Forestry
Private felling licence decisions took twice as long as Coillte
The average waiting time for private felling licence decisions in 2022 was more twice the waiting time for Coillte applications....
Tree Felling
Forestry
89ha of forestry planted in first two months of 2023
89ha of forestry were planted in the first two months of 2023, according to the latest data from the Department...
Forestry
Ash Dieback: Who is responsible when an infected tree falls?
Many thousands of older trees are predicted to fall over the coming winter months, a direct consequence of Ash Dieback....
Forestry
Forestry: Licencee name to be removed from felling site notices
The requirement to display the name of a licencee on a forestry site notice for tree felling is to be...
Forestry
UCD to run free tree felling licence webinar
A panel of forestry experts will speak at a webinar on the barriers to tree felling licences, run by University...
Forestry
Call for road survey to be part of tree felling licences
A senator has called for road surveys to be included in tree-felling licences so that local authorities are not left...
Agri-Business
'It's death by a thousand cuts' - timber industry calls for action now
“GP Wood has spent about €50 million in its facilities since 2017 and if I thought we were going to...
Agri-Business
New agriculture minister urged to take 'swift action to remedy potentially catastrophic forestry crisis'
Forest Industries Ireland (FII), the Ibec representative body that supports over 12,000 jobs in the Irish forestry industry, today (Wednesday September 2)...
Forestry
Forestry licencing: 'Entire sector on the line unless we get this right fast'
There is “no sign of the chaos and dysfunction within the forestry felling and licencing system being effectively addressed”, according...
Forestry
'It should be easy to sort these people out' - Healy-Rae on 'serial forestry objectors'
Independent TD Danny Healy-Rae has said that the government “should get a handle on serial objectors that cause the backlog”...
Forestry
'Supply of timber drying up' due to felling and forestry licences issue
The government has been called on to “immediately address the crisis evolving within forestry as a result of serial objection...
Forestry
'Backlog of over 1,500 applications': Issue of felling and forestry licences raised
The backlog in the approval of forestry felling licences was raised as a key concern by Labour Party spokesperson on...
Forestry
Minister called on to resolve forestry licences logjam 'before sector collapses'
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has been called on to step in and resolve the current...
Forestry
Issuing of felling licences 'shows improved rate' in March
Licences for tree felling and forest roads issued in the month of March continue to show an improved rate on the previous...
Forestry
1,000 jobs 'immediately at risk' in €2 billion forestry sector
The Irish forest sector is facing a deepening crisis with at least 1,000 jobs immediately at risk in the forest...
Rural Life
Man dies in farm accident in Co. Down
A farmer died in a farm accident in Co. Down yesterday, the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has confirmed....