John Downing: Ministers stuck between bog and a hard place in 330,000-hectare rewetting scheme
Bog rewetting being carried out on Clonwhelan Bog, Edgeworthstown, Co Longford. Photo: Jeff Harvey
John Downing
Up to now, Ireland’s plans to tackle the fallout from climate change have been largely on paper.
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