Smokey coal ban may leave many out in the cold
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is calling for support measures to be put in place for those that are using coal as primary source of heat in the event of a nationwide ban on smoky coal being introduced. The Government wants to introduce the measure saying 1,300 people are dying…
Local election candidate blasts government for not introducing smokey coal ban
The government have been blasted for not introducing a nationwide ban on smoky coal. Environment Minister Richard Bruton says the decision not to introduce the ban nationwide is due to legal concerns, and fears it would hurt people in rural areas who rely on the likes of turf and logs…