Environment
Minister Christopher O'Sullivan made some clarifications on a number of initiatives, including the Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme.
An independent TD has said it is "economic madness" to import peat while at the same time criminalising its commercial sale in Ireland.
Opinion
The current calls to reverse the ban on the sale of turf as a means to deal with the rising fuel...
Rural Life
A TD has called for the ban on the commercial sale of turf to be reversed due to the current pressure on affordability for home heating fuel.
A total of 531 new applicants applied to the Cessation of Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (CTCCS) after it closed in September 2024.
Gardaí have confirmed that they are investigating the theft of a significant amount of turf from a farmer in Co. Kerry.
The Tánaiste has hit back at what he has described as "scaremongering" when it comes to the rights of people who use turf.
Agri-Business
3,501 people have received payments under the Cessation of Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (CTCCS) since it was established in 2011.
A Kerry County Councillor has condemned the theft of a significant quantity of turf from a bog in the county in recent days.
Agri Politics
Recent figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) indicate that since 2016, Ireland has imported 172,000t of peat.
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An Irish MEP has voiced concerns about the potential impact of a turf cutting case being taken by the European Commission against Ireland.
Turf cutting on raised bogs in 2023 was down by almost 40% when compared with the previous year, the Department of Housing said.
The CEO of Irish Rural Link, Seamus Boland, told the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development...
The burning of solid fuel such as coal, turf and wood to heat homes is one of the most significant pollutants in Ireland
67,891 households were using peat, including turf, as the main source for heating their homes, according to the latest data from Census 2022.
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage will monitor individual turf usage under amendments to the wildlife bill
Almost 393,000t of Irish peat was exported last year, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue.
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue is examining the impact of turf cutting on commonage on farmer payments under ACRES.
The Rural Independence TDs are calling on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue to clarify the ACRES rules
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is proposing to enter into a data sharing agreement with the Department of Housing
Confusion exists around the impact of turf cutting on eligibility and payments for farmers under the new ACRES scheme, a TD has said.
A government department says an EU warning issued to Ireland in relation to peatlands does not fully consider the measures being undertaken.
