Main content

Report on disputed peat extraction in Northern Ireland

News report about a dispute over peat extraction at Ballynahone Bog. Environmentalists want it designated for protection and are prepared to take the Minister for the Environment to court. The company with permission to extract the peat says a public enquiry deemed the bog should not be given special significance. The Department of the Environment is reviewing its status in light of a European directive. First broadcast on 大象传媒 NI Newsline on 4 July 1994

Release date:

Duration:

56 seconds