Foresters

How you can cash in on your forests

Forest revenue compares very favourably with cattle, sheep and tillage systems, writes Tom Houlihan.

FORESTRY 22 March 2026

How you can cash in on your forests

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Farmers must be paid for nature restoration from new fund, Minister told

Farmers must be paid for nature restoration from new fund, Minister told

NEWS 19 March 2026

Planning windblow, from harvesting and sale to replanting

Planning windblow, from harvesting and sale to replanting

FORESTRY 20 September 2025

Grant aid available for forestry harvesting equipment

Grant aid available for forestry harvesting equipment

Grant aid available for forestry harvesting equipment

FORESTRY 22 August 2025

Irish Rail seeking forestry consultant

Irish Rail seeking forestry consultant

Irish Rail seeking forestry consultant

FORESTRY 3 August 2025

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Commission launches nature credits roadmap

Commission launches nature credits roadmap

The roadmap sets out a bottom-up approach which aims to develop standards and certification for nature-positive actions to make nature credits effective and trustworthy.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 9 April 2025

Export markets for windblown timber

Export markets for windblown timber

Minister Healy-Rae visits Cavan harvesting site where logs are being prepared for export to China.

FORESTRY 9 April 2025

Open call for proposals for forestry skills training

Open call for proposals for forestry skills training

This public call for training projects aims to expand the knowledge and capacity of various groups in the forestry sector.

FORESTRY 9 April 2025

Forestry planting up 91% this year

Forestry planting up 91% this year

"While the afforestation licence increase is modest, actual planting carried out for the first four months is very encouraging, as it is up by 91%," said Pat O'Sullivan, technical director of the Soci

FORESTRY 9 April 2025

Storms flatten over 26,000ha of trees

Storms flatten over 26,000ha of trees

The detailed mapping assessment was carried out using imagery acquired from the Sentinel and SkySat satellite constellations.

FORESTRY 9 April 2025

Healy-Rae commits to a forest windblown reconstitution scheme

Healy-Rae commits to a forest windblown reconstitution scheme

Minister Healy-Rae has said he wants to "put the stride back into forestry”. Donal Magner reports.

FORESTRY 9 April 2025

Major fall in felling licences in first quarter

Major fall in felling licences in first quarter

There are precedents in other countries that a relaxation of rules are allowed following large storm events, Joe Codd of the Society of Irish Foresters said.

FORESTRY 9 April 2025

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BVD – the silent risk that still remains

Irish farmers have made remarkable progress in the fight against bovine viral diarrhoea. Since 2013, the number of persistently infected calves has fallen from over 16,000 to 485 in 2024.

BVD – the silent risk that still remains

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