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Ireland needs commercial conifers, not small native woodlands - FII
Anne O'Donoghue
Forest Industries Ireland director Mark McAuley said the growth of Irish forestry has slowed dramatically.
24 March 2024 Forestry
Good science must shape our forest future
A properly funded, co-ordinated forest research programme and research centre is required to meet the challenges facing Irish forestry, writes Gerhardt Gallagher.
23 March 2024 Forestry
Challenges facing forest owners
Olive Leavy looks at how we can build a forest culture in Ireland that is seen as an active and rewarding part of land stewardship.
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
Group forest certification in action
Donal Whelan outlines how group certification allows smaller forest owners to become certified and share the financial and administrative costs involved.
20 March 2024 Forestry
Information is power
Reading material gives a comprehensive account of native and non-native Irish trees.
20 March 2024 Forestry
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
New chair of Coillte appointed
The position of chair of Coillte is for a period of five years.
14 March 2024 News
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.
Forestry was put in the ‘wrong place’ – Ryan
The nature of forestry, involving clearfell, monoculture and fast-rotation cycles, does not enhance nature, Minister Ryan has said.
13 March 2024 Forestry
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