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Forestry
Leitrim farmers criticise forestry as ‘main cause’ for power outages
James Hanly
The Irish Farmers Journal spoke to an affected suckler farmer in the town of Corraleehan, Enda McNiffe, who has been without electricity and water on his farm since storm Éowyn hit on Friday.
31 January 2025 News
News Podcast: storm Éowyn fallout, succession and rural crime
On this week’s podcast, the news team discusses the ongoing fallout from storm Éowyn, the issue of delayed succession and hears about a rural crime spree in Tipperary.
30 January 2025 News
‘Catastrophic’ damage among forestry plantations
Early and fast intervention is required to help private forest owners whose plantations have been damaged and destroyed, according to industry experts.
Farmers count the cost of storm damage
As thousands of farmers and homeowners enter a seventh day without power or water, the Government, ESB and Uisce Éireann have been accused of "snoring at the wheel".
29 January 2025 News
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
Farmers urged to check insurance for storm cover
The Irish Farmers Journal queried FBD Insurance and Zurich Insurance about the range of cover available to farmers affected by storm Éowyn.
29 January 2025 News
Department to prioritise felling licence approvals
A spokesperson from the Department of Agriculture said forestry knocked by the recent storm may still have significant monetary value.
29 January 2025 News
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
Healy-Rae appointed Minister of State for forestry
The announcement comes as the Government, upon the nomination of Taoiseach Micheál Martin, formally appointed Ministers of State and assigned their responsibilities on Wednesday.
29 January 2025 Forestry
Storm Éowyn: forestry owners call for Government support
The call was directed at the newly appointed minister with responsibility for forestry Michael Healy-Rae and the Department of Agriculture after the “unprecedented destruction” from the storm.
29 January 2025 Forestry
Shed roof blown away and no power as calving kicks off on Clare dairy farm
West Clare dairy farmer Niall Reidy speaks to Anne O’Donoghue about damage to his farm from storm Éowyn and how he is coping coming into the busiest time of the year with no power.
28 January 2025 Feature
Galway farmer loses 30ac of forestry following storm Éowyn
This Galway farmer woke up last Friday morning to 30ac of his 80ac forest lying flat.
28 January 2025 News