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Shannonbridge turbines to turn for final time

The turbines at the West Offaly Power Station in Shannonbridge will turn for the final time as the ESB prepares to shut down production.
Leinster • 11 Dec 20

Cabinet approves €108m for midlands peatland project

The Cabinet has approved funding for a major peatlands restoration plan in the midlands.
Ireland • 24 Nov 20

ESB to close two peat-fired Midlands power stations

ESB has announced that it is to close its two peat-fired electricity generation plants in the Midlands at the end of next year. The move has implications for up to 1,000 Bord na Móna workers.
Ireland • 08 Nov 19

Unions fear up to 1,000 jobs may be axed at power plant

The secretary of the Bord na Móna group of unions has said that up to 1,000 jobs could be lost in the Midlands after An Bord Pleanála refused planning permission to redevelop an ESB power plant in Co Offaly.
Leinster • 24 Jul 19

Minister disappointed after power station plans refused

The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment has said it is disappointing that permission to redevelop the West Offaly Power Station in Shannonbridge has been refused.
Leinster • 23 Jul 19

€150m investment to build two power plants in Offaly

250 construction jobs are to be created in Co Offaly building two power plants that will employ 20 people.
Leinster • 23 Apr 18

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