News & Updates

This week, Lough Boora Discovery Park celebrated the 2nd birthday of its visitor centre. The opening of the visitor centre was a key moment in the development of Lough Boora Discovery Park, giving a fresh sense of arrival to the park. The centre has proved to be a fantastic addition, having been used for numerous […]

Bord na Móna is putting the wellies on and heading to the Ploughing Championships. Our stand is located in the Renewable Energy section, block 3, row 25, stand 625. We have exciting indoor displays from Bord na Móna Fuels, Biomass, Horticulture, AES and our innovation team. We also have virtual reality headsets that will transport […]

Lough Boora Discovery Park is an ever-changing canvas where sculptures emerge from the landscape against a backdrop of wildflowers, grasslands, lakes and wetlands. This week, these innovative works were recognised by Arenike Adebajo as he compiled a list titled 10 of the best sculpture parks in Europe for the Guardian newspaper. The Co. Offaly Sculpture […]

Bord na Móna has acquired a 50% share of Electricity Exchange, a leading provider of smart grid technology and services. The Company, co-founded by Dr. Paddy Finn and Mr. Duncan O’Toole, operates a virtual power station from its 24hr operations centre in Limerick.

Be Part of ‘OurLand’ – The family festival powered by positive energy taking place Saturday 20th August, Bord na Móna’s Lough Boora Discovery Park

Mike Quinn, CEO, Bord na Móna said: “I am pleased to be launching the Bord na Móna Annual Report today which clearly shows the significant progress the Company has made in the last 12 months.”

Bord na Móna and The Irish Fairy Door Company, celebrate the return of the Summer’s biggest family event as the fairies magically descend upon Lough Boora Discovery Park for the highlight of the family events calendar.

An exciting new centenary project, Composing the Island: A century of music in Ireland 1916–2016, has been launched by Heather Humphreys, Minister for Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts & the Gaeltacht with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra on the stage of the National Concert Hall.

Bord na Móna today confirmed that it has rehabilitated close to 12,000 hectares of the company’s boglands which amounts to over fifteen percent of its total landholding to date. As part of that work, the company has actively restored over 1,000 hectares of raised bog since 2009 and aims to increase this figure in the […]