What a cunt. I also greatly disapprove of the chance to buy your way out of a conviction. He shouldn’t go to jail or anything just be found guilty, on the record and fined.
MFfroom on
Seize a portion of his land and convert it to an environmental sanctuary, set a precedent. Absolutely abhorrent behaviour needs to be met with real, measurable action that will impact his livlihood so this is never done again by him or others. We’re talking about trees and river ways that have been part of the ecosystem as long as he has, if not longer. Disgraceful human being, I wouldn’t spit on him for fear of wasting water
Lumpy_Argument_1867 on
They should have their farms confiscated and use that land for reforestation.
TheStoicNihilist on
He knew that at 70 no judge was sending him to prison.
SoloWingPixy88 on
Non paywalled article?
whooo_me on
Knew someone that did something vaguely like this – cut down trees bordering his property but not strictly on it.
Ended up paying a huge fine, having to replace the trees, and having to pay for a fence until the trees were tall enough to replace it.
Seoirse82 on
Confiscation of the land, cost of replanting and repair costed to him. A fine just makes it legal if you can afford it.
InfectedAztec on
“They included the knocking down and uprooting of 250 mature and semi-mature trees and the removal of 3.7 hectares of vegetation, scrub and trees combined.”
He should be made donate the same amount of agricultural land to forestry as the amount he destroyed.
JoyousDiversion2 on
Usually terrorists plant things, not uproot them
boohoo3210 on
Lock him up
Daniel_McNuggets on
Sickening stuff, should be met with justice of equal proportions, but the profit margins of farmers are protected over the environment in this country. Throw the book at them, set a precedent. Alas, they won’t.
Maybe we should start terrorising the farmers? Throw plant grenades, of protected flora, onto their land during the winter and watch them grow in the spring to mess with them.
United-Pension1018 on
This is going on in Kippure Estate, wicklow. Very old mature oak trees esp.
Been cut down and cleared to build houses with no planning permission….
That beats it…and also sewage flowing into river liffey.
F all been done about it.
lamahorses on
Without sanction, the ‘charitable donation’ and ‘fine’ are just a cost for this cunt to ‘improve his land’.
jhnolan on
The article doesn’t say but was this land he owned or was it commonage? Presume it’s a much bigger deal if it’s the latter
spungie on
Tell me your a cunt without tell me your a cunt..
PapaSmurif on
Knew of a farmer who levelled a large ring fort. State took him to court, and he said he wasn’t aware it was one. Judge copped on and told him I believe you are lying, I advise you to change your plea to guilty. Which he did and got a fine of 35k or something like that. Farmer didn’t bat a financial eyelid.
Sornai on
From the article:
The court heard that the actions of the accused also led to the destruction of an aquatic habitat in a natural watercourse environment known to support salmonids and the destruction of a river habitat for a distance of 350m.
mightymunster1 on
Jail the fucker
epicmoe on
That is a lot of work that cost a lot of money and he is “to consider if he is in a position to make a sizeable donation”? he could afford to fucking cut it down handy enough the prick.
epicmoe on
Theres a €10,000 limit to the fine that can be imposed. I petition that in that case, he should have a separate trial for each of the 250 trees.
Reasonable_Yak7899 on
Lumbering fool
slevinonion on
There is nothing protecting woodlands here! It’s shocking. A huge native woodland near me is a about 2 years away from getting flattened by a quarry next door. A small piece is a proposed NHA, I sent more maps of areas and they got added to a list of possible ones to add to a list of proposed NHA’s. I think there are 700 sites awaiting. Its criminal how little we care.
Garlic-Cheese-Chips on
The €10,000 isn’t a fine, it’s an investment for this pig ignorant fucker.
Take the hit now and make more from the land over the years.
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That boils my piss
Hope they throw the book at this backwards prick
What a cunt. I also greatly disapprove of the chance to buy your way out of a conviction. He shouldn’t go to jail or anything just be found guilty, on the record and fined.
Seize a portion of his land and convert it to an environmental sanctuary, set a precedent. Absolutely abhorrent behaviour needs to be met with real, measurable action that will impact his livlihood so this is never done again by him or others. We’re talking about trees and river ways that have been part of the ecosystem as long as he has, if not longer. Disgraceful human being, I wouldn’t spit on him for fear of wasting water
They should have their farms confiscated and use that land for reforestation.
He knew that at 70 no judge was sending him to prison.
Non paywalled article?
Knew someone that did something vaguely like this – cut down trees bordering his property but not strictly on it.
Ended up paying a huge fine, having to replace the trees, and having to pay for a fence until the trees were tall enough to replace it.
Confiscation of the land, cost of replanting and repair costed to him. A fine just makes it legal if you can afford it.
“They included the knocking down and uprooting of 250 mature and semi-mature trees and the removal of 3.7 hectares of vegetation, scrub and trees combined.”
He should be made donate the same amount of agricultural land to forestry as the amount he destroyed.
Usually terrorists plant things, not uproot them
Lock him up
Sickening stuff, should be met with justice of equal proportions, but the profit margins of farmers are protected over the environment in this country. Throw the book at them, set a precedent. Alas, they won’t.
Maybe we should start terrorising the farmers? Throw plant grenades, of protected flora, onto their land during the winter and watch them grow in the spring to mess with them.
This is going on in Kippure Estate, wicklow. Very old mature oak trees esp.
Been cut down and cleared to build houses with no planning permission….
That beats it…and also sewage flowing into river liffey.
F all been done about it.
Without sanction, the ‘charitable donation’ and ‘fine’ are just a cost for this cunt to ‘improve his land’.
The article doesn’t say but was this land he owned or was it commonage? Presume it’s a much bigger deal if it’s the latter
Tell me your a cunt without tell me your a cunt..
Knew of a farmer who levelled a large ring fort. State took him to court, and he said he wasn’t aware it was one. Judge copped on and told him I believe you are lying, I advise you to change your plea to guilty. Which he did and got a fine of 35k or something like that. Farmer didn’t bat a financial eyelid.
From the article:
The court heard that the actions of the accused also led to the destruction of an aquatic habitat in a natural watercourse environment known to support salmonids and the destruction of a river habitat for a distance of 350m.
Jail the fucker
That is a lot of work that cost a lot of money and he is “to consider if he is in a position to make a sizeable donation”? he could afford to fucking cut it down handy enough the prick.
Theres a €10,000 limit to the fine that can be imposed. I petition that in that case, he should have a separate trial for each of the 250 trees.
Lumbering fool
There is nothing protecting woodlands here! It’s shocking. A huge native woodland near me is a about 2 years away from getting flattened by a quarry next door. A small piece is a proposed NHA, I sent more maps of areas and they got added to a list of possible ones to add to a list of proposed NHA’s. I think there are 700 sites awaiting. Its criminal how little we care.
The €10,000 isn’t a fine, it’s an investment for this pig ignorant fucker.
Take the hit now and make more from the land over the years.