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Renewables
Can bogs solve Ireland’s solar woes?
Stephen Robb
With several large-scale solar farms planned for Ireland's boglands, Stephen Robb asks whether bogs could be the solution to the solar vs. agriculture land debate.
11 December 2024 Climate and environment
Midlands farmers are paid to restore farmed peatlands
The FarmPEAT project aims to compensate farmers for the water table on their lands, with decisions on the rollout of measures led by farmers.
27 November 2024 News
700ac bog solar farm nears completion
Bord na Móna and ESB are nearing completion of the largest solar farm in Europe to be built on cutover peatland in Kildare
New phase of turf cutting compensation scheme under consideration
Some 3,435 applicants had entered the Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme by the end of last year.
11 November 2024 Climate and environment
Applications open for €600k peatlands engagement scheme
The scheme was launched by Minister for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, with up to €600,000 in funding available for community-led projects.
5 November 2024 Climate and environment
€12m wetland restoration fund opens to expressions of interest
The funding is open to wetland restoration projects in the midlands which successfully express interest.
27 September 2024 Climate and environment
Opinion: land use change rules must be changed to tackle biodiversity loss
In the context of a national biodiversity crisis, it’s not credible that farmers can remove habitats without oversight, writes Ray Ó Foghlú.
11 September 2024 Climate and environment
Concerns raised about SNHS advice
Applying nutrients to high nature value land could have unintended consequences, a leading ecologist has suggested.
4 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Farming for heritage in Co Longford
Restoring a natural equilibrium and balancing competing interests has yielded rich dividends for one midlands farmer, writes Brendan Dunford.
28 August 2024 Footprint Farmers
Local community projects allocated €458,000 in funding
Sixteen counties and two nationwide projects will benefit from the funding under the expanded Peatlands and Natura Community Engagement Scheme 2024.
8 August 2024 News
Nature Restoration Law written into law
The law sets out that the obligation to meet rewetting targets is on member states and voluntary for farmers.
29 July 2024 News
Clarity needed on eligibility of restored bogs for restoration targets - INHFA
The possible exclusion of the 20,000ha of rehabilitated bogs from Ireland's Nature Restoration Law inventory could pull more farmed peatland into the mix.
28 July 2024 News