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John Paul Construction wins Green Construction Award at the Green Awards 2026
Rewinding back to the Green Awards 2026, John Paul Construction took home the Green Construction Award, recognised earlier this year for a comprehensive sustainability programme spanning hybrid power, HVO fuel, circular construction, digital innovation, and nature-positive partnerships. The win sets a powerful benchmark for sustainability excellence in Ireland's construction sector, demonstrating the standard of depth, discipline, and organisation-wide environmental commitment that future entrants in the category for the 2027 cycle will be expected to match.
Sumitomo joins Gwynt Glas consortium as floating offshore wind's capital requirements demand institutional three-way structures
ESB's stake in a 1.5GW Celtic Sea project makes Ireland's state utility a direct participant in what could become the largest renewable infrastructure investment in Welsh waters.
Ramboll appoints a dedicated UK and Ireland water lead as AMP8 makes sector credibility a commercial prerequisite
A Water Sector Lead hire covering both jurisdictions simultaneously is less an organisational chart change than a client engagement strategy. AMP8 and Uisce Éireann's capital programmes both require named technical and commercial authority at the table, and Ramboll now has one person covering both.
Aura Power and Verdant merge to cross the 1GW threshold where institutional solar and BESS economics change
CVC DIF combining its Verdant portfolio with Aura Power's development pipeline is not just a scale play, it is an explicit bet that the economics of UK solar and BESS project finance, EPC procurement and grid queue management are materially better above 1GW than below it.
Santander and EDF unlock BESS project finance with a structure Irish developers are watching closely
Two financial closes in one announcement signals that the Santander debt plus EDF revenue floor template has become the repeatable financing structure that converts UK BESS from merchant risk to bankable infrastructure.
Gas Networks Ireland data shows power sector gas demand rising as renewable growth creates bigger balancing swings
Gas supplying up to 93% of Ireland's electricity at peak demand moments in H1 2026 is not a fossil fuel story. It is a grid stability story, and the data provides regulatory ammunition for GNI's continued network investment case.
Ireland’s Q1–Q2 2026 Climate Action Plan Progress Report Maps the Commercial Agenda for the Second Half of the Decade
The Department of the Taoiseach’s Q1 and Q2 2026 Climate Action Plan Progress Report confirms that 10 of 74 legacy climate actions were delivered in the first half of 2026. The report is Ireland’s most current and commercially actionable climate delivery map for the second half of the decade.
APC and VLE Therapeutics wins Green Medium Sized Organisation of the Year at the Green Awards 2026
Putting the limelight back to the Green Awards 2026 earlier this year, APC and VLE Therapeutics took home the Green Medium Sized Organisation of the Year award, recognised for a science-based sustainability programme driven by the BeGreen Team across employee engagement, waste management, green lab practices, and digital innovation, underpinned by strong governance and high-quality data. The win raises the bar for sustainability leadership among Ireland's medium-sized organisations, setting the standard of measurable impact, forward-looking ambition, and structured environmental commitment that entrants will look to match when the 2027 awards cycle opens.
Rosie O'Neill confirmed as judge for Green Transformation Awards 2026
Rosie O'Neill, Director of Sustainability at ifac and Business Post Rising Star of the Year, joins the judging panel for the Green Transformation Awards 2026, bringing a PhD in environmental science and a career spanning climate strategy, biodiversity, and ESG integration to the evaluation of entries.
CSRD Omnibus I Reshapes Ireland’s Sustainability Reporting Landscape and Opens the 2026–2027 Planning Window
Omnibus I, published on 26 February 2026, narrows CSRD scope to entities with over 1,000 employees and net turnover above €450 million. Wave 2 companies now have a 2027 planning window and a 2028 first report, which is the most clearly defined sustainability reporting mandate Irish enterprise has ever had.
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