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All-Stars reaction: Dublin s record-equalling haul and did Mayo deserve more than two?
Cavan more than doubled their previous tally and Conor Sweeney became Tipperary’s fourth recipient of the award. Kevin O Brien By Kevin O Brien Friday 19 Feb 2021, 3:03 PM Feb 19th 2021, 3:03 PM 11,891 Views 17 Comments
THE FOUR ALL-Ireland semi-finalists make up the entire All-Star football selection, one that’s predictably dominated by six-in-a-row champions Dublin. Dublin’s Ciaran Kilkenny and Oisín Mullin of Mayo both picked up All-Stars. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO
Dublin had nine players selected and even then Stephen Cluxton, Robbie McDaid and Sean Bugler made decent cases for inclusion.
February 9, 2021 9:40 am
The national gas network powered 51% of the country’s electricity requirements for 2020 and more than 85% at its peak in August.
Wind supplied 36.7% of electricity and coal and peat – a combined 7.9%, prior to Ireland’s remaining peat plants ceasing operation in December, according to the latest data from Gas Networks Ireland.
Overall, gas demand was largely stable in a year of economic turbulence, with a small drop of 0.3% of total demand largely down to reductions in some commercial sectors due to Covid-19.
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Significant reductions in gas usage were observed across construction (-25%), hotels (-11%), travel (-24%), leisure (-36%) and laundry (-35%) as the impact of national Covid-19 restrictions was felt across Ireland during the bulk of 2020.
Gas demand stable in 2020 despite uncertainty
Updated / Monday, 8 Feb 2021
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Overall gas demand fell by a very marginal 0.3% last year, Gas Networks Ireland said
The effect of Covid-19 restrictions on economic activity in certain sectors was reflected in a marked reduction in gas consumption in those sectors last year.
According to the 2020 Gas Demand Statement from Gas Networks Ireland, there was a reduction in gas usage of over a third on areas such as leisure and laundry.
Gas consumption in construction and travel was down by a quarter, while in the hotel industry it was down by just over 10%.
However, the reduction in these areas was made up for by a surge in demand for gas in areas of the economy that supported the shift to remote working and business being conducted online, as well as healthcare.