The ongoing peat extraction dilemma in Ireland is leading to sharper exchanges between government and Hort industry groupings.
Proposed solutions to a worsening peat supply crisis in the horticultural sector have been met with claims that companies could soon begin closing unless the way is cleared for limited extraction.
A 2019 High Court ruling, and further cases flowing from that ruling are concentrating minds on the peat problem now facing the mushroom sector and the wider horticulture industry in the country.
