Bogs

New standard backed by Amazon’s climate fund may help restore peatlands

Certification to help farmers and landowners prove benefits of bog restoration projects and attract investment

Tue Nov 05 2024 - 00:15

Restoring bogs is more complex than just removing trees

State-owned forestry body views stalled Connemara project as a pilot site for an ambitious plan to restore 30,000 hectares of bog along the west by 2050

Sat Apr 20 2024 - 05:00

Ireland will take bog conservation ‘massively seriously’, says McConalogue

Minister says work on bog restoration is ‘ramping up’, as EC set to take Ireland to court over failure to protect bogs from turf cutting

Thu Mar 14 2024 - 09:27

Ireland referred to EU court for failure to protect bog lands and curb turf extraction

Ecologist says decision is ‘disgraceful’ as it has been 13 years since original complaint was made

Wed Mar 13 2024 - 19:17

Loving our Irish bogs: ‘Once you conserve the habitat, the biodiversity will right itself’

Primeval landscapes are being transformed into recreational spots with the duel benefits of restoring habitats and capturing carbon

Sat Feb 24 2024 - 06:00

The Irish bog is under attack from rule-flouting dairy farming

The damage to Raheenmore in Co Offaly from ammonia pollution is a warning sign of what might be ahead

Sat Feb 17 2024 - 05:00

‘I would sooner do time in Mountjoy’: A turf-cutter on his right to take fuel from the bog

Matt Corbett’s winter haul is already stacked in the big shed adjoining the house, which was built in 1972. Turf has been the family’s main source of fuel since then

Sat Sept 16 2023 - 07:00