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"Time to think about the importance of windbreaks for cattle husbandry" - Ger Roarty, Co Donegal.
26 March 2024 News
Ireland needs commercial conifers, not small native woodlands - FII
Forest Industries Ireland director Mark McAuley said the growth of Irish forestry has slowed dramatically.
20 March 2024 Northern Ireland
NI forestry targets are a 'huge challenge'
Annual rates of afforestation will have to ramp up considerably if future targets are to be met
Information is power
Reading material gives a comprehensive account of native and non-native Irish trees.
20 March 2024 Forestry
Ireland contributes five million native trees to EU tree initiative
The initiative aims to roughly double the forest expansion rate in the EU achieved over the period 2005-2020 with three billion additional trees planted by 2030.
20 March 2024 News
One-year extension to ACRES hedgerow and tree planting establishment deadline
The Department of Agriculture has announced the extension to 31 March 2025 due to "current market restraints and the limited supplies of suitable hedgerow and tree plants".
14 March 2024 Schemes
What a real native woodland scheme might look like
While the Forestry Programme 2023-27 comes with a new emphasis on native species, a meaningful commitment to our last remaining native woodlands is missing, writes Ray Ó Foghlú.
Seeds of positivity
The Meath-based outfit – which is headed up by Oldcastle farmer and businessman Paddy Mangan – is donating four-year-old native Irish trees to all the 115 national schools in Co Meath.
6 March 2024 Dealer
Farmer and tree surgeon dispute alleged breach of Wildlife Act
A farmer and tree surgeon have disputed NPWS claims that they cut trees unlawfully during the nesting season.
6 March 2024 News
National Tree Week 2024 kicks off
This year will see Coillte once again donate 150,000 tree saplings to local community groups and schools for planting as part of National Tree Week. Niamh Murphy reports.
4 March 2024 Forestry
Tapping into forestry’s hidden energy source
Ireland’s forests have the potential to produce up to 700 million m3 per year of brash which could be used as an energy source, Stephen Robb reports.
28 February 2024 Renewables
DAERA buying farmland to plant trees
DAERA confirmed that “offers on a small number of parcels of land” in Northern Ireland are currently being made
21 February 2024 Northern Ireland