Irish officials fear the European Commission is on the verge of taking legal action against the State for failure to tackle illegal peat extraction, records seen by The Currency reveal.  The details are contained in minutes from the September 2025 meeting of a new “illegal peat extraction” cross-departmental working group set up last year in light of “ongoing EU infringement” against Ireland for persistent failure to tackle the issue across peatlands in the midlands.  Members of the working group include officials from the departments of climate and housing, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA),…

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