Tag: Bord na Mona

A meeting has been called with the officials of Bord na Mona to discuss the possibility of opening the proposed O'Moore Way in Portlaoise. The...

Sinn Féin has confirmed that the rail beds connecting the three bogs that Bord Na Mona owned in Laois will now be retained for...

Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has led a Sinn Féin party delegation in a meeting with the senior management team of Bord Na...

Born na Mona have been urged by Loois County Councillors to ensure the continued use of a site "with unlimited tourist potential." The motion was...

Workers at Bord na Mona say they are being left "in an intolerable state of limbo," as the company is continually failing to clarify...

It has emerged that Bord na Mona is to seek consent from An Bord Pleanála for historic peat extraction at the Garryhinch and Garrymore...

An agreement between Bord na Mona and an international company will see a plant in Portlaoise reopen. So says local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley...

Laois turf cutters cannot 'be left in the cold' this year - Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley says. The Laois TD says that they are...

Laois County Councillors have no function when it comes to the decision making process in relation to planning applications. So says Laois County Council CEO...

Bord na Mona have formally ceased all peat harvesting on its lands. Production had been halted from a High Court decision in 2019 which ruled...

Residents near where an anaerobic digestion facility is set to be constructed in Laois are planning to mount a legal challenge to An Bord...

LOETB and Bord Na Mona have collaborated on a unique Traineeship for Bord Na Mona employees that supports the company to maximise the carbon...

The government has confirmed it has allocated €108m for Bord na Móna’s large-scale peatlands restoration project. The Carbon Store and Capture Plan will protect the...

The five Sinn Fein Midlands TDs from Laois/Offaly, Kildare, Roscommon, Longford / Westmeath and Tipperary constituencies recently met with the CEO of Bord na...

A number of Laois County Councillors have spoken out about the current situation where people are unable to access Bord na Móna bogs to...

Will the Midland's become Ireland's Rust Belt? New TG4 documentary 'Gan Fód' seeks to find out. 'Gan Fód' is a one-hour documentary for TG4 that...

Kilcormac based councillor, John Leahy is on the ballot for Laois-Offaly for the third time. He hopes he can make the breakthrough and get...

A public meeting to discuss plans by Bord na Móna to construct an anaerobic digester waste facility at its Cúil na Móna site at...

If Paddy Fitzpatrick was from Connemara, Clare or West Cork he would be a folk hero. But he will not remain an unsung hero for...

Bord na Móna have unveiled plans for a major renewable gas facility at Cúil na Móna near Togher outside Portlaoise. The semi-state company engaged in...

A Bord na Monda voluntary redundancy scheme has been 'oversubscribed', the Irish Independent is reporting. The company had set a target of around 400 departures...

Laois County Councillors have reacted angrily to Bord na Mona's job cuts and proposals to restructure the company at today's meeting in the chamber. The...

Laois TD Brian Stanley TD has raised issue no longer limiting young people's options for long-term careers and spoke about the value of apprenticeships...

Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen, has said that the €250 million deal to support the Spanish coal mining industry is the type of deal...

Bord na Mona have announced their intentions to cease peat production in Ireland within the next decade, which is likely to mean job loses...

A Laois TD has said, "It is now absolutely essential that the company establish alternatives not only to keep jobs but to create new...

Fianna Fáil TD for Offaly, Barry Cowen has said that the potential loss of up to 150 jobs at Bord na Móna facilities across...

Bord na Móna is planning a major development Portlaoise that will see up to 80,000 tonnes of commercial food waste, brown bin waste and...

Bord na Móna has dropped plans to spend €60 million building a wood pellet factory in the US, the Irish Times reports. Instead, they say...

Ten schools from Laois have signed up for a new biodiversity programme, Eco Rangers, being run by Bord na Móna. The primary school programme is...