Irish Central

Ireland announces closure of bogs as fuel source - is it too little too late?

It's being called the 'end of an era:' In 2019, Bord Na Móna will begin to close 62 bogs across Ireland. Tom Donnellan, the chief executive of Bord Na Móna, recently announced that the company was to ...
Irish Central

Ireland referred to European court for allegedly failing to protect sites from turf cutting

Ireland has been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union by the European Commission “for failure to apply the Habitats Directive (Directive 92/43/EEC) to protect sites designated for ...
In These Times

Ireland Amidst Turf Wars, Literally

Strips of peat from ancient bogs provide fuel—and lots of controversy—for rural farmers in Ireland. (Photo by Kari Lydersen) COUNTY MAYO, IRELAND — On the fog-enshrouded, windswept Atlantic coast of ...
WGHP

2,000-year-old lump of butter found in Irish bog

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Turf cutter Jack Conaway was cutting peat ...
Digital Journal

Turf wars stall Ireland’s green agenda

John Dore, spokesman for the Kildare Turf Cutters Association, says Irish government plans to restrict peat sales are opposed in rural parts of the country ...
wqad

2,000-year-old lump of butter found in Irish bog

(CNN) — Turf cutter Jack Conaway was cutting peat for fuel in the Emlagh bog when he made a surprising and smelly discovery. Buried 12 feet under, Conaway found a massive 22 pound (10 kilogram) chunk ...