Forestry
Minister Niall Collins, opened and addressed the National Forestry Conference which met today (Friday, November 6).
Rural Life
Farmers in Co. Galway have called on the local authority to introduce a pilot scheme to help tackle...
Farmers and landowners are being invited to attend free forestry information events taking place over the next two weeks.
Agri-Business
More than €500,000 has been spent on the emergency response for the Slievenamon wildfire in Co. Tipperary, according to Coillte.
N.Ireland
Minister of Agriculture Andrew Muir has today (Tuesday, July 7) published Northern Ireland's first Tree Planting Action Plan.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine issued 655 forestry licences in the first three months of the year.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued 278 forestry licences in the first month of the year.
Primary schools nationwide are invited to take part in a nature photography competition.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued 2,402 forestry licences up to the end of October.
Over 770 reports of alleged illegal tree felling have been made to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) since 2020.
An appeal has been lodged about the removal of existing trees and hedges at Tirlán Farmlife, Graiguecullen Branch, Carlow town, Co. Laois.
Teagasc and the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) have extended the closing date for their forest photography competition.
Environment
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The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued 41 forestry licences in the first week of June.
Teagasc and the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) have launched a photo competition highlighting the benefits of trees and forests.
New forestry planting since January is "up 130% on what it was at the same time last year" according to a minister of state.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will mark International Day of Forests 2025, on March 21.
National Organic Training Skillnet (NOTS) is seeking tenders for the development of a masters programme in agroforestry.
Existing legislation and corridors governing forestry "have failed, which is simply not good enough," according to Minister Healy-Rae.
DAFM has been urged to grant an "exemption" to farmers and landowners to cut trees and hedges where they pose a threat to safety.
A derogation on tree felling and hedge cutting for certain areas starting is needed this March to be prepared for future storms, a TD said.
A social enterprise completely run by volunteers in south Kerry is aiming to grow 100,000 native trees by the end of the decade.
The government has been urged to consider an extension to the current deadline for hedge cutting by an Independent Ireland TD.
