Rural Life
'Excuses' for Lough Ree Power Station closure 'unacceptable'
The ESB’s decision to halt electricity being generated at the Lough Ree Power Station in Lanesboro is “totally unacceptable”, according...
Lanesboro
Rural Life
Production halted at Lough Ree Power Station
Production has been temporarily halted at Lough Ree Power Station as of today, Wednesday, April 15, the ESB has confirmed....
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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
Ministers' visit to midlands 'needs to be more than lip service'
A number of Government ministers will visit parts of the midlands affected by power station closures today, Monday, November 11,...
Rural Life
2 midlands power stations to close after 2020
Workers at two ESB power stations in the midlands have been told that there are formal plans to close the...
Environment
Lough Ree plant to 'recommence generation'
Lough Ree Power Station in Lanesboro, Co. Longford, will reopen and begin generating electricity over the course of the next...
Rural Life
FF TD 'alarmed' at An Taisce 'roadblocks' to Lough Ree
A Fianna Fáil TD has expressed “alarm” at the objection by An Taisce to the revised licence that would allow...
Rural Life
'Cut funds to environmental groups if objections continue' - TD
Government funding for environmental lobby groups should be cut if “the constant stream of objections to proposals continues”, according to...
Rural Life
Fighting 'the good fight' for Bord na Móna workers in Co. Longford
Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice has called on the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton, to highlight to Bord...
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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
TD: 'Bord na Móna trying to force through unjust transition'
It has been claimed by a prominent rural TD that some Bord na Móna personnel are driving an “agenda” to...
Rural Life
Employee tells protest he feels 'very let down' by Bord na Móna's actions
Tommy Murray has worked for Bord na Móna for 42 years. Born and reared in Lanesboro, Murray took up an...
Rural Life
'If Bord na Móna and ESB go now that's it for Lanesboro'
A local businessman in Lanesboro – where Bord na Móna’s Lough Ree Power Station is situated – has pointed to...
Rural Life
Farmer says Bord na Móna income 'subsidised the bit of farming' for him
Basil Mitchell has been a seasonal worker with Bord na Móna for seven years and last week he was laid...
Rural Life
Hundreds march in opposition to Bord na Móna job losses
The really frustrating thing about this is that it’s about 150 jobs – that’s 150 people and families that are...
Environment
Bord na Móna workers set to protest over job lay-offs in Lanesboro
Bord na Móna workers in Co. Longford are holding a public protest in Lanesboro this evening, Monday, July 22, in...
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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....
