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Forestry
Storms flatten over 26,000ha of trees
Donal Magner
The detailed mapping assessment was carried out using imagery acquired from the Sentinel and SkySat satellite constellations.
22 April 2025 Forestry
Total of 26,000ha of forestry damaged by storms, satellite images confirm
The minister urged forestry owners with impacted sites not to rush any forest management decisions.
20 April 2025 News
Female graduates almost triple in Teagasc colleges over 10 years
Teagasc head of education Anne Marie Butler spoke to the Irish Farmers Journal about this year’s college open days held at four Teagasc colleges in March.
Big Interview: No reason why feed additives ‘can’t be rolled out in morning'
Jack Kennedy and Amy Forde sit down with Marie Donnelly, chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council to talk about the key issues facing Irish farmers.
17 April 2025 News
How to maximise windblown timber revenue
Over 150 forest owners with storm damage attended the recent windblow field day in Pyers O'Conor Nash's forest outside Castlerea, Donal Magner reports.
16 April 2025 Forestry
European firm aims to export Irish timber
LJR Forestry currently have two harvesters and forwarders working in plantations in the northeast.
16 April 2025 News
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.
16 April 2025 Forestry
How Germany coped with windblow
Forestry consultant Dr Cormac O'Carroll outlines how Ireland could learn from Germany in managing windblow after storm Éowyn.
16 April 2025 Forestry
ESB seeking more power for land access - ICMSA
The proposal would allow the ESB to reappraise of the network system in farms and forestry plantations following the breakdowns and delayed reconnections in the aftermath of the storm.
16 April 2025 News
130% rise in new forestry planting since 2024
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Michael Healy-Rae welcomed the news and said that there are more than 6,000ha licensed and available to plant.
11 April 2025 Forestry
Fitzmaurice calls for legislation targeting road and power cable tree risks
Environmental commentator Sadhbh O’Neill disputed the TD's proposals for the removal of trees within 30m of roads or power lines.
10 April 2025 Forestry
EU contractors arrive to salvage Irish timber
Harvesting machinery from Britain, Austria and Estonia is already in the process of being cleared to begin salvage work in Ireland.
9 April 2025 News