The peat bogs of Ireland are an iconic part of its rural landscape. But a fierce donnybrook has erupted over the harvesting of peat, known locally as turf cutting. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...

Now that summer has yielded to autumn, the weather is cooler, and worries about keeping homes warm are foremost in some people's minds. Demand for solid fuel - and especially for timber - is soaring, ...

THE world is on the brink of World War Three and potential nuclear armageddon and our politicians main concern this week was . . . TURF. Which goes to show that, in Ireland, 100 years after ...

BOG CONSERVATION measures have come into effect with the banning of turf-cutting in 32 raised bogs, mainly in the midlands region. Minister for Environment John Gormley yesterday confirmed the ending ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I recently revisited one of my favourite places in Ireland — an Iron Age timber road dating from 148BC, ...

Sir, I write on behalf of Butterfly Conservation Ireland regarding an article that appeared in your paper last week, headed 'EU Turf-cutting ban will prove fatal for rare butterfly', in which reporter ...