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Thread #162918 Message #3881789
Posted By: Iains
12-Oct-17 - 10:26 AM
Thread Name: BS: What date is it ok to light an open fire
Subject: RE: BS: What date is it ok to light an open fire
Raggytash. Ireland was found to be ignoring the EU Habitat Directives and had to enforce a ban on peat cutting within SAC areas. This mainly protected upland bog, the story on raised bogs I have no firsthand knowledge of. Traditional bog cutting is not regarded as very green, or environmentally friendly anymore. Yet Bord na Móna can still operate commercially continuing to destroy bog to produce briquettes and fire power stations. Best not to see what other EU countries had done to their bogs prior to the directives.