TURF CUTTERS have struck a deal which could prevent Ireland facing a backdated fine of €26,000 plus interest per day, spanning back almost two decades, for cutting turf on protected bogs. Under the ...

RTE said more than 100 turf cutters have gathered in County Galway and police are at the scene Irish turf cutters have been staging protests against a European law barring them from cutting the bog.

UP to 100 members of the Turf Cutters' and Contractors' Association (TCCA) from Kerry, Clare, Kildare and Galway mounted a protest outside Listowel District Court on Thursday as two fellow members of ...

Heritage minister Jimmy Deenihan confirmed the lifting of the ban would ensure around 2,500 active turf-cutters were allowed to cut in the affected areas. "Most of our peatlands have been altered by ...

Sir, The Turf Cutters and Contractors Association believes that small scale domestic turf cutting and active raised bog habitat conservation can co-exist and that the Government's compensation package ...

The Government looks set to renew its efforts to comply with European laws that prohibit turf-cutting on 53 raised bogs in the State. Minister for Arts and Heritage Heather Humphreys briefed her ...

A prehistoric 10 kilo lump of bog butter thought to have been a gift to the gods has been found by turf cutters. The creamy white dairy product, which smells like a strong cheese and is believed to be ...

The Irish Turf Cutters and Contractors Association has insisted that all work ceased on protected bogs on 1 June, in accordance with an EU directive. The comments follow a threat of legal action ...