Coillte

'We don’t know who owns it' - non-farmer take of forestry funds on the rise

Questions have been asked as to who are the private non-farmer interests in the forestry and land markets.

FORESTRY 6 March 2026

'We don’t know who owns it' - non-farmer take of forestry funds on the rise

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Widespread approval for reconstitution grant

Widespread approval for reconstitution grant

FORESTRY 17 December 2025

Meeting huge windblow challenges in Sligo

Meeting huge windblow challenges in Sligo

FORESTRY 10 December 2025

Just 15% of Coillte's windblown forests harvested to date

Just 15% of Coillte's windblown forests harvested to date

Just 15% of Coillte's windblown forests harvested to date

NEWS 26 November 2025

Healy-Rae hails ‘real shift’ in forestry license output

Healy-Rae hails ‘real shift’ in forestry license output

Healy-Rae hails ‘real shift’ in forestry license output

FORESTRY 22 October 2025

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Coillte clears one fifth of windblown plantations

Coillte clears one fifth of windblown plantations

While Coillte aim to have its 14,500ha of winblown plantations cleared by early 2027 at the latest, it is unclear how much progress has been made harvesting privately-owned forests.

NEWS 13 June 2025

Almost one in three acres managed by Coillte now focused on nature

Almost one in three acres managed by Coillte now focused on nature

The forestry agency stated that some 134,000ha of its 440,000ha of land is now prioritised for nature.

FORESTRY 13 June 2025

€4m for Coillte to establish new trails and to repair storm damage

€4m for Coillte to establish new trails and to repair storm damage

The funding will be used to create new trails and recreational sites, maintenance of sites, and to restore damage as a result of recent storms.

NEWS 13 June 2025

Forestry questions to be answered

Forestry questions to be answered

Has the polluter pays principle been forgotten? - Liam Feeney, Glenlower, Glencar, Co Sligo

LETTERS 13 June 2025

Coillte to harvest windblown trees by end of 2026

Coillte to harvest windblown trees by end of 2026

Coillte is on schedule to restore and replant the company's 14,500ha of windblown forests while Irish sawmills have moved 80% of all harvesting to the windblown areas.

FORESTRY 13 June 2025

Wild Nephin: restoration, research and rewilding

Wild Nephin: restoration, research and rewilding

"Restoration of peatlands is both costly and complicated," writes Ray O Foghlú. The current system of licensing and permissions is not fit for purpose.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 13 June 2025

Minister Heydon concludes agri-food trade mission to Korea and Japan

Minister Heydon concludes agri-food trade mission to Korea and Japan

This trade mission has demonstrated the strong trading links Ireland has with the Republic of Korea and Japan, the Minister said.

NEWS 13 June 2025

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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