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ESB replaces poles due to damage from woodpeckers

The Irish Farmers Journal spoke to three farmers near Birdhill, Co Tipperary who were contacted by ESB saying that poles would need to be replaced in their fields due to damage made by the birds.

NEWS 8 May 2025

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Getting your TAMS solar application right

Getting your TAMS solar application right

RENEWABLES 21 April 2025

Home Farm: BISS form submitted

Home Farm: BISS form submitted

VIEWPOINTS 16 April 2025

ESB seeking more power for land access - ICMSA

ESB seeking more power for land access - ICMSA

ESB seeking more power for land access - ICMSA

NEWS 16 April 2025

IFA negotiates new landowner payment agreements with ESB and EirGrid

IFA negotiates new landowner payment agreements with ESB and EirGrid

IFA negotiates new landowner payment agreements with ESB and EirGrid

NEWS 10 April 2025

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ICMSA criticises additional land access powers for the ESB

ICMSA criticises additional land access powers for the ESB

The proposal by the ESB would support a reappraisal of the system following the breakdown and delayed reconnections in the aftermath of storm Éowyn.

NEWS 6 February 2025

Permission granted for ESB and Coillte wind farm in Donegal

Permission granted for ESB and Coillte wind farm in Donegal

The 15-turbine wind farm will be the biggest on the Inishowen peninsula, but, according to an inspector at An Bord Pleanála, could pose a risk to the environment

RENEWABLES 6 February 2025

Éowyn ravages €800,000 plantation

Éowyn ravages €800,000 plantation

Paddy McGowan's forestry plantation was worth around €800,000 before storm Éowyn struck; its current value is pure guesswork or conjecture. Declan O’Brien reports.

NEWS 6 February 2025

Sinn Féin calls for hedge-cutting exemption

Sinn Féin calls for hedge-cutting exemption

One of the main factors for power outages was trees falling on power lines and blocking access to power lines.

NEWS 6 February 2025

Farmer writes: let there be light in Leitrim

Farmer writes: let there be light in Leitrim

After 15 days without, power has return to Karen McKabe’s home and farm.

FARMER WRITES 6 February 2025

People in west feel left behind after storm Éowyn - IFA

People in west feel left behind after storm Éowyn - IFA

"There isn’t enough being done – regardless of whether you’re an islander or mainlander. People feel left behind," the IFA's Teresa Roche has said.

NEWS 6 February 2025

High voltage lines within 5m of forestry in ‘many cases’, Dáil hears

High voltage lines within 5m of forestry in ‘many cases’, Dáil hears

A Sligo-Leitrim TD has raised the issue of forestry plantations being close to power lines during a Dáil debate.

FORESTRY 6 February 2025

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Home care an attractive alternative to nursing homes for farming families

The average person living in a nursing home under the Fair Deal Scheme pays €362.10/week in fair deal fees and an additional €53 in nursing home service charges.

Home care an attractive alternative to nursing homes for farming families

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