Turf cutters claim victory in bog battle

Defiant turf cutters have claimed they won a battle against officials, but not the war.

Turf cutters claim victory in bog battle

Defiant turf cutters have claimed they won a battle against officials, but not the war.

One man was arrested and another taken to hospital when his machinery was destroyed by fire as a stand-off escalated overnight in Portumna in Co Galway.

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