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Galway farmer unable to graze his sheep due to forest storm damage
Darren Carty
Fallen trees on Coillte lands has damaged the adjoining boundary and fencing on Aidan Mullins' lands and left him without grazing for ewes and newborn lambs.
27 March 2025 News
Senator Noonan claims Coillte not committed to nature restoration
Senator Malcolm Noonan raised his concerns around the abolition of the biodiversity division of Coillte in the Seanad on Thursday.
13 March 2025 Climate and environment
Farmer fears over rewetting to the fore in Athlone
Over 250 farmers attended an IFA meeting about peat soils on Thursday last.
Éowyn ravages €800,000 plantation
Paddy McGowan's forestry plantation was worth around €800,000 before storm Éowyn struck; its current value is pure guesswork or conjecture. Declan O’Brien reports.
5 March 2025 News
Windblow has major repercussions for forestry sector
Call for the suspension of felling licences as sector comes to grips with harvesting 10 million cubic metres of blown timber which includes four years' private forest production.
26 February 2025 Forestry
Up to 50% grant aid for horticulture growers after storm Éowyn
The scheme will provide grant aid at a rate of 40% (50% for young farmers and licensed organic growers) for approved capital investments.
14 February 2025 News
‘Nature is a cruel master’
The Irish Farmers Journal spoke to some sheep farmers at the launch of the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA) 2025 No Dogs Allowed campaign in Wicklow on Monday.
12 February 2025 News
High voltage lines within 5m of forestry in ‘many cases’, Dáil hears
A Sligo-Leitrim TD has raised the issue of forestry plantations being close to power lines during a Dáil debate.
6 February 2025 Forestry
Storm Éowyn causes serious forest damage
Forests in counties Clare, Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Leitrim, Sligo, Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan were hit particularly hard, but some damage was caused in most counties.
29 January 2025 Forestry
Forest windblow taskforce set up by Department
The needs of forest owners will be central as we determine what needs to be done, Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae said.
29 January 2025 Forestry
Forest damage could exceed storm Darwin and hurricane Charley
The extent of the losses will only become apparent in the coming days and weeks.
28 January 2025 News
Party manifestos avoid forestry's role in achieving net zero by mid-century
Fine Gael, Labour and Green Party strongest on a balanced ecological and commercial forestry programme, while Sinn Féin proposes native only tree species.
20 November 2024 Forestry