“A response from the market is required.”
“The problem is at government level not at ground level,”
The Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has confirmed that there is ‘no sign of fertiliser prices easing in the short to medium term.’ The Minister was replying to a parliamentary question from the Independent TD for Laois Offaly, Carol Nolan. Deputy Nolan had asked the Minister to outline the steps that […]
Businesses face ‘catastrophe’
Activists and TDs have welcomed the recommendation that peat harvesting in Ireland be resumed in 2022, after a public outcry greeted the sudden closure of Irish operations and the subsequent importation of both peat moss and peat briquettes into the country. The Irish Independent reported this morning that “the Government’s working group is expected to […]
Horticulture peat crisis deepens
“Hollowed out” sector.
One of the unforeseen consequences of the closure of the midland peat-burning power stations is the threat to thousands of jobs in the horticulture sector because of the sudden shortage of horticultural peat. Last year, Bord na Mona suspended all peat harvesting on its bogs, and peat-burning power stations were closed down ahead of schedule, causing “significant shock” to […]