Duhallow group bid to save Ballydesmond's Barna Bog for birdlife

Preliminary steps are under way to create a community amenity at a cutaway bog which has become a unique habitat for some of Ireland’s most endangered species.

Much of Barna Bog in Duhallow has been owned and controlled by Bord na Móna for more than 60 years but it does not have an EU designation as an area of special protection or conservation.

A community-based integrated rural development company, IRD Duhallow, is currently involved in negotiations with Bord na Móna seeking to lease, or buy the unique habitat, on behalf of the community.