Rural Life
55,000 homes and farms still without power after Storm Darragh
Approximately 55,000 homes, farms and businesses remain without power following extremely strong and gusty winds associated with Storm Darragh over...
electricity
Rural Life
ESB warns some customers could be without power for days
ESB Networks has said that power has now been restored to 315,000 customers across the country following Storm Darragh. As...
Sponsored
Milk replacer: Advice on maximising early-life calf growth
During the past decade, calf rearing systems around the world have adopted higher allowances of whole milk or of calf...
Rural Life
Ireland records new peak for electricity demand - EirGrid
Ireland recorded a new peak of 5639MW for electricity demand yesterday evening (Wednesday, November 20) at 5:28p.m, according to EirGrid....
Agri-Business
Wind Energy Ireland: TDs must prioritise energy independence
There is an urgent need to develop renewable, clean energy that will help to bring down bills, create jobs and...
Rural Life
EirGrid forecasts reduced risk of power system alerts this winter
Additional generation capacity has reduced the risk of electricity generation not meeting demand over the coming months, according to the...
N.Ireland
UK farm input costs increase by 44% since 2019
Farm input costs in the UK have increased by an average of 44% since 2019 according to research by the...
Environment
SEAI: Energy emissions down by almost 8% in 2023
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the energy sector dropped by almost 8% in 2023, a record rate of reduction, the...
Rural Life
36,000 homes, farms and businesses without power - ESB
The ESB confirmed that around 36,000 homes, farms and businesses are without power this morning following thunderstorms overnight. A spokesperson...
Sponsored
Tyrone dairy farmer reduces calf mortality to just 1%
A Co. Tyrone dairy farm has reduced calf mortality to just 1% and has no post-weaning growth checks, thanks to...
Tillage
Factors that will impact on Irish tillage incomes in 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is projecting that Irish tillage incomes will remain, basically, unchanged in...
Rural Life
Minister: 'Private Wires' policy due before end of year
Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan has said that the government will bring forward a policy on...
Agri-Business
CSO: Producer prices for food products fall over 6% in a year
Producer prices for food products fell by 6.6% in the 12 months to April 2024, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO)....
Agri-Business
ESB: Rollout of three-phase smart meters to begin in mid-2025
ESB Networks has confirmed that it will begin deploying the first cohort of three-phase smart meters in mid-2025. A smart...
Rural Life
Kerry generates most wind energy in March - report
The amount of electricity produced by wind energy hit a new record for March last month, according to a new...
Dairy News
Dairy product prices decreased by 28.5% - CSO
Dairy products saw a decline of 28.5% over the 12 months to February 2024, according to the latest figures from...
Sponsored
Genap slurry tanks perform to the highest of EU standards
Genap slurry tanks are new to Ireland. Manufactured in Europe and conforming to the highest EU standards for slurry and...
Agri-Business
ESB makes post-tax profit of €868m in 2023
ESB made post-tax profit of €868 million in 2023 according to its latest financial statements for the year ended December...
Rural Life
Thousands of homes and farms without power due to snow impacts
A few thousand customers, including homes, farm and businesses are without electricity supply today (Friday, March 1), as snow forms...
Rural Life
ESB: 24,000 remain without electricity after Storm Isha
Approximately 221,000 homes, farms and businesses have had their power restored following Storm Isha, with 24,000 customers still without power. In addition, 14,000 customers have lost supply following the high winds associated with...
Rural Life
ESB work to restore power outages to over 155,000 affected
The most recent update from the ESB shows that over 155,000 homes, farms and businesses remain without power today (Monday,...