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Wednesday, 17 July 2024 14:16

It stems from cultural changed and a move towards greener methods of heating homes.

Young people are more interested in their phones than cutting turf, according to a bog owner.

This follows concerns that the tradition will die out from a culture change as well as a move away from using fossil fuels to heat homes.

Last week the Climate Change Advisory Council called on the public to ditch open fires and install heat pumps or greener options to heat homes.

This man, from Ballymoe, claims the heating systems of newly built houses will also see bogs go unused:

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