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Agri food initiative to facilitate digital transformation
A new agri food initiative in the midlands is being launched to facilitate those in the sector to adopt and...
Midlands
Agri-Business
Technological infrastructure vital for bioenergy project in midlands - TD
There is “huge potential” for the development of bioenergy in the midlands, however, the lack of technological infrastructure in the...
Rural Life
Schoolgirl buys heifer with Confirmation money for Hooves4Hospice
A 14-year-old Co. Laois schoolgirl has become an inspiration to Hooves4Hospice, a campaign to raise funds to build a regional...
Rural Life
'Connecting communities with peatlands' launch
‘Connecting communities with peatlands’, led by Irish Rural Link andthe Community Wetlands Form, will launch on Monday, October 18, at...
Rural Life
'Children seeking help for their families on food poverty'
A former Garda, who now works to tackle food poverty in the midlands, has been contacted by a number of...
Environment
'1,400 climate solutions jobs' announced by Bord na Móna
Bord na Móna CEO Tom Donnellan has announced more than 1,400 climate solutions focused jobs in total, the semi-state firm...
Rural Life
EU council officially adopts €17.5 billion Just Transition Fund
The Council of the EU has officially adopted a €17.5 billion Just Transition Fund (JTF) for communities that rely on...
Rural Life
Just Transition: 'No tangible results' for midland communities
Local communities around the midlands are not benefitting from tangible results of the ‘Just Transition’, according to one senator. Eugene...
Environment
Farm organisations urged to 'come together' for written agreement with BNM
Farm organisations are being urged to “come together” and reach a written agreement with Bord na Móna (BNM) to resolve...
Rural Life
ICMSA urges BNM to carry out 'independent survey' before rewetting
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has called on Bord na Móna to carry out an “independent baseline survey”...
Environment
Cowen calls for ESB money to be put to just transition funding
Former Minister for Agriculture Barry Cowen has called for ESB money to be put towards just transition funding in the...
Rural Life
FBD Insurance partners with fundraising project Hooves 4 Hospice
FBD Insurance has announced that it is partnering with fundraising project ‘Hooves 4 Hospice’. Currently, the midlands region – counties...
Rural Life
Loss of peat-based activity in midlands: 'Employment is gone and there is no replacement'
It has been the end of an era for the midlands in the last number of weeks, with the closures...
Rural Life
Focus of new midlands retrofitting centre of excellence to be on Bord na Móna employees
The particular focus of the new retrofitting centre of excellence in the midlands will be on Bord na Móna employees,...
Environment
EU ministers endorse agreement on Just Transition
The council of EU energy ministers has endorsed an agreement hammered out with the European Parliament for a €17.5 billion...
Environment
Concerns over potential of flooded farmland in BNM rewetting plan
Following the announcement today (Tuesday, November 24) that cabinet had approved €108 million in funding for a bog rehabilitation plan...
Environment
€20 million from carbon tax allocated to retrofitting homes in the midlands
€20 million from carbon tax will go towards retrofitting homes in the midlands. Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien has welcomed...
Agri-Business
EU auditors: Taxpayer-funded retrofit scheme falls short on energy savings - despite cost
A Government retrofitting scheme aimed at improving the energy efficiency and warmth of homes has been criticised by the European Court...
