Forestry Programme

Department announces funding of €1.5m for forestry projects

Ministers Heydon and Healy-Rae announce funding of €1.5m for forestry promotion in 2025/2026.

NEWS 23 June 2025

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Minister Heydon ‘hopeful’ on this year’s 8,000ha forestry target

Minister Heydon ‘hopeful’ on this year’s 8,000ha forestry target

NEWS 31 May 2025

Forestry planting up 91% this year

Forestry planting up 91% this year

FORESTRY 7 May 2025

130% rise in new forestry planting since 2024

130% rise in new forestry planting since 2024

130% rise in new forestry planting since 2024

FORESTRY 11 April 2025

No EU requirement for forestry replanting

No EU requirement for forestry replanting

No EU requirement for forestry replanting

NEWS 2 April 2025

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ICSA calls for ‘NAMA-style rescue plan’ for forestry sector

ICSA calls for ‘NAMA-style rescue plan’ for forestry sector

The ICSA is looking for Government action to stabilise timber markets set for an influx of storm-blown product.

FORESTRY 4 December 2024

Getting an extra €975/ha to graze between the trees

Getting an extra €975/ha to graze between the trees

A farmer in Donegal is pairing up Organic Farming Scheme payments with agro-forestry premia, writes Noel Bardon.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 4 December 2024

‘No plans’ for State to buy large tracts of mountain land for forests

‘No plans’ for State to buy large tracts of mountain land for forests

The Minister pointed out that under the current forestry programme, there is a scheme specifically created to enable planting of new native woodlands on suitable publicly owned bare land.

FORESTRY 4 December 2024

€24.2m payments paid to forest owners

€24.2m payments paid to forest owners

The tax-free payments were issued to over 7,000 forest owners who applied for their payments through the Department’s Online Services website.

FORESTRY 4 December 2024

Pointers for tackling the forestry malaise

Pointers for tackling the forestry malaise

The Irish Farmers Journal got the opinions of five leading actors in the forestry sector about what could be done to reboot the industry.

NEWS 4 December 2024

Grants of €250,000 available for forest nurseries

Grants of €250,000 available for forest nurseries

Up to €250,000 available for forest nurseries through Innovative Forest Technology Scheme.

NEWS 4 December 2024

Making progress on emissions reduction

Making progress on emissions reduction

Karl Richards, head of the Climate Centre, Teagasc, says that progress has been made in cutting carbon emissions on farms.

SIGNPOST PROGRAMME 4 December 2024

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Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

Phelim O’Neill talks to Laura Crowley, who heads the Bord Bia office in the Netherlands and has lived in the country for 20 years, to find out why and how the Dutch market matters for Irish farmers.

Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

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