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Butterfly group objects to ESB and Bord na Móna solar farm project
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Butterfly expert Jesmond Harding said the solar farm’s site at Drehid in Kildare is the only known breeding site for the Small Skipper butterfly in Ireland.

Thu, 09 Apr, 2020

Bord Na Mona launch 'waste to energy' project in Kildare
Bord Na Mona launch 'waste to energy' project in Kildare

Bord Na Mona will officially launch a new landfill-gas power plant in Co. Kildare this morning.

Mon, 07 Apr, 2014

Methane produced by rotting landfill rubbish set to power 14,000 homes

In 2014, 14,000 homes in Co Kildare will be powered by gas produced from rotting rubbish in a landfill site at the county’s Drehid facility.

Sat, 27 Apr, 2013

Man killed in Kildare accident

A man has died following an accident at a waste management facility in Co Kildare today.

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