Environment
Concerns over potential of flooded farmland in BNM rewetting plan
Following the announcement today (Tuesday, November 24) that cabinet had approved €108 million in funding for a bog rehabilitation plan...
Bord na Mona
Environment
Cabinet approves €108 million funding for bog rehabilitation plan
The cabinet has today (Tuesday, November 24) approved funding of €108 million for a bog rehabilitation plan. Minister for the Environment, Climate...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Agri Politics
'Legal limbo' over harvesting of peat moss for horticulture - Cahill
Fianna Fáil TD Jackie Cahill has said stakeholders have been left in ‘legal limbo’ in relation to the harvesting of...
Environment
Bord na Móna to raise €1.6 billion for climate action projects
Bord na Móna is to raise €1.6 billion to fund a series of climate action projects across its 200,000ac landholding....
Agri-Business
Ryan welcomes stimulus package funding for the 'new, green economy'
Minister for Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport Eamon Ryan has announced details of what the July Stimulus Package means...
Environment
Bord na Móna's exit from 'coal and other loss-making businesses' sees net debt drop
Despite a number of costs generated from Bord na Móna’s “strategic transition to a low-carbon business”, the company’s net loss...
Environment
'Decarbonisation is no longer a buzzword; it's a reality' - Eugene Murphy
Fianna Fáil Senator Eugene Murphy has said that “decarbonisation is no longer a buzzword; it’s a reality” as rural areas...
Agri Politics
'Genuine anger among peat contractors' over lack of compensation
There will be “genuine anger and alarm among peat contractors” over the government’s decision not to help compensate them for any...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Machinery
Pics: Machinery to go 'under the hammer' online next week
More than 90 tractors are set to go under the hammer as part of an “online live virtual auction” being...
Rural Life
'Why is this Government accelerating job losses and not intervening in this debacle?' - Nolan
Independent TD for Laois-Offaly Carol Nolan has expressed her shock and disappointment at the decision of Bord na Móna to...
Environment
Green Party welcomes 'historic' BNM decision
The Green Party has welcomed the decision this week from Bord na Móna to cease peat harvesting and move onto...
Environment
BNM suspension of peat harvesting 'adds to list of broken promises'
Bord na Móna’s decision to suspend peat harvesting operations has been described as “yet another broken promise to employees” who...
Environment
'No new job losses in peatland rehabilitation plan' - BNM
Bord na Móna’s plan for suspending peat harvesting and beginning its Enhanced Peatland Rehabilitation Scheme (EPRS) “ensures that there will...
Environment
Bord na Móna to suspend peat harvesting
Bord na Móna has announced today, Tuesday, June 16, that it will suspend peat harvesting activities and prioritise peat rehabilitation. Commenting...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Machinery
Pics: 90 Bord na Móna tractors to go under the hammer...online
Approximately 200 lots – including more than 90 tractors – are set to go under the hammer as part of...
Rural Life
Publication of Just Transition report welcomed - 'but action needed now'
The publication of the Just Transition commissioner report has been welcomed by Denis Naughten – but the independent TD warned...
Rural Life
Green projects and energy hubs: Just Transition progress report for midlands published
The potential of transforming the West Offaly and Lough Ree power plants into “an energy hub” is one of the...
Rural Life
Turf cutting cannot proceed on Bord na Móna lands
It has been advised that licensed turf cutting cannot recommence on Bord na Móna bogs over 30ha at this time...