On the crux of it, there was a straightforward question to answer in criminal proceedings before Naas District Court earlier this month. Was a Kildare-based company carrying out a commercial-scale peat extraction operation on more than 50 hectares of land without the necessary authorisation from the Environmental Protection Agency – or was it not?  This question was at the centre of a case taken by the watchdog against Clairstone Co Ltd and its director David Joseph Kelly for an alleged breach of the Environmental Protection Act. Under the Act, commercial producers operating on over 50 hectares need a licence from…

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