
New figures from the EPA show the scale of the challenge facing the farming community.
Ireland's new climate targets could see 90% of reclaimed bog put back under water.... 86,000 acres of forestry planted every year.... and the country's livestock numbers reduced by 30%.
New figures from the Environmental Protection Agency - reported in today's Irish Mail - show the scale of the challenge facing the country's farming community.
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice for Roscommon/Galway says the proposals would leave the West of Ireland with 'nothing but wind turbines and theme parks'.