‘Consultation with the locals is zero’
Man called to door
Local concerns
From the data gathered by the Irish Dental Association
Some 3,600 tonnes of horticultural peat arrived from Latvia into Drogheda Port
Carol Nolan
Carol Nolan says service in crisis
The ESB has confirmed that it is working on plans to demolish its power plant sites at Shannonbridge in West Offaly and Lough Ree in Lanesborough in order to construct “renewable energy centres.” The semi-state company say the demolition works will assist the State in reaching its emission reduction goals by 2030. The move has […]
Independent TD Carol Nolan has said that that people in the Midlands who have been devastated by the closure of peat harvesting need more than a part-time Commissioner for Just Transition. The Deputy for Laois Offaly was raising concerns around the proposed appointment of the Just Transition Commissioner, Mr Kieran Mulvey, as the chair of […]
“We need to recommence peat harvesting until 2030. Unhinged environmental policies have left workers in the Midlands devastated while we’re importing peat briquettes from Germany” says CAROL NOLAN TD. “Workers need a fair chance”. TDs need to stop having one foot in the green camp and one for the workers.”
On Friday, Eirgrid announced that peak electricity demand had been surpassed twice in the previous seven days. It was ironic that this came on the day that the first of two midlands peat stations, Shannonbridge in County Offaly, were officially closed. The remaining peat station at Lough Ree will shut down next Friday. The reasons given by Eirgrid […]
Why are our workers being punished?” Carol Nolan TD for Offaly hits out at Government climate policy which she says is devastating jobs in the midlands region. She asks why rural workers and rural Ireland are being adversely affected by a government implementing populist policies. Nolan says the announcemnet came as a huge shock to […]