Environment
Peat extraction should not continue for horticulture - conservation council
The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) has said it does not support the final report on peat use in horticulture...
Environment
The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) has said it does not support the final report on peat use in horticulture...
Environment
As the primary polluter in Ireland, agricultural emissions reductions will determine the burden to be placed on the rest of...
Agri Politics
The Rural Independent Group has criticised the government’s climate policies and has labelled the banning of open-fire burning in the...
Environment
A roadmap for “radically transforming the country’s electricity grid” has been unveiled. EirGrid chief executive Mark Foley and Minister Eamon...
Environment
Teenage farmer and climate activist Liadh Dalton will “bring the voices of farming families to the Taoiseach’s office” as critical...
Environment
Three times as many people think the impact of climate action will be “mostly positive” as think it will be...
Environment
Galway-based biotechnology company GlasPort Bio has won the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) award for Excellence in Energy Research...
Agri-Business
A new collaboration has been announced by ActionZero and Eurofarm Foods – which will seek to decarbonise heat in the...
Agri Politics
The government has been called on to change their “megaphone approach” when discussing the future of agriculture. Commenting, the Irish...
Environment
The world is on a “catastrophic pathway” to 2.7° of heating by the end of the century unless wealthy countries...
Agri-Business
Almost half of Irish businesses are placing a greater priority on sustainability for their firms now than before Covid-19, according...
Agri-Business
Dawn Meats has said that it has cut greenhouse gases (GHG) from its operations and supply chain by 248,000t in...
Environment
The LIFE programme – the EU’s funding instrument for environment and climate action – is set to host two virtual...
Rural Life
People are “thinking in a more sustainable way” since the Covid-19 pandemic hit – with 8 out of 10 adult...
Environment
A potential solution to methane emissions produced by Ireland’s livestock sector could be growing under our noses – and under...
Environment
Northern Ireland politicians have agreed to hold a Climate Summit ahead of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. The...
Environment
The government has to “prove its bona fides on the climate crisis” as a number of “crucial tests” will come...
Environment
The government is “failing to embrace the potential of farms to generate renewable energy”, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association...