Bord na Mona

Bord na Móna and SSE seek approval for 11 turbines reaching 200m

Proposed development includes 11 wind turbines with an overall blade-tip height of up to 200m and a minimum setback distance of 800m from the nearest residential property.

NEWS 17 June 2026

Bord na Móna and SSE seek approval for 11 turbines reaching 200m

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Ireland referred to EU court over private peat cutting

Ireland referred to EU court over private peat cutting

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 4 June 2026

Coillte hit by €80m losses from storm Éowyn

Coillte hit by €80m losses from storm Éowyn

NEWS 1 May 2026

A call to nature for Coillte and Bord na Móna

A call to nature for Coillte and Bord na Móna

A call to nature for Coillte and Bord na Móna

DEALER 25 March 2026

Pay farmers for nature restoration, says stakeholder report

Pay farmers for nature restoration, says stakeholder report

Pay farmers for nature restoration, says stakeholder report

NEWS 25 March 2026

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Semi-state changes sought by stakeholders

Semi-state changes sought by stakeholders

Coillte and Bord na Móna should outline the amount of public land required to be restored for nature, the report states.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Is it really possible to convert my tractor to electric?

Is it really possible to convert my tractor to electric?

Cork-based company Hibra Design turned heads at this year’s National Ploughing Championships when it debuted an electric powered John Deere tractor, but is this an option for farmers, asks Stephen Rob

AGRI TECHNOLOGY 1 January 1970

Forestry owners struggle to move timber

Forestry owners struggle to move timber

Disposal of sawdust and woodchip is proving a major stumbling block to the harvesting of windblown timber.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Bioeconomy project sees fish farmed on the bogs

Bioeconomy project sees fish farmed on the bogs

Mount Lucas fish farm is a zero waste, climate positive food production system.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Cork company electrifies diesel tractor

Cork company electrifies diesel tractor

Hibra Design, a Cork-based automotive engineering company specialising in the development of bespoke vehicle solutions, showcased Ireland's first fully electric converted tractor at the Ploughing.

FARM MACHINERY 1 January 1970

Further proof that solar farms can be built on bogs

Further proof that solar farms can be built on bogs

A less frequently asked question is why not build solar farms on cutaway bogs, areas of former commercial peatland that are typically flat, drained and often close to electricity infrastructure

RENEWABLES 1 January 1970

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit