Bord na Móna delays full dividend payment until 2028
State and workers must wait for full €30m payout
Bord na Móna
The businessman restoring a blanket bog in one of the most remote parts of Ireland
‘You could over-complicate it,’ Joe Devine says. ‘This is about reversing the drainage of a bog, and seeing what benefits are going to emerge’
‘I am a hunter but I am a conservationist’: Meet the Roscommon gun-club members protecting endangered bird species
Many bird species have thrived since Ballydangan Bog was re-wetted and the drains removed
Asset sales boost Bord na Móna profits as revenue falls
State company continued to invest in energy projects but reported a €45m fall in renewable energy sales cts
Review of CEO pay in commercial State firms looks at rates in private sector
High profile semi States including ESB, DAA, VHI and Bord na Móna have called for greater flexibility on pay to retain talent
Two-month shutdown of Ireland’s largest onshore wind farm due to cable fault
Repair works ongoing at site in Co Mayo, a joint ESB and Bord na Móna venture
Bord na Móna and Amazon strike energy deal
State company to spend €1 billion on new energy park covering 3,000 hectares in Co Offaly
The lessons from where turf extraction has ended
The more we learn about bogs the more their wonders as climate and biodiversity powerhouses becomes apparent
Gas Networks Ireland to connect Bord na Móna’s Edenderry power plant to its supply network
Connecting Bord Na Mona plant to system will cut carbon by 40%
Plan to spend €1bn on onshore wind farms capable of supplying electricity to 500,000 homes
State-owned Bord na Móna and SSE Renewables will build green energy projects across the midlands
Ireland’s elusive grey partridge in fight against extinction
The species was first surveyed in 1991, and wild populations were found in Wexford and Offaly. By 2006 there were just 20 pairs left
Unveiled: Ireland’s largest onshore wind farm to power 140,000 homes
Launch of State’s first industrial strategy for offshore wind energy aims to create 5,000 jobs by 2030
Eddie O’Connor obituary: Global entrepreneur in the energy sector and radical thinker
He will be remembered most for his pioneering work in the renewable energy sector and the development of wind energy
‘If I kill a family in the lorry, it’s down to you’ – Bord na Móna admits liability in driver’s working hours claim
Workplace Relations Commission hears allegation of excessive hours and inadequate rest periods, which company says was not the norm
Entrepreneur and energy supergrid promoter Eddie O’Connor dies
Former chief executive of Bord na Móna went from being Ireland’s ‘leading polluter’ to a prominent promoter of renewable energy
Viotas in management buyout of Bord na Móna stake
Electricity demand manager yields return for Bord na Mona
Bord na Móna reports record €95m profit on back of shift to renewables
Semi-State turns in best financial performance in 90-year history following strong wholesale energy prices
Data centre energy use ‘heading toward 30%’ of Ireland’s supply, claims environmental group
Granting of permission to Amazon for three new data centres will lock us into dependency on fossil fuels, says Friends of the Earth
Bord na Móna paying tax bill for chief’s €127,000 electric BMW ‘is unacceptable’
Semi-states should cap car purchase at €60,000, Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd says
Government must fund State agencies to help meet green energy planning, says industry group
State climate plans aim to generate 80% of electricity used here from renewable sources by the end of the decade
Common crane back on peatlands after going extinct in Ireland 300 years ago
Breeding pair seen on Irish bog augers well for a species which was once common in Ireland
Challenge to Ballivor wind farm may hit Bord Na Mona’s ‘brown to green’ transition
Bord Pleanála told of significant hurdles in Irish and EU law to development on bogs
Q&A: What is rewetting and why is it important?
EU Nature Restoration Law aims to tackle large losses in biodiversity over past half century
€169m EU fund aimed at helping midlands transition away from peat production
Money aimed at supporting tourism, small business and town and village regeneration
Michael Loftus obituary: The only Mayo man to have been GAA president
He had an innate ability to understand people and respond appropriately to their grief, pain or joy
A new dawn for Irish peatlands? Proper management could have big impact on carbon emissions
Rewetting and correct land management can have a transformative effect - turning from a carbon source to sink
Ireland is undertaking one of Europe’s largest environmental projects. But farmers fear its effects
Semi-state is attempting to rehabilitate 33,000 hectares of Midlands bog in one of the largest environmental projects being undertaken in Europe
Banks ‘awash with money’ criticised for failing to provide Just Transition project funding
Commissioner tasked with enabling fair change over for workers affected by climate mitigation policies, including Bord na Móna staff
Rainy day fund options; Microsoft’s job cuts; and no to nuclear
Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Bord na Móna under fire over transport of material for burning in midlands plant
Edenderry power plant is sourcing peat from bogs 80km away along with wood materials from Brazil over a distance of almost 7,500km
Bord na Móna and Ocean Winds join forces in offshore wind energy partnership
Companies will develop energy projects around the Irish coast, with potential to power 2m homes with renewable electricity by 2030
Employers turning to new pathways to tempt women and school leavers to join them
Returnships and apprenticeships are growing in popularity even in sectors that would never previously have considered using them
SSE Airtricity’s sharp price rise a stark reminder of grim energy vista
Firm’s figures suggest an average increase in electricity bills of about €600 a year and over €500 annually for gas
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