Thinning
Caoimhe Harney on 07 Aug 2021
Minister Hackett under fire on forestry licencing
Immediate action is required to save the forestry industry from financial ruin, the agriculture committee heard on Wednesday.
Noel Bardon on 28 Jul 2021
Project Woodland recommends review of need for thinning and road licences
Minister Pippa Hackett has announced the publication of the first Project Woodland interim report.
Donal Magner on 14 Jul 2021
Realising the value of your forest
A new scheme is offering upfront lump sums and an annual income throughout the forest rotation. Donal Magner reports.
Noel Bardon on 14 Jul 2021
Hundreds of forestry jobs already lost – Cullinan
The IFA has issued a strong statement addressing the issues which continue to surround the forestry licencing system.
Pat O'Toole on 14 Jul 2021
Farmers to protest outside parliament over forestry backlogs
Frustrated by a lack of progress in dealing with the backlogs crippling forestry, the IFA is organising a public protest outside the National Convention Centre on Wednesday.
Niall Hurson on 30 Jun 2021
Forestry falls short of 8,290ha target in 2020 by 5,856ha
Afforestation fell by 1,015ha in 2020, while the parity between afforestation targets and actual area planted grows.
Amy Forde on 20 Nov 2020
Backlog of forestry licences won’t be cleared for two years - IFA
IFA president Tim Cullinan called on Minister McConalogue and Minister of State Hackett to seek an emergency provision to allow forestry licences to be granted.
Letters to the Editor on 18 Nov 2020
Letter: implications of ash dieback and inadequate compensation
"Ash Dieback - I now find that the reconstitution grant on offer is totally inadequate." - name and address with theeditor.
Gary Abbott on 04 Nov 2020
Tracking to success in the west
Gary Abbott traveled to Mayo to meet forestry contractor Jimmy Munnelly to find out why he opted for a 21t tracked excavator as opposed to a purpose-built wheeled timber harvester.
Niall Hurson on 03 Nov 2020
Department central to state of emergency in forestry sector - IFA
The IFA has said the current forestry crisis must be controlled in order to develop a credible farm forestry programme in Ireland.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 30 Sep 2020
Latest generation of Komatsu forest forwarders now available in Ireland
Komatsu Forest new smaller-size 2021 range of forwarders primarily designed for forest thinning applications is now available to order in Ireland.
Donal Magner on 26 Aug 2020
Simplifying and reducing number of forest licences
Satisfying stringent legal and environmental guidelines prior to planting should be accepted as a licence to manage the crop without recurring licence applications to access and harvest trees
Donal Magner on 22 Apr 2020
Forest owners have time on their side
While growers can delay harvesting, nurseries, contractors, forestry companies and timber processors need continuity of work, as FII pointed out to Minister Creed
Donal Magner on 25 Mar 2020
Planting supports and BPS change make forestry attractive
The recent changes by DAFM to afforestation requirements give farmers another incentive to consider forestry.
Marcella Connolly on 14 Feb 2020
Farmers are moving away from forestry
Permanent land-use change may be to blame for the decline in the uptake of forestry planting.
Donal Magner on 12 Feb 2020
Annual planting falls from 8,314ha to 3,366ha in a decade
Afforestation is at its lowest for 70 years while forest road approvals are up, but a drop in felling licence approvals is causing delays in wood mobilisation for both Coillte and the private sector. Donal Magner reports
Donal Magner on 22 Jan 2020
Activating unused felling licences
Forest owners could help increase timber supply to sawmills at a time of log shortages and provide harvesting contractors with much needed work by activating unused licences
Donal Magner on 01 Jan 2020
Forestry stakeholders glad to see the back of 2019
After a bad year, FII and IFA discuss ways to resolve the forestry crisis, writes Donal Magner.
Donal Magner on 20 Nov 2019
Forest design – the shock of the new
Planning and designing new forests that have empathy with the natural and man-made landscape and major challenge for foresters and forest owners.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 06 Nov 2019
Watch: growing a forestry contracting business in Wicklow
Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Wicklow brothers, Pat and Andrew Doyle, who have been in the forestry game since 1982, and recently took delivery of a new Komatsu 931xc.