Agri-Business
Turf cutting rights 'not absolute in nature' - McConalogue
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that turf cutting rights are subject to “lawful regulation by...
Agri-Business
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that turf cutting rights are subject to “lawful regulation by...
Environment
The Rural Ireland Organisation (RIO) has accused the government of using a health issue to justify the end of turf...
Rural Life
Fianna Fáil Senator Eugene Murphy has advised all people who use turf as a fuel to continue to cut, rear...
Agri-Business
Independent TD, Michael Fitzmaurice, received no government opposition to his motion calling for a number of turf-related exemptions to be...
Rural Life
An independent TD is to table a Dáil motion calling for those with turf harvesting rights to be exempt from...
Agri-Business
A Fine Gael TD said that his party is fully committed to ensuring there will be no end to traditional...
Rural Life
A Sinn Féin motion to scrap the planned ban on the commercial sale of turf was defeated in a Dáil...
Rural Life
A vote on the government amendment of a motion presented by Sinn Féin to stop the proposed ban on the...
Environment
The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) has called on the government to act to keep all turf in the ground where...
Rural Life
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that there will be no ban on the sharing of turf “for those with rights...
Environment
The government’s current draft Clean Air Strategy cannot deliver meaningful improvements to Ireland’s air quality, according to An Taisce. The...
Rural Life
The Fine Gael deputy government chief whip, Brendan Griffin and Seanad whip, senator Seán Kyne, have told Minister for the...
Rural Life
A number of TDs and senators from Fianna Fáil will formally call on Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon...
Rural Life
Irish Rural Link (IRL) has welcomed the decision to scale back the ban on the burning and selling of turf,...
Rural Life
Independent TD for Laois-Offaly, Deputy Carol Nolan has said it is time for Sinn Féin to “get off the fence”...
Rural Life
There will be no ban on the gifting or sharing of turf under planned restrictions on its sale proposed by...
Rural Life
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture, deputy Matt Carthy, has said that the government must reverse its proposed ban on the...
Rural Life
A proposed ban on the sale and distribution of turf from September is causing “severe stress” to homeowners, according to...