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Sinn Féin TD Rose Conway-Walsh says buffer zones around active turbary areas must be stopped

Turf cutting has been called ‘environmental vandalism’ by Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE), which has complained to Bord na Móna about ...

Bord na Mona says people with turbary rights must comply with regulations and planning

People with turf cutting rights will still be able to cut turf for their own use and will also be able to gift or sell it under new draft regulations on solid f...

New solid fuel regulations are set to be introduced before September.

Move to ban sale of turf by Environment Minister Eamon Ryan had caused uproar among some members of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil

Turf and timber row flares up as Green Party Minister orders consultation Laois Offaly Green and Fianna Fáil colleagues at odds Reporter: );  ); A row has flared up over a consultation plan on the burning of solid fuel such as turf and timber with a Laois Offaly colleagues in Government on either side of the fence. Laois Offaly Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen has pledged to fight against proposals to ban the cutting and burning of turf saying it was never in the coalition deal. However, his Gree...

January 15, 2021 2:28 pm Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice met with the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan and some of his senior officials, to discuss concerns around domestic turf cutting this week. It was confirmed by the minister and his officials that people who cut turf for their own fire in their own home have no need to fear an upcoming public consultation. Some reports over the Christmas period had indicated that the cutting and burning of turf domestical...