Forestry
Donal Magner on 13 January 2021
Ireland moves towards a wood culture
Winners of Wood Awards Ireland demonstrate innovative wood use in small- and large-scale projects, writes Donal Magner.
Barry Cassidy on 11 January 2021
Forestry payments worth €29.5m flow to owners
This week’s forestry payment run will see just under €30m paid out to 8,300 landowners.
Barry Cassidy on 6 January 2021
Forest owners awaiting licences face delays of two to three years
Forestry owners waiting on a felling licence from the Department of Agrioculture are facing year long waits due to backlogs in the system.
Donal Magner on 30 December 2020
Forestry and climate neutrality
The Government’s roadmap Ag Climatise outlines the role of the forestry and forest products sector in achieving climate neutrality by 2050.
Donal Magner on 16 December 2020
Oireachtas committee on forestry to deliver its report
Joint committee chair Jackie Cahill outlines the challenges facing the forestry sector. Donal Magner reports
Donal Magner on 9 December 2020
Dramatic fall in farmer afforestation
Annual farmer planting has fallen from 7,935ha to 1,292ha in 10 years as farmers' share of the afforestation programme is now only 36% compared with 95% from 2010 to 2019.
Barry Cassidy on 3 December 2020
Public to have access to forestry licensing decisions through online portal
The portal will provide members of the public with easier online access to forestry licence applications, according to Minister Hackett.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 3 December 2020
Watch: teaching an old CAT new tricks
Peter Thomas Keaveney visited Roscommon -based contractors Mulhern Bros who have converted a Cat Challenger 45 to a hedge-cutter.
Donal Magner on 2 December 2020
IFA accuses Department of forestry cover up
Tim Cullinan says Minister Hackett 'must immediately correct the Dáil record in relation to number of licences caught up in a backlog in her Department'.
Donal Magner on 25 November 2020
Licence 'crisis' addressed by Oireachtas joint committee
Heavy criticism has been meted out to Department of Agriculture officials by committee members.
Amy Forde on 19 November 2020
Jo O'Hara to advise Minister Hackett on MacKinnon report on forestry
The report was commissioned by the Department to review the processes and procedures for the licensing of afforestation and felling in Ireland.
Donal Magner on 18 November 2020
Light at the end of the licence tunnel?
Opportunities to return to a viable planting and felling programme as appeals stabilise.
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