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Dr Martha O'Hagan is working on a 'score card' project for Irish woodlands

'Scorecard' project aims to bring back native forests

Ireland may be famous for its forty shades of green, but surprisingly little comes from forest.

Commission approves €45m forestry scheme

A Government scheme to promote sustainable forest management has been approved by the European Commission under State aid rules.

Business • 24 Aug 23

Ash dieback is a fungal infection first witnessed in Eastern Europe over 20 years ago and detected in Ireland in 2012

Foresters seek compensation and action on ash dieback

Forestry growers whose plantations have been hit by ash dieback disease in recent years have called for more Government support to help them clear their land and re-plant.

Forestry • 25 Mar 23

Coillte chairperson Bernie Gray said the semi-state forestry company aims to create 100,000 hectares of new forests by 2050

Coillte chair explains partnership with investor fund

Coillte representatives have explained the background to the Irish Strategic Forestry Fund and its link up with British asset managers Gresham House at a hearing of the Oireachtas Agriculture Commitee this evening.

Forestry • 01 Mar 23

The Goverment aims to increase forest cover to 18% of land by 2050

Forests now cover 11.6% of Irish land, new figures show

The percentage of land in Ireland under forestry has reached 11.6%, according to figures compiled for the National Forest Inventory survey for the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Food.

Ireland • 21 Feb 23

The court heard a second creditor's meeting has been called for later this week

High Court asked to appoint liquidator to forestry firm

The High Court has been asked to appoint a provisional liquidator to investigate the affairs of a Dublin-registered forestry company that is alleged to have taken in €30m from investors.

Business • 31 Jan 23

Coillte said higher costs and geopolitical tensions would likely see its results weaken in 2022

Coillte plans €30m dividend after record revenues

Coillte has recommended a record €30m dividend to the Exchequer after recording its highest-ever level of revenue last year.

Business • 29 Apr 22

The Department of Agriculture said it is working on the backlog

Forestry group holds Dáil protest over licensing delays

A newly formed group of people representing the forestry industry has protested outside the Dáil, over what it described as a "licensing scandal".

Politics • 03 Nov 21

More than 2,400 hectares of forestry was planted last year, well short of the Government's target of 8,000 hectares

Red tape threatens forestry sector, says expert

Poor communications and project management in the Department of Agriculture has led to difficulties in the forestry sector, according to a leading expert who has devised a plan to clear a backlog of licence applications.

Ireland • 25 Feb 21

2,000 licences have been referred to ecologists for an 'appropriate assessment'

More staff to deal with forestry licence applications

Additional staff are to be drafted in at the Department of Agriculture to process forestry licence applications.

Ireland • 02 Dec 20

Forest Industries Ireland have called on the Government to take urgent action to deal with the backlog

Warning over lack of timber supplies for construction

There has been a warning that domestic timber supplies for the construction sector will run out before the end of November with the loss of hundreds of jobs, if the Government cannot speed up the felling of trees.

Ireland • 05 Sep 20

Prime Time - Ryanair Disruption, Trees, Trump

Are we facing endless travel disruption as planned Ryanair strikes continue? Are we planting the right kind of trees and enough of them? And the latest on Pres. Trump.

Prime Time • 02 Aug 18