Government won't 'put your granny in prison for burning turf': Ryan

Eamon Ryan reiterated on Thursday that there was no pause on the sale of turf
Government won't 'put your granny in prison for burning turf': Ryan

Turf cutting by Thompson's Bakery employees at Nadd, North Cork, back in 1947.

Eamon Ryan reiterated on Thursday that there was no pause on the sale of turf.

The Minister for Climate said the Government “would not put your granny in prison for burning turf” and rejected claims that Fine Gael and the Green Party were at loggerheads on the issue.

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