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Health alliance says anything less than a full ban on sale of turf will 'cost lives'

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Health alliance says only a full ban on sale of turf will 'save lives'

A coalition of public health organisations across Ireland has warned that a failure to fully ban the sale of turf could cost lives and would represent an abandonment of the State’s duty to protect public health. However, such a ban is a contentious ...

26 Apr 2022 at 20:00

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Relief for many households as turf cutting Covid-19 restriction changed

There is relief in households in many parts of Ireland that the turf cutting season can get underway during the Covid-19 lockdown. The Department of Heritage and the Gaeltacht is now giving a special exemption from the emergency Covid-19 ...

12 Apr 2020 at 12:00

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'It is not paused' - Eamon Ryan rejects Tánaiste's statement that ban on sale of turf is paused

Claims that a ban on the sale of turf has been paused has been rejected by Environment Minister Eamon Ryan. It comes hours after Tánaiste Leo Varadkar told the Fine Gael parliamentary party that the ban has been put on hold because of ...

14 Apr 2022 at 15:46

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Govt plan to restrict turf sales 'not an outright ban', insists Eamon Ryan

The Government will not walk away from a plan to restrict turf sales in Ireland, with Eamon Ryan insisting it's "not an outright ban". The Environment minister said there was an urgent need to tackle the health damage caused by the ...

28 Apr 2022 at 15:36

National News

'It is not paused' - Eamon Ryan rejects Tánaiste's statement that ban on sale of turf is paused

14 Apr 2022 at 13:43

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Turf war declared as Minister Ryan seeks views on controlling peat use

Two midlands TDs, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, Fine Gael's Peter Burke and Fianna Fail's Barry Cowen have pledged to fight against proposals to ban the cutting and burning ...

18 Feb 2021 at 22:15

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'From tae to midges' - The A to Z of the bog

Anyone who has ever worked on the bog knows the pain and suffering and small bit of satisfaction it brings. The bog has a language all it's own and we have put together the definitive A to Z so you won't feel left out if ...

16 May 2020 at 12:03

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Twenty things your aul lad said to you on the bog growing up

Clearly not impressed with the condition of the turf after being reliably informed that she was ready to foot. 'Sure, Jazus, you'd have to peel that out of the ground, the state it's in.' 2. The midges, Jazus to hell! ...

08 Apr 2017 at 15:10

Taoiseach promises resolution on contentious turf-cutting issue

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Taoiseach promises resolution on turf-cutting issue

Questions over Government policy on turf cutting continued on Thursday, as coalition leaders were quizzed on claims that a ban on the sale of turf has been paused. Environment Minister Eamon Ryan had earlier rejected ...

15 Apr 2022 at 12:29

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Man to be brought before court over alleged interference with Midlands bog where turf cutting is banned

A man alleged to have breached an order not to interfere with lands designated as a National Heritage Area is to be brought before the High Court by gardai over his alleged contempt. The National Parks and Wildlife ...

06 Jun 2020 at 14:27

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Green Party members defend ‘workable’ proposals amid turf ban row

Green Party politicians have hit back at critics of plans to curtail the commercial sale of turf, calling it a “life-saving” measure. The leader of the Green Party said on Tuesday that the proposal, which has ...

26 Apr 2022 at 11:03

National News

Health alliance says only a full ban on sale of turf will 'save lives'

26 Apr 2022 at 16:32

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