Christopher McCarthy loses appeal over illegal turf cutting charge

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Christopher McCarthy lost his appeal against an illegal turf cutting prosecution in the Court of Appeal on 20 March 2017.

The charge concerns alleged illegal turf cutting at Moanveanlagh Bog in County Kerry on 20 May 2012.

The court held that regulations creating the indictable offence were within the Minister’s powers and necessary to implement the Directive.

It dismissed Mr McCarthy’s appeal against the High Court’s refusal to stop the prosecution against him.

He was facing trial before the Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee, with proceedings adjourned pending the appeal’s outcome.