Protest held at Coolmore-owned farm over 'severe' hedge-cutting practices

"Environmental campaigners in Tipperary last week held a small protest outside a Coolmore-owned farm to highlight their concerns about "severe" hedge-cutting practices on John Magnier-controlled land."

"Hedgerows Ireland, which last month successfully overturned Coolmore's planning permission to demolish an old farmyard on Parkville outside Clonmel, said it was alarmed at the hedge-cutting and tree-pruning activities it witnessed on the farm last week."

Environmental campaigners in Tipperary held a small protest outside a Coolmore-owned farm to highlight concerns about severe hedge-cutting practices on John Magnier-controlled land. Hedgerows Ireland overturned Coolmore's planning permission last month to demolish an old farmyard on Parkville outside Clonmel. Campaigners reported alarm at recent hedge-cutting and tree-pruning activities observed on the farm during the previous week. The protest aimed to draw attention to potential damage to hedgerow habitats and the broader local environment from intensive cutting and pruning. The activities on land associated with John Magnier and Coolmore raised local concerns about land management and biodiversity impacts.

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