday that Ireland needs to be “very careful” in its energy use to avoid blackouts this coming winter.
The Green Party leader said the Government has contingency planning for emergencies but it does not expect “very dramatic scenarios” affecting the country.
“We expect to be able to provide the power that this country needs in the next two to three months,” he told RTÉ radio.
Central Statistics Office (CSO) statistics on Monday showed that the price of wholesale electricity is now 86% higher than it was a year ago.
- Contains reporting by Ian Curran.
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There’s always a shortage of chicken in KFC!
@Tomás O’Loughlin: Welcome to Brexit!
Since when did they start using chicken!
@Paul Flood: Did you know someone too,who sold rabbits to an outlet?
They fairly threw their new delivery partner under a bus there.
@Dolph Styles: If you can’t run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!
@Dolph Styles:
But it was DHL’s fault
What did they expect DHL, Day & a Half Late.
Love a bit of KFC..One you’re finished with the breast and thighs all you’re left is a greasy box to put your bone in.
@Dj: your never really finished with the breasts and thighs I’ve found ;)
@Acedeuce:
I must admit, I like to nibble on the greasy box after the breast and thigh.
@Nick Allen: I’m calling Veronica. Your comment is objectifying women.
@Nick Allen: Occasionally I doth venture south and when I do, I gotta tell ya, it’s like a breath of fresh air.
@Nick Allen: i heard u like to gobble on some hot and spicy balls aswell
Amazing really we think we’ve reached the peak of civilization when a family can sit around eating with their fingers out of a communal bucket.
Unbelievable.
Few kfcs here were closed too. As if their chicken is “fresh” normally
@happy:
KFC is like a conscientious objector – dirty rotten chicken.
I remember when Subway stopped using ham across Ireland for a while.
Doubt that made newsworthy reading over in the UK.
Yawn
@Ben Guy: __ I don’t remember it being newsworthy here, unless it was on ham radio.
I’m glad they messed up. DHL that is.horrible shower to work for. Stick with parcels lads.
Horse?
I pretend it’s chicken….
You pretend it’s chicken….
Let’s all just pretend it’s chicken.
Apparently they ran out of Petri dishs ,formaldehyde ,synthetic engine oil.Not to worry though Mc Donald’s is still open(less salt in the formaldehyde anyways)
Los Pollos Hermanos never had this problem
HALAL, CHICKENS,
Someone’s cock is going on a block.
@Griff: always wondered what was in their nuggets
Get down to Cluckin Bell!
Was it so much of a loss… I think there food quality has seriously dropped .. possibly because of where they Source there chicken…
K.ids
F.attening
C.enter
Bet they counted their chickens before they hatched.
Clucking hell…
What a cock up
@Rui Firmino: got into a right flap..?
Limited menu… My wife once got a salad in KFC, it would have been hilarious if it wasn’t so tragic.
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