merrion street

Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, accompanied by Seamus Boland, Chair of the Peatlands Council, has today visited Killeranny Bog near Clara in County Offaly...

Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, has announced the appointment of Seamus Boland as Chairman of the Peatlands Council. The Minister has also...

Jimmy Deenihan, T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht welcomed today’s statement from the Peatlands Council which he described as a significant breakthrough in resolving the issue of turf-cutting on designated raised bogs....

The Government yesterday announced that it is establishing a Peatlands Council. This is to assist the development of a strategic response from Ireland to the requirements of the EU Habitat’s Directive...