Turning wetlands into fuel brings cheap energy to the countryside, but at a cost to ecosystems that trap carbon in the ground ...

In Ireland, the roads seem designed for getaways: they wind between ocean and peat bogs, Celtic ruins and pastures, big gusts ...

CLONBULLOGUE, Ireland (Reuters) -As wind turbines on the horizon churn out clean energy, John Smyth bends to stack damp peat - the cheap, smoky fuel he has harvested for half a century.

South Side Irish Parade in Beverly and Morgan Park brought crowds out despite the cold and snow on March 16, 2025. Parade committee officials estimated a turnout of 77,000 at the event, which featu… ...

Research into Iron Age bog bodies by the National Museum of Ireland has shown that these human sacrifices were likely connected to sovereignty and kinship rituals. Speaking to the Irish Examiner in ...

Ireland’s AI data centers are sucking up too much of the country’s energy Fears of rolling blackouts led Ireland’s grid operator to halt new data centers near Dublin until 2028 ...

SUSAN MIHALO: The Cowles Bog Wetland Complex — bog, fen, wet prairie, sedge meadow, swamp — or all of the above?

In ancient times, dairy or animal fat was buried in bogs for preservation or put in a wooden container as an offering to gods or spirits, according to The Irish News. The slab of bog butter on ...

Battle of the bogs: Farmers and EU face off over Ireland’s largest carbon store Irish farmers have been burning carbon-rich peat to heat their rural homes for generations, but the practice has ...

O n Ireland’s wet and windy Achill Island, local sheep farmer Stephen Gavin, 64, has been harvesting peat from the wetlands near his home since April. The unmistakable smell of the bog’s sweet ...