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Forestry
Construction group promoting homegrown timber
Donal Magner
The Timber in Construction Steering Group has identified five themes, designed to transform timber usage in sustainable building. Donal Magner reports.
10 April 2024 Forestry
Forest size and profitability
Donal Magner asks if there are opportunities for forestry to be the main farm income source rather than an alternative revenue.
3 April 2024 Forestry
Quantifying non-market benefits of forestry
As members of the public make 29 million visits to Irish forests annually, is there a case for quantifying this public good aspect forestry, asks Donal Magner.
Conway to step down as CEO of Western Forestry Co-op
Conway wouldn't be drawn on future plans but said she will maintain her interest in forestry.
3 April 2024 Forestry
Honesty needed by Government on the role of productive forestry
Not only is productive forestry being obstructed, native woodland projects are also failing.
20 March 2024 Forestry
Planting trees in a more diverse farming enterprise makes financial sense
The new forestry programme is very ambitious, both in terms of targets, and in balancing economic objectives with wider environmental and social objectives, writes Barry Delaney.
20 March 2024 Forestry
Forestry programme: pick a scheme that fits your needs
There are 12 afforestation forest types in the Forestry Programme 2023-27 along with two native tree area schemes. Apart from two – FT 3 and 4 – all are relevant to farmers. Donal Magner reports.
20 March 2024 Community
Investment paying off for Murray Timber Group
A €24m investment in new and replacement technology over the past five years paying dividends for the Ballygar sawmill.
20 March 2024 News
Timber produced in the west stays in the west
Logs harvested in Connacht are processed in local sawmills, board mills and wood energy outlets in a west of Ireland circular economy.
13 March 2024 Forestry
Licences up for roads while planting offers 'a chink of light'
Forestry licences issued for February are holding up for roads, but are down for felling while a late surge for afforestation, if maintained, offers some hope, writes Donal Magner.
6 March 2024 Forestry
Medium timber supply strong but will fall off a 'cliff edge' after 2035
Current annual production from the private sector stands at 3.1m m3 but a new report forecasts a reduction of €0.4bn to the economy and a loss of 3,800 jobs.
28 February 2024 Forestry
Nursery planning for an uncertain future
None-so-Hardy up for the challenge to meet demand for native species, but resilience and adaptability required as afforestation continues to fall, Donal Magner writes.
14 February 2024 Forestry