More than 85,000 tractors/excavators/dumpers were registered in Ireland in 2019, according to a report from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). It shows that…
There is “no sign of the chaos and dysfunction within the forestry felling and licencing system being effectively addressed”, according to independent TD…
The Irish forestry sector’s throughput system is currently “crippled” due to hold-ups in obtaining planting and felling licences, according to one prominent forestry…
The plan to address the backlog of forestry licences “actively discriminates against farm forests and could signal the end of farmer planting”, according…
The government is to proceed speedily with the implementation of a number of forestry-related commitments in the Programme for Government, according to Minister…
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