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Forestry
Leitrim farmers criticise forestry as ‘main cause’ for power outages
James Hanly
The Irish Farmers Journal spoke to an affected suckler farmer in the town of Corraleehan, Enda McNiffe, who has been without electricity and water on his farm since storm Éowyn hit on Friday.
29 January 2025 Viewpoints
Dempsey at Large: Practicalities and green dreams
Not allowing a chimney where an ordinary fire or stove could be installed and used defies common sense.
29 January 2025 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: hay shed ripped asunder
Travelling anywhere on the roads shows just how extreme the wind was, with fallen/broken trees everywhere and buildings damaged.
Farms get a battering by storm Éowyn
John Egerton reckons he got off fairly lightly compared to some neighbouring farms.
29 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Storm Éowyn highlights need for battery grants – MREF
Battery systems remain expensive and Government grants are needed to support their adoption.
29 January 2025 News
Colm McCarthy: It is time to reconsider our energy sources
The invasion of Ukraine has also drawn attention to the dangerous reliance on imports of natural gas from Russia.
29 January 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: storm Éowyn's impact significant
The storm has also reinforced the very basic needs in new homes in rural Ireland of at least leaving the option of a timber stove possible in new builds.
29 January 2025 Viewpoints
If there was a blackout for a week in Dublin, would the response be different?
It’s expected that over 100,000 homes will still be without power this weekend, is enough being done around the country? writes Ciara Leahy.
29 January 2025 Editorial
Generators in short supply as west bears brunt of storm fallout
Families face two week wait for electricity in the west as homeowners advised not to overload generators, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
29 January 2025 Features
Working safely to repair storm damage
Where farmers are carrying out repairs after storm Éowyn, do not take risks that can compromise your safety.
28 January 2025 Management
EU sending 13 energy generators with further four to follow
The energy generators come from the Commission's own reserves and from supplies in Denmark.
28 January 2025 News
Every day without power is ‘very challenging’ for farmers – Gorman
IFA president Francie Gorman has said that every effort needs to be made to restore power to those impacted.
27 January 2025 News