Environment
A project has revealed how long-term peatland drainage for extraction and other land uses has negatively impacted Ireland's rivers
Rural Life
A new project that aims to nurture a new, sustainable relationship with Ireland’s peatlands will be launched next weekend
The bogland of Ireland is home to a variety of plants and animals, many of which cannot be found living in other Irish habitats.
A Fine Gael senator has raised incidents of gorse fires in Roscommon in the Seanad this week and...
Emergency services were deployed yesterday (Sunday May 11) after reports came in about a bull becoming stuck in a bog.
The public have been called on to be aware of the fire risk in rural areas after a fire on a "pristine" bog in Co. Westmeath.
A project involving rewetting sections of a blanket bog near Mullagh in west Clare is aiming to boost biodiversity in the area.
Bogwood and agricultural implements and tools are combined in many of the creations of bogwood artist, Brian Fennell.
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The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) is hosting an event in Co. Kildare to mark International Bog Day tomorrow (Sunday, July 28).
A Kerry County Councillor has condemned the theft of a significant quantity of turf from a bog in the county in recent days.
Agri-Business
An event organised by the FarmPEAT project taking place on Clara Bog, Co. Offaly next week will discuss farming on peat soils.
A number of dismembered sheep carcasses have been discovered dumped on a bog in north Meath for the second time in six months.
A project examining peatland restoration in Ireland has today (Friday, November 24) claimed top honours at SciFest 2023.
A former commercially harvested bog in Co. Tyrone is set to be transformed into a demonstration hub for peatland restoration.
Property
A 116ac holding in Co. Roscommon, described as a "biodiversity wonderland", has been placed on the market this week.
The IPCC will hold a special event at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre in Lullymore, Co. Kildare to celebrate International Bog Day tomorrow.
Independent TD Carol Nolan is seeking "urgent clarity" from Bord na Móna over plans for historic peat extraction
Gardaí have launched an investigation into the theft of a tractor and a slurry tanker from a bog in Co. Laois.
Minister of State Malcolm Noonan has announced grant funding of up to €75,000 to the Abbeyleix Bog Project for peatland restoration.
Coillte has welcomed the announcement that funding will be provided for rewetting and replanting 2,100ha of Atlantic blanket bog.
Longer-term solutions are being investigated in the area where a bog slide took place in Co. Leitrim last month.
TDs met with farmers in Co. Leitrim yesterday to review the extent of the damage caused by the bog slide that occurred in the area.
