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STILL A BURNING ISSUE A demonstration against the goverment’s turf-cutting regulations took place at the official opening of Ballycroy National Park by Green Party Minister John Gormley back in April 2010. Anton McNulty FORMER Minister Michael Ring ...

19 Jul 2022 at 15:04

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Ring says turf cutting here to stay

WE WILL MEET WITH MINISTER RYAN Mayo Fine Gael TD, Michael Ring. Mayo TD rejects any proposal to ban turf sales Anton McNulty Mayo Fine Gael TD Michael Ring says the burning of turf is here to stay and his party is working on ensuring that those ...

04 May 2022 at 15:07

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Turf-cutting compensation package ‘a sell-out’

Turf-cutting compensation package ‘a sell-out’ Trevor Quinn Contractor and Mayo County Council Councillor Michael Holmes has criticised the political clamour to implement the EU directive on turf cutting, and dubbed the Government’s newly ...

26 Apr 2011 at 08:52

Turf still used for heating by 14 percent of Mayo households

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Turf still used for heating by 14% of Mayo households

Eighty-one percent of households in Mayo are still reliant on high carbon fuels for home heating, according to a new report by Liquid Gas Ireland (LGI) published today. The report is based on CSO Census data from 2011 – 2022 which shows ...

09 Jan 2024 at 18:01

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Mayo hill farmers alarmed at proposals for 'buffer zones' on commonage

Mayo Sinn Féin TD, Rose Conway-Walsh has called on the Government to cease plans to apply buffer zones around areas where turf cutting is permitted in commonage areas because of the impact this will have on ACRES payments. The ...

10 Feb 2024 at 15:00

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Councillors slam as ‘absolutely bonkers’ solid fuel regulations

MAYO general election candidate Patsy O’Brien has hit out at proposed regulations on the burning of solid fields, branding it as the ‘most serious thing that has happened since foundation of state’. Cllr O’Brien said he had ...

06 Oct 2024 at 15:00

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Turf wars in Mayo County Council as Maxwell accused of conflict of interest after bringing bag of turf into chamber

A WEST Mayo councillor has defended his decision to bring a bag of turf into the council chamber to highlight concerns regarding any proposal to ban the burning and cutting of turf. Independent Ireland councillor and ...

15 Oct 2024 at 14:49

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Mayo councillors says solid fuel fires cannot be banned after Storm Éowyn chaos

Storm Éowyn is a reminder of how important solid fuel fires are to homes in Mayo according to local councillors after thousands of people were left without heat. West Mayo councillors have called for a rethink on ...

28 Jan 2025 at 17:30

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OPINION: 'I bought an air to water house but here's why I wish it had a fire'

I remember summer Saturday mornings well when I was a child; I'd hear my father in the kitchen early on the phone talking to the 'turf man'. He was getting directions to a plot; 'pass the row of hedges, through ...

06 Feb 2025 at 10:46

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NATURE: Bog enough to burn?

The bog, when viewed from afar, is bleak and uninviting. It can feel especially so for those whose only experience of it has been cutting, turning, footing, bringing home and stacking sods of turf for winter ...

29 Aug 2024 at 15:30

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