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Forestry
Storms flatten over 26,000ha of trees
Donal Magner
The detailed mapping assessment was carried out using imagery acquired from the Sentinel and SkySat satellite constellations.
22 April 2025 Forestry
Total of 26,000ha of forestry damaged by storms, satellite images confirm
The minister urged forestry owners with impacted sites not to rush any forest management decisions.
16 April 2025 Forestry
How to maximise windblown timber revenue
Over 150 forest owners with storm damage attended the recent windblow field day in Pyers O'Conor Nash's forest outside Castlerea, Donal Magner reports.
European firm aims to export Irish timber
LJR Forestry currently have two harvesters and forwarders working in plantations in the northeast.
16 April 2025 News
How Germany coped with windblow
Forestry consultant Dr Cormac O'Carroll outlines how Ireland could learn from Germany in managing windblow after storm Éowyn.
16 April 2025 Forestry
Forestry contractors seek forest machine import ban
The FCI is urging the minister to deal with the post-storm Éowyn windblow with similar machines in the ownership of Irish forestry contractors that are currently idle.
9 April 2025 Forestry
Outside help needed to remove timber
Overseas contractors will be required to harvest windblown timber, while EU aid is needed for private forest owners – mainly farmers – whose forests are decimated.
2 April 2025 Forestry
Forest owners should maximise the salvage value of trees – Minister
The Minister encouraged all stakeholders in the selling and buying of timber to engage constructively to ensure that the prices agreed are transparent.
23 March 2025 Forestry
Teagasc announces post-storm timber harvesting events
Talking Timber, Teagasc’s annual timber marketing event, also returns with a particular focus on the post-storm harvesting response.
21 March 2025 Forestry
Remaining forestry owners affected by storms without licence urged to apply
One-quarter of forests impacted by the storms have not applied for a felling licence.
20 March 2025 Forestry
Teagasc supporting growers with windblow
Irish forest owners are facing a major challenge following the recent storms, writes Teagasc’s John Casey.
19 March 2025 Forestry
Ash dieback plan is ‘dead in the water’
Progress on the removal of diseased ash plantations has stalled as contractors are focused on salvaging the windblow from storms Éowyn and Darragh.
12 March 2025 News