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Opinion: operation transformation needed to help government find their figures
Pat O'Toole
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have maintained the policy commitments they made during the general election campaign, but the funding pledges to back them up have disappeared.
15 January 2025 Renewables
SRESS fails to impress
Stephen Robb talks to the main farm and renewable organisations about the Government’s new flagship scheme aiming to allow farmers to develop solar farms and wind turbines of their own.
13 January 2025 Renewables
Ireland over half way to Climate Action Plan wind target
In 2024, Ireland passed 5,000MW of installed onshore wind, more than halfway to 2030 target
65% of straw chopping area baled in 2024
Almost two thirds of the cereal area entered into the Straw Incorporation Measure was taken out to be baled in 2024.
8 January 2025 News
New technologies transforming sheep methane measurements
Research carried out on methane genetics shows there is potential in the future to select sheep that produce lower levels of methane, writes Darren Carty.
8 January 2025 Breeding & health
Ireland to miss multiple 2030 energy targets - SEAI
In a damning report, the SEAI has said that even in scenarios where most of the ambitious Climate Action Plan targets are met, we will still miss our legally binding national and EU obligations.
29 December 2024 News
Over 300 rural families to benefit from renewable energy project
An innovative new initiative has been launched in the midlands, which will see families benefit from surplus renewable energy, writes Deirdre Verney.
24 December 2024 Community
Ireland’s AD plans in doubt due to further delays in flagship policy
Many of the 18 AD projects which have received Department of Agriculture grant aid are now unlikely to be built due to delays in the Department of Environment's flagship support policy.
18 December 2024 News
AgNav – an online platform to measure your farm’s sustainabilty
Siobhán Jordan, Natasha Browne and Jonathan Herron of Teagasc describe this tool that can be used to measure your farm’s sustainability.
4 December 2024 Signpost Programme
Opinion: 10 takeaways from day one of the general election count
With first counts almost completed, we can see how Ireland has voted in this election. But what kind of government will we get as a result?
30 November 2024 Opinion
Keeping a lid on slurry stores
Reducing ammonia loss from slurry storage is a key Climate Action Plan measure for agriculture.
27 November 2024 Buildings
Party manifestos avoid forestry's role in achieving net zero by mid-century
Fine Gael, Labour and Green Party strongest on a balanced ecological and commercial forestry programme, while Sinn Féin proposes native only tree species.
20 November 2024 Forestry