Daniel Finn claimed that he was 'improving the land for agriculture'
A farmer who knocked down and uprooted 250 trees in an act of "barbarism" which was "almost delinquent" will be sentenced in January of next year.
READ MORE: Newry Mourne Council to hire 'specialist gondola consultant' for contentious Mournes project. Ms Deasy said that some 250 mature and semi mature trees had been knocked and uprooted in an area adjacent to the Ballyhoura Mountains Special Area of Conservation. She added that it could take "a hundred years" to replace the trees destroyed by Mr Finn. Mr Finn pleaded guilty to committing the offences, which are contrary to the Wildlife Act of 1976, on a period between March 1st and the 31st of August, 2023.
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