Forestry
Forest owners call for ban on payments to investment firms
The Irish Forest Owners (IFO) has called for a ban on forestry scheme payments being made to investment companies, in...
Coillte
Agri-Business
Protesters demand end of Coillte deal with 'vulture fund'
Protesters have demanded the end of Coillte’s forestry deal with a UK private investment fund and a radical reform of...
Agri-Business
Coillte wants to invest €10m in new forestry fund
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has confirmed that Coillte, the semi-state company, has sought permission...
Forestry
INHFA forestry policy 'in stark contrast' to government's strategy
The Irish Natural and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) has published its own forestry policy today (January 26), which it stated...
Forestry
Government letter to Coillte 'exposes complicity' - Sinn Féin
A government letter to Coillte last June directing the state forestry body to “develop initiatives” for afforestation “exposes its complicity”...
Agri-Business
Forestry protest to be held outside Dáil on Thursday
A newly formed alliance is holding a protest outside the Dáil on Thursday (January 26) calling for a halt to...
Forestry
IFA to meet Coillte and discuss forestry deal tomorrow
President of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Tim Cullinan will meet with Coillte tomorrow afternoon to discuss the state forester’s...
Forestry
Coillte forestry deal to be discussed at Fianna Fáil meeting
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue is likely to come under further pressure this week as...
Forestry
Oireachtas committee to quiz ministers on Coillte deal
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine will get the chance to have its questions answered over...
Agri-Business
New forestry fund was 'operational' in December - minister
The controversial Gresham House, Irish Strategic Forestry Fund, backed by semi-state company, Coillte, was “operational” from December 18, last year,...
Agri-Business
Ministers meet with Coillte on forestry strategy
Senior representatives from Coillte, the semi-state company which is supporting the controversial Gresham House forestry fund, have today (Thursday, January...
Agri-Business
Ministers axe questions on Coillte-backed forestry fund
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, refused to answer any questions on the Gresham House/Coillte-backed forestry...
Forestry
Government 'must intervene' on Coillte 'land grab' forestry deal
Extreme opposition to a proposed afforestation agreement between Coillte and the UK-based private investment fund Gresham House was voiced in...
Forestry
Coillte forestry deal to 'disrupt land access' for young farmers
The recently announced partnership between Coillte and UK asset management company Gresham House will disrupt land access for young farmers,...
Forestry
Forestry organisations urge government to intervene in Coillte deal
A group of forestry and agricultural organisations has called on the government to intervene in a forestry partnership between Coillte...
Agri-Business
Forestry supports could go to investors not farmers warns group
A €200 million forestry fund, launched by London-headquartered Gresham House and backed by Coillte, could result in” financial supports for...
Forestry
Coillte deal highlights flaws in government forestry strategy - TD
A new forestry partnership between Coillte and a UK investment fund highlights the “fundamental flaws” in the government approach to...
Forestry
Coillte 'kept ministers involved' in its forestry plans
Coillte kept Cabinet ministers and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) in the loop about its afforestation...