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ANALYSIS: Budget 2022 offers support but town centres and vacancies not tackled

...Over €200m in 2020 has been allocated to retrofitting, but this will see the upgrading of only 1% of the housing stock. The CLIMATE ACTION PLAN foresees 500,000 homes being deep retrofitted by 2030 which suggests that government policy on Climate Action has yet to...

15 Oct 2021 at 15:12

Local News

5k fun run in aid of Temple street set for Bunlahy

This Saturday, September 14, the village of Bunlahy are set to play host to a charity 5km fun run in aid of Temple Street Children’s hospital in Dublin. Registration for the event, of which everyone is welcome to attend, will take place from 4pm, ...

13 Sept 2019 at 17:00

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Longford Leader Farming: Carbon Budget will have serious impact on rural economy

“Our most productive farmers simply cannot remain viable if agriculture has to reduce emissions by between 21% and 30% as has been reported. This will have profound implications for the rural economy,” he said. “Some may compare the carbon ...

08 Nov 2021 at 17:00

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Flaherty warns Longford will suffer unless Just Transition report recommendations are implemented quickly

Fianna Fáil TD for Longford Joe Flaherty has welcomed the publication of the Just Transition Report but has warned that unless the recommendations are implemented quickly Longford will suffer. Deputy Flaherty said, “The Just Transition ...

23 May 2020 at 00:47

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Transition Longford: Growing food in the town during Covid-19 lockdown

Delighted to be back with our series of Transition articles. It’s been a very difficult and challenging few months, particularly of course for our elderly, our young people and the vulnerable within our communities. The disruptive ...

25 Jul 2020 at 17:00

Local News

Ministers McConalogue and Heydon launch ACRES Training Scheme

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, T.D., and Minister of State with responsibility for farm safety Martin Heydon T.D. have announced the launch of the ACRES Training Scheme. The scheme will ...

19 Jun 2023 at 14:00

Motoring

Longford motor dealers slam Greens’ failure to engage on emission target flaws

...expert advice and evidence. “We can show how flawed data was used to set the targets in the Government’s CLIMATE ACTION PLAN (CAP). Serious concerns have also been raised by the Climate Change Advisory Council. Their annual report,...

02 Oct 2020 at 17:18

Local News

Longford Leader Farming: Trying to make sense of the Climate Action Plan

The CLIMATE ACTION PLAN is aiming to reduce our total national emissions by 51% by 2030. Each sector of the economy has been allocated a budget and two of those are relevant to farmers namely Agriculture and Land Use, Land use Change & Forestry...

22 Nov 2021 at 17:00

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Longford County Council shortlisted in two categories for Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards 2021

Longford County Council has been shortlisted in two categories for the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards 2021. Longford, for its Strategy and Guidance for Rural Working Hubs, is one of ten local ...

30 Aug 2021 at 12:00

National News

New research reveals significant amount of people cannot afford to deep retrofit their homes

...by Liquid Gas Ireland. The findings published today November 10, follow last week’s launch of the CLIMATE ACTION PLAN 2021, which reiterated the Government’s ambitious target to retrofit 500,000 homes and install 400,000...

10 Nov 2021 at 15:56

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Longford Leader Farming: Know your number

...Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC). These actions are provided to encourage farmers to engage with the CLIMATE ACTION PLAN and make farmers more informed on those types of actions. The white leaf relates to more general...

26 Oct 2021 at 09:00

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Multi-million euro lifeline for Bord na Móna workers

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe was yesterday (Tuesday) facing growing pressure to set aside a multi million euro package to protect up to 2,000 Bord na Mona jobs in Longford and surrounding counties. A large ...

09 Oct 2019 at 11:08

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