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…