Sligo Councillors consider following Leitrim’s lead in banning ‘Roundup’ weedkiller
Another county council in the region is considering banning the use of the weedkiller Roundup in public areas. That’s because it contains the substance glyphosate, which some claim is a contributing cause to cancer. Leitrim County Council has already imposed a ban. Sligo Fianna Fail Councillor Rosaleen O Grady called…
DIY stores review use of popular ‘Roundup’ weedkiller
B-and-Q says it’s reviewing all of its garden products following a lawsuit in the US. A man with terminal cancer successfully sued manufacturer Monsanto, which makes the weedkillers Roundup and Ranger Pro. The firm’s been ordered to pay more than 253-million euros to the school groundsman, who claims it contributed…
Leitrim bans the use of glyphosate weedkillers in public areas
Leitrim County Council has agreed to ban the use of glyphosate-based weedkillers in public areas. A petition with over 1400 signatures was handed into the Cathaoirleach and the CEO of the Council by the Leitrim Environmental Network group. The ban has come about as a result of a motion put…
Future of popular Roundup weedkiller remains in doubt
The European Commission has still failed to get a qualified majority to make a final decision on whether or not to ban the weedkiller Roundup. Last week a vote was cancelled in Brussels on the re-authorisation of gly-phosate the key ingredient in Roundup as the Commission said that it would…
Future of popular Roundup weedkiller remains in doubt
The European Commission has still failed to get a qualified majority to make a final decision on whether or not to ban the weedkiller Roundup. Last week a vote was cancelled in Brussels on the re-authorisation of gly-phosate the key ingredient in Roundup as the Commission said that it would…