NINETEEN STAFF AT BORD NA MÓNA’S power plant in Longford have agreed to return to work, ending unofficial strike action at the business, the Longford Leader reports. Forty staff had staged a work stoppage about a month ago over a pay dispute, and just over half of those returned to work last week. The dispute between staff and management is being taken to the Labour Relations Commission, which will hold its hearing next week.
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# bord-na-mona - Friday 26 April, 2013
Gas from a dump in Kildare to become electricity for 14,000 houses
Bord na Móna is building a landfill gas power plant at the Drehid facility near Allenwood, with production beginning next year.
# bord-na-mona - Thursday 3 January, 2013
James Kavanagh pulls out of 2013 Kildare panel for ‘personal reasons’
The county are set to begin their 2013 campaign against Carlow IT at the weekend.
# bord-na-mona - Monday 10 December, 2012
Ancient bog body found in Meath
The body was found by Bord na Móna workers in good condition but without a head.
# bord-na-mona - Wednesday 21 November, 2012
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
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Bord na Móna worker dies in power station accident
The incident occurred at Lough Ree Power Station overnight.
# bord-na-mona - Thursday 20 September, 2012
Cowen wants commitment from Minister after Bord na Móna job losses
Over 100 seasonal jobs have been lost at Bord na Móna as a result of the poor peat harvest this year, described by the company as the ‘worst year ever’
# bord-na-mona - Wednesday 15 August, 2012
Industrial disputes in last 3 months total nearly 30 years in workdays
Latest figures from the CSO show 7,754 workdays were lost from April to June this year.
# bord-na-mona - Monday 11 June, 2012
Bord na Móna staff to stage two more work stoppages
The agency has slammed the group of unions for the decision.
# bord-na-mona - Tuesday 5 June, 2012
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
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Bord na Móna staff to strike over pay proposals
A majority of staff voted last week to reject a pay deal agreed between trade unions and management.
# bord-na-mona - Monday 16 April, 2012
Bogland handed over to people of Abbeyleix
Locals in Abbeyleix were handed over 400 acres of amenity lands by Bord na Móna this week, with a fifty-year agreement being signed.
# bord-na-mona - Thursday 22 March, 2012
Bord na Móna workers to strike on 10 April
About 1,000 staff members will take to the picket line on the day over a pay dispute.
# bord-na-mona - Monday 5 March, 2012
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Bord na Móna workers vote for industrial action
SIPTU expects strike notices to be served on the semi-State body within 10 days.
# bord-na-mona - Monday 6 February, 2012
Bord na Móna workers to vote on industrial action in pay row
Unions say staff at the semi-State body are due a 3.5 per cent pay increase, but the company has said this would cost jobs.
# bord-na-mona - Monday 19 December, 2011
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€6m investment and 91 new jobs for Bord na Móna
The jobs will be created as part of a €6 million investment over the next three years, with the support of government through Enterprise Ireland
# bord-na-mona - Tuesday 11 October, 2011
West Ham’s Olympic stadium deal collapses
Following legal challenges from a number of the parties, including Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham local authority have decided to reopen the bidding process.
# bord-na-mona - Thursday 29 September, 2011
Government creates NewERA fund to oversee management of semi-states
A new fund will be created, under the authority of the NTMA, to oversee the state’s ownership of semi-state companies.
# bord-na-mona - Tuesday 19 July, 2011
Turf’s up as Bord na Móna sees profits rise
The company has reported a growth in earnings for the fifth year in a row.
# bord-na-mona - Monday 6 September, 2010
# bord-na-mona - Friday 3 September, 2010
Just over half of Bord na Móna strikers back to work
Around 20 workers still refusing to go back to Lough Ree power plant.
# bord-na-mona - Thursday 26 August, 2010
STRIKING WORKERS AT THE Bord na Móna power plant in Co Longford have decided to hold a ballot on whether to return to work or not. The 40 staff members have been on unofficial strike since last week, in a continuing dispute with management over wages. The staff say they are owed money to cover loss of earning incurred during the station’s closure for maintenance. The Lough Ree power plant was closed for three months and is due to re-open. The company claims the workers failed to fulfil their duties by returning for work.
# bord-na-mona - Thursday 19 August, 2010
FORTY EMPLOYEES AT the Bord na Móna power station in Longford have been taking off the payroll today following a dispute over pay. The workers claim they are owed money to cover loss of earnings while the Lough Ree power station was closed for three months for maintenance. The station is due to re-open next week. The company says the workers failed to fulfil their duties.
# bord-na-mona - Monday 19 July, 2010
BORD NA MÓNA has announced its annual results for the year ending March 2010, and has seen its profits down on last year.
Profits for the year were €23m, slightly down on the €23.8m from the previous year – a year-on-year drop of 3.36%.
Turnover was also down for the year, about €384m from last year’s €401.5m.
However, operating profits accounted for 6% of turnover – slightly up on 5.9% from the 2008 financial year.
The company‘s CEO, Gabriel D’Arcy, said the figures reflected “a very solid performance for Bord na Móna in a challenging business environment.”
D’Arcy said the results had been impacted by the severe flooding impacted over the winter, and that he was happy with the results based on the inclement weather.
“Overall, our 2009/10 results support our strategic decision to diversify the business of Bord na Móna away from a reliance on peat.”
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AT A HIGH-profile US Senate meeting, technology giant Apple was accused of using Ireland as a ‘tax haven’.
The multinational firm, which employs 4,000 people in Ireland, reportedly avoided paying €34 billion in US taxes by negotiating a tax rate of less than 2 per cent with the Irish government – significantly lower than that nation’s 12.5 per cent statutory rate.
The Senate heard that American children are losing out on education because Apple is transferring profits to Irish subsidiaries.
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