Agri-Business
2c green diesel cut: ‘A child wouldn’t pick it off the ground’
An independent TD has branded a government decision to reduce excise duty on green diesel by 2c/L as “a scandal”....
Energy
Agri-Business
Senator calls for immediate freeze on fuel prices
A Fianna Fáil Senator has called for a fuel prices to be frozen for a three-month period in order to...
Sponsored
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-Business
Ireland joins bid to stabilise global gas and oil supplies
Ministers belonging to International Energy Agency (IEA) member states, including Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, have...
N.Ireland
Farmers For Action request meeting on rising energy prices
Rural lobby group Farmers For Action is seeking a meeting with the Northern Ireland Utility Regulator to discuss rising energy...
Dairy
Could you save more energy on your dairy farm?
Dairy farmers with a 100-cow herd can save €400 /year on electricity by installing Variable Speed Drive (VSD) Vacuum Pumps in...
Environment
Ireland has 'tripartite energy crisis – in cost, demand and antiquated infrastructure'
The Dáil urgently needs to set aside time for a debate on surging energy prices, according to the Social Democrats...
Rural Life
6% increase in gas demand in homes for first half of 2021
Gas demand in the first half of the year closed substantially up across virtually all sectors of the Irish economy...
Environment
New support scheme to help SMEs to 'take control of their energy use'
A new energy use support scheme will seek to help Irish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to “take control of...
Sponsored
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
Local communities in the west to benefit from SEAI energy grant
A new partnership between the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and the Atlantic Seaboard North Climate Action Regional Office,...
Machinery Focus
Burning biomass at Edenderry - could this be the future?
The Irish forestry sector harvests around four million tonnes of biomass annually, a figure that is projected to rise to...
Agri-Business
SEAI Energy Show goes online for 2021 this month
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) Energy Show will undergo the virtual treatment this year – with an online...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland energy sector to be fully decarbonised by 2050
Stormont’s Department for the Economy has begun the process of developing a new energy strategy, which will see the Northern...
Environment
Renewable energy accounted for 20% of energy used in Europe in 2019
In 2019, renewable energy accounted for 19.7% of energy consumed across the 27 EU member states, according to Eurostat. These...
Environment
CO2 emissions from fossil fuels drop by 4.5% - SEAI
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels used for energy fell by 4.5% in 2019, according to the latest figures...
Sponsored
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
Bord Gáis is latest utility company to announce disconnection moratorium
Bord Gáis Energy is the latest utility company to announce a disconnection moratorium for the duration of the current Covid-19...
Environment
Percentage of PSO levy should go towards community-owned energy projects - IFA
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that a percentage of the Public Service Obligation (PSO) levy must be set...
Agri-Business
Agriculture sees hike in energy use in June
The agriculture sector saw one of the smallest declines in energy consumption during the pandemic compared to other sectors, with...
National Ploughing Championships 2019
Bord na Móna AES delivers Green National Ploughing Championships
Bord na Móna AES has announced plans for a ‘Green National Ploughing Championships’. Key elements of the plan include a...