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Over 3,000ac of solar farms receive State support

The results from the latest Irish renewable energy auction show 18 solar farm and five wind farm projects have secured 15 years of State-backed support, writes Stephen Robb.

NEWS 1 October 2025

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Colm McCarthy: Fuelling the cloud

Colm McCarthy: Fuelling the cloud

VIEWPOINTS 1 October 2025

New farm biogas plant to be showcased at Galway open day

New farm biogas plant to be showcased at Galway open day

RENEWABLES 29 September 2025

Permission sought for over 5,000ac of new solar farms

Permission sought for over 5,000ac of new solar farms

Permission sought for over 5,000ac of new solar farms

NEWS 10 September 2025

NI electricity from renewables decline continues

NI electricity from renewables decline continues

NI electricity from renewables decline continues

NEWS 8 September 2025

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Controversial Kentstown Power Station decision appealed

Controversial Kentstown Power Station decision appealed

The development will include three 60MW open-cycle gas turbine (OCGT) generators, each with a 30-metre-high exhaust stack.

RENEWABLES 20 August 2025

Permission denied for 442ac east Cork solar farm

Permission denied for 442ac east Cork solar farm

Developer Ballysallagh Solar Farm Limited had applied for a 10-year planning permission for a solar farm with a total area of 442ac in east Cork.

NEWS 20 August 2025

Renewable energy and the role of forestry in the landscape

Renewable energy and the role of forestry in the landscape

All renewable energy sources – solar, wind, biomass – impact on the landscape, but there is a strong case for forestry as the least intrusive if sustainably managed.

FORESTRY 20 August 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: solar panels

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: solar panels

In a new series looking at potential investment opportunities for Irish dairy farms, Daire Cregg explores the pros and cons of solar panels.

NEWS 20 August 2025

Government launches new sustainable aviation fuel roadmap

Government launches new sustainable aviation fuel roadmap

Air travel accounts for 2.5% of global CO2 emissions and Ireland, along with the rest of Europe, aims for 70% of aviation fuels to come from renewable sustainable aviation fuel by 2050.

RENEWABLES 20 August 2025

Home Farm: the farming year begins again

Home Farm: the farming year begins again

The on account prices for standard cereals leave me wondering where realistic profits are to be earned.

VIEWPOINTS 20 August 2025

Farmers aren't to blame for food prices, says IFA

Farmers aren't to blame for food prices, says IFA

If food in Ireland is dear, farmers aren't to blame, says the IFA's chief economist

NEWS 20 August 2025

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CAP Network to spotlight growing Agri Bioeconomy sector at National Conference

CAP Network Ireland, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, is hosting a conference on Agri Bioeconomy Value Chains & Business Models in Ireland.

CAP Network to spotlight growing Agri Bioeconomy sector at National Conference

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