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Limerick council refuses permission for AD plant

A group representing residents said that while it supports the use of anaerobic digesters as a renewable energy source, its objection lies with the proposed location of the facility.

NEWS 15 May 2025

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Editorial: wind farm challenges

Editorial: wind farm challenges

VIEWPOINTS 14 May 2025

Farmers concerned over Sligo/Leitrim railway greenway – IFA

Farmers concerned over Sligo/Leitrim railway greenway – IFA

NEWS 12 May 2025

Just 2% of Ireland free of wind farm constraints

Just 2% of Ireland free of wind farm constraints

Just 2% of Ireland free of wind farm constraints

RENEWABLES 7 May 2025

Explainer: how will GAEC 2 affect farmers

Explainer: how will GAEC 2 affect farmers

Explainer: how will GAEC 2 affect farmers

NEWS 2 May 2025

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Colm McCarthy: LDA has no silver bullet for housing crisis

Colm McCarthy: LDA has no silver bullet for housing crisis

Under-utilised land, public or private, even in the clearly under-supplied urban markets, is plentiful but useless without zoning and planning permission.

VIEWPOINTS 2 April 2025

€40m Chinese-backed meat factory back before An Bord Pleanála

€40m Chinese-backed meat factory back before An Bord Pleanála

The number of animals to be slaughtered at the Banagher Chilling plant is to be 36,000 per annum. Gordon Deegan reports.

NEWS 2 April 2025

Getting your TAMS solar application right

Getting your TAMS solar application right

Stephen Robb examines the key points farmers need to know that could delay their TAMS solar application.

RENEWABLES 2 April 2025

Two-tier approach to rural homes on course to continue

Two-tier approach to rural homes on course to continue

Applications for one-off rural houses will be assessed through two different lenses, under the yet to be approved revised National Planning Framework.

NEWS 2 April 2025

Carlow's new slurry creamery – what’s in it for farmers?

Carlow's new slurry creamery – what’s in it for farmers?

Stephen Robb examines Greengate Biogas’s proposal for a large-scale slurry and manure AD plant in Powerstown, Carlow, which is set to become one of Europe’s largest.

RENEWABLES 2 April 2025

Over 1,000ac of solar farms refused permission

Over 1,000ac of solar farms refused permission

The two large scale solar projects, located in Carlow and Kildare, were refused permission on multiple grounds, including impact on residents, biodiversity and farmland.

NEWS 2 April 2025

Appealed AD plant is next step for Country Crest

Appealed AD plant is next step for Country Crest

Dublin’s Country Crest was refused permission for the anaerobic digestion plant in February and has strongly criticised this decision in its appeal to An Bord Pleanála.

RENEWABLES 2 April 2025

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Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

Proper calf shed ventilation is crucial for maximising calf performance and profitability.

Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

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