The peat bogs of Ireland are an iconic part of its rural landscape. But a fierce donnybrook has erupted over the harvesting of peat, known locally as turf cutting. Recently enacted European Union ...
Having survived Brexit and the pandemic, it was the more mundane issue of sods of turf that nearly brought the Irish government to its knees this past week. The Dáil saw country mouse pitted against ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The peat bogs of Ireland are an iconic part of its rural landscape. But a fierce donnybrook has erupted over the harvesting of peat, known locally as turf cutting. Recently enacted European Union ...
In April, Russia closed the spigot on natural gas pipelines to Poland and Bulgaria after both nations refused to pay for the gas in rubles, accelerating an energy crisis that is reaching across Europe ...
The peat bogs of Ireland are an iconic part of its rural landscape. But a fierce donnybrook has erupted over the harvesting of peat, known locally as turf cutting. Recently enacted European Union ...
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