Retail sale of turf to be banned at end of October

Stacks of turf to be sold commercially at Killashee bog near Longford town in Co Longford. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

A ban on the retail sale of turf and the extension of an outright ban on smoky coal will come into effect at the end of October.

Environment Minister Eamon Ryan finally signed off on the regulations after months of contention from rural TDs.