Rural Life
"Swift action" is needed to stop large-scale illegal peat extraction, the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) has said.
Environment
The EPA should be made the responsible body for all enforcement activities relating to illegal peat extraction, a new report has said.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced new €6.5 million funding for environmental and climate research in Ireland.
Viruses found in peatlands could play a more important role in carbon storage than previously thought and become indicators of ecosystem health.
The University of Galway has launched an All-Ireland Peatlands Centre of Excellence (APEX) to lead related research and policy development.
Video
As Ireland shifts towards a low-carbon future, many projects across the wider midlands have been...
Many projects across the wider midlands have been working to help with the transition away from peat production.
Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan has launched the...
Over 170 projects across the Midlands have been backed by the EU Just Transition Fund to drive regeneration and sustainability in the region.
New research prepared for the EPA has found that financial schemes are needed as part of ensuring sustainable healthy peatlands
Agri-Business
Bord na Móna, which now trades as BnM, has reported an operating profit of €31.9 million for the full year to April 2025.
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers' Association (INHFA) has renewed its calls for the Nature Restoration Law to be halted.
The work of the Dutch in helping to protect Irish peatlands was honoured at an event this week in...
Three of the world's largest technology companies will provide €3 million in funding between them to "restore" 450ha of peatland in Ireland.
A study has shown the "critical relationship" between the drainage status of peat soils, and localised rainfall in water table management.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed to Agriland that an appeals...
A consortium, led by the University of Galway, has said that we should 'stop preaching at farmers...
A new project that aims to nurture a new, sustainable relationship with Ireland’s peatlands will be launched next weekend
Donie Regan, a suckler farmer in Co. Offaly, has opened his farm to the Peatlands for Prosperity: Farming for the Future project.
The government's Climate Action Plan 2025 sets out the current state of play in relation to land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF).
A project involving rewetting sections of a blanket bog near Mullagh in west Clare is aiming to boost biodiversity in the area.
An Irish MEP has claimed that there has been "far too much alarmist rhetoric" around the GAEC on protection of peatlands and wetlands.
Podcast
In this episode Stella Meehan sits down with president of the INHFA, Vincent Roddy, to discuss the GAEC 2 regulation.
