N.Ireland
Peatland restoration projects could lead to a significant reduction in the land dedicated to forestry development in Northern Ireland.
Environment
A government department says an EU warning issued to Ireland in relation to peatlands does not fully consider the measures being undertaken.
A pair of Common Cranes have successfully hatched two chicks on a rewetted peatland, following a breeding attempt last year.
Minister of State Malcolm Noonan has today announced funding of €160,000 for peatland restoration projects nationwide.
The six year 'Living Bog' which has come to an end, has presented its achievements at its end-of-project conference
The first raised bog restoration and peatland rewetting project Shanakyle Bog Restoration in Co. Clare has recently been finalised.
The IPCC does not support the final report on peat use as recommendations go against Ireland's climate change and biodiversity commitments.
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Agri Politics
Teagasc education courses and the rewetting of peatland are set to go under the spotlight of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture.
Bord na Móna has "failed to indicate if it will provide explicit written guarantees" to owners of nearby farmlands, Carol Nolan says.
Grant funding of just under €230,000 has been approved to 25 local community groups and organisations for a variety of peatland projects.
Rural Life
"Anxiety is growing" amongst farmers in the midlands as plans for extensive bog rewetting progress are "still without any detailed plan".
