Nursery owner says jobs at risk in horticulture industry
One of Ireland’s leading nursery owners has contended that thousands of jobs are at risk in the Irish horticulture industry due to shortage of peat production.
Larry Doran of Doran Nurseries in Timahoe, Co. Kildare, said that the Irish horticulture community had been thrown into crisis with fears that Bord na Móna will be unable to supply any peat for next year’s growing season.
“Bord na Mona previously assured the growers that they had enough stockpiled peat and compost allocated to get them through the next growing season.
Irish Nurseries rep warns thousands of horticultural jobs are at risk Published: Sunday, 20 December 2020 15:13
A representative of the Irish Nursery Industry is has warning that thousands of jobs are at risk due to a shortage of peat production.
Larry Doran of Doran’s Nurseries in Kildare says the Irish horticultural community has been thrown into crisis over fears Bord na Mona will not be able to supply peat for the 2021 growing season.
The nursery industry received confirmation on the 11
th of December that the semi-state body will not have peat available for the sector from March.
Mr Doran wants Bord na Mona to provide the industry with peat which had been ring fenced for the sector, as well as Government approval for composters to harvest peat.