The first sharpening method uses a metal file. "You'll need access to a bench-mounted vise to hold the blade in order for you ...

If, on the other hand, you're buying turf that comes in a pre-cut grid pattern, like PaverTurf Custom Pre-Cut Turf Designs, ...

Jenny Gilruth was on hand to hear how the project will increase the school’s capacity by 500 pupils to meet the needs of new ...

Remote Irish boglands are now a battlefield where local turf-cutters are defying EU environmental restrictions, Diarmaid Fleming reports. Let us know you agree to data collection on AMP.

Pensioner John Smyth, 69, stacks freshly cut turf into a pyramid shape, known locally as a foot, which helps the peat dry over the summer months, in Clonbullogue, Ireland, May 25, 2022. REUTERS ...

Cutting turf by hand is a laborious task. A two-sided spade called a sleán is used to slice blocks of peat from the bog. 8. A bog in County Mayo.

Now, after more than a decade of anticipation, The Turf officially reopened June 7 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4267 W. Loomis Road — and its bowls are once again open to the public.

When turf is cut from these sites, carbon is released, and the land is dried out, decreasing the bog’s naturally wet environment. Each acre of drained bog releases nearly one ton of carbon ...

It’s important to know how to install artificial grass correctly because the material is fairly expensive—$2.50 to $4.00 per square foot, just for the turf. Effective base material layering ...

Ireland is being taken to court by the European Commission for failing to stop turf-cutting on protected bogs. The decision to refer the issue to the EU Court of Justice comes after 13 years of ...

A ban on turf sales in the Republic of Ireland has raised questions about its future in Northern Ireland. In October the government in Dublin introduced a ban on the sale of turf used as fuel.

Turf-cutting can exist hand-in-hand with the environment," he says. Deep-rooted tradition. Cutting turf is as much part of rural Irish life as farming - a staple heating fuel won from the land, ...