Shannonbridge

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ESB power station at Shannonbridge. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons
ESB plan to combine peat with biomass opposed by environmental groups

A move by the ESB to combine peat with biomass at its West Offaly Power Station is “fundamentally misconceived”, according to environmental groups led(...)

Cruisers at Shannonbridge, Co Offaly
Ditch the coastal addiction and head to the midlands
  • Ireland
  • September 22, 2018, 06:00

I have to admit that the midlands of Ireland have always represented a bit of a blank spot on the map for me. Up to now, my instinct has always been t(...)

Leanamore Wind Farm in Co Kerry, SSE's newest onshore wind farm, which entered full commercial operation in February 2018. Wind and tidal projects will be key to Ireland meeting 2030 targets.
State of change: How the Irish Government is supporting a green energy sector

All will change, change utterly. The Irish energy sector is about to enter a decade of unprecedented growth, fostered by a series of new supports from(...)

The scene of the Ballinasloe crash in which two women were killed. Photograph: Hany Marzouk
Pedestrians killed in Ballinasloe crash named locally

The east Galway town of Ballinasloe is in mourning on Friday after the death of two close friends and well-known local women after they were hit by a (...)

SSE Generation Ireland Limited operates four plants and has a further two sites in the Republic. Photograph: iStock
SSE Irish electricity generation arm books loss as it gears up for I-SEM

The Irish electricity generation arm of London listed energy company SSE has posted a loss of €11.1 million stemming from a revaluation of oil-burning(...)

A walk for the weekend: Big sky country in Offaly

A May morning and I am traversing the sun-kissed, Offaly countryside through a once degraded landscape that has now arisen to bloom again as a mosaic (...)