News
23 Aug 2025
Guided Ecology & Heritage Walk at Ballyforan Bog for National Heritage Week
11 Jul 2025
Event Recap: EPA Researchers Meet to Share Peatland and Climate Insights
13 Jun 2025
Peatlands and People Showcases Project Progress at CINEA LIFE Visit
03 Jun 2025
World Peatlands Day - Sphagnum planting and monitoring update from BnM Bogs
28 May 2025
Peatlands and People Steering Committee Meets in Boora
21 May 2025
Peatlands & Art with Shane Hynan
20 May 2025
World Pollinator Day 2025 - Celebrating Ireland's Peatland Pollinator Heroes
08 May 2025
Peatlands & Art: The BogSkin Exhibition Comes to Esker Arts
08 Apr 2025
Exciting update: CO2PEAT Project Presents the ‘miniRECgap’ R-Package
03 Apr 2025
Updates from the EPA-funded CO2PEAT Project
28 Mar 2025
Updates from the EPA funded ASPEN Project
22 Mar 2025
World Water Day: Peatland Importance For Water Quality
19 Mar 2025
Updates from the EPA funded CH4Peat project
04 Mar 2025
Updates from the EPA and Bord na Móna funded project WET-PEAT
09 Dec 2024
LIFE IP Peatlands and People 2024 Newsletter Out Now!
06 Dec 2024
Red Letter Day for EU Life Peatlands and People project on Bord na Mona bogs - 1 millionth Sphagnum moss plug planted!
12 Nov 2024
Bord na Móna conducts trials for the mechanisation of Sphagnum planting and Bog cotton establishment
14 Oct 2024
Peat-Hub Ireland Publishes Peatland Database of Research
01 Oct 2024
Meet the Accelerate Green Start Autumn 2024 Cohort
20 Sep 2024
LIFE IP Peatlands and People Donates Sphagnum Moss to Green Restoration Ireland for Enhanced Peatland Restoration
23 Aug 2024
EPA and Bord na Móna funded project, WET-PEAT investigating the efficacy of peatland restoration
26 Jul 2024
Peat Hub Ireland Glossary - Peatland Words of the Week
19 Jul 2024
Research Updates from the CO2PEAT Project
01 Jul 2024
PeatHub Ireland Glossary - Peatland Words of the Week
10 Jun 2024
Peat Hub Ireland Glossary - Peatland Words of the Week
05 Jun 2024
Accelerate Green Conference 2024
09 May 2024
Schools Visit to Ballycon Bog with Peatlands and People
23 Apr 2024
Meet the team with David McNicholas from Bord na Móna
22 Mar 2024
Peat Hub Ireland Glossary Now Published!
12 Mar 2024
Updates from the EPA project CH4PEAT
29 Feb 2024
Peatlands and Art: Textures, Tastes and Colours of the Bog
26 Jan 2024
Meet the Eight Sustainable Companies Selected for Accelerate Green Grow 2024
09 Nov 2023
[Webinar] Peatlands in Europe and the way forward: Insights from the Global Peatland Assessment
01 Nov 2023
New research shows that active revegetation of peatlands accelerates recovery
19 Oct 2023
Bord na Mona pilot studies of Sphagnum planting show success
12 Oct 2023
Peatlands & Art with Kathrine Geoghegan
22 Sep 2023
Peatlands & Art with Tina Claffey
21 Sep 2023
Bord na Móna calls on rising green innovators to apply for 2024 Accelerate Green programme
14 Sep 2023
Help Identify Knowledge Gaps in Irish Peatland Research
30 Aug 2023
"The Peatlands" - An immersive video installation
21 Aug 2023
Rare Common Crane Chick Identified on Bord na Mona Rewetted Peatlands
24 Jul 2023
Identifying Knowledge Gaps in Irish Peatland Research - Survey for Researchers
24 Jul 2023
Peat Hub Ireland Releases New Infographic
21 Jul 2023
Sphagnum Moss – The Bog Builder
21 Jul 2023
Updates from EPA Project CH4PEAT
20 Jul 2023
Designing the LIFE IP Peatlands and People Discovery Visitor Experience and Climate House
18 Jul 2023
WET-PEAT: EPA and Bord na Móna funded project to investigate the efficacy of peatland restoration
18 Jul 2023
IrelandNetZero: Co-Designing a Digital Simulator for Transformation and Public Good
16 Jul 2023
Panel Discussion at ISF23: Sustainability as the New Business Model
10 Jul 2023
Developing Drainage Management Plans with RPS Group
07 Jul 2023
CO2PEAT Participates in FLUX 2023 Conference
08 Jun 2023
Eight of Ireland’s rising green innovators successfully complete Bord na Móna’s 2023 Accelerate Green Programme
23 May 2023
Discover the EPA Research Supporting Peatlands and People: Peat Hub Ireland
16 May 2023
LIFE IP Peatlands and People Meets in Boora to Report on Project Progress
16 May 2023
Wonderful Water Table: Monitoring Hydrology at Peatlands and People Sites with RPS Group
04 May 2023
Keynote Speakers Announced for Ireland's Sustainable Future Conference 2023
28 Feb 2023
Request for Tenders Open for Pillar 3 Discovery Visitor Experience
24 Feb 2023
Review of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals from Ireland's Peatlands
15 Feb 2023
Meet the Eight Sustainable Start-Ups Selected for Accelerate Green 2023
14 Feb 2023
Accelerate Green 2023 Celebrates Launch in Boora, Co. Offaly
09 Jan 2023
Irish Government publishes the Climate Action Plan 2023
13 Dec 2022
Discover the EPA Research Supporting Peatlands and People: CH4Peat
06 Dec 2022
Discover the EPA Research Contributing to Peatlands and People: CO2PEAT
02 Dec 2022
New study on Irish Peatlands Calls for Faster Action
23 Nov 2022
Discover the EPA Research Supporting Peatlands and People: WET-PEAT
11 Nov 2022
The role of freshwater in climate change mitigation
20 Oct 2022
Irish Government Publishes Report on European Peatlands Initiative Exploratory Study
12 Oct 2022
Accelerate Green Success Leads to Further Programmes
04 Oct 2022
Applications Now Open for Accelerate Green 2023
23 Sep 2022
Research confirms importance of intact peatlands to combat climate change
22 Sep 2022
Pre-Accelerator Programme Comes to a Close
12 Sep 2022
Peatlands and People in the EU Environmental Implementation Review for Ireland
26 Aug 2022
A summer of biodiversity on Bord na Mona's rewetted peatlands
18 Aug 2022
LIFE-IP North-HU-Trans – Project Profile
17 Aug 2022
Rewetting raised bogs has important beneficial carbon and climate implications
18 Jul 2022
Accelerate Green: Summer 2022 Pre Accelerator Programme
13 Jul 2022
Professor Christine Domegan presents LIFE IP Peatlands and People at the 5th European Social Marketing Conference
27 Jun 2022
New EPA Report Assesses Irish Greenhouse Gas Emissions from 2021-2040
09 Jun 2022
Ireland's Sustainable Future Event 2022
30 May 2022
From the Ground Up - Article in Cois Coiribe
13 May 2022
Pennine PeatLIFE Visits LIFE IP Peatlands and People
27 Apr 2022
Project Meeting in April 2022
06 Apr 2022
Accelerate Green Programme Underway
04 Apr 2022
Latest IPCC Report Emphasises Need to Act Now to Mitigate Climate Change
17 Mar 2022
Accelerate Green Programme Kicks Off
04 Mar 2022
EPA report on the importance of maintaining biodiversity for habitat rich wetlands
01 Mar 2022
Peatlands and the EU Soil Strategy
14 Feb 2022
Living Bog End of Project Conference
11 Feb 2022
Project team visits various peatlands sites
31 Jan 2022
Existing best practice guidelines around peatland management
20 Jan 2022
New EPA Report - There’s no bog standard in peatland restoration
20 Jan 2022
World Wetlands Day 2022
12 Jan 2022
Public Consultation on the draft River Basin Management Plan
10 Jan 2022
DHLGH Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme Funding 2022
04 Jan 2022
Public consultation on Ireland’s Territorial Just Transition Plan launched
16 Dec 2021
Whitaker Institute Newsletter Includes Pillar 3 Update
15 Dec 2021
Carbon Farming on Peatlands could be great for Farmers and for the Planet – EU Report
10 Dec 2021
Wild Atlantic Nature Newsletter
03 Dec 2021
Project partner's paper discusses the next normal for marketing in response to crises
01 Dec 2021
Introduction to our People's Discovery Visitor Experience
12 Nov 2021
Peatlands and People at the COP26 Peatlands Pavilion
07 Nov 2021
Ireland's Climate Action Plan 2021
05 Nov 2021
Bright Edge Deep Online Exhibition
28 Oct 2021
Accelerate Green presented at Responsible Innovation Summit
18 Oct 2021
Bog Books Gathering Podcast
11 Oct 2021
Accelerate Green programme to boost Irish SMEs focused on sustainability
07 Oct 2021
Natural Resources Wales Peatlands Learning Resources
18 Aug 2021
Story of the bogs part 2
12 Aug 2021
EPA report shows Ireland is warmer and wetter in recent decades
12 Jul 2021
Offaly Heritage Produce Story of the Bogs
22 Jun 2021
EPA’s Green Enterprise: Innovation for a Circular Economy programme
17 Jun 2021
New legislation to implement a Circular Economy
15 Jun 2021
Department of the Taoiseach develop Climate Jargon Buster
10 Jun 2021
Research provides a strong economic case for Irish blanket bog conservation and restoration programmes
03 Jun 2021
Wetlands Identification Guide
02 Jun 2021
Peatlands Across Europe: Innovation and Inspiration guide
14 May 2021
UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration
06 May 2021
Public Consultation on the National Peatlands Strategy Mid-Term Review
29 Apr 2021
Fund announced to support outdoor adventure activities
15 Apr 2021
Toolkit on financing transitions in EU coal regions - Needs Assessment Survey
08 Apr 2021
An Fóram Uisce Peatlands Research Report launched
25 Mar 2021
Irish government approves landmark Climate Bill
18 Mar 2021
Bord na Móna Peatlands Climate Action Scheme
02 Feb 2021
Irish Peatlands central to a new EU-funded Climate Action Initiative