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Farmers count the cost of storm damage
Declan O’Brien
As thousands of farmers and homeowners enter a seventh day without power or water, the Government, ESB and Uisce Éireann have been accused of "snoring at the wheel".
29 January 2025 News
Storm damage kills Clare stock bull
The roller doors of the shed buckled and the roof was gone off another shed on Roger Fahy's farm in Clare.
28 January 2025 Feature
Shed roof blown away and no power as calving kicks off on Clare dairy farm
West Clare dairy farmer Niall Reidy speaks to Anne O’Donoghue about damage to his farm from storm Éowyn and how he is coping coming into the busiest time of the year with no power.
Over 250,000 without power as storm Éowyn clean-up continues
ESB Networks has said that by Friday 31 January, the vast majority of those impacted by the storm will have supply restored.
26 January 2025 News
Storm Éowyn: over 715,000 homes, farms and businesses without power
Almost three quarter of a million without power as storm Éowyn sweeps across the country.
24 January 2025 News
ESB calls in agri contractors to help restore power during cold snap
Approximately 10,000 homes, farms and businesses remain without power.
7 January 2025 News
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.
23 December 2024 Renewables
ABP Clones to reduce carbon emissions by 80%
The project forms part of ABP’s overall sustainability strategy and is part of an extensive decarbonisation plan that aims to reduce scope 1 and 2 emissions by 42% from 2021 to 2030 in all ABP sites.
4 December 2024 News
Increased supports sought for renewables
Newly-appointed MREF chair Ciarán Kells said the momentum that had been created around the adoption of renewable power must be maintained.
27 November 2024 News
Storm Bert: 60,000 homes and farms without power as further gusts forecast
Counties in the west and northwest were particularly affected by power outages, but flooding has been reported in counties Cork and Kerry too.
23 November 2024 News
Critical farm renewables reset needed
With an election looming, in the first of two articles, Stephen Robb explores whether it is time for a critical reset in our approach to renewable electricity development on farms.
20 November 2024 Renewables
Limerick council says no to 157ac ESB-backed solar farm
The project, which was being jointly developed by Irish developer Harmony Solar and ESB Solar, consisted of 301,000 square metres of solar panels.
4 November 2024 News