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Solar installers confident despite sector challenges

Stephen Robb speaks to some of the leading solar PV suppliers about the prospects of solar energy on farms.

RENEWABLES 19 April 2025

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Opposition to 1,000ac solar farm in Cork

Opposition to 1,000ac solar farm in Cork

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Kildare community unites again solar and battery plans

Kildare community unites again solar and battery plans

RENEWABLES 19 March 2025

Editorial: land price certainty driving decisions

Editorial: land price certainty driving decisions

Editorial: land price certainty driving decisions

EDITORIAL 5 February 2025

Home Farm: Storm damage - wires and trees

Home Farm: Storm damage - wires and trees

Home Farm: Storm damage - wires and trees

VIEWPOINTS 29 January 2025

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IFA to tell Commissioner farmers need certainty

IFA to tell Commissioner farmers need certainty

It will be made “quite clear” to Commissioner Hansen when he visits Ireland on Thursday that farmers need a five-to-ten-year plan on policy, the IFA president has said.

NEWS 18 December 2024

Coolmore lodges planning application for solar farm near Thurles

Coolmore lodges planning application for solar farm near Thurles

A decision on the application from Tipperary County Council is due at the end of February.

NEWS 18 December 2024

321ac solar farm planned for Longford

321ac solar farm planned for Longford

Nine land owners are involved with the project, which, if granted permission, will see 661,500 square metres of land go under solar panels.

NEWS 18 December 2024

Solar industry sets out demands

Solar industry sets out demands

As the new government prepares to take office, the industry body representing the large-scale solar sector has called for reforms of how solar is roll out.

RENEWABLES 18 December 2024

Bright future for niche Kildare firm exporting 90% of its kit

Bright future for niche Kildare firm exporting 90% of its kit

In the past decade, Kildare firm Denis Doyle Ltd has become a household name in the solar industry in America, producing high end self-propelled pile drivers. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.

FARM MACHINERY 18 December 2024

Farm applications reach 57% of TAMS solar energy budget

Farm applications reach 57% of TAMS solar energy budget

Farmers have applied for €51m in grant aid under TAMS for solar PV systems, out of an indicative budget of €90m.

RENEWABLES 18 December 2024

Renewables focus: where to next for farm solar PV?

Renewables focus: where to next for farm solar PV?

The Solar Capital Investment Scheme, part of TAMS III, has been a huge success, but will the next Government top up the budget, or risk farm solar investments coming to an abrupt stop?

RENEWABLES 18 December 2024

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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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