Michael Healy Rae

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 28 November 2025

New funding for forest owners taking step towards certification

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Paramedic students swap desks for dirt in on-farm training

Paramedic students swap desks for dirt in on-farm training

NEWS 24 November 2025

Forests and food main topics to headline agroforestry event

Forests and food main topics to headline agroforestry event

FORESTRY 8 November 2025

Over 70 investigations into alleged illegal tree felling

Over 70 investigations into alleged illegal tree felling

Over 70 investigations into alleged illegal tree felling

FORESTRY 2 November 2025

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

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

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

FORESTRY 22 October 2025

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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 17 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 17 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 17 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.

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 17 September 2025

New farm safety programme to target 700 secondary schools across Ireland

New farm safety programme to target 700 secondary schools across Ireland

The farm safety awareness programme will offer face-to-face and webinar-led training modules covering all major farm safety risks.

NEWS 17 September 2025

Plough On Podcast: Mary Lou, Micheál and a world ploughing champion

Plough On Podcast: Mary Lou, Micheál and a world ploughing champion

Tune in to the final episode of the Plough On Podcast for 2025, as we report from the final day of the National Ploughing Championships.

NEWS 17 September 2025

Plough On Podcast: 'farmers should marry an accountant to avoid stress'

Plough On Podcast: 'farmers should marry an accountant to avoid stress'

Join us for a round-up of day two at the National Ploughing Championships, where the team was out and about chatting to the Tánaiste, ministers, brown bread makers and the public.

NEWS 17 September 2025

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ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

ESB Networks has released its updated farm safety booklet, a practical guide designed to help farmers, contractors and rural communities stay safe while working around electricity.

ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

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