Turf cutters in Ireland have staged protests against a European law barring them from digging protected boglands to obtain fuel.

The dispute between the Government and the turf cutters is entrenched as both sides engage in a battle of words and wills, writes Conall Ó Fátharta

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.