In a ringing declaration, the Turf Cutters and Contractors Association told its members and supporters: "In the spirit of Irish freedom and independence, Easter week would be the ideal week to ...

TURF-CUTTERS are once again on a collision course with Government officials whom they claim are reneging on a deal struck with the help of the Peatlands Council last month.

Fear among the turf cutters: ‘If they try to stop us, there will be a serious backlash’ When Bord na Móna announced this year that it was ending peat harvesting, it sparked fear among ...

"Now people are taking up peat-cutting again because of the cost of fuel." A good peat-cutter can cut 1,000 peats a day and a croft can burn 15,000 a year.

In 1984, a peat cutter discovered human remains in a bog in Cheshire, England. They belonged to a man who died a brutal death some 2,100 years ago before being placed in the bog — examination of ...

The Irish Turf Cutters’ and Contractors’ Association has said it will target the two Government parties during the election campaign. The association, representing farmers and landowners ...

So, while it would be overstatement to suggest that the moors of Lewis are as busy with peat-cutters as they were at one time, it is now quite common, as you drive across the island, to see the ...