Rural Life
Package announced to tackle rising household electricity bills
The Cabinet has this week approved a package of measures to help mitigate the rising cost of electricity bills and...
electricity
Agri-Business
Gas generated over half of Ireland's electricity in April
Over half of the country’s electricity demand last month was generated from natural gas, according to a report published today...
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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...
Rural Life
Energy prices to rise for Bord Gáis customers next month
Bord Gáis Energy has today (Tuesday, March 15) announced that it will be ending its ‘winter price pledge’ resulting in...
Rural Life
Gas is 'essential' in energy mix despite drop in total demand
Gas demand in January 2022 was up almost 11% within one month, due to a drop in mean temperatures and...
Rural Life
Dairy farmer electricity bill triggers call to investigate pricing
The Micro Renewable Energy Federation (MREF) has called for an investigation into the prices charged by some electricity providers, after...
Rural Life
Wind and gas limitations led to higher coal demand in 2021
Gas remained the primary source of electricity in Ireland last year, according to the annual gas demand statement by Gas...
Rural Life
'Never take risks': Call for safety this Christmas
ESB Networks is urging home owners and farmers to be cautious in the run up to Christmas and to “never...
Environment
Who is eligible to sell surplus electricity back to the grid?
A framework has been published to allow farmers to sell excess electricity generated on their lands back to the national...
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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...
Rural Life
Storm Barra fallout: 59,000 homes, farms and businesses without power
Further strong winds overnight associated with Storm Barra have left 59,000 homes, farms and businesses without electricity supply today (Wednesday,...
Rural Life
Over 30% reduction to PSO levy from October
The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has announced that the PSO levy – a charge on electricity customers to...
Environment
Further rainfall warning as thousands without power following Storm Francis
Met Éireann is warning of more potential flooding across the country today as a result of Storm Francis. Heavy rain...
Rural Life
Bord Gáis announces price cut for electricity and gas
Bord Gáis Energy has announced its second price drop in less than six months for its electricity and gas customers....
Environment
'It appears that ESB is going to end generation of electricity at Moneypoint'
We have to look at what the asset is…it is the two major transmission lines between Moneypoint and Dublin. Effectively,...
Environment
Moneypoint closure could lead to 'the end of suckler farming in west Clare'
Concerns are mounting over the economic impact the downgrading of Moneypoint Power Station is going to have on the surrounding...
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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....
Rural Life
'Without Moneypoint as it was, we would definitely not have Kilrush as it is'
On July 8, ESB called its staff at the Moneypoint Power Station outside Kilrush, Co. Clare, into a meeting and...
Environment
'Stepping up a gear to reach renewable electricity targets in Ireland'
According to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) approximately 9,289GW of electricity was generated from non-fossil fuels – excluding hydro...
Environment
'Ireland has some of the best offshore renewable energy resources in Europe' - Bruton
Ireland has some of the best offshore renewable energy resources in Europe at 900,000km² and because of its location at...
Environment
Amazon to buy energy from wind farm in Donegal
International online shopping giant Amazon has committed to buying the energy from a new wind project in Ireland. The project...