Environment
A decision to refer a legal challenge against the Government’s fifth Nitrates Action Programme to the EU Court of Justice has been welcomed.
An Irish MEP has voiced concerns about the potential impact of a turf cutting case being taken by the European Commission against Ireland.
Turf cutting on raised bogs in 2023 was down by almost 40% when compared with the previous year, the Department of Housing said.
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that Ireland failed to designate special areas of conservation.
Rural Life
The ruling this week by the European Court of Justice that veterinary medicines in Ireland should be labelled both in the Irish and English language will have "only a limited and temporary benefit".
