Green Party senator Malcolm Noonan said industrial hemp has huge potential and could be used in many applications. “I really think the Government should be giving active consideration to the growing of industrial hemp at scale in Ireland," Mr Noonan said. “It has huge potential for embodied carbon, but also from the environmental growing of the crop. Malcolm Noonan: 'It has huge potential for embodied carbon, but also from the environmental growing of the crop. Potential markets also exist for hemp fibre, with its use in the construction industry offering the most significant opportunity.

Source: Irish Examiner February 22, 2026 09:40 UTC