The Government has secured €530m in funding to help secure access to Europe's energy grid. The Celtic Interconnector is an underground cable which will mean Ireland can access electricity from France. The European Commission funding means Ireland will still have access to the EU's internal market after Brexit. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has hailed plans for the new €1bn energy interconnector as being crucial to ensuring this country's ongoing economic security if a no-deal Brexit strikes. It is intended to help ensure wind energy can be quickly sent to and from Ireland and France, creating a link between this country and the continent which can bypass Britain.

Source: Irish Examiner October 02, 2019 14:11 UTC