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Fine Gael manifesto outlines agriculture commitments

January 24, 2020

Agri Politics

Following from the release earlier today of Fianna Fáil’s manifesto for General Election 2020,…

Political parties urged to utilise ‘biggest weapon to tackle climate change’

January 24, 2020

Forestry

Ibec industry body Forest Industries Ireland (FII) launched its General Election 2020 manifesto for political parties yesterday, Thursday, January 23. In the document,…

Fianna Fáil commits to ‘fair price for farmers’ in manifesto

January 24, 2020

Agri Politics

Fianna Fáil has committed to “ensuring a fair price for farmers” if it gets into Government, after the party launched its 2020 General…

Forestry licence backlog must be ‘top priority’ for department – IFA

January 20, 2020

Forestry

Fixing the backlog in the issuing of forestry felling licences “must be a top priority” for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the…

Teagasc’s series of Forestry Advisory Clinics start this week

January 20, 2020

Forestry

A nationwide series of “personalised Forestry Advisory Clinics” – organised by Teagasc will begin today, Monday, January 20. According to a statement from…

Avail of a free one-to-one consultation with an experienced forestry advisor

January 13, 2020

The Forestry Programme offers landowners and existing forest owners many options in relation to forest establishment, with a range of attractive grants and…

€33m in payments to forestry owners commence

January 8, 2020

Forestry

The commencement of 2020 forestry premium payments to Irish landowners has been announced by Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food…

Christmas tree sales expected to reach 650,000

December 24, 2019

Forestry

The Irish Christmas Tree Growers (ICTG) group is expecting sales of trees in advance of Christmas to be in the region of 650,000.…

Minister Doyle meets FCI to discuss forestry licencing issues

December 23, 2019

Forestry

Andrew Doyle, the Minister of State with responsibility for forestry, has met with representatives of the Farm & Forestry Contractors of Ireland (FCI) to…

‘Massive problems’ in Ireland’s Forest Service – Fitzmaurice

December 23, 2019

Forestry

The Forest Service under the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is beset with “massive problems”, according to one independent TD, who…

1,000 jobs ‘immediately at risk’ in €2 billion forestry sector

December 19, 2019

Forestry

The Irish forest sector is facing a deepening crisis with at least 1,000 jobs immediately at risk in the forest contracting sector, according…

FCI calls for ‘significant number’ of tree felling licences

December 17, 2019

Forestry

The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors of Ireland (FCI) is calling for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to issue…

Forestry felling licence impasse causing ‘crisis’ in the industry

December 13, 2019

Forestry

Calls have been made for “immediate Government action” to address what is being described as “a crisis in the forestry sector”. The Irish…

Garda air support on hand in fight against Christmas tree theft

December 9, 2019

Rural Life

The Garda Síochána Air Support unit will liaise with members of An Garda Síochána on the ground in tackling the theft of trees…

Save Leitrim weighs in on forestry licensing

November 14, 2019

Forestry

Rural community group Save Leitrim has issued a response to the recent announcement by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine on…

Doyle announces clinics for online forestry premium application

November 13, 2019

Forestry

Additional supports to assist forest owners in making their 2020 Forestry Premium payment application online has been announced by the Minister of State for…