THE NEWSPAPER FOR ESB Oct/Nov 2017 esb.ie/em RAHEENLEAGH FAMILY DAY PAGE 5 NEWS INNOVATION GENERATION & BSC & ELECTRIC ESB NETWORKS WHOLESALE MARKETS IRELAND PAGE 2 PAGE 10 PAGE 14 PAGE 19 PAGE 23 TOP STORIES IN BRIEF Raheenleagh Wind Farm POWER CHALLENGE 2017 holds family day Located on the Wicklow/Wexford border, Raheenleagh Wind Farm welcomed staff and their families CONTINUES TO BE A HIT! and friends on Saturday 12 August for the second family day to celebrate ESB's 90th anniversary. ESB International's head office wins major CSR award ESB International Head Office at One Dublin Airport Central has won a major Corporate Social Responsibility award at the fourteenth annual Chambers Ireland Corporate Social Responsibility awards ceremony. The award was won in the ‘Sustainable Buildings in Excellence in the Environment’ category for the recently redeveloped building. A lot of teamwork for this one… Two new Scottish wind farms Sarah Claxton and Marguerite in the works Sayers then tallied the scores and G&WM has announced that it has signed a development announced the winners at the even- services agreement with REG ing reception. Power Management, spanning two concept-stage wind farms Giving back in Scotland (Knockodhar and Some 35 teams took part in the Power Challenge Rebooted in Aghadoe, Co Kerry. As well as the teamwork and innova- Greenburn). tion, the weekend was about raising funds for three charities: the RNLI, Introducing ESB Energy ON FRIDAY 22 SEPTEMBER, with charity. Our performers came from in the dark wasn’t enough of a chal- St Vincent De Paul and Kerry Moun- ESB Energy, ESB's brand in a less-than-clement weather forecast a shortlist of those brave souls who lenge, the teams were mixed up, so tain Rescue. All team entry fees will Britain, is now supplying electricity and gas to homes across Britain. looming large, 35 intrepid teams posted a video to Yammer in the run- that people got to meet/work with go towards these charities and the Currently, it has over 400 from as far away as Bahrain trav- up to the event: The Huntouchables, colleagues from very different parts €1,700 raised at the Saturday night customers on its books and the elled to Aghadoe, Killarney for the The Royle Challengers, Darby agus of ESB. The newly-formed teams raffle is going towards ElectricAid’s team has been focusing on setting third year of Power Challenge Re- na Buachaillí and The Night’s Watch. strapped on their headlamps and recent appeal for support in East Af- up the new systems and processes, booted! (Hop over to Yammer to check them knuckled down to the four tasks at rica and South Asia. At the time of as well as putting all the contracts all out.) hand, with much fun had along the going to press, the totals were still in place to run the business. Friday afternoon In the end, it went to a tense tie- way. being tallied but we’ll share the final Once everyone was registered and breaker and the winner had to be figure when we have it. RSA and Networks call for fully briefed on safety, the teams decided by the highly scientific Saturday cycle safety in school were set loose on a set of cunningly method of audience cheers. With an Back in their original team forma- Thank you On Friday 25 August the Road crafted tasks in the hostel grounds – ear-splitting 99 decibels of applause, tions, everyone headed back out to We just want to say a huge thank Safety Authority and ESB all designed to test the teams’ mental the Huntouchables took the crown Killarney National Park, maps in you to the fantastic team at Cap- Networks called on parents, and physical skills. for the second year running for their hand and winning strategies in mind. panalea, the hostel staff, the ESB guardians and teachers to ensure slick rapping skillz. Seven tasks pushed the teams to marshals, St John’s Ambulance and that road safety, in particular cycle Friday night But the Friday fun didn’t stop their limits and beyond – running Chief Executive Pat O’Doherty and safety, be on the lesson plan for all After being fed and watered by the there – the teams then headed out from one end of the park to the the ED team for their ongoing sup- children as they returned to school hostel crew, it was time for the tal- to Killarney National Park for four other: puzzle solving, water-wheel port at this event. in September, and distributed free ent show, where teams could earn night-time tasks. And, just in case building, Strava art and more be- high-visibility vests to all children starting school this year. extra points towards their total/for anyone thought that running round sides. Roll on Power Challenge 2018! n 0790-7508 Issn no. 01-09_EM_News_Oct-Nov17_V5.indd 1 05/10/2017 15:03 2 NEWS Oct/Nov 2017 • esb.ie/em Departed friends ARDNACRUSHA SELFIES ARE A HIT Sean Woods Dublin Region 13/06/17 THIS SUMMER Katherine Spillane Limerick 02/07/17 Michael O'Loughlin Limerick 16/07/17 ESBGROUP social Frances Daly Cork 17/07/17 media held a Patrick Aherne Marina 18/07/17 #selfie competition Elizabeth Keane Ardnacrusha 23/07/17 William Burns Wilton 24/07/17 to create an John Sheehan Southern Region 24/07/17 added buzz for Eva Byrnes Limerick 26/07/17 BERNIE Patrick Bell Ballycoolin 28/07/17 the opening of HEALY Andrew Dolan Rhode Station 30/07/17 the Ardnacrusha Henry Bailey Southern Region 03/08/17 Aidan Hynes Liffey Station 04/08/17 public tours. We Editor’s desk Patrick Connolly Allenwood Station 08/08/17 had many fantastic John Cullen Finglas Networks 14/08/17 entries with the Mary Kavanagh Sligo 14/08/17 Hello and Welcome to the Oct/Nov Peter Manning Finglas Networks 16/08/17 inclusion of our issue of EM. Annie McGuire Property & Facilities 16/08/17 hashtag #brighterfuture. O’Brien, and thank you for Laurence Dodd Ringsend Station 17/08/17 The end of the holiday season has Desmond Clarke Telecommunications 18/08/17 We would like to say a big sharing your #selfie pictures! An seen The Ardnacrusha Experience Thomas Jessop Allenwood Station 18/08/17 ‘Congratulations’ to our winners, Ardnacrusha experience with an close its doors to official tours for Patrick J. Ryan Meter Reader Limerick 21/08/17 Siobhan Coughlan and Leanne added winning memory. n James McCooey Dundalk 25/08/17 2017 with over 10k visitors having Edwards McSweeney South West Networks Services 26/08/17 passed through the station to view Patrick May ESBI Dublin 27/08/17 Eamonn Kelly Lanesboro Station 31/08/17 the newly refurbished centre and Brian O'Byrne Metering 01/09/17 SIRO SPONSORS FLEADH extended exhibition space. A huge Celia Lynch Tralee 05/09/17 thank you to the management and Janos Letoha Telecommunications 09/09/17 Breege Brett Sligo 11/09/17 CHEOIL NA HEIREANN staff there who had the grounds and the station looking tremendous and who offered such support to the project. Ardnacrusha has always had SPORTSCO Re-Development a special place in the ESB story and visitors to the station got first-hand **LATEST NEWS** experience of the pride that staff SPORTSCO in there, both now and over the years, Ringsend, Dublin 4 is have had in the birthplace of ESB. It delighted to confirm is planned that the station will open that re-development for tours again next year. work is underway, The annual Power Challenge offering even more for event is now growing from strength members: to strength but, unfortunately, due Pictured (l-r) are: Stephen O’Connor, Corporate Affairs Director SIRO, Anne Jones, Fleadh Executive to its success, the 2017 event was NEW STUDIOS – Committee, Sean Bohan, SIRO, and Frank Whelan chair of the Fleadh Executive Committee. oversubscribed. Only so many teams completion early October. This can be accommodated due to health will offer more class spaces SIRO, the ESB Vodafone joint four-piece Irish traditional group and safety so there were a number immediately, and an exciting stretching area and a track. venture which is building a high Luascadh visiting the SIRO of disappointed people who couldn’t new timetable to be launched in the SPIN STUDIO REFURB - speed Fibre To The Building activation trailer for Seisiúin SIRO. take part. This has always been a well coming months. completion early October, including (FTTB) broadband network in 50 SIRO also sponsored the Senior supported event and is a great way of GYM EXTENSION – work to new lighting, layouts, sound systems regional towns, was the proud Céilí Band Competition which took catching up with colleagues across commence shortly; an extra 80m2 of and AHU. communications partner for this place in the Shannon Aerodrome the company and meeting people space will include extended weights For enquiries email membership@ year’s Fleadh Cheoil Na hEireann. on Sunday 20 August. Before throughout the business whom you area, new equipment, extended sportsco.ie The Fleadh, one of the largest the competition SIRO hosted a haven’t known before and this year festivals of traditional music in stakeholder function attended was no exception. 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