Forestry

Mayo vet warns of 'significant increase' in redwater cases

Increase due to 'the cutting down of trees and deer displacement'.

NEWS 11 June 2026

Mayo vet warns of 'significant increase' in redwater cases

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18% hike in volume of timber harvested last year

18% hike in volume of timber harvested last year

NEWS 7 June 2026

Collins hopes to deliver on forestry commitments

Collins hopes to deliver on forestry commitments

NEWS 3 June 2026

Calls for database to be set up for private windblow timber removals

Calls for database to be set up for private windblow timber removals

Calls for database to be set up for private windblow timber removals

OPINION 3 June 2026

iPLAN the key to forest certification

iPLAN the key to forest certification

iPLAN the key to forest certification

FORESTRY 3 June 2026

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Department in dark on forest windblow costs

Department in dark on forest windblow costs

The Department also admitted that it had no accurate information on the level of progress in clearing privately-owned windblown forests, or how long the process will take.

NEWS 26 May 2026

Minister of State Niall Collins appointed forestry minister

Minister of State Niall Collins appointed forestry minister

Niall Collins TD has been moved from being a junior minister in the Department of Justice to the Department of Agriculture.

NEWS 26 May 2026

Inside the Farmers Journal: should Ireland eat its way out of its deer problem?

Inside the Farmers Journal: should Ireland eat its way out of its deer problem?

On this week’s show, the team talks about the rise in deer numbers, forestry payments and hears from officials in the US on farming.

NEWS 26 May 2026

Roadkill and stag parties feature in lively deer debate

Roadkill and stag parties feature in lively deer debate

The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture took a deep dive into deer management and discovered how little is known about the number of wild deer in the country.

NEWS 26 May 2026

Just one application approved for windblow supports

Just one application approved for windblow supports

There has been 33 applications for the Windblow Reconstitution Scheme, one of which was approved, but that no payments had been made.

NEWS 26 May 2026

Forestry payments to farmers collapse by €7.3m on 2023

Forestry payments to farmers collapse by €7.3m on 2023

Almost €29m has been paid in forestry premiums to non-farmers in the three years from 2023 to 2025 inclusive.

NEWS 26 May 2026

Climate ambition stronger than implementation, conference told

Climate ambition stronger than implementation, conference told

Cara Augustenborg from the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) of Ireland was speaking at the Teagasc Agriculture and Land Use conference in Portlaoise on Tuesday.

NEWS 26 May 2026

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