Farmers rebel against Duchas designations

FARMERS in the Mid-West have clashed head-on with the state-controlled Duchas, after hundreds of them were served notices of designations of part or all of their lands under one or more of the state’s environmental preservation measures.

Limerick IFA have challenged the notices which, they claim, run contrary to undertakings they had received from Environment Minister Martin Cullen.

Limerick IFA Chairman Michael O’Flynn has advised farmers to return the letters to Duchas, and order them to keep out of the area.