Irish State Neglect of Bogs

This is all very interesting.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Barroughter-Clonmoylan-Bogs-Action-Group/195445003875984

“IRISH STATE NEGLECT - Redwood Bog, Co.Tipperary June 2012. BURNT TO A CINDER, 80 acres of precious Habitats Directive species while the bog was being "managed by the NPWS. It suited F.I.E. (Friends???? of the Irish Environment) not to see this destruction during their flyovers in the white Cesna. They did not report this State neglect to the EU Commission. Jackson did not mention it at the Petitions Committee hearing (he had such a bad day there anyway as their video shows) He forgot to tell Conor O' Raghaillaigh, who was at the meeting (he had problems explaining PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS at the hearing.) His Ranger Meskell could not deal with the fire because it "WAS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY" (Media interview with him) F.I.E. did not report it to the EPA. (State Agency) The now famous F.I.E.WEBCAMS in the bog did not pick up the destruction. Remember the Lowes WEBCAMS? He had them installed in all 53 bogs last May. (Register of bog damage website - remember it?) Bring back the people who really care for their bogs and the species therein and forget about the office environ - mental ists.”

“Total destruction of 80 acres of species protected in the Habitats Directive. This picture (and other pictures) clearly shows how this bog was "MANAGED" during their first year in charge of its protection by the NPWS. They appear to have no fire prevention or fire control plan for any of the 53 bogs. The NPWS did nothing about it like calling the fire brigade or putting out the fire. FIE conviently did not notice or report this disgraceful destruction during their much publicised fly overs and ariel pictures. It appears that FIE did not report this to the EU Commission or Jackson did not mention it at the EU petitions hearing. FIE would not and did not report or highlight this STATE NEGLECT of a "PROTECTED EUROPEAN SITE"”

PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTY at Redwood Bog, Co. Tipperary. This picture shows how the bog was managed last year by Minister Deenihan and the NPWS. They allowed 80 acres of protected species under the Habitats Directive to be destroyed while in their care. NPWS Ranger Eamonn Meskell is in charge of this bog. When this fire took place last June Meskell spent most of his time in Co. Galway trying to make criminals of his fellow bog owners. Minister Shatter allowed the Irish Air Corps to fly twice daily, every day over this bog with NPWS photographers on board. None of the state forces could call a fire brigade to put the fire out. Is this the management plan for protecting the 53 private property bogs under Deenihan and NPWS?

REDWOOD BOG Co. Tipperary. This bog is supposed to be in the hands of Jimmy Deenihan T.D. for protection. He thinks he can protect all the species listed in the Habitats Directive that are in this privately owned bog better than the people who own it. So he puts it in the hands of his little elves in the NPWS and puts Ranger Eamonn Meskell in charge of the job. Last June a fire burned for days in the bog as the picture shows. The Media asked Meskell why he did not deal with the fire and protect the species that he was supposed to be minding. Meskell replied "Can't go there PRIVATE PROPERTY". Last June, Meskell was too busy cutting turf on an active raised bog at Anaholty bog with a DIGGER and HOPPER for himself and trying his best to make criminals of his fellow turf cutters. So Deenihan now has this bog well protected with over 80 acres of the species he thinks he can protect gone up in smoke and he still thinks he can do it better than the owners who had kept it in such pristine condition. No sign of the so called environ - mentalists either, these wee fellas with the shiney wellies and clipboards.