INCREASED COMPENSATION FOR GALWAY RAISED BOG OWNERS

Date Published: 21-Feb-2012

Galway raised bog owners are to be offered a 500 euro increase to the compensation package being offered by government.

12 bog complexes across County Galway are impacted by an EU directive which bans domestic turfcutting on lands designated as special areas of conservation.

If approved, it means bogowners who sign up for the deal this year would receive a total of two thousand euro - double the amount previously on offer.