Environment
Views on bog rewetting sought at farmer meeting tonight
Views and opinions from farmers on Bord na Móna’s bog rewetting programme are being sought for an online farmer meeting...
Peatlands
Environment
Hackett announces €2.2 million for peatland projects
€2.2 million funding for two peatland projects has been announced by the Minister of State for land use and biodiversity...
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Significant weight gain seen in calves using transition milk
A trial has shown weight gain advantages and improved health in calves fed a transition milk (TM) replacer for the...
Environment
Call for peatlands centre of excellence to be located in Longford
Fianna Fáil TD Joe Flaherty has urged Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, to consider Lanesboro and Corlea Trackway Visitor...
Environment
'Peatlands and People': New project receives €10 million in EU funding
On World Wetlands Day today (Tuesday, February 2), Green Party Ministers Malcolm Noonan and Pippa Hackett have welcomed the announcement...
Rural Life
Closing date for applications for locally-led schemes for rewetting peatlands is Friday
The closing date of the open call for a new locally-led scheme for rewetting farmed peatlands is Friday (November 6)....
Environment
Closing date for call for 'locally led' rewetting scheme extended
The closing date for applications under an open call for a ‘locally led’ rewetting scheme has been extended by two...
Environment
Horticulture workforce to be upskilled in regenerating bogs for 'carbon farming'
The Minister of State with responsibility for heritage Malcolm Noonan said he is proposing to set up a working group...
Environment
€107,000 in funding approved for walking trails around bogs
Minister of State with responsibility for heritage Malcolm Noonan has announced today (Friday, September 4) that grant funding of just...
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Info events set for farmers interested in Wagyu cattle
Warrendale Wagyu Ireland is currently seeking farmers interested in producing, rearing and finishing Wagyu cattle. The group is set to...
Environment
Open call announced for community-led schemes for rewetting farmed peatland
Minister of State for land use and biodiversity Pippa Hackett has launched an open call for new locally-led schemes for...
Rural Life
IWT calls for sheep to be taken off hills to 'allow restoration of peatlands'
The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) is calling for sheep to be taken off hills to “allow restoration of upland and...
Rural Life
Quality of peatlands 'cause of concern' - IPCC
The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) is examining the quality of over 1,000 peatlands of conservation importance in Ireland. According...
Environment
'No new job losses in peatland rehabilitation plan' - BNM
Bord na Móna’s plan for suspending peat harvesting and beginning its Enhanced Peatland Rehabilitation Scheme (EPRS) “ensures that there will...
Environment
The Living Bog Project listed as finalist in Natura 2000 Awards
An Irish raised bog restoration project has been nominated for one of Europe’s top environmental awards. The Living Bog project,...
Environment
'If it’s one soil type on this island that we have abused it’s our bogs...'
If we go back to the United Nations (UN) framework convention on climate change 1992 – the issues are all...
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Native Tree Area Scheme: Making it easier to plant trees
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Environment
Applications open for Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme
The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan, has today, Wednesday, April 24, announced the opening of applications...
Rural Life
TD: 'Climate plans would make a theme park of the west Ireland'
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has criticised “drastic proposals” from the Oireachtas’ climate committee, saying that the main parties “appear fully...
Environment
State urged to 'rewet' 270,000ha of peatland under new proposals
The state is being urged to “rewet” 270,000ha of the country’s peatlands over the next two decades in a bid...