West Clare Farmer Insists Banning Sale Of Turf Online Is Pointless

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A West Clare farmer has hit out at the Green Party for proposing a ban on the sale of turf online.

Draft proposals on restricting the selling of turf will be brought to the Taoiseach and Tánaiste by Green party leader Eamon Ryan this week.

One of the planned measures would see a ban on ads being placed on websites, social media and in newspapers.

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Doonbeg resident and member of the Clare Branch of the Turf Cutters and Contractors Association Willie Hanrahan feels banning the sale of turf online is a fruitless exercise.

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