Crowd gathers to support turf cutters in Galway

Up to 100 people have gathered in Clonmoylan and Barroughter bogs in county Galway to support those who have been cutting turf through the night.

Crowd gathers to support turf cutters in Galway
Sat, 17 Aug, 2013 - 13:29

Up to 100 people have gathered in Clonmoylan and Barroughter bogs in county Galway to support those who have been cutting turf through the night.

This weekend marks the second consectutive weekend the two bogs have been worked on by campaigners who are opposing an EU directive banning cutting in Special Areas of Conservation.

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