Forestry

The importance of forest design

Innovative forest planning and design, in enclosed and unenclosed landscapes, is essential to ensure future forests are compatible with agriculture, writes Donal Magner.

FORESTRY 7 January 2026

The importance of forest design

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Co Meath farm on track to exceed €1.7m guide price

Co Meath farm on track to exceed €1.7m guide price

PROPERTY 30 December 2025

1,000ha more forestry planted this year

1,000ha more forestry planted this year

NEWS 26 December 2025

Family-run sawmill, Ireland's biggest firewood supplier

Family-run sawmill, Ireland's biggest firewood supplier

Family-run sawmill, Ireland's biggest firewood supplier

FORESTRY 24 December 2025

Department on the hunt for new assistant secretary

Department on the hunt for new assistant secretary

Department on the hunt for new assistant secretary

DEALER 23 December 2025

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Widespread approval for reconstitution grant

Widespread approval for reconstitution grant

Storms Darragh and Éowyn have inflicted significant damage on forests around the country, resulting in real challenges for forestry, the Minister said.

FORESTRY 28 November 2025

New chair of forestry appeals committee

New chair of forestry appeals committee

The new chair of the forestry appeals committee was a chartered quantity surveyor for 13 years before becoming a barrister.

FORESTRY 28 November 2025

Meeting huge windblow challenges in Sligo

Meeting huge windblow challenges in Sligo

Selling and harvesting windblown timber in a depressed market, followed by costly replanting, requires a simple, fast and flexible reconstitution grant.

FORESTRY 28 November 2025

€55m replanting grant for storm-damaged forestry confirmed

€55m replanting grant for storm-damaged forestry confirmed

A rate of €3,858/ha will be available for mixed high forests with Sitka spruce and coniferous high forests. This increases to €5,421/ha for continuous cover forestry.

NEWS 28 November 2025

Letter considers why farmers are not planting trees

Letter considers why farmers are not planting trees

Why are farmers not planting trees? Michael Ryan, conifer sub-committee of Limerick Tipperary Woodland Owners Ltd.

LETTERS 28 November 2025

How one farmer is offsetting his greenhouse gas emissions

How one farmer is offsetting his greenhouse gas emissions

Tom Houlihan, acting head of Forestry Development at Teagasc and Signpost farmer Aidan Maguire report on forestry on the farm.

SIGNPOST PROGRAMME 28 November 2025

New funding for forest owners taking step towards certification

New funding for forest owners taking step towards certification

The scheme offers potential to modernise the forestry sector, according to Minister Michael Healy-Rae.

FORESTRY 28 November 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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