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Forest Industries Ireland

Ireland must realise 'massive opportunity' to build more with wood

Forestry

16 days ago

Ireland must realise 'massive opportunity' to build more with wood

Ireland must realise the "massive opportunity" that exists as timber construction is set to triple...

Next forestry programme must ensure that planting is 'economically viable'

Forestry

2 months ago

Next forestry programme must ensure that planting is 'economically viable'

The next forestry programme must "ensure that forestry as a land use option is economically viable...

Forest Industries Ireland elects new chairperson

Forestry

3 months ago

Forest Industries Ireland elects new chairperson

Forest Industries Ireland (FII) has announced the election of its new chairperson. FII is...

Sawmills to increase capacity by 30% to clear storm damage

Forestry

6 months ago

Sawmills to increase capacity by 30% to clear storm damage

Irish sawmills are set to increase capacity by 30% to clear damage caused by Storm Éowyn,...

FII general election manifesto calls for forestry incentive changes

Forestry

about 1 year ago

FII general election manifesto calls for forestry incentive changes

Forest Industries Ireland (FII), the national representative body for the forestry and timber...

Forestry

over 1 year ago

FII: Forestry opportunities on 394 sites lost to land restrictions

Forest Industries Ireland (FII) member companies have reported that they have had to walk away from...

FII: Forestry opportunities on 394 sites lost to land restrictions

Forestry

over 1 year ago

Forestry has been 'sidetracked into niche activity' - FII

Forestry Industries Ireland (FII) has said that Ireland's "once large scale" commercial forestry...

Forestry has been 'sidetracked into niche activity' - FII

Forestry

over 1 year ago

FII concerned about elements of draft hen harrier plan

Forest Industries Ireland (FFI), the national trade association within Ibec, has voiced concerns...

FII concerned about elements of draft hen harrier plan

Forestry

almost 2 years ago

FII: Economic value of Sitka spruce 'increasingly apparent'

Forest Industries Ireland (FII) has said that timber, predominately from Sitka spruce, worth over...

FII: Economic value of Sitka spruce 'increasingly apparent'

Forestry

over 2 years ago

Low afforestation figures 'undermining' forest strategy - FII

Forest Industries Ireland (FII) has said that the low rate of afforestation in Ireland is...

Low afforestation figures 'undermining' forest strategy - FII

Forestry

about 3 years ago

Call for major increase in forestry payments in Budget 2023

Annual rates of afforestation have dropped dramatically and this trend needs to be reversed...

Call for major increase in forestry payments in Budget 2023

Forestry

over 3 years ago

FII: Forestry is 'only show in town' to decarbonise agriculture

Forestry is "the only show in town" for decarbonising agriculture and reaching our climate goals...

FII: Forestry is 'only show in town' to decarbonise agriculture

Forestry

over 3 years ago

FII: Significant increase in forestry incentives needed

Forest Industries Ireland (FII) has called on Minister of State Pippa Hackett to significantly...

FII: Significant increase in forestry incentives needed

Forestry

over 3 years ago

Farmers and forestry sector unite in call for afforestation reform

A farm organisation and the forestry sector have united to call on the government to implement...

Farmers and forestry sector unite in call for afforestation reform

Forestry

almost 4 years ago

FII: Forestry is key to tackling carbon emissions

Forestry has the potential to deliver 300 million tonnes of additional carbon dioxide (CO2)...

FII: Forestry is key to tackling carbon emissions

Forestry

over 4 years ago

New timber alliance calls on Taoiseach to resolve 'licence crisis'

The Irish forestry industry has warned that the "alarming shortage of timber available to builders"...

New timber alliance calls on Taoiseach to resolve 'licence crisis'

Forestry

over 4 years ago

Oireachtas report 'demonstrates need for urgent action' under new forestry plan - FII

The forestry report released today (Tuesday, March 2) by the Joint Committee...

Oireachtas report 'demonstrates need for urgent action' under new forestry plan - FII

Forestry

almost 5 years ago

Forest industry: Department 'consistently missing its own targets'

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine “is consistently making its own targets”...

Forest industry: Department 'consistently missing its own targets'

Forestry

almost 5 years ago

Mackinnon report 'buried' - Forest Industries Ireland

A senior representative of Forest Industries Ireland (FII) – the Ibec group that represents the...

Mackinnon report 'buried' - Forest Industries Ireland

Forestry

about 5 years ago

Importation of timber a 'national embarrassment' - FII

The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine will hear from a representative...

Importation of timber a 'national embarrassment' - FII

Forestry

about 5 years ago

'Sawmills have run out of timber and people are being laid off'

The forestry industry is “in a state of emergency and people are being laid off all around the...

'Sawmills have run out of timber and people are being laid off'

Forestry

about 5 years ago

Timber problems 'could be jeopardising broadleaf and biodiversity planting'

Forestry problems could be jeopardising broadleaf planting, biodiversity and recreation projects,...

Timber problems 'could be jeopardising broadleaf and biodiversity planting'

Forestry

about 5 years ago

What needs to happen now to prevent severe job losses in forestry?

If the situation surrounding the ongoing forestry licence logjam doesn’t get fixed very quickly,...

What needs to happen now to prevent severe job losses in forestry?

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