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'Categoric assurance' that briquettes will continue for sale despite smoky coal ban

Bord Na Móna expects its peat briquettes to continue to be allowed for sale for the next number of years, Deputy Barry Cowen has confirmed. The Fianna Fáil TD said he spoke to Bord na Móna who reassured him that peat briquettes would pass scientific ...

06 May 2022 at 12:19

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Taoiseach sort of opens door for return of Offaly TD as Minister

Laois Offaly TD and former Minister Barry Cowen could return to the Government table according to the Taoiseach who cautioned, however, that there is a limit to cabinet seats in a three party Coalition. Micheál Martin was asked by a reporter this ...

13 Feb 2022 at 13:47

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'Cease price gouging' - Offaly TD calls out ESB's 'super' normal profits'

The Dáil has heard that ESB is making "super'normal profits" from the Irish energy market, due to a lack of competition. Speaking in the Dáil, Offaly Fianna Fail TD Barry Cowen said the dominance of the semi-state body has allowed it sell power ...

01 Dec 2021 at 17:19

National News

ESB should cease 'price gouging' on energy charges, Dáil hears

The Dáil has heard that ESB is making "super'normal profits" from the Irish energy market, due to a lack of competition. Speaking in the Dáil, Fianna Fail's Barry Cowen said the dominance of the semi-state body has allowed it sell power into ...

01 Dec 2021 at 17:09

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Did ESB "orchestrate energy crisis", Barry Cowen asks in Dáil

The role of the ESB in the "exacerbating" the energy crisis was questioned by Deputy Barry Cowen in the Dáil this week. Deputy Cowen also asked if a “cosy arrangement” between national grid operator EirGrid and the energy supplier is giving ...

04 Nov 2021 at 16:49

Midland Tribune

Explanation demanded as Banagher Meat Plant saga drags on for 16 months

An Offaly TD has this week demanded an explanation as to why the Banagher Chilling Meat Plant saga is dragging on for so long. Deputy Barry Cowen pointed out that continued delays at An Bord Pleanála (ABP) level to the long-awaited €40m ...

12 Jan 2022 at 19:01

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Paschal Donohoe should not be hounded from office, Barry Cowen insists

Former government minister Barry Cowen has insisted Paschal Donohoe should not be hounded out of office over the controversy linked to his election campaign expenses. The Fianna Fail TD was sacked as agriculture minister in 2020 after ...

20 Jan 2023 at 15:25

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Barry Cowen's analogy comparing evictions ban to free sweets not a good one, says Taoiseach

A Fianna Fail TD’s analogy comparing extending the eviction ban to “making sweets free for children” was not a good one, the Taoiseach has said. Leo Varadkar was commenting after former government minister and Laois Offaly TD Barry ...

30 Mar 2023 at 18:35

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Fianna Fail adds senators Lisa Chambers and Niall Blaney to European ticket

Fianna Fail has added senators Lisa Chambers and Niall Blaney to its European ticket to contest the June elections. The pair will run in the Midlands-North-West constituency alongside party colleague Barry Cowen. The party’s ...

29 Feb 2024 at 19:37

Midland Tribune

Cowen welcomes scheme to assist Shannon Callows farmers

LOCAL Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen, has welcomed a scheme to assist farmers who have lost fodder due to exceptional flooding in the Shannon Callows. The announcement followed consultation between the Minister for Agriculture, ...

17 Nov 2023 at 17:26

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'It will be heavily regulated' - Company moves to allay Tullamore digester fears

THE company proposing to build a renewable biogas facility at Ballyduff, Tullamore, has promised it ''will design, maintain and operate the AD [Anaerobic Digester] plant to very high standards.'' Paul Carson spokesperson ...

16 Sept 2020 at 16:13

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'It will be heavily regulated' - Company moves to allay Tullamore digester fears

16 Sept 2020 at 16:02

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