Rural Life
Trade unions to back Bord na Móna worker protest tomorrow
A protest march which will be held by Bord na Móna workers in Shannonbridge, Co. Offaly, tomorrow, Saturday, February 1,...
Rural Life
A protest march which will be held by Bord na Móna workers in Shannonbridge, Co. Offaly, tomorrow, Saturday, February 1,...
Rural Life
The ESB’s peat-fired West Offaly and Lough Ree power stations are set to be demolished at the end of 2020,...
Rural Life
Midlands workers affected by the impending closure of two major power plants in the region will have received little clarity...
Environment
The Government-supported closure of the country’s peat industry over the next 13 months will have “no direct impact” in offsetting...
Rural Life
A number of Government ministers will visit parts of the midlands affected by power station closures today, Monday, November 11,...
Environment
Government ministers will travel to the midlands, to meet with those affected by last week’s decision resulting in an accelerated...
Rural Life
The decision to close two ESB peat-firing power stations – in Lanesboro, Co. Longford and in Shannonbridge, Co. Offaly –...
Environment
Richard Bruton, the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, has officially announced the appointment of the ‘just transition...
Rural Life
The ESB is “turning its back” on the midlands with its decision to close two power plants, according to independent...
Rural Life
Workers at two ESB power stations in the midlands have been told that there are formal plans to close the...
Agri-Business
Bord na Móna has unveiled a €1.6 billion development programme as part of the next phase of its restructuring towards...
Rural Life
Richard Bruton, the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, is set to announce an “all-of-Government response” to support...
Rural Life
The measures announced in Budget 2020 relating to Bord na Móna and job losses in the midlands have been heavily...
Rural Life
A portion of the increased revenues from the rise in the carbon tax, announced in today’s budget, will be put...
Environment
The midlands region is facing an “economic catastrophe in just 68 days” unless action is taken by the Government, according...
Environment
1,500ha of bog, no longer used for peat production, will be initially targeted under a new collaboration between Bord na...
National Ploughing Championships 2019
Bord na Móna AES has announced plans for a ‘Green National Ploughing Championships’. Key elements of the plan include a...
Machinery
Bord Na Móna is preparing to auction up to 200 lots of “surplus-to-requirement machinery” on Saturday, September 14. The sale...