Dept officials address turfcutters at Killimor meeting on raised bog designations
Galway Bay fm newsroom - Officials from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht have addressed Galway raised bog owners at a meeting held in Killimor today.
The three-hour meeting took place in Killimor Community Centre and was attended by representatives from seven Galway NHAs and four Galway SACs.It was convened by Loughrea Area Cllr Jimmy McClearn and Tuam Area Cllr Peter Roche.Landowners were addressed by the Department's Assistant Secretary Fergal Quigley and special advisor Damien Garvey, as well as a consultancy firm carrying out scientific research into the designations.It comes as six NHAs are to come into effect in the Killimor area in January.A spokesperson for the the Barroughter, Clonmoylan and Ardraigue Bog Action Group says nothing new has been learned and cutting will continue.Cllr McClearn says the meeting was convened to provide information and transparency to landowners on the ongoing work with designations.