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Almost 80% of those polled believe sale of turf should not be banned

Almost 80% of those people who participated in a poll run by Donegallive.ie believe that the sale of turf should not be banned. Only 22.2% of those who cast a vote in our poll supported a ban on the sale of turf. A majority, 77.7% felt that the sale ...

20 Apr 2022 at 12:40

Local News

McConalogue calls for ‘common sense approach’ to turf cutting

A common-sense approach is needed regarding the issue of turf cutting, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has said. The Donegal TD said turf was still an important fuel for those who used it. His comments come with Minister for ...

25 Apr 2022 at 18:01

Local News

POLL: Should there be a ban on the sale of turf?

The Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan has insisted a proposed ban on the sale and distribution of turf will proceed from September despite the Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar, saying earlier, that imposing a blanket ban on the sale of turf ...

16 Apr 2022 at 22:24

National News

Eamon Ryan says regulation of turf will address 'chronic health issues'

The regulation of the sale of turf will help with chronic health issues in the long term, Minister Eamon Ryan said. Speaking after the Cabinet signed off on VAT reductions on electricity and gas bills, Ryan said turf will not be banned....

13 Apr 2022 at 17:28

Local News

New turf laws - Looking to rural Donegal to save the planet “is crazy”

New legislation banning the sale or gifting of turf will disproportionately affect people in rural Donegal who are already struggling with rising energy costs. That is according to Cllr Micheál Naughton (FF) who has hit out at the ...

13 Apr 2022 at 12:30

Glenties MD

POLL: Should there be a ban on the sale of turf?

15 Apr 2022 at 11:18

National News

'It is not paused' - Eamon Ryan rejects Tánaiste's statement that ban on sale of turf is paused

Claims that a ban on the sale of turf has been paused has been rejected by Environment Minister Eamon Ryan. It comes hours after Tánaiste Leo Varadkar told the Fine Gael parliamentary party that the ban has been put on hold ...

14 Apr 2022 at 13:43

Taoiseach promises resolution on contentious turf-cutting issue

National News

Taoiseach promises resolution on turf-cutting issue

Questions over Government policy on turf cutting continued on Thursday, as coalition leaders were quizzed on claims that a ban on the sale of turf has been paused. Environment Minister Eamon Ryan had earlier rejected ...

15 Apr 2022 at 12:29

National News

Govt plan to restrict turf sales 'not an outright ban', insists Eamon Ryan

The Government will not walk away from a plan to restrict turf sales in Ireland, with Eamon Ryan insisting it's "not an outright ban". The Environment minister said there was an urgent need to tackle the health ...

28 Apr 2022 at 15:36

National News

Green Party members defend ‘workable’ proposals amid turf ban row

Green Party politicians have hit back at critics of plans to curtail the commercial sale of turf, calling it a “life-saving” measure. The leader of the Green Party said on Tuesday that the proposal, which has ...

26 Apr 2022 at 11:03

Health alliance says anything less than a full ban on sale of turf will 'cost lives'

National News

Health alliance says only a full ban on sale of turf will 'save lives'

A coalition of public health organisations across Ireland has warned that a failure to fully ban the sale of turf could cost lives and would represent an abandonment of the State’s duty to protect public ...

26 Apr 2022 at 16:32

Local News

Councillor says he'll go to jail to protect the rights of turf-cutters

A councillor said he is willing to go to jail if the proposed ban on the commercial sale of turf is to be introduced. The proposal has been seen by many as an attack on rural Ireland not least of all by ...

22 Apr 2022 at 11:36

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