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Farmer Writes: what can we learn from building Ardnacrusha?

There were six 220t steam-powered excavators, 130 steam locomotives, 1,800 railway wagons running day and night on 100km of railway built for the purpose.

FARMER WRITES 4 November 2026

Farmer Writes: what can we learn from building Ardnacrusha?

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Key safety advice on dealing with electricity from ESB at Tullamore Farm walk

Key safety advice on dealing with electricity from ESB at Tullamore Farm walk

BUILDINGS 4 November 2026

ESB addresses speculation over solar export payments

ESB addresses speculation over solar export payments

NEWS 28 September 2026

How one Waterford family found certainty through solar

How one Waterford family found certainty through solar

How one Waterford family found certainty through solar

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 10 September 2026

New bill to end trees being planted near power lines

New bill to end trees being planted near power lines

New bill to end trees being planted near power lines

NEWS 15 June 2026

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Fresh compensation of €50,000 for landowners along North South Interconnector

Fresh compensation of €50,000 for landowners along North South Interconnector

Landowners along the route of the proposed interconnector have continued to express opposition to the project.

NEWS 9 June 2026

Dial before you dig on farm projects

Dial before you dig on farm projects

Agriculture and construction are two of the most dangerous occupations, so caution needs to be exercised when we combine the two together, particularly around services such as electricity and gas.

INFRASTRUCTURE 22 April 2026

ESB reports profit of €609m for 2025

ESB reports profit of €609m for 2025

The state-owned utility saw a €70m from storm Eowyn during the year.

NEWS 25 March 2026

Home Farm: Another load, another drop in price

Home Farm: Another load, another drop in price

Our load of cattle this week made slightly less per kg than the load we sold just before Christmas.

VIEWPOINTS 28 January 2026

ESB to replace its oldest wind farm in Donegal with two new turbines

ESB to replace its oldest wind farm in Donegal with two new turbines

As part of the redevelopment, turbine components will be removed and recycled, where possible, and any hardstand areas not retained will be restored to their original use.

NEWS 12 January 2026

Dempsey at Large: the early lessons from solar

Dempsey at Large: the early lessons from solar

I was able to study the output from the panels which varied hugely depending on the weather and the time of day, writes Matt Dempsey.

VIEWPOINTS 7 January 2026

Colm McCarthy: resourcing Ireland's water and electricity needs

Colm McCarthy: resourcing Ireland's water and electricity needs

The ESB was accordingly designed from the beginning in 1927 as a State-wide monopoly company, initially to develop hydro resources starting with the Shannon scheme.

VIEWPOINTS 17 December 2025

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Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

As Ireland celebrates Science Week from 8 to 15 November, coordinated by Research Ireland, the theme 'Water: from molecule to ocean' looks at how climate change alters the water systems we rely upon.

Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

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