Farmer hit with steep penalties for harmful act with heavy machinery: 'Destroyed as a result of the actions of the accused'

Farmer hit with steep penalties for harmful act with heavy machinery: 'Destroyed as a result of the actions of the accused'

A Galway farmer has been fined more than €9,300 (over $10,000) after illegally destroying over 10 acres of a rare and protected limestone pavement habitat — a crucial ecosystem on the edge of Ireland's famed Burren region. According to BreakingNews.ie, Martin Feeney of Rahoon, Galway, was convicted at Ennis District Court for carrying out unauthorized land reclamation works within a Special Area of Conservation. The court heard that between Marc…