Rural Life
Bruton 'must come clean' on jobs in the midlands
Richard Bruton, the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, has been called on to make “a clear statement”...
Rural Life
Richard Bruton, the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, has been called on to make “a clear statement”...
Rural Life
The ESB’s decision to halt electricity being generated at the Lough Ree Power Station in Lanesboro is “totally unacceptable”, according...
Rural Life
Production has been temporarily halted at Lough Ree Power Station as of today, Wednesday, April 15, the ESB has confirmed....
Dairy
Unfortunately, many farmers will be waking up without power this morning, after Storm Dennis hit the country over the weekend....
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
Farmers around the country are being warned to beware of low-lying overhead power lines on their farms, after the country...
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,...
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...
Rural Life
A portion of the increased revenues from the rise in the carbon tax, announced in today’s budget, will be put...
Rural Life
At least 7,500 homes, farms and businesses are without power following Storm Lorenzo, the ESB has confirmed. It is expected...
Environment
Lough Ree Power Station in Lanesboro, Co. Longford, will reopen and begin generating electricity over the course of the next...
Environment
We have to look at what the asset is…it is the two major transmission lines between Moneypoint and Dublin. Effectively,...
Environment
Concerns are mounting over the economic impact the downgrading of Moneypoint Power Station is going to have on the surrounding...