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Donal Magner on 14 Jul 2021
Anger over further 30-day delays to forestry licences
Planting, harvesting and roading applications, requiring Appropriate Assessment, now subject to a total of 60 days public participation.
Donal Magner on 14 Jul 2021
Realising the value of your forest
A new scheme is offering upfront lump sums and an annual income throughout the forest rotation. Donal Magner reports.
Donal Magner on 07 Jul 2021
Licence increase in forestry dashboard
Improvement in felling licences welcome but needs to be matched by an increase in afforestation approvals.
Donal Magner on 30 Jun 2021
Forestry review to examine international licensing laws
The external regulatory review to focus on how other EU member states approve these processes, the Minister said.
Donal Magner on 30 Jun 2021
Sweden objects to EU forest strategy draft
Ireland might heed the Swedish Forest Industries warning of the Commission’s ‘attempt to regulate forestry’.
Donal Magner on 16 Jun 2021
Unlike Ireland, thinning licences not required in Europe
Member states only require a permit for final harvest and forest authorities must respond to applications within weeks, compared to months and even years in Ireland.
Donal Magner on 09 Jun 2021
Oireachtas committee ‘frustrated’ over forestry licences
The agriculture committee recently discussed the ongoing licence crisis, committing to return to the issue if licence approvals do not improve.
Donal Magner on 02 Jun 2021
Glennon Brothers Ltd increases Irish turnover to €265m
Mike Glennon, joint managing director of Longford-based Glennon Brothers, outlines some of the challenges facing Irish timber processing.
Donal Magner on 19 May 2021
Ash dieback scheme 'unworkable'
There have been only 265 applications for the failed ash scheme, with only 24 approved, even though an estimated 2,300 forest owners will need compensation. Donal Magner reports.
Donal Magner on 12 May 2021
Ireland's inequitable licence system revealed
Geraldine O'Sullivan of the IFA, has exposed the sharp contrast between Ireland's unfair forestry licence system compared with Belgium, France, Germany and Sweden.
Donal Magner on 05 May 2021
The value of wood as a renewable fuel
New five-volume publication outlines wood as a vital fuel in the move away from fossil fuels.
Donal Magner on 05 May 2021
Coillte profits down by 50%
COVID-19 and licence shortages contribute to reduced timber sales last year but CEO Imelda Hurley maintains 2021 ‘will be a year of recovery’