Party urged to show same concerns for landscape as it does for fisheries and ‘stop picking and choosing which of island’s natural resources it defends’

Dalradian wants to develop a major goldmining operation in Co Tyrone (Photo: Kevin Scott)

Dalradian wants to develop a major goldmining operation in Co Tyrone (Photo: Kevin Scott)

Sinn Fein has been accused by a campaign group of picking and choosing when it defends the island’s natural resources.

It comes after the party criticised the Irish Government for being a “soft touch” over fishing rights, while engaging on the issue of industrial-level gold extraction across the border.