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78 seasonal workers are being laid off immediately

Bord na Móna to lay off 150 workers in Longford

Bord na Móna is laying off 78 seasonal workers with immediate effect and will temporarily lay off another 72 permanent workers from next Thursday after the ESB suspended operations its power-plant at Lough Ree in Co Longford.

Leinster • 11 Jul 19

SIPTU said the move away from fossil fuels could be 'devastating' for its members

SIPTU calls for support for Bord na Móna workers

SIPTU has called for a "Just Transition Fund" to provide financial support and redeployment options to workers in companies like Bord na Móna, who will be hit by Ireland's requirement to meet climate change targets and move to a low carbon economy.

News • 23 Nov 18

Bord na Móna recently announced that that up to 430 workers are to be made redundant

Bill aims to move workers from fossil fuel industries

The Green Party has launched a bill to facilitate the transfer of workers from fossil fuel industries to climate friendly ones.

Politics • 07 Nov 18

Bord na Móna is to close 17 of its 62 active bogs immediately

Bord na Móna announces up to 430 redundancies

Bord na Móna has announced that up to 430 workers are to be made redundant, with up to 150 expected to go by Easter next year.

Business • 24 Oct 18

Bord na Móna has plans to phase out the use of peat by 2030

Bord na Móna expected to cut hundreds of jobs

The board of directors of Bord na Móna is expected to approve a plan tomorrow that will lead to the loss of 150 jobs before Easter 2019 and up to 850 redundancies in the peat harvesting business by 2025.

Ireland • 23 Oct 18

Bord na Móna briquette plant at Littleton closed last May

Agreement reached on Bord na Móna plant redundancy deal

Unions at Bord na Mona have reached agreement on the terms of redundancy for up to 70 workers at the firm's peat briquette plant in Tipperary, following months of negotiations.

Leinster • 19 Jan 18

Strike had been planned over a threat of outsourcing jobs to a private contractor

Bord na Móna transport strike called off

A planned action by Bord na Móna transport workers tomorrow has been cancelled with both sides agreeing to enter an internal process to resolve issues.

Ireland • 15 Nov 17

The company is to invest in wind, biomass and other renewable energy sources over the coming years

Bord na Móna to invest €1.2bn over 13 years

Turnover and profits are down at Bord na Móna, the semi-State peat and renewable energy company.

News • 17 Jul 17

Unions insisted the proposed closure date of March 2018 for Littleton be dropped immediately

Unions warn of industrial action at Bord na Móna

Unions at Bord na Móna have warned management they will consult the company's entire workforce on staging industrial action in all divisions unless a closure date announced for the Littleton Peat Briquette Factory in Thurles, Co Tipperary next March is dropped.

Munster • 08 May 17

The Bord na Móna plant in Littleton, Co Tipperary

125 jobs at risk with closure of Bord na Móna plant

Bord na Móna is to close its peat briquette plant in Littleton, Co Tipperary next April with the loss of 69 permanent jobs.

News • 05 May 17

The companies said the reduction in the cost of solar technology has made it a more financially viable option for Ireland

Solar power to be developed on Bord na Móna peatland

ESB and Bord na Móna have announced plans for a joint venture to develop solar power in Ireland.

Ireland • 27 Apr 17

Workers at Edenderry claim they are paid €15,000 less than staff at comparable generating units

Second 24-hour strike at Edenderry power plant

A midlands power station is off the national grid this morning for second time in ten days in a dispute over salary levels.

Leinster • 06 Apr 17

For the duration of this industrial action the power station will not be supplying energy to the national electricity grid

SIPTU members at peat-burning plant to strike

Operations at a Bord na Móna owned peat-burning power station in the midlands will come to a halt for the second time in ten days tomorrow when workers stage strike action.

Leinster • 05 Apr 17

The workers say their annual salary is €15,000 less than other similar workers

36 workers on strike at Edenderry Power Plant

Workers at a Bord na Móna-owned power station in the midlands are on strike this morning in a dispute over pay and bargaining powers.

Leinster • 27 Mar 17

The company says no decision has yet been taken regarding the future operation of the briquette factories

Fears for 130 jobs at two briquette factories

Bord na Móna has confirmed it is carrying out a comprehensive review of its briquetting operations at two plants in the midlands after a decrease in sales led to new fears over the future of 130 jobs.

Leinster • 21 Mar 17

The Bord na Móna plant in Edenderry burns up to 1.2 million tonnes of peat a year

Bord na Móna gets planning for Edenderry plant

An Bord Pleanála has granted permission for Bord na Móna to continue to operate a Co Offaly power station until 2023 despite concerns over possible environmental damage to the Bog of Allen and EU protected rivers.

News • 23 Dec 16

Bord na Móna CEO Mike Quinn said all of its business divisions have enjoyed a strong year this year

Bord na Móna net profit drops more than 50%

Net profit at Bord na Móna more than halved in the last financial year according to the company’s latest annual report.

Business • 25 Jul 16

Bord na Móna is 'shovel ready to start construction' that will allow it to meet demand for smokeless fuel when the 2017 ban on smoky coal comes into place

Bord na Móna to build €20m smokeless fuel plant

Bord na Móna says it has secured planning permission from Limerick Co Council for a smokeless fuel plant in the port village of Foynes, which will create 60 jobs when operational.

Business • 18 Feb 16

Workers voted 60/40 in favour of the proposals

Bord na Móna workers accept pay proposals

Workers at Bord na Móna have voted in favour of proposals aimed at resolving a dispute over a pay cut in the company.

News • 15 Feb 16

An Taisce said the decision was reckless in the extreme

Peat-fired power stations to operate beyond 2019

Environmental groups have reacted angrily to the announcement that ESB and Bord na Móna have agreed to extend the operation of two peat-fired power stations in the Midlands beyond 2019.

News • 13 May 15

Bord na Móna said a successful peat harvest last summer pushed profits higher

Bord na Móna reports record profit of €50.3m

Bord na Móna has reported a 113% increase in operating profits to a record €50.3m in its annual report for 2014.

Business • 21 Jul 14

A gorse fire in Howth, Co Dublin Bord na Móna volunteers are monitoring high-risk areas

Bord na Móna warns of ‘high risk’ of wild fires

Bord na Móna has warned of a "high risk" of wild fires as a result of improved weather.

News • 16 Jun 14

Bord na Móna Chairman John Horgan flies over the site of the new 40MW wind farm development at Bruckana

Bord na Móna halts €1bn Clean Energy Hub

Bord na Móna has said it will not continue its €1bn Clean Energy Hub project to export renewable energy to the UK due to lack of an intergovernmental deal.

News • 15 Apr 14

Tall wind turbines will soon be part of the landscape in Co Offaly

Waiting for 'real' jobs as the turbines go up

In the heart of the night a convoy of lorries is moving slowly along the winding roads of Co Offaly, writes RTÉ Midlands Correspondent Ciaran Mullooly.

Special Reports • 03 Feb 14

Major wind farm project launched by Bord na Móna

Bord na Móna has announced plans for what it claims will be the largest onshore wind farm development in Europe.

News • 24 Oct 13

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