Environment
€500k in FarmPEAT pilot project payments
More than €500,000 will have been paid to farmers who participated in the results-based agri-environmental programme adapted to the raised...
Midlands
Rural Life
Irish midlands MEP given key role in Just Transition Fund policy
An Irish MEP for the Midlands–North-West has been given a key role in scrutinising the EU policy on the Just...
Dairy
Aurivo delegation meets minister on Donegal farm
Aurivo representatives met with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue in recent days to stress the importance of...
Agri-Business
Open call to launch shortly to deliver new rewetting project
An open call will be launched shortly, inviting a consortium to deliver on a new midlands rewetting project, the Department...
Rural Life
€5m announced for support of jobs in the midlands
Aiming to move from a dependence on peat production in the midlands, funding has been announced today (Friday, January 12)...
Rural Life
TD seeks more clarity on Bord na Móna historic peat extraction
An independent TD has welcomed engagement from Bord na Móna on the issue of historic peat extraction from two bogs,...
Rural Life
New €17m tourism project for former peat-dependent areas
€17 million is being invested in creating a major tourism initiative based on the “sustainable” use of peatlands and wetlands,...
Rural Life
Farmers fear lack of Bord na Móna guarantees on rewetting - Nolan
A TD has said that farmers and landowners in the midlands region have expressed “serious concerns” over rewetting proposals from...
Rural Life
Bioeconomy funding initiative worth €10 million for midlands
The Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine has announced the opening of a new support measure for the bioeconomy....
Rural Life
€68 million to regenerate former peat communities in midlands
Communities in the midlands previously dependent on peat, will be provided with alternative employment opportunities under a new scheme which...
CAP / Schemes
Call for clarity on possible ploughing ban for carbon-rich soils
Independent TD Carol Nolan has called for greater clarity and engagement on the potential introduction of a ploughing ban and...
Other
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...
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...