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Editorial: need for a balanced forestry programme

Sitka spruce is well capable of reaching timber frame housing markets as well as medium-rise buildings.

VIEWPOINTS 18 March 2026

Editorial: need for a balanced forestry programme

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Supports are restoring confidence

Supports are restoring confidence

FORESTRY 18 March 2026

Sustainably grown Irish wood key element in reducing carbon footprint

Sustainably grown Irish wood key element in reducing carbon footprint

FORESTRY 18 March 2026

Farmers
need clear signals on forestry goals

Farmers need clear signals on forestry goals

Farmers need clear signals on forestry goals

FORESTRY 18 March 2026

No progress made on clearing forestry one year on from storm Éowyn

No progress made on clearing forestry one year on from storm Éowyn

No progress made on clearing forestry one year on from storm Éowyn

NEWS 28 January 2026

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Keeping to spec with kit sheds

Keeping to spec with kit sheds

Kit sheds can be a good value-for-money option, though specifications and quality should be thoroughly checked before purchasing.

BUILDINGS 8 November 2025

Widespread approval for reconstitution grant

Widespread approval for reconstitution grant

Storms Darragh and Éowyn have inflicted significant damage on forests around the country, resulting in real challenges for forestry, the Minister said.

FORESTRY 8 November 2025

€55m replanting grant for storm-damaged forestry confirmed

€55m replanting grant for storm-damaged forestry confirmed

A rate of €3,858/ha will be available for mixed high forests with Sitka spruce and coniferous high forests. This increases to €5,421/ha for continuous cover forestry.

NEWS 8 November 2025

New funding for forest owners taking step towards certification

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 8 November 2025

Just 15% of Coillte's windblown forests harvested to date

Just 15% of Coillte's windblown forests harvested to date

The State forestry company maintained that harvesting the 14,500ha of damaged plantations will take until 2027.

NEWS 8 November 2025

Ireland's confident design statement at Japan's Expo 25

Ireland's confident design statement at Japan's Expo 25

Irish pavilion used homegrown Douglas fir, while Joseph Walsh designed in oak, bronze and gold in his sculpture Magnus Rinn at Expo 25.

FORESTRY 8 November 2025

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 8 November 2025

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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