MINISTER FOR Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan has revealed that his family bog in Kerry, where generations of his relatives have cut turf, is one of those where the traditional practice ...

Heritage minister Jimmy Deenihan confirmed the lifting of the ban would ensure around 2,500 active turf-cutters were allowed to cut in the affected areas. "Most of our peatlands have been altered by ...

European officials have raised "serious concerns" about continued illegal turf-cutting in Ireland and urged people to stop doing it. As four men charged in connection with cutting turf on a special ...

Letters to the Editor: Summer time and the livin' is easy... The days are getting longer, today is the spring equinox, and the clocks spring forward next week. For one reader, the extra daylight can't ...