The European Commission is taking Ireland to Europe’s highest court over peat cutting

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Brussels says Ireland is failing to enforce environmental rules and alleges significant peat extraction continues without planning permission or environmental assessments. Foe more on this, Irish Times Climate and Science Correspondent Caroline O'Doherty.

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