Shortage of peat puts jobs at Limerick nursery at risk
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A COUNTY Limerick businesswoman is warning that a shortage of horticultural peat is the biggest threat the business has faced in its 30-year history.
Young Nurseries, which employs 24 people in Kilfinane, is a wholesale supplier of a wide range of Irish grown plants and herbs.
Nuala Young, who runs the business with her husband Joe, says a shortage of peat, due largely to Bord na Móna’s decision to suspend all peat harvesting on its bogs last year, is a major concern.
She told RTÉ News that if a solution is not found, jobs will be at risk and that customers will be faced with a shortage of plants and increased prices.