Coillte

Our expanding recreation forests are waiting to be discovered

It is estimated that 38 million visits are made annually to over 400 forests in every county across the island.

FORESTRY 13 May 2026

Our expanding recreation forests are waiting to be discovered

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Coillte hit by €80m losses from storm Éowyn

Coillte hit by €80m losses from storm Éowyn

NEWS 1 May 2026

Over €3m announced for Coillte recreational sites

Over €3m announced for Coillte recreational sites

NEWS 20 April 2026

Coillte and NPWS to use drones for faster detection of forest fires

Coillte and NPWS to use drones for faster detection of forest fires

Coillte and NPWS to use drones for faster detection of forest fires

NEWS 1 April 2026

A call to nature for Coillte and Bord na Móna

A call to nature for Coillte and Bord na Móna

A call to nature for Coillte and Bord na Móna

DEALER 25 March 2026

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Semi-state changes sought by stakeholders

Semi-state changes sought by stakeholders

Coillte and Bord na Móna should outline the amount of public land required to be restored for nature, the report states.

NEWS 17 September 2025

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

'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 17 September 2025

Widespread approval for reconstitution grant

Widespread approval for reconstitution grant

Storms Darragh and Éowyn have inflicted significant damage on forests around the country, resulting in real challenges for forestry, the Minister said.

FORESTRY 17 September 2025

Meeting huge windblow challenges in Sligo

Meeting huge windblow challenges in Sligo

Selling and harvesting windblown timber in a depressed market, followed by costly replanting, requires a simple, fast and flexible reconstitution grant.

FORESTRY 17 September 2025

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

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

The State forestry company maintained that harvesting the 14,500ha of damaged plantations will take until 2027.

NEWS 17 September 2025

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

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

Some 2,298ha of forestry was planted in the year up to 10 October in comparison with just 1,573ha afforested over the whole of 2024.

FORESTRY 17 September 2025

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 17 September 2025

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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