CNN — In 1984, a peat cutter discovered human remains in a bog in Cheshire, England. They belonged to a man who died a brutal death some 2,100 years ago before being placed in the bog — examination of ...
Matt Corbett reckons the best thing about cutting turf is that you get to disappear into silence for the day. From early April to June, locals driving the narrow Connemara road past Carna towards ...
Two Co Leitrim turf cutters will argue in the Supreme Court that they should not be prosecuted under habitats protection legislation for allegedly refusing to allow wildlife officers to access their ...
Ireland has been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union by the European Commission “for failure to apply the Habitats Directive (Directive 92/43/EEC) to protect sites designated for ...
The European Commission has referred Ireland to the EU Court of Justice for failing to halt the continued cutting of peat in areas designated to conserve raised bogs and blanket bogs. It says these ...
Two Co Leitrim turf cutters will argue in the Supreme Court that they should not be prosecuted under habitats protection legislation for allegedly refusing to allow wildlife officers to access their ...
The story of the discovery of Lindow Man and Lindow Woman, unearthed 40 years ago from a Cheshire peat bog. Voices from the bog bodies themselves offer a surprising perspective. Show more For 2000 ...