Environment
Many projects across the wider midlands have been working to help with the transition away from peat production.
Over 170 projects across the Midlands have been backed by the EU Just Transition Fund to drive regeneration and sustainability in the region.
The government has announced €10 million in funding for new projects as part of the Bioeconomy Demonstration Initiative.
New research unveiled today at the 'Tóchar: A Path from the Past, A Future for Wetlands' conference shows strong public interest in wetlands.
Agri Politics
An EU Commissioner to set to visit the Shannon region to see first-hand concerns about flooding, nature restoration and rural transition.
Rural Life
The chief executive of Irish Rural Link CEO, Séamus Boland has been elected as a candidate for the next presidency of the EESC.
An Irish MEP for the Midlands--North-West has been given a key role in scrutinising the EU policy on the Just Transition Fund.
Dairy
The government has announced €10 million in funding under the EU Just Transition Fund (EUJTF) for two new bioeconomy initiatives.
Details of a new three-year wetland restoration project, titled Tóchar, have been unveiled for the EU Just Transition Area.
MEP Ciaran Mullooly is to begin a consultation with community groups to assess the effectiveness of the EU Just Transition Fund (EUJTF).
The government will formally appoint the members of the Just Transition Commission when the Dáil returns from its summer break in September.
A TD has called on the government to prioritise Co. Offaly for funding under the Just Transition Fund (JTF).
Comments from Minister Eamon Ryan on the new Just Transition Commission have been described as "too simplistic a spin" by one senator.
Eamon Ryan, has announced a further €24 million for the Midlands region under Ireland’s EU Just Transition Fund (JTF) programme.
A government-appointed taskforce is due to begin work this month on its recommendations for the new Just Transition Commission.
Agri-Business
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is currently recruiting a manager for the Wetlands Restoration Scheme.
The Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine has announced the opening of a new support measure for the bioeconomy.
The NESC has said that funding to reward farmers for protecting and enhancing ecosystems should be 'significantly increased'.
Farmers in Co. Roscommon are being asked to share why farming is important to them and give their...
Communities in the midlands which were dependent on peatlands, will be the focus under the new scheme funded by the EU Just Transitio Fund.
Farmers are being invited to share their views at a series of workshops as part of a new report on agriculture and climate.
Independent TD Carol Nolan has reiterated her call for a definitive date on when Ireland will receive money from the EU Just Transition Fund.
The topic of 'Just Transition' is the focus of a major conference being held today (Thursday, June 9) in Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
