Boyd Barrett calls proposed sale of forests 'an unspeakable crime'

Richard Boyd Barrett of the People Before Profit party has said the proposed sale of the Coillte forestry harvesting rights would be "an unspeakable crime against the country".

Boyd Barrett calls proposed sale of forests 'an unspeakable crime'

Richard Boyd Barrett of the People Before Profit party has said the proposed sale of the Coillte forestry harvesting rights would be "an unspeakable crime against the country".

The proposal will be debated in the Dáil this evening and tomorrow evening since, under the bailout programme, the Government is planning to sell the rights for an estimated €600m.

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