Environment
EU turf cutting case could 'unravel years of work' - MEP
An Irish MEP has voiced concerns about the potential impact of a turf cutting case being taken by the European...
Environment
An Irish MEP has voiced concerns about the potential impact of a turf cutting case being taken by the European...
Environment
Turf cutting on raised bogs in 2023 was down by almost 40% when compared with the previous year, the Department...
Rural Life
The CEO of Irish Rural Link, Seamus Boland, told the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development...
Environment
The burning of solid fuel such as coal, turf and wood to heat homes is one of the most significant...
Rural Life
67,891 households have been using peat, including turf, as the main source for heating their homes, according to the latest...
Environment
A new wildlife bill will achieve a “greater area of high nature value peatlands protection across a much wider geographic...
Agri-Business
Almost 393,000t of Irish peat were exported last year, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie...
Agri-Business
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue is currently examining the impact of turf cutting on commonage...
CAP / Schemes
The Rural Independent group of TDs have called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, to...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is proposing to enter into a data sharing agreement with the...
Agri-Business
Confusion exists around the impact of turf cutting on eligibility and payments for farmers under the new Agri-Climate Rural Environmental...
Environment
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has said that a warning issued by the EU Commission to Ireland...
Rural Life
Following the announcement that the government has agreed draft regulations on the sale and use of solid fuels, including turf,...
Agri Politics
The Department of Environment, Climate and Communications has announced that the sale of turf, smoky coal and wet wood will...
Rural Life
People with turbary rights will continue to be able to sell or gift turf through traditional channels under proposed new...
Rural Life
The two largest parties in the government coalition, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, are being called on to “stand up”...
Environment
The Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan has said that the emissions ceilings for every sector will have...
Rural Life
A TD has claimed that retrofitting local authority houses will take at least a decade and as a result the...