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January 15, 2021 1:19 pm Former Minister for Agriculture Barry Cowen has called for ESB money to be put towards just transition funding in the midlands. Cowen said he is urging Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan to use €5 million from the ESB for local groups, projects and organisations in the area in the form of just transition grants, to allow them move away from reliance on peat harvesting. “The ESB monies of €5 million was always a contribution for the loc...

Special advisers to Government ministers earn over €4.5 million in salaries The advisers’ pay ranges from €67,659 to €180,276, with 18 of them earning more than €100,000. By Ceimin Burke Friday 15 Jan 2021, 7:34 PM Jan 15th 2021, 7:34 PM 32,528 Views 90 Comments Image: Julien Behal Photography via RollingNews.ie Image: Julien Behal P...

January 14, 2021 12:39 pm Sinn Féin has said it welcomes today’s (Thursday, January 14) news of the opening of a consultation on a new Microgeneration Support Scheme “with caution”. Party spokesperson on climate justice Lynn Boylan has raised concerns of “unnecessary barriers blocking access to ordinary people”. Individuals and communities are invited to submit views on the design of a Microgeneration Support Scheme, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Rya...

January 14, 2021 6:45 am Farmers will receive a “fair price” for selling excess electricity they generate back into the grid, under a new scheme that is being developed. Individuals and communities are invited to submit views on the design of a Microgeneration Support Scheme, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan has announced today (Thursday, January 14). This scheme will allow farmers, citizens, business owners and community organisations to generate their ow...

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Ireland to voluntarily report impact of wetlands on greenhouse gas emissions Ireland has opted to voluntarily report on the impact of managed wetland and bogs on greenhouse gas emissions and removals beginning this year, as part of “progress towards EU targets”. Under EU regulations, managed wetland includes wetland which remains as wetland, settlement or other land, converted to wetland; or wetland converted to settlement or other land. In Ireland, the majority of managed wetland falls und...

Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan has been urged to “guarantee the long-term survival” of post offices, particularly in rural areas. Sinn Féin spokesperson on climate action, communications and transport Darren O’Rourke has thanked all the staff at An Post for their work over the Christmas period and throughout 2020 as a whole, as people heavily relied on postal services. Moving into the Christmas period, the post office network is vital in ensuring children’s letters to Santa Cla...

Greencoat Renewables to buy Cavan and Offaly wind farms for €123 million It has been announced this week that Greencoat Renewables is set to buy two wind farms in counties Cavan and Offaly for €123 million. Greencoat Renewables, the renewable infrastructure company invested in euro-denominated assets, will acquire Taghart wind farm in Co. Cavan and Cloghan wind farm in Co. Offaly, from Statkraft, Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy. Construction of the wind farms is scheduled...

Ryan also said that while theres no evidence that the new strain of Covid-19 is present in Ireland at this moment, he confirmed that Irish labs are "checking every positive case" in order to find it and track it "if there is". The Government imposed a 48-hour ban on flights from Britain on Sunday night following fears over the spread of a new strain of Covid-19, while ferries to Ireland will be limited to freight travel. Ryan said the aim of the initial suspension of travel was to "assess" the ...

Community Energy Grants scheme now open for applications Are you ambitious to see the development of a renewable energy project in your community in 2021? It’s not too early to take the first step, with a grants scheme now open to help support these investments. Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan has launched the €28 million fund for community energy projects across Ireland – the Community Energy Grants scheme. Funded under the National Retrofit Programm...