Turf wars hit home for Deenihan

Angry constituents of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Minister Jimmy Deenihan are due to protest again outside his office in Listowel, Co Kerry today against the ban on turf-cutting.

Up to 40 families want Mr Deenihan to lift the ban on turf-cutting in the nearby Moanveanlagh bog.

An EU directive is to end turf-cutting on 53 bogs designated Special Areas of Conservation, including several in Roscommon, Galway and Offaly.