Rural Life
Retrofit local authority houses before banning sale of turf - TD
A TD has claimed that retrofitting local authority houses will take at least a decade and as a result the...
turf sale
Rural Life
Sinn Féin motion to scrap turf sale ban defeated in Dáil vote
A Sinn Féin motion to scrap the planned ban on the commercial sale of turf was defeated in a Dáil...
Environment
Irish Wildlife Trust wants turf kept in the ground 'where it belongs'
The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) has called on the government to act to keep all turf in the ground where...
Rural Life
Taoiseach: No ban on gifting turf 'for those with right to harvest'
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that there will be no ban on the sharing of turf “for those with rights...
Rural Life
Fine Gael whips tell Minister Ryan not to proceed with turf sale ban
The Fine Gael deputy government chief whip, Brendan Griffin and Seanad whip, senator Seán Kyne, have told Minister for the...
Rural Life
Fianna Fáil TDs and senators to call on Ryan to suspend turf sale ban
A number of TDs and senators from Fianna Fáil will formally call on Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon...
Rural Life
Turf: 'No ban' on sharing or gifting under planned regulations
There will be no ban on the gifting or sharing of turf under planned restrictions on its sale proposed by...
Rural Life
Call on government to reverse plan to ban sale of turf
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture, deputy Matt Carthy, has said that the government must reverse its proposed ban on the...
Rural Life
Proposed turf sale ban causing 'severe stress' - TD
A proposed ban on the sale and distribution of turf from September is causing “severe stress” to homeowners, according to...
Agri Politics
Turf sale ban is 'wrong move at the wrong time' - Carthy
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture, deputy Matt Carthy has criticised the government’s mixed messages on a proposed ban on the...
Rural Life
Green Party confirms that turf sale ban will proceed
Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, has confirmed that a ban on the sale of turf will...
Rural Life
Turf sale 'fiasco' has now become a 'farce' - TD
Independent TD for Laois Offaly, Carol Nolan has said there needs to be absolute clarity on the status of the...
Rural Life
Turf sale ban could not be more 'inappropriate' - Cahill
The proposed ban on the sale and gifting of turf, which was recently suggested by the environment minister, Eamon Ryan,...