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€16,100 funding to be awarded to Friends of Ardee Bog

Friends of Ardee Bog has been awarded €16,100 Government funding to support a range of activities including an ecological survey of a section of Corstown Bog, the creation of an informational material and toolkits and a feasibility survey on the ...

19 May 2022 at 19:33

England’s ‘rainforests’: officials investigate reports of burning protected peat

Officials are investigating claims peatland sites described as England’s “national rainforests” have been burned on grouse moors despite a ban. Environmental groups say satellite monitoring and reports suggest dozens of fires were set as part ...

30 May 2022 at 14:07

Protected peatland sites burned on grouse moors, campaigners claim

Protected peatland sites described as England’s “national rainforests” have been burned on grouse moors despite a ban, campaigners claim. Environmental groups say satellite monitoring and reports suggest dozens of fires have been set as part ...

30 May 2022 at 13:06

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New 4-part TG4 series exploring Ireland's peatlands to air this April

A new 4-part series exploring Ireland's complex relationship with its peatlands will air on TG4 this April. An Fód Deireanach, or The Last Sod, will be presented by author and presenter Manchán Magan as he takes viewers on a visually ...

03 Apr 2022 at 21:33

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New 4-part TG4 series exploring Ireland's peatlands to air this April

03 Apr 2022 at 21:33

National News

New 4-part TG4 series exploring Ireland's peatlands to air this April

30 Mar 2022 at 16:33

Amateur gardeners to be banned from using peat-based compost

The sale of peat for use on private gardens and allotments will be banned in England from 2024, the Government has announced, in a bid to protect the UK’s already severely degraded moorlands. Environmental campaigners ...

27 Aug 2022 at 01:01

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Representatives of European countries meet in Ireland to discuss development of peatlands

Representatives of several European countries seeking to create momentum for peatlands restoration, conservation and sustainable management met in Dublin yesterday (May 8). The Development Meeting brought together ...

09 May 2023 at 14:33

National News

Representatives of European countries meet in Ireland to discuss development of peatlands

09 May 2023 at 14:33

Real estate company fined for burning peatland in protected area

A real estate company worth nearly £20 million has admitted burning peat illegally on one of its estates. Dunlin Ltd, owner of Midhope Moor in the Peak District, was fined £2,645 while incurring costs of ...

11 May 2023 at 16:05

Ireland

Eamon Ryan rules out compulsory purchase of peatlands to meet rewetting targets

Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan has said the government will not be using compulsory purchase orders to buy peatlands from farmers in order to “rewet” them. It comes after Irish Farmers’ ...

21 Jun 2023 at 09:24

Ireland

MEPs ‘have to make up mind quickly’ on key EU environmental law, says Ryan

Transport, Environment and Climate Minister Eamon Ryan has said MEPs will have to make up their mind quickly on whether they will vote for a key EU environmental law next month. It comes after ...

27 Jun 2023 at 18:30

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