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Forestry
Programme for Government strong on forestry
Donal Magner
New Minister has a demanding programme during the lifetime of the present Government and will ultimately be judged on achieving a viable afforestation programme.
22 January 2025 Dealer
Conway and Connelly sign on for Hometree
Conway and Connelly are two significant additions to the Hometree team and will give the organisation far greater kudos in the forestry sector, and with landowners and farmers.
16 January 2025 Forestry
Hometree announces new head of woodlands and land partnerships
Marina Conway will lead the conservation charity’s efforts to restore ancient and long-established woodlands along Ireland's west coast, working closely with landowners, communities and policymakers.
Forestry and ACRES among top complaints to Department in 2024
The top five issues complained about in 2024 related to forestry, beef schemes, livestock breeding, regional veterinary office and ACRES.
15 January 2025 News
€24.2m payments paid to forest owners
The tax-free payments were issued to over 7,000 forest owners who applied for their payments through the Department’s Online Services website.
13 January 2025 Forestry
Improvement in land available for afforestation
Farmers account for 79% of 6,586ha planting licenses approved under current and carryover of previous forestry programmes.
8 January 2025 Forestry
2024 forestry target falls well short with just 1,573ha planted
The afforestation target is 8,000ha annually, as set out in Ireland’s Forest Strategy 2023-2030.
4 January 2025 News
Massive volume of biomass could be available for bioenergy - IrBea
IrBea's latest biomass capacity statement estimates 1.5 to 1.6 million tonnes of biomass could be available annually for bioenergy with the right policies.
1 January 2025 Renewables
Roadside trees - who is responsible for them and do I need approval to cut them?
With ash dieback weakening ash trees and increasing the risk of falling branches and trees there is a growing concern among farmers regarding safety risks posed to road users.
24 December 2024 News
Pointers for tackling the forestry malaise
The Irish Farmers Journal got the opinions of five leading actors in the forestry sector about what could be done to reboot the industry.
24 December 2024 News
Forestry licences report card for 2024
Afforestation licences lapse after positive returns from late July to September, while felling licences well down but road approvals strong.
23 December 2024 Forestry
New president at IrBEA
The Council of the Irish Bioenergy Association has elected Maurice Ryan, the business development director at Green Belt as the organisation’s new president
18 December 2024 Dealer