Tag Archives: peat

Illegal turf.

Peat’s sake.

Minister Eamon Ryan to ban sale and distribution of turf (Independent.ie)

RollingNews

This afternoon.

Leinster House. Dublin 2.

Fine Gael Senator Regina O’Doherty discusses The Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021 due to be introduced before the Seanad this afternoon

The bill hopes to end ‘Irish horticultural growers’ reliance on expensive imported peat as a growing medium for their produce by allowing them to extract Irish peat as part of a Just Transition’.

Or will it?

Peat Bill will allow extraction of Irish peat – Doherty (Fine Gael)

Meanwhile…

Converse or Vans?

We may never know.

RollingNews

This afternoon.

Convention Centre, Dublin.

Outside the sitting of the Dail in the Convention Centre were Kildare grower Larry Doran (top) and , above from left: Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity Pippa Hackett and IFA President Tim Cullinan.

The horticulture sector says it is facing ‘wipeout’ because its members cannot harvest peat. Growers unveiled a 50sq metre display with their produce to highlight the threat to their sector unless there is ‘urgent Government action’.

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1957.

Bleedin’ loco.

Station, anyone?

CIÉ No. CC1

This afternoon.

Lough Ree, Aghamore, Lanesborough, County Longford

The peat-fired power station where Richard Bruton, Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment will be accompanied by Paschal Donohue the Minister for Finance, , and Josepha Madigan the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for a visit this afternoon during their journey to the Midlands to meet those affected by last week’s decision resulting in an accelerated exit from peat.

Focus on alternative employment as power stations set to close (RTÉ)

Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews

Update:

This afternoon.

From left: Minister of State for the Office of Public Works Kevin Moran, Josepha Madigan, Paschal Donohoe and Richard Bruton at the Aghamore plant.

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