German peat briquettes causing widespread anger in Offaly Reporter: 5 May 2021 Deputy Brian Stanley expressed the frustration of many people last week when he held aloft a German peat briquette in the Dáil, declaring, 'I do not see the sense in this' '); '); There is widespread anger in Offaly and Tipperary at the sale of peat briquettes from Germany in our shops. Cathaoirleach of Offaly County Council Cllr John Carroll said there's a lot of anger and frustration and a sense of helplessness in the minds of the general public since Ireland began importing the briquettes. Bord na Móna stopped peat harvesting in February but said it has enough stockpiles of the fuel to create briquettes until 2024.