TURF CUTTERS TO PROTEST IN THE CITY

Date Published: 29-Sep-2011

Portumna and Woodford turf cutters are protesting in the city this morning [Thurs 29] against the ban on cutting turf in raised bogs.

The protest is taking place at Galway County Council Buildings to co-incide with a visit by Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan

Minister Deenihan is launching the publication of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Survey of Galway County.

Minister Deenihan will be joined by Minister of State Dinny McGinley on a visit to the office of the Language Commissioner in An Spidéal later.

The protest is organised by the Barroughter and Clonmoylan Bogs Action Group as a result of the ban on turf cutting in bogs designated as special areas of conservation.

The Group is due to meet Minister Deenihan later this morning.