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Delays to housing and renewable projects
Colm McCarthy
Delays in the planning system have made Irish Government targets for housing supply unattainable in recent years.
24 July 2024 Renewables
Diversification on the mind at energy show
Many farmers who attended the Energy and Farm Diversification event were seeking new diversification options for their farms, writes Stephen Robb.
24 July 2024 News
Forty-six apply for new €40m AD grant
The €40m fund aims to support the construction of the first handful of new anaerobic digestion plants in Ireland.
Once-off items help push operating profit at Bord na Móna to record €106.7m
Semi-state body reported annual results for the year ended April 2024.
24 July 2024 News
Data centres soak up 21% of Ireland’s electricity
Many data centres in Ireland have negotiated deals with wind and solar farm developers to purchase electricity, aiming to decarbonise their operations.
24 July 2024 News
Biomethane development office launched in Tipperary
The office will create six jobs in the short-term. However, there could be another 16 indirect jobs created in further project phases if they build an anaerobic digestion plant.
22 July 2024 News
What’s on when and where at the Tullamore Farm Open Day
Adam Woods takes a look at what’s happening at the Irish Farmers Journal Tullamore Farm Open Day
20 July 2024 Tullamore Farm
Beaulieu House solar farm - history and energy meet
Cara Konig-Brock, 11th generation owner of the historic Beaulieu House in Louth, explained why she opted to lease 26ac for a solar farm writes Stephen Robb
17 July 2024 Renewables
An Bord Pleanála upholds 214ac solar farm refusal
An Bord Pleanála has upheld Westmeath County Council’s decision to refuse permission for a 214-acre solar farm near Mullingar.
17 July 2024 News
Minister to address Energy and Farm Diversification Show
The event takes place Thursday 18 July at Gurteen College, Co Tipperary.
17 July 2024 News
Young Stock Podcast: diversifying farm into anaerobic digestion
Stephen Robb talks to tillage and dairy farmer Colm Carpenter about his decision to develop an anaerobic digestion plant, what it means for farmers, and how to get the dairy industry involved.
15 July 2024 Podcast
Why is Ireland an attractive country for renewables investment?
During 2023, an additional 0.6GW of new grid-scale renewable energy was installed across Ireland, which represents a tripling of the 0.2GW that was connected in 2022.
15 July 2024 Renewables