Forestry

1,000ha more forestry planted this year

As of the week ending 12 December, some 2,515ha of forestry had been planted in 2025.

NEWS 26 December 2025

1,000ha more forestry planted this year

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Family-run sawmill, Ireland's biggest firewood supplier

Family-run sawmill, Ireland's biggest firewood supplier

FORESTRY 24 December 2025

Department on the hunt for new assistant secretary

Department on the hunt for new assistant secretary

DEALER 23 December 2025

Widespread approval for reconstitution grant

Widespread approval for reconstitution grant

Widespread approval for reconstitution grant

FORESTRY 17 December 2025

New chair of forestry appeals committee

New chair of forestry appeals committee

New chair of forestry appeals committee

FORESTRY 12 December 2025

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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 19 November 2025

€55m replanting grant for storm-damaged forestry confirmed

€55m replanting grant for storm-damaged forestry confirmed

A rate of €3,858/ha will be available for mixed high forests with Sitka spruce and coniferous high forests. This increases to €5,421/ha for continuous cover forestry.

NEWS 19 November 2025

Letter considers why farmers are not planting trees

Letter considers why farmers are not planting trees

Why are farmers not planting trees? Michael Ryan, conifer sub-committee of Limerick Tipperary Woodland Owners Ltd.

LETTERS 19 November 2025

How one farmer is offsetting his greenhouse gas emissions

How one farmer is offsetting his greenhouse gas emissions

Tom Houlihan, acting head of Forestry Development at Teagasc and Signpost farmer Aidan Maguire report on forestry on the farm.

SIGNPOST PROGRAMME 19 November 2025

New funding for forest owners taking step towards certification

New funding for forest owners taking step towards certification

The scheme offers potential to modernise the forestry sector, according to Minister Michael Healy-Rae.

FORESTRY 19 November 2025

Agroforestry approvals at 500ha this year

Agroforestry approvals at 500ha this year

Assessment of agroforestry including its role as a land use in achieving a viable forestry programme required as interest in the scheme increases, writes Donal Magner.

NEWS 19 November 2025

Why knowledge sharing will be key to Irish agroforestry

Why knowledge sharing will be key to Irish agroforestry

Agroforestry combines agricultural activities - crops and pasture - with timber production on the same land. Donal Magner reports.

FORESTRY 19 November 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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