Bord na Móna delays full dividend payment until 2028
State and workers must wait for full €30m payout
State and workers must wait for full €30m payout
‘You could over-complicate it,’ Joe Devine says. ‘This is about reversing the drainage of a bog, and seeing what benefits are going to emerge’
Many bird species have thrived since Ballydangan Bog was re-wetted and the drains removed
State company continued to invest in energy projects but reported a €45m fall in renewable energy sales cts
High profile semi States including ESB, DAA, VHI and Bord na Móna have called for greater flexibility on pay to retain talent
Repair works ongoing at site in Co Mayo, a joint ESB and Bord na Móna venture
State company to spend €1 billion on new energy park covering 3,000 hectares in Co Offaly
The more we learn about bogs the more their wonders as climate and biodiversity powerhouses becomes apparent
Connecting Bord Na Mona plant to system will cut carbon by 40%
State-owned Bord na Móna and SSE Renewables will build green energy projects across the midlands
The species was first surveyed in 1991, and wild populations were found in Wexford and Offaly. By 2006 there were just 20 pairs left
Launch of State’s first industrial strategy for offshore wind energy aims to create 5,000 jobs by 2030
He will be remembered most for his pioneering work in the renewable energy sector and the development of wind energy
Workplace Relations Commission hears allegation of excessive hours and inadequate rest periods, which company says was not the norm
Former chief executive of Bord na Móna went from being Ireland’s ‘leading polluter’ to a prominent promoter of renewable energy
Electricity demand manager yields return for Bord na Mona
Semi-State turns in best financial performance in 90-year history following strong wholesale energy prices
Granting of permission to Amazon for three new data centres will lock us into dependency on fossil fuels, says Friends of the Earth
Semi-states should cap car purchase at €60,000, Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd says
State climate plans aim to generate 80% of electricity used here from renewable sources by the end of the decade
Breeding pair seen on Irish bog augers well for a species which was once common in Ireland
Bord Pleanála told of significant hurdles in Irish and EU law to development on bogs
EU Nature Restoration Law aims to tackle large losses in biodiversity over past half century
Money aimed at supporting tourism, small business and town and village regeneration
He had an innate ability to understand people and respond appropriately to their grief, pain or joy
Rewetting and correct land management can have a transformative effect - turning from a carbon source to sink
Semi-state is attempting to rehabilitate 33,000 hectares of Midlands bog in one of the largest environmental projects being undertaken in Europe
Commissioner tasked with enabling fair change over for workers affected by climate mitigation policies, including Bord na Móna staff
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Edenderry power plant is sourcing peat from bogs 80km away along with wood materials from Brazil over a distance of almost 7,500km
Companies will develop energy projects around the Irish coast, with potential to power 2m homes with renewable electricity by 2030
Returnships and apprenticeships are growing in popularity even in sectors that would never previously have considered using them
Firm’s figures suggest an average increase in electricity bills of about €600 a year and over €500 annually for gas
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