Environment
The EPA said there has been “significant peat extraction” without planning permission, with no enforcement from local authorities.
Rural Life
The European Commission has referred Ireland to the EU Court of Justice for allegedly failing to comply with rules on peat cutting.
An Taisce is calling on Minister for Heritage James Browne to provide a plan of action to combat the issue of illegal peat extraction.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published its report on 'Large-Scale illegal Peat Extraction in Ireland'
The EPA has requested that each local authority prepares site-specific enforcement plans to investigate all illegal peat activities
Agri Politics
An independent TD has called on the government to temporarily suspend the current system of...
