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Sheelin turfcutters gear up to take battle to Europe

by Sean McMahon  Updated: Wednesday, 9th November, 2011 5:30pm

Scores of bog owners flock to Mountnugent meeting

Pictured are the newly elected members of Sheelin Turf Cutting Contractors Association with guest speaker Luke Ming Flanagan at a public meeting to discuss Government plans to ban turf cutting in certain areas. Back from left; Brian McGahern Committee, Eoghan Reynolds Committee, Joe Briody Committee, Luke Ming Flanagan, Frank McGauran Committee, Martin Blake Committee, Tommy Kelly Committee, Anthony Reilly Vice-Chairman. Front from left; Seamus Heaney Treasurer, Ned McGahern Committee, Sean Reilly Chairman, Roisin Reynolds Secretary, Michael Fitzmorris Chairman TCCA, Tom McGahern Committee.

The turf wars are igniting again and turfcutters both locally and nationally are determined to keep the home fires burning with turf from their local bogs.

Hundreds of people including turf cutters and bog owners from all over the Lough Sheelin catchment area and neighbouring County Westmeath, flocked to Crover house last Wednesday night to hear Deputy Luke Ming Flanagan throw a few sods of light on the challenges ahead.

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