Bord na Móna

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

Investment in the renewable energy sector makes sense

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

Chief executive Tom Donnellan attributes performance to climate-focused ‘brown to green’ strategy

Seen and Heard: Eirgrid plan, Clearco cuts, Klarna users, infrastructure projects risk and debt warehousing scheme

It is estimated that Ireland holds 60% of Europe’s remaining active raised bogs

Company’s latest acquisition will add 120 customers and is part of ongoing growth strategy

Seen & Heard: Property deals, venture capital funding and a whiskey acquisition

Decision to ban the commercial sale of turf is portrayed as an attack on rural Ireland and its way of life by middle-class city types

Turf cutters point to the unfairness of being asked to stop their centuries-old tradition

Businesses include EV charging, hydroponic farming and renewable energy enterprises

Mary Lou McDonald determinedly leads the charge in Dáil in seeking action on fuel costs

Environmentalist describes judgement as most important success he has achieved

Regulators treble price at capacity auction for electricity produced at new gas-fired plants

Bord na Móna confirms another 5,200 hectares of peatlands have been restored

‘If no other action happens we will have mushroom companies in Monaghan closing down in three to six months,’ says senator

Move comes in the wake of the organisation suspending three directors late last year

Danny Healy-Rae left to his own device as Zapponegate saw Government rocked by a role

John Feehan’s book charts effort to protect Offaly habitat and inherent biodiversity

Semi-state may take a stake in companies selected for Acelerate Green programme

Carbon storage goal is part of target to make Ireland carbon neutral by 2050

The world can still tackle the environmental crisis – and Ireland can play its part

Energy situation in Ireland will be ‘tight’ in coming years, Green Party leader says