Housing

2nd March 2018 / Community

With all the discussions about housing today, people may not know that in the past Bord na Móna built houses for its employees.

From the…

Welcome to Bord na Móna Living History

23rd February 2018 / Featured

The Bord na Móna Heartland website and Facebook page was launched in 2011 to share the unique history and heritage of Bord na Móna and…

Bord na Móna apprentices

23rd November 2017 / Community

A photo of Bord na Móna apprentices taken at Athlone RTC around 1973 or 1974. A hirsute bunch - We got this from Michael Kenny…

1917 Peat Committee Anniversary.

23rd November 2017 / Environment

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Committee set up by the British Fuel Research Board to make recommendations on improving the winning, preparation…

Soviet Visit

23rd November 2017 / Work

In August 1956 Bord na Móna was involved in a bit of controversy over a two week visit to Ireland by a delegation of Soviet…

Bord na Móna GAA Connection.

23rd November 2017 / Community

We recently announced a ten year sponsorship deal with Offaly GAA which saw the county grounds in Tullamore officially renamed as Bord na Móna O’Connor…

Research and Development

23rd November 2017 / Development

Kathleen Doherty remembers the building of Coill Dubh village and the men who came to work and live there. Listen to what she said about…

Mary McAleese

23rd November 2017 / Innovation

It became a great peat company, a great energy company, a hugely important employer in times and places where employment…

Mary McAleese, 2009