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Just 2% of Ireland free of wind farm constraints

A new study has identified that just 2% of Ireland faces no constraints for new wind farm developments, writes Stephen Robb.

RENEWABLES 7 May 2025

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Explainer: how will GAEC 2 affect farmers

Explainer: how will GAEC 2 affect farmers

NEWS 2 May 2025

Colm McCarthy: LDA has no silver bullet for housing crisis

Colm McCarthy: LDA has no silver bullet for housing crisis

VIEWPOINTS 30 April 2025

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

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

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

NEWS 25 April 2025

Getting your TAMS solar application right

Getting your TAMS solar application right

Getting your TAMS solar application right

RENEWABLES 21 April 2025

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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 25 March 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 25 March 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 25 March 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 25 March 2025

Teagasc seeks builder for new sheep shed in Athenry

Teagasc seeks builder for new sheep shed in Athenry

The farm is located at Mellows Campus, Co Galway, approximately 3km from Athenry town centre, with its animal and grasslands research and innovation centre operating within an 82ha site.

NEWS 25 March 2025

Locals left in the dark over gas power plant plans

Locals left in the dark over gas power plant plans

Residents in Kentstown, Meath, feel they have been left in the dark about proposals for a new 180MW gas-fired power plant and have vowed to fight it, Stephen Robb Reports

RENEWABLES 25 March 2025

Permission refused for AD plant in Dublin after approval lapses

Permission refused for AD plant in Dublin after approval lapses

Country Crest, which has now appealed the decision, had originally secured planning approval for an anaerobic digestion plant on the site in 2012, but this lapsed in 2023.

RENEWABLES 25 March 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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