Offaly Man Spins Winning Streak Wheel

An Offaly man who spun the Grand Prize Wheel on Winning Streak on RTE One on Saturday (14th April), winning a total of €42,000, claims he is the fifth person from his country road in Daingean to appear on the popular game show! Retired former Bord na Mona employee, Jimmy Kilmurray, thought he was the butt of an […]

Rare African Birds find Winter Sun on Midland Bogs

Four Glossy Ibis seen on two Irish Bogs Other rare birds also recorded on sites across Midlands   Three Glossy Ibis, a rare bird usually found in North Africa, have taken up residence on a bog in Co Westmeath just days after another Ibis was spotted at a bog in Co Offaly.  A number of […]

Bord na Móna launches move to Bioenergy

New business- ‘Bord na Móna Bioenergy’ will supply 1.5million tonnes of biomass to Irish market Exit from peat to accelerate as company embraces carbon neutral energy   Bord na Móna has launched its new Bioenergy business marking a critical step away from its traditional peat business towards renewable energy generation and supply. The announcement was […]

Business in the Community Ireland Reveals Top Companies Contributed €396,303 and 1958 volunteer hours to Charities and Community Groups in Tipperary in 2016

The companies who made an impact in Tipperary: Abbott Ireland, Bank of Ireland,. Boots Retail (Irl) Ltd., Bord na Mona, BT Ireland, Cook Medical, Dawn Meats Group, Gas Networks Ireland, Intel Ireland, KBC Bank Ireland, KPMG, Marks & Spencer Ireland Ltd, MSD, Musgrave, Roadbridge, RTÉ, Tesco Ireland, Three.   The Business Impact Map which can […]

Bord na Móna Completes Rehabilitation Of c. 12,000 Hectares Of Bog

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 […]

Bord na Móna announces biggest change of land use in modern Irish history

–          125,000 acres(50,000 ha) to change use by 2030 –          Bord na Móna commits to new sustainable business across national  landholding and will continue to be major employer –          Transition from energy peat harvesting into new businesses complete by 2030 –          Carbon output to decrease dramatically –          Rehabilitation of substantial areas of Irish bog         […]

Clean Air Proposal Boosts Smokeless Market Leader Bord na Móna

Bord na Móna, the smokeless fuel market leader in Ireland, says today’s announcement of a 2018 ban on bituminous coal is a boost for the company’s business. Bord na Móna has been a leader in solid fuel for decades and has embraced the migration to smokeless solid fuel in the 25 years since the Dublin ban. Speaking this morning Bord na Móna Head of Fuels, Eddie Scaife, said “The majority […]

Lore and Laughter with Bord na Móna at The Lough Boora Parklands for National Heritage Week

As part of National Heritage Week, Bord na Móna will host a special ‘Lore and Laughter in the Parklands’ event in the picturesque location of The Lough Boora Parklands in Co. Offaly on Saturday, 20th August 2011. The event coincides with the beginning of this year’s National Heritage Week and is also the first ‘National […]

Special Bosco Performance at Unlock the Adventure at Lough Boora, 12th June 2011

Bord na Móna together with Rehab are delighted to announce that there will be two live performances by everyone’s favourite puppet, Bosco, at ‘Unlock the Adventure at Lough Boora’ which takes place on Sunday, 12th June at The Lough Boora Parklands in Co. Offaly.  This fun-filled family event, now in its second year, runs from […]

The Rehab Waterways Adventure, in association with Bord na Móna, Sets Sail

On Thursday, 12th May 2011, the Rehab Waterways Adventure in association with Bord na Móna, officially launches from Ringsend Basin at Grand Canal Dock in Dublin. The adventure sees the heritage boat, the Nieuwe Zorgen set sail for four weeks visiting towns and villages throughout the midlands of Ireland – including Kilcock, Mullingar and Athlone […]

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