News & Updates

Bord na Móna AES has announced plans for a ‘Green National Ploughing Championships’. Key elements of the plan include a pledge of zero waste to landfill, a three-bin system to enable people to separate their waste and on-site organic waste being used to generate renewable electricity.

Decarbonisation programme, exceptional items and investment costs amount to €91.4m, with Operating Profit (before exceptional items) at €41.3m

New high-tech recycling facility is located on the site of the former peat briquette factory which closed last year and will process 24,000 tonnes of waste plastic.       

Bord na Móna will deliver a number of critical objectives of the Government’s climate action plan particularly in the areas of renewable electricity generation, recycling and waste management, and land use change.

Minister Bruton toured some of the 1100-hectare site and received a briefing on Bord na Móna’s plans for renewable energy production and the new business projects that support the company’s decarbonisation programme.

Bord na Móna has awarded €42,500 to 14 community and voluntary organisations in the vicinity of Bruckana Wind Farm

€125,000 available in funding for local community organisations

Bord na Móna has submitted a planning application to An Bord Pleanála for the proposed 96MW Derryadd windfarm. The proposed development will be situated on cutaway peatlands on Derryadd, Derryaroge and Lough Bannow bogs located in South Co. Longford.

Lough Boora nature and outdoor sculpture park – has been named the winner of RTPI Ireland’s Best Places competition.