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Oliver Callan was chatting about what emergency essentials Irish people need after the European Union encouraged households to stock a three-day crisis survival kit.
2 April 2025 News
Farmers experience hottest March in 13 years
The climate statement for March 2025 showed that last month was 1.42°C hotter than the country’s long-term average for the period and the eighth-warmest March since records began.
19 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Nearly 26% of renewable electricity lost in Northern Ireland in 2024
Provisional data from EirGrid shows that nearly 26% of renewable electricity was lost in Northern Ireland in 2024 due to insufficient grid capacity, while 9% was lost in the Republic.
Weekend weather: cool and mild with patches of rain
Met Éireann has announced that the weekend will be pleasantly mild in sunshine, with only patches of showery rain in the southwest and top temperatures of 16°C.
7 March 2025 News
77% of people support energy project near their homes – KPMG survey
Research carried out by KPMG found that over three-quarters of people surveyed would support renewable energy projects close to their homes
26 February 2025 News
South and west coast to go under wind warning
During a yellow wind warning, Met Éireann expects widespread mean speeds of up to 65km/h and gusts between 90km/h and 110km/h.
21 February 2025 News
Weekend weather: wet and windy days to come
There is plenty of rain and wind forecast by Met Éireann this weekend.
21 February 2025 News
Farmer Writes: post-storm tidy-up continues
Derek Robinson had some significant damage done to sheds during storm Éowyn.
12 February 2025 Northern Ireland
Public meeting to discuss post-Éowyn forestry fallout
Forestry owners whose plantations were affected by storm Éowyn have been urged to attend the meeting in Carrick-on-Shannon on 18 February.
9 February 2025 News
Green light for Bord na Móna’s 18 wind turbines on Oweninny bog
The wind farm will be the third stage of development on the Oweninny bog and will replace an older 21-turbine wind farm built in 1992.
5 February 2025 News
Natural gas use increases in 2024
Demand for natural gas in Ireland increased by 2% in 2024 compared with 2023, generating 41% of all electricity in Ireland over the year.
3 February 2025 Renewables
Leitrim farmers criticise forestry as ‘main cause’ for power outages
The Irish Farmers Journal spoke to an affected suckler farmer in the town of Corraleehan, Enda McNiffe, who has been without electricity and water on his farm since storm Éowyn hit on Friday.
31 January 2025 Forestry