Michael Healy Rae

Minister Healy-Rae urges public to buy an Irish Christmas tree

Ireland's Christmas tree sector contributes around €21m to the Irish economy each year, Minister Healy-Rae said.

NEWS 11 December 2025

Minister Healy-Rae urges public to buy an Irish Christmas tree

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‘Don’t send a tractor out of your yard, unless it is making money’

‘Don’t send a tractor out of your yard, unless it is making money’

NEWS 10 December 2025

€55m replanting grant for storm-damaged forestry confirmed

€55m replanting grant for storm-damaged forestry confirmed

NEWS 10 December 2025

New funding for forest owners taking step towards certification

New funding for forest owners taking step towards certification

New funding for forest owners taking step towards certification

FORESTRY 28 November 2025

Paramedic students swap desks for dirt in on-farm training

Paramedic students swap desks for dirt in on-farm training

Paramedic students swap desks for dirt in on-farm training

NEWS 24 November 2025

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Forests and food main topics to headline agroforestry event

Forests and food main topics to headline agroforestry event

The conference is focused on the integration of trees into productive farming systems.

FORESTRY 26 September 2025

Over 70 investigations into alleged illegal tree felling

Over 70 investigations into alleged illegal tree felling

Along with alleged illegal tree felling, the Department is also investigating 27 reports of hedgerow removal.

FORESTRY 26 September 2025

Healy-Rae hails ‘real shift’ in forestry license output

Healy-Rae hails ‘real shift’ in forestry license output

Some 2,298ha of forestry was planted in the year up to 10 October in comparison with just 1,573ha afforested over the whole of 2024.

FORESTRY 26 September 2025

Minister Healy-Rae ‘confident’ afforestation will hit almost 3,000ha this year

Minister Healy-Rae ‘confident’ afforestation will hit almost 3,000ha this year

Responding to a question from Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy, Minister Healy-Rae told the Dáil that so far in 2025, 2,297ha has been planted.

NEWS 26 September 2025

Grant scheme of up to €48m for forestry replanting expected

Grant scheme of up to €48m for forestry replanting expected

The replanting grant will be set at very close to the levels currently available in the forestry programme, or close to €3,858/ha.

NEWS 26 September 2025

Free forestry events take place this autumn

Free forestry events take place this autumn

Minister Healy-Rae invites landowners to attend “Let’s Talk Trees” events in October and November 2025.

NEWS 26 September 2025

2025 Surge in farm fatalities, older farmers most vulnerable

2025 Surge in farm fatalities, older farmers most vulnerable

There have been 16 confirmed deaths on farms this year, a figure that tragically surpasses the total for all of 2024. Older farmers are particularly vulnerable.

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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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