Rural Life
A series of power cuts near the Irish town of Sixmilebridge over the past 14 months left locals frustrated and in search of answers.
Agri-Business
The environment in which the calf is living in also has a significant impact. The results also show record capital investment of...
Environment
The ESB and Coillte have secured financial backing for a wind farm project in Co. Cork, which represents an overall investment of €64m.
While 2014 saw a horrific amount of farm fatalities in Ireland one area where safety on Irish farms has improved has been deaths due to overhead power lines.
Since the year 2000, 49 people have died after coming into contact with electricity, including farm deaths,
The ESB is reminding farmers to be safe this Christmas and to never take risks with electricity.
There is growing concern over new wayleave rights in ESB legislation, which could see private contractors gain compulsory access to farmland.
ESB Networks currently imports more than 15,000 timber poles a year due to insufficient supply from Coillte as a result of dwindling supplies of Douglas Fir and Larch.
Minister for Agriculture and the ICMSA, have described the threatened industrial action at ESB as "a disaster and a "retrograde step for the Irish economy".
National Ploughing Championships
Double para-olympic gold medalist and ESB medalist employee Mark Rogan joined ESB Networks managing director Jerry O'Sullivan at the National Ploughing Championships today to launch a new ESB Networks Customer Service Improvement Plan.
