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Deputy calls for flaws in Shannon Callows Flood Scheme to be rectified
Flaws in the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme necessitate urgent redress, local Sinn Féin elected representative, Deputy Claire Kerrane, has stated this week.
National Peatland Centre of Excellence planned for University of Galway
University of Galway has announced plans to establish the National Peatland Centre of Excellence to help tackle national and global challenges related to peatlands and associated decarbonisation, biodiversity loss, just transitions and culture.
Naughten calls for action to address flooding risks at Shannon Callows and Lough Funshinagh
Local Independent Deputy, Denis Naughten, has highlighted the critical situation facing communities in the Shannon Callows and in the vicinity of Lough Funshinagh due to the ongoing delays in implementing long promised flood mitigation measures.
Farming fodder fears as rising Shannon Callows floodwaters cause immense concern
As rainfall continues to intensify at a local level this week, the Save Our Shannon Organisation (SOSO) has expressed vast concerns regarding the rising water levels and the detrimental impact flooding continues to have in the Callows region.
Galway projects receive funding for peatlands initiatives
Malcolm Noonan TD, Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, last evening (Wednesday) announced more than €290,000 in funding for 24 local community groups and organisations, including three in Galway, to support a variety of local projects across Ireland under the Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme 2023.
Local Fine Gael Minister of State heads plan to allow the sale of turf to continue
Local Fine Gael Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, has confirmed that the gifting or sale of turf will continue to happen legally, and there will be no areas where turf burning is banned, in a reversal of the earlier policy tabled by the Green Party.
Bord na Móna rehabilitated peatlands attracting winter visitors
Bord na Móna has been busy welcoming back winter visitors to its peatlands across the Midlands region - Sean Doyle, a member of the Ecology Team finding evidence of the Common Crane at a new site in the River Shannon floodplain.
Bord na Móna to develop Ireland’s business park with renewable energy
The Midland’s Region is set to receive an economic boost following the announcement that Bord na Móna is to develop Ireland’s first dedicated renewable energy business park on 3,000 hectares of its landbank in Westmeath and immediate surrounding counties.
Common cranes successfully breed on Bord na Mona rewetted peatlands
Common cranes which set up home on a rewetted Bord na Móna Midlands peatland earlier this year successfully hatched two baby chicks in May, the first recorded birth of Crane chicks in Ireland in over 300 years.
