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How solar farms impact your entitlements

Farmers signing solar farm leases may need to consider the effect on their direct payments, writes Stephen Robb

RENEWABLES 18 April 2026

How solar farms impact your entitlements

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Solar PV on farms - what farmers are saying

Solar PV on farms - what farmers are saying

RENEWABLES 18 April 2026

Tractors – what are the alternatives to diesel?

Tractors – what are the alternatives to diesel?

RENEWABLES 15 April 2026

Editorial: fuel crisis highlights need for renewables

Editorial: fuel crisis highlights need for renewables

Editorial: fuel crisis highlights need for renewables

VIEWPOINTS 15 April 2026

Renewables Focus: don't let a good fuel crisis go to waste

Renewables Focus: don't let a good fuel crisis go to waste

Renewables Focus: don't let a good fuel crisis go to waste

RENEWABLES 15 April 2026

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Government's AD plans in turmoil as EU says no to key scheme

Government's AD plans in turmoil as EU says no to key scheme

A key feature of the scheme, a multiplier for Irish biomethane, was found to be incompatible with EU internal market rules, rendering many planned AD plants unviable.

NEWS 8 April 2026

Tirlán switches on its new solar farm

Tirlán switches on its new solar farm

Tirlán has commissioned its new on-site solar farm at its dairy processing facility in Ballyragget, Co Kilkenny.

NEWS 8 April 2026

49% of electricity in March generated by renewables

49% of electricity in March generated by renewables

New provisional data from EirGrid shows that 49% of electricity came from renewables during the month, with wind contributing around 40%.

RENEWABLES 8 April 2026

Renewables driving investment in grid

Renewables driving investment in grid

MLAs at Stormont set a target to have 80% of electricity coming from renewables.

NORTHERN IRELAND 8 April 2026

Could NI’s forestry be unlocked for renewables?

Could NI’s forestry be unlocked for renewables?

Plans are underway to allow renewable energy to be developed in Northern Ireland's 185,000ac of forest estates.

RENEWABLES 8 April 2026

Why TAMS solar changes eliminate drystock and tillage farms

Why TAMS solar changes eliminate drystock and tillage farms

The move by the department to exclude farmhouses from the scheme effectively rules out most drystock and tillage farms from solar grants.

RENEWABLES 8 April 2026

Limerick says no to six wind turbines

Limerick says no to six wind turbines

The company planned to construct six wind turbines near the village of Coolcappa, but has failed to secure planning permission.

RENEWABLES 8 April 2026

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Get more heifers in-calf, earlier – with synchronisation and fixed-time AI

If you are looking to tighten your calving pattern, take a page from the Hession brothers outside Tuam, Co Galway.

Get more heifers in-calf, earlier – with synchronisation and fixed-time AI

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