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New bill to end trees being planted near power lines

The bill will prevent trees being planted close to electricity lines in an aim to reduce the incidence of electricity outages.

NEWS 15 June 2026

New bill to end trees being planted near power lines

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Farmers face ruin in south Lebanon

Farmers face ruin in south Lebanon

NEWS 10 June 2026

Farm destruction in Lebanon will take decades to undo

Farm destruction in Lebanon will take decades to undo

NEWS 10 June 2026

Changes made to NI nature scheme

Changes made to NI nature scheme

Changes made to NI nature scheme

NORTHERN IRELAND 6 May 2026

Landowner fined €3,900 for not replanting trees in Galway SAC

Landowner fined €3,900 for not replanting trees in Galway SAC

Landowner fined €3,900 for not replanting trees in Galway SAC

NEWS 27 April 2026

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Key factors in Ireland's forestry sector

Key factors in Ireland's forestry sector

"I suggest it is possible to deliver biodiversity to timber producing species, ie Sitka spruce, by planting in 50/50 intimate mixtures with other species like birch" – Jim Costello, Tralee, Co Kerry

LETTERS 22 January 2026

Farmers must be paid for nature restoration from new fund, Minister told

Farmers must be paid for nature restoration from new fund, Minister told

The Minister received the final report from the independent advisory committee on nature restoration, which will inform Ireland’s nature restoration plan.

NEWS 22 January 2026

Bush-burning ban drove shift towards heavier hedge mulching - Hedgerows Ireland

Bush-burning ban drove shift towards heavier hedge mulching - Hedgerows Ireland

Farmers have been warned that a method of hedge-cutting one group said is on the rise could be putting the health and integrity of their hedgerows at risk.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 22 January 2026

Farmer Writes: €3,000 for roan heifer

Farmer Writes: €3,000 for roan heifer

One wonders if prices will be similar when the next batch of calves are being sold, with bluetongue and Mercosur on everyone’s mind.

FARMER WRITES 22 January 2026

Farmer Writes: I've planted my own hare's corner

Farmer Writes: I've planted my own hare's corner

Undaunted, I decided to do my own thing without state aid and planted 800 trees in the new ‘garden’ or as we’ll call it now, the hare’s corner.

FARMER WRITES 22 January 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

Tom O’Brien’s 13ac of forestry in Co Galway was knocked last year during the storm and remains in the same condition now.

NEWS 22 January 2026

IFA calls for reversal of amended eco-scheme calculations

IFA calls for reversal of amended eco-scheme calculations

Proposed changes to space for nature calculations have been heavily criticised by the IFA.

NEWS 22 January 2026

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

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