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51-year-old man fined €1,000 for cutting turf in Tipperary bog

The site was designated as a Natural Heritage Area for its unique habitat

Climate & Environment

Ryan: ‘Stockpiling’ may be behind lack of improvement in air quality since fuel ban

The ban on high-polluting fuels came into effect last October, but monitoring stations showed similar results to previous year while in some cases, air quality was worse

Climate & Environment

Solid fuel rules to be enforced after turf concerns settled

New plans to ban smoky fuels on a phased basis will initially be enforced through ‘supportive compliance’ measures

More than 98% of turf burned in 2020 slipped through carbon tax net

As environment minister Eamon Ryan ponders legal implications of U-turn on smoky fuel, huge black market trade may have made such a rule unenforceable

John Gibbons: As the smoke clears from the turf controversy, the betrayal on climate action becomes clearer

The yellow streak running through so much of our political culture as it refuses to engage with the existential climate crisis is a stain on our national discourse

Sinn Féin urged to retract ‘nonsense’ fuel poverty statistic provided to Dáil

Party finance spokesman Pearse Doherty argued against ban on turf burning using ‘inaccurate’ figure that suggests 2,800 people a year die from fuel poverty

Coalition tries to maintain steady footing as turf row continues to smoulder

Opposition and some backbench government TDs remain opposed to policy on turf sales despite Ryan softening forthcoming ban