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# bord-na-mona - Wednesday 20 November, 2019
Debate about what ESB and Bord na Móna workers will do next should have started 'years ago', says union boss
How Bord na Mona and ESB workers are treated is a major test for policymakers, says Ictu.
# bord-na-mona - Monday 11 November, 2019
Ministers to hold talks with Midlands ESB workers over peat plant closures
The closure of the two plants was announced last Friday.
# bord-na-mona - Wednesday 16 October, 2019
Bord na Móna announces plan to redeploy 200 workers
The State-owned company has agreed to embark on a programme of rehabilitation of bogs in the midlands.
# bord-na-mona - Wednesday 2 October, 2019
Government to plant 600,000 new native trees over next three years
The trees will be planted on Bord na Móna land.
# bord-na-mona - Wednesday 18 September, 2019
'We won't need as many car mechanics': Calls for new commission to plan for industries impacted by green policies
The Green Party’s Just Transition bill will not be opposed by government.
# bord-na-mona - Tuesday 27 August, 2019
'The bog is the community. This could destroy us': How Ireland's move away from peat is hitting the Midlands
As Ireland makes to shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy, midlands communities fear they will be left behind.
# bord-na-mona - Tuesday 23 July, 2019
'Absolutely devastated': Plans for future of ESB power station in Co Offaly refused
In a statement, the ESB has said it is “disappointed that the application has been rejected”.
# bord-na-mona - Thursday 11 July, 2019
Bord na Móna to lay off 150 workers in Longford
Bord na Móna confirmed that 70 permanent employees will be put on temporary unpaid leave.
# bord-na-mona - Thursday 27 June, 2019
Harris had 'good' meeting with Bord na Móna about it growing Ireland's medicinal cannabis supply
Yesterday, Simon Harris signed the law establishing Ireland’s first medicinal cannabis access scheme,
# bord-na-mona - Saturday 25 May, 2019
Bord na Móna could take up responsibility for growing Ireland's medicinal cannabis supply Exclusive
Junior Minister Sean Canney has discussed the prospect with the company’s management.
# bord-na-mona - Wednesday 24 October, 2018
Bord na Móna announces up to 430 redundancies
The announcement comes as the company shifts from peat usage to fast-track renewable energy.
# bord-na-mona - Tuesday 23 October, 2018
Bord na Móna expected to announce plans to cut 300 jobs
A restructuring of the company to decarbonise its business over ten years is expected to be announced tomorrow.
# bord-na-mona - Tuesday 6 June, 2017
Offaly GAA reveal identity of naming rights partner for 10-year O'Connor Park deal
The Tullamore venue will now be known as Bord na Móna O’Connor Park.
# bord-na-mona - Thursday 4 May, 2017
At least 69 jobs to go as Bord na Móna confirms plans to close Tipperary plant
Unions have said that they will not accept the plant’s closure.
# bord-na-mona - Thursday 27 April, 2017
ESB and Bord na Móna to develop solar power for 150,000 homes
Renewable energy in Ireland is currently predominantly generated from the wind.
# bord-na-mona - Friday 23 December, 2016
Bord na Móna power plant to remain open despite environmental concerns
Hundreds of jobs are safe, but concerns have been raised about the environmental impact of the Co Offaly plant.
# bord-na-mona - Tuesday 13 December, 2016
'It's hard enough to deal with six, never mind seven Dublin forwards'
Kieran Martin is confident Westmeath will be better for their experiences against both All-Ireland finalists this year.
# bord-na-mona - Monday 28 December, 2015
TD calls for bogs to be flooded to 'save communities'
Bord na Móna has said the plan wouldn’t work.
# bord-na-mona - Tuesday 27 October, 2015
Green activists win out in legal battle over Offaly peat-burning power plant
Enironmentalists are over the moon, unions not so much.
# bord-na-mona - Thursday 21 May, 2015
Permission refused for 48-turbine wind farm in Mayo
An Bord Pleanála said it wasn’t satisfied that the area was suitable for the development.
# bord-na-mona - Wednesday 26 November, 2014
Government: Fianna Fáil is wrong, new state board rules WILL apply to Irish Water
The Department of Public Expenditure denied there was a loophole in the new guidelines.
# bord-na-mona - Saturday 20 September, 2014
Absolutely magical performance of the Marino Waltz in Dublin last night
John Sheahan and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. Stunning.
# bord-na-mona - Tuesday 16 September, 2014
Here's the ancient bog body discovered in Co Meath
Part of a leg and foot were discovered by Bord na Mona workers.
# bord-na-mona - Wednesday 25 June, 2014
Coillte and Bord na Móna come together in joint venture
They will develop tourist trails, build wind farms and explore using green energy to power electricity stations.
# bord-na-mona - Wednesday 2 April, 2014
Bord na Móna accused of "locking out" eight staff members
The company says that the staff were suspended for refusing to engage with relocation plans.
# bord-na-mona - Sunday 19 January, 2014
Meath prove too strong for students in O'Byrne Cup semi-final
There were seven goals between the sides in today’s game.
# bord-na-mona - Friday 17 January, 2014
An Taisce granted leave to appeal peat burning at Edenderry power station
An Taisce say that their case focuses on the extraction of the peat burned at the station.
# bord-na-mona - Thursday 21 November, 2013
An Bord Pleanála showing "a failure in both scientific and legal competence" - An Taisce
The independent environmental charity are not happy with the decision to allow Edenderry power station to keep burning peat until 2023.
# bord-na-mona - Tuesday 19 November, 2013
IMPACT warns Bord na Mona merger would give Coillte a 'weak voice'
The agency is set to merge with Bord na Mona instead of its harvesting rights being sold off.
# bord-na-mona - Saturday 2 November, 2013
New restrictions prompt calls for water project in Laois to be fast-tracked
The Garryhinch Water Project has been long mooted as an alternative and sustainable water supply for the Greater Dublin area.
# bord-na-mona - Thursday 24 October, 2013
Bord na Móna wind farm construction launched in Co Tipperary
The 40 megawatt farm is to be based at Bruckhana.
# bord-na-mona - Monday 22 July, 2013
Last year's poor peat harvest cost Bord Na Móna over €23m
However the company still managed to make a profit of €9.2 million last year.
# 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
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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.
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WE’RE JUST 11 days out from poll day for the General Election.
Last night, the seven leaders from the main political parties took part in RTÉ’s first live TV debate of the campaign.
The leaders of political parties which included – Fine Gael’s Leo Varadkar, Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald, Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin, Green Party’s Eamon Ryan, People Before Profit’s Richard Boyd Barrett, Labour’s Brendan Howlin and Roísín Shortall of the Social Democrats – clashed over housing, pensions, crime and taxation.
This debate came after Varadkar and Martin went head-to-head on Virgin Media One last week.
So, today we want to know: Are live debates influencing how you’ll vote in the General Election?
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