The former Green Party leader is hitting out at populist politicians who tried to paint his party in a certain light.
Just yesterday Tipperary Deputy Mattie McGrath said people should have been able to use solid fuel stoves and burned turf during the recent storms
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Eamon Ryan says there was never a ban on burning turf or installing fireplaces in homes, despite some popular belief.
There is however a ban on the largescale sale of turf.
But Eamon Ryan says he never moved to ban people from burning it to keep themselves warm.